BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
North Carolina	6,854	391	5.4	4.7- 6.3	971	14.1	12.9-15.4	2,307	35.8	34.0-37.6	1,376	20.5	18.9-22.1	1,809	24.2	22.7-25.9
-Western NC	1,568	70	3.6	2.6- 5.1	201	13.0	10.8-15.7	514	34.3	30.6-38.1	335	20.0	17.2-23.1	448	29.1	25.1-33.3
GENDER
Male	602	25	3.3	2.0- 5.5	73	12.7	9.4-17.1	190	34.3	28.5-40.6	137	20.7	16.3-25.9	177	28.9	22.5-36.3
Female	966	45	3.9	2.5- 6.2	128	13.3	10.6-16.6	324	34.3	29.9-38.9	198	19.3	15.9-23.2	271	29.2	24.9-33.9
RACE
White	1,449	67	3.7	2.6- 5.3	184	12.9	10.6-15.6	475	34.7	30.9-38.6	309	19.6	16.8-22.7	414	29.1	25.1-33.5
African American	51	1	0.8	0.1- 6.0	8	9.9	3.8-23.3	21	33.9	16.4-57.4	10	24.2	7.4-55.9	11	31.2	10.4-63.7
Other Minorities	61	1	1.8	0.2-11.8	8	23.0	9.3-46.6	14	19.1	9.6-34.5	16	28.8	11.9-54.9	22	27.3	14.4-45.5
AGE
18-24	114	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	16	10.7	5.9-18.8	39	30.0	19.8-42.7	24	23.9	14.2-37.4	33	35.0	23.0-49.2
25-34	230	11	4.9	1.9-12.1	34	13.7	8.2-21.9	82	35.9	25.4-47.8	43	13.9	8.9-21.0	60	31.7	19.1-47.6
35-44	265	10	4.3	1.9- 9.3	39	15.9	10.8-22.9	85	36.0	28.4-44.5	63	21.3	15.4-28.7	68	22.5	16.7-29.5
45-54	310	21	5.8	3.3-10.0	42	14.4	9.6-21.0	108	30.4	23.5-38.3	65	21.5	15.0-29.7	74	27.9	20.1-37.4
55-64	272	10	2.6	1.1- 6.0	27	10.9	6.3-18.2	92	41.1	32.4-50.5	57	17.5	12.4-24.1	86	27.9	21.0-36.1
65-74	246	10	2.9	1.4- 5.8	28	11.3	6.6-18.6	79	36.4	28.7-44.8	61	25.3	18.7-33.3	68	24.2	18.4-31.2
75+	119	6	3.1	1.3- 7.1	13	11.0	5.6-20.6	27	24.5	16.0-35.5	18	17.8	9.7-30.2	55	43.6	32.7-55.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	8	3.5	1.4- 8.6	32	18.2	10.6-29.6	41	21.8	13.0-34.3	45	19.2	11.5-30.4	61	37.2	20.7-57.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	484	29	5.4	3.0- 9.4	69	13.7	10.0-18.5	154	35.7	29.6-42.3	91	19.3	14.2-25.8	141	25.9	20.9-31.7
Some Post-H.S.	450	22	2.8	1.7- 4.6	53	10.1	7.1-14.2	155	36.8	29.9-44.4	90	17.7	13.3-23.0	130	32.6	25.6-40.4
College Graduate	441	10	2.3	1.1- 5.1	46	12.9	8.6-18.8	164	35.7	30.2-41.7	108	24.6	19.5-30.5	113	24.5	19.6-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	182	14	9.9	4.2-21.7	23	12.9	7.5-21.4	39	21.2	14.4-30.0	37	17.9	11.6-26.6	69	38.0	28.5-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	311	10	3.0	1.2- 7.2	44	13.5	8.9-19.8	100	36.2	27.9-45.3	68	23.4	16.3-32.5	89	23.9	17.2-32.1
$25,000- 34,999	208	10	3.8	1.9- 7.6	28	12.4	7.8-19.3	71	39.5	29.5-50.5	46	19.2	12.7-27.8	53	25.1	17.0-35.4
$35,000- 49,999	221	9	2.1	0.9- 4.5	29	16.8	10.7-25.5	82	32.9	24.3-42.7	52	19.9	13.4-28.5	49	28.3	19.1-39.8
$50,000-74,999	184	13	6.0	3.1-11.5	18	6.9	3.9-12.0	72	43.5	33.5-54.0	35	18.8	12.3-27.7	46	24.8	17.1-34.5
$75,000+	179	4	2.8	0.8- 9.0	22	12.1	6.5-21.5	69	40.3	30.8-50.6	37	15.6	10.2-23.1	47	29.2	20.4-40.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	331	14	5.0	2.8- 8.7	34	11.1	7.3-16.4	116	34.7	28.9-41.0	63	17.3	13.2-22.2	104	32.0	26.0-38.6
Guilford	349	26	6.3	4.2- 9.4	56	16.1	12.0-21.2	124	33.3	27.8-39.2	65	20.8	16.1-26.5	78	23.5	18.4-29.6
Mecklenburg	336	15	3.7	2.0- 6.7	41	14.5	10.3-20.0	144	44.3	37.5-51.4	58	15.9	11.3-22.0	78	21.5	16.9-27.0
Orange	358	15	5.1	2.8- 9.2	41	11.0	7.6-15.6	118	30.9	24.6-38.1	82	18.5	14.1-23.9	102	34.6	26.4-43.7
Wake	353	25	8.4	5.2-13.1	47	13.8	9.7-19.3	138	40.4	34.4-46.6	61	17.5	13.1-23.1	82	19.9	15.7-24.9
Chatham/Lee	277	10	3.0	1.5- 5.8	35	12.9	9.0-18.0	98	39.0	31.5-47.0	52	16.7	12.4-22.3	82	28.5	22.7-35.1
Nash/Wilson	266	15	5.1	2.9- 8.7	53	20.8	15.6-27.2	87	33.2	26.5-40.7	49	19.4	14.3-25.8	62	21.4	16.2-27.8
Craven/Pamlico	317	18	6.8	3.9-11.6	43	13.0	9.1-18.4	107	35.3	29.2-41.8	62	18.2	14.0-23.3	87	26.7	21.5-32.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	311	19	5.7	3.5- 9.3	52	16.9	12.6-22.3	114	35.6	29.2-42.5	47	13.9	10.3-18.6	79	27.9	21.1-35.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	358	23	5.3	3.4- 8.1	50	13.7	9.8-19.0	113	30.9	25.2-37.2	75	20.5	15.5-26.5	97	29.6	22.4-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	334	28	8.1	5.1-12.7	46	14.0	9.6-20.2	105	29.2	22.3-37.1	67	26.4	15.4-41.3	88	22.3	16.4-29.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	331	16	3.9	2.3- 6.7	35	12.0	8.0-17.7	87	26.4	20.8-33.0	90	27.1	21.9-32.9	103	30.5	25.0-36.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	309	24	7.1	4.6-10.9	53	15.2	11.4-20.1	91	30.3	24.6-36.7	53	18.5	13.8-24.5	88	28.8	23.2-35.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	270	17	5.7	3.4- 9.4	40	16.9	11.9-23.4	74	26.3	20.0-33.8	60	23.3	16.3-32.1	79	27.8	21.8-34.7
Northeast NC I	307	18	5.3	3.2- 8.7	51	20.7	14.9-27.9	89	24.5	19.2-30.7	73	27.9	19.7-37.9	76	21.7	16.6-27.8
Northeast NC II	367	18	2.9	1.7- 4.8	57	17.1	12.8-22.6	108	32.5	26.9-38.7	75	19.2	15.1-24.3	109	28.2	23.1-34.1
Northeastern Partnership	674	36	3.7	2.6- 5.3	108	18.3	14.7-22.5	197	29.8	25.5-34.4	148	22.1	18.0-26.9	185	26.0	22.1-30.4
Mountain AHEC	992	39	3.6	2.3- 5.5	117	12.9	10.2-16.2	315	31.9	27.8-36.2	221	20.4	17.0-24.3	300	31.3	26.3-36.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,287	141	6.0	4.6- 7.8	340	13.4	11.4-15.8	715	33.2	29.9-36.6	460	21.5	18.7-24.6	631	25.9	23.1-28.9
Piedmont	2,999	180	5.6	4.6- 6.8	430	14.6	12.9-16.5	1,078	37.5	35.0-40.1	581	20.0	17.9-22.4	730	22.2	20.1-24.4

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,854

391

5.4

4.7- 6.3

971

14.1

12.9-15.4

2,307

35.8

34.0-37.6

1,376

20.5

18.9-22.1

1,809

24.2

22.7-25.9

-Western NC

1,568

3.6

2.6- 5.1

201

13.0

10.8-15.7

514

34.3

30.6-38.1

335

20.0

17.2-23.1

448

29.1

25.1-33.3

GENDER

Male

602

3.3

2.0- 5.5

12.7

9.4-17.1

190

34.3

28.5-40.6

137

20.7

16.3-25.9

177

28.9

22.5-36.3

Female

966

3.9

2.5- 6.2

128

13.3

10.6-16.6

324

34.3

29.9-38.9

198

19.3

15.9-23.2

271

29.2

24.9-33.9

RACE

White

1,449

3.7

2.6- 5.3

184

12.9

10.6-15.6

475

34.7

30.9-38.6

309

19.6

16.8-22.7

414

29.1

25.1-33.5

African American

0.8

0.1- 6.0

9.9

3.8-23.3

33.9

16.4-57.4

24.2

7.4-55.9

31.2

10.4-63.7

Other Minorities

1.8

0.2-11.8

23.0

9.3-46.6

19.1

9.6-34.5

28.8

11.9-54.9

27.3

14.4-45.5

AGE

18-24

114

0.4

0.1- 1.5

10.7

5.9-18.8

30.0

19.8-42.7

23.9

14.2-37.4

35.0

23.0-49.2

25-34

230

4.9

1.9-12.1

13.7

8.2-21.9

35.9

25.4-47.8

13.9

8.9-21.0

31.7

19.1-47.6

35-44

265

4.3

1.9- 9.3

15.9

10.8-22.9

36.0

28.4-44.5

21.3

15.4-28.7

22.5

16.7-29.5

45-54

310

5.8

3.3-10.0

14.4

9.6-21.0

108

30.4

23.5-38.3

21.5

15.0-29.7

27.9

20.1-37.4

55-64

272

2.6

1.1- 6.0

10.9

6.3-18.2

41.1

32.4-50.5

17.5

12.4-24.1

27.9

21.0-36.1

65-74

246

2.9

1.4- 5.8

11.3

6.6-18.6

36.4

28.7-44.8

25.3

18.7-33.3

24.2

18.4-31.2

75+

119

3.1

1.3- 7.1

11.0

5.6-20.6

24.5

16.0-35.5

17.8

9.7-30.2

43.6

32.7-55.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

187

3.5

1.4- 8.6

18.2

10.6-29.6

21.8

13.0-34.3

19.2

11.5-30.4

37.2

20.7-57.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

484

5.4

3.0- 9.4

13.7

10.0-18.5

154

35.7

29.6-42.3

19.3

14.2-25.8

141

25.9

20.9-31.7

Some Post-H.S.

450

2.8

1.7- 4.6

10.1

7.1-14.2

155

36.8

29.9-44.4

17.7

13.3-23.0

130

32.6

25.6-40.4

College Graduate

441

2.3

1.1- 5.1

12.9

8.6-18.8

164

35.7

30.2-41.7

108

24.6

19.5-30.5

113

24.5

19.6-30.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

182

9.9

4.2-21.7

12.9

7.5-21.4

21.2

14.4-30.0

17.9

11.6-26.6

38.0

28.5-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

311

3.0

1.2- 7.2

13.5

8.9-19.8

100

36.2

27.9-45.3

23.4

16.3-32.5

23.9

17.2-32.1

$25,000- 34,999

208

3.8

1.9- 7.6

12.4

7.8-19.3

39.5

29.5-50.5

19.2

12.7-27.8

25.1

17.0-35.4

$35,000- 49,999

221

2.1

0.9- 4.5

16.8

10.7-25.5

32.9

24.3-42.7

19.9

13.4-28.5

28.3

19.1-39.8

$50,000-74,999

184

6.0

3.1-11.5

6.9

3.9-12.0

43.5

33.5-54.0

18.8

12.3-27.7

24.8

17.1-34.5

$75,000+

179

2.8

0.8- 9.0

12.1

6.5-21.5

40.3

30.8-50.6

15.6

10.2-23.1

29.2

20.4-40.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

331

5.0

2.8- 8.7

11.1

7.3-16.4

116

34.7

28.9-41.0

17.3

13.2-22.2

104

32.0

26.0-38.6

Guilford

349

6.3

4.2- 9.4

16.1

12.0-21.2

124

33.3

27.8-39.2

20.8

16.1-26.5

23.5

18.4-29.6

Mecklenburg

336

3.7

2.0- 6.7

14.5

10.3-20.0

144

44.3

37.5-51.4

15.9

11.3-22.0

21.5

16.9-27.0

Orange

358

5.1

2.8- 9.2

11.0

7.6-15.6

118

30.9

24.6-38.1

18.5

14.1-23.9

102

34.6

26.4-43.7

Wake

353

8.4

5.2-13.1

13.8

9.7-19.3

138

40.4

34.4-46.6

17.5

13.1-23.1

19.9

15.7-24.9

Chatham/Lee

277

3.0

1.5- 5.8

12.9

9.0-18.0

39.0

31.5-47.0

16.7

12.4-22.3

28.5

22.7-35.1

Nash/Wilson

266

5.1

2.9- 8.7

20.8

15.6-27.2

33.2

26.5-40.7

19.4

14.3-25.8

21.4

16.2-27.8

Craven/Pamlico

317

6.8

3.9-11.6

13.0

9.1-18.4

107

35.3

29.2-41.8

18.2

14.0-23.3

26.7

21.5-32.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

311

5.7

3.5- 9.3

16.9

12.6-22.3

114

35.6

29.2-42.5

13.9

10.3-18.6

27.9

21.1-35.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

358

5.3

3.4- 8.1

13.7

9.8-19.0

113

30.9

25.2-37.2

20.5

15.5-26.5

29.6

22.4-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

334

8.1

5.1-12.7

14.0

9.6-20.2

105

29.2

22.3-37.1

26.4

15.4-41.3

22.3

16.4-29.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

331

3.9

2.3- 6.7

12.0

8.0-17.7

26.4

20.8-33.0

27.1

21.9-32.9

103

30.5

25.0-36.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

309

7.1

4.6-10.9

15.2

11.4-20.1

30.3

24.6-36.7

18.5

13.8-24.5

28.8

23.2-35.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

270

5.7

3.4- 9.4

16.9

11.9-23.4

26.3

20.0-33.8

23.3

16.3-32.1

27.8

21.8-34.7

Northeast NC I

307

5.3

3.2- 8.7

20.7

14.9-27.9

24.5

19.2-30.7

27.9

19.7-37.9

21.7

16.6-27.8

Northeast NC II

367

2.9

1.7- 4.8

17.1

12.8-22.6

108

32.5

26.9-38.7

19.2

15.1-24.3

109

28.2

23.1-34.1

Northeastern Partnership

674

3.7

2.6- 5.3

108

18.3

14.7-22.5

197

29.8

25.5-34.4

148

22.1

18.0-26.9

185

26.0

22.1-30.4

Mountain AHEC

992

3.6

2.3- 5.5

117

12.9

10.2-16.2

315

31.9

27.8-36.2

221

20.4

17.0-24.3

300

31.3

26.3-36.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,287

141

6.0

4.6- 7.8

340

13.4

11.4-15.8

715

33.2

29.9-36.6

460

21.5

18.7-24.6

631

25.9

23.1-28.9

Piedmont

2,999

180

5.6

4.6- 6.8

430

14.6

12.9-16.5

1,078

37.5

35.0-40.1

581

20.0

17.9-22.4

730

22.2

20.1-24.4

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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