BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.^	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
North Carolina	6,646	1,242	16.7	15.5-18.1	2,038	29.7	28.0-31.4	2,140	33.6	31.8-35.5	719	12.3	11.0-13.7	507	7.6	6.7- 8.7
-Western NC	1,520	288	17.0	14.5-19.8	448	28.7	25.3-32.4	498	33.0	28.9-37.3	156	13.2	10.7-16.2	130	8.1	6.3-10.4
GENDER
Male	585	90	15.1	11.5-19.5	155	24.5	19.5-30.2	184	34.3	27.6-41.7	81	14.3	10.6-19.0	75	11.9	8.6-16.3
Female	935	198	18.8	15.7-22.4	293	32.8	28.4-37.6	314	31.7	27.4-36.4	75	12.1	8.9-16.3	55	4.5	3.2- 6.3
RACE
White	1,404	266	17.5	14.9-20.4	411	28.7	25.2-32.6	462	32.8	28.6-37.3	144	13.1	10.5-16.1	121	7.9	6.0-10.2
African American	48	11	11.0	4.4-24.8	15	17.1	7.5-34.2	17	49.3	24.0-75.0	4	19.5	4.2-56.9	1	3.2	0.4-20.4
Other Minorities	61	10	7.4	3.3-15.6	21	42.0	22.8-63.8	17	24.7	11.9-44.4	7	10.1	4.2-22.4	6	15.8	5.1-39.7
AGE
18-24	113	28	17.8	10.9-27.7	37	34.9	23.2-48.8	33	28.5	17.8-42.4	6	7.7	2.5-20.9	9	11.1	5.4-21.7
25-34	225	32	11.7	7.1-18.6	71	27.5	19.0-38.0	73	35.8	22.8-51.3	27	15.0	8.5-25.1	22	10.1	4.9-19.7
35-44	261	37	16.3	10.8-23.8	84	31.3	24.1-39.6	90	32.3	25.2-40.2	28	13.8	8.8-21.0	22	6.4	3.7-10.8
45-54	301	63	19.2	13.8-26.1	93	31.0	23.5-39.7	99	33.2	25.0-42.6	31	11.2	6.9-17.8	15	5.3	2.9- 9.7
55-64	267	55	16.5	11.4-23.4	59	21.3	14.6-30.1	96	39.6	31.0-48.9	28	15.2	9.5-23.5	29	7.3	4.5-11.6
65-74	236	41	18.8	13.2-26.2	71	27.7	20.7-35.9	72	26.3	20.0-33.8	26	15.7	10.0-23.9	26	11.5	7.1-18.0
75+	106	31	26.6	17.5-38.1	29	26.1	17.0-37.9	30	27.6	18.1-39.7	9	14.2	6.6-27.9	7	5.5	2.3-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	172	40	17.9	10.7-28.4	40	17.3	10.1-28.1	56	41.9	24.6-61.4	17	12.3	6.4-22.4	19	10.6	5.4-19.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	462	103	20.1	15.4-25.8	142	27.9	22.2-34.4	118	26.5	20.9-32.9	58	17.1	12.3-23.4	41	8.4	5.5-12.5
Some Post-H.S.	444	82	15.1	11.4-19.8	129	32.9	26.1-40.4	140	30.0	23.4-37.6	49	13.0	8.7-19.0	44	9.0	5.5-14.5
College Graduate	437	63	15.1	11.2-20.1	134	29.1	23.9-35.1	184	41.8	35.7-48.2	31	8.5	5.5-13.0	25	5.4	3.3- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	52	30.2	21.2-41.0	42	21.1	14.2-30.3	42	22.8	14.9-33.3	19	16.9	9.8-27.5	18	9.0	5.2-15.2
$15,000- 24,999	304	61	21.6	15.4-29.3	98	30.5	23.2-39.0	85	25.6	18.3-34.7	31	14.8	8.5-24.5	29	7.5	4.3-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	204	37	15.9	10.6-23.2	58	28.6	19.7-39.5	68	30.3	22.1-40.0	22	11.9	7.2-19.0	19	13.3	6.2-26.5
$35,000- 49,999	214	41	15.3	10.1-22.4	66	35.0	25.5-45.9	70	33.7	24.2-44.7	23	11.3	6.6-18.8	14	4.7	2.5- 8.7
$50,000-74,999	181	26	15.0	9.1-23.6	57	33.2	24.0-43.7	68	33.6	24.4-44.3	14	9.0	4.9-16.0	16	9.2	5.2-16.0
$75,000+	178	20	8.6	4.8-14.9	59	26.9	19.6-35.9	61	38.3	28.6-49.0	22	16.4	9.6-26.7	16	9.8	4.8-18.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	324	62	19.2	14.6-24.9	91	25.6	20.4-31.6	113	33.9	28.0-40.3	27	8.3	5.5-12.2	31	13.0	8.6-19.4
Guilford	342	68	21.3	16.5-26.9	96	26.2	21.3-31.8	115	34.5	28.6-40.8	37	12.0	8.2-17.2	26	6.1	4.0- 9.1
Mecklenburg	332	51	12.9	9.5-17.2	110	31.0	25.3-37.4	131	41.9	35.1-49.0	26	9.7	5.7-16.0	14	4.5	2.6- 7.7
Orange	350	54	17.2	10.4-27.0	110	29.4	23.5-36.2	134	34.6	27.9-42.0	32	13.5	8.1-21.8	20	5.3	3.0- 9.1
Wake	347	47	12.4	9.0-16.8	108	29.8	24.4-35.9	141	37.7	31.8-43.9	37	14.9	10.4-20.8	14	5.2	2.7- 9.9
Chatham/Lee	264	52	18.7	13.9-24.8	86	37.5	29.7-45.9	71	22.9	17.8-29.1	32	12.5	8.6-17.9	23	8.3	5.3-12.9
Nash/Wilson	257	60	19.0	14.4-24.7	68	23.6	18.4-29.7	79	33.8	26.9-41.6	26	12.9	8.5-19.0	24	10.7	6.6-17.0
Craven/Pamlico	309	50	16.0	11.5-21.7	92	30.0	24.3-36.4	100	31.7	25.9-38.1	44	15.6	11.3-21.1	23	6.7	4.3-10.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	301	61	22.5	15.8-30.9	81	23.9	18.8-29.9	91	29.9	24.0-36.5	33	13.0	9.0-18.5	35	10.7	7.5-15.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	350	65	14.7	11.1-19.2	105	30.9	24.7-37.9	116	34.6	27.4-42.6	33	10.2	7.0-14.8	31	9.5	6.1-14.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	323	69	18.1	13.2-24.2	106	29.2	22.1-37.5	89	26.1	19.5-34.0	34	10.0	6.2-15.6	25	16.7	6.5-36.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	317	57	17.6	13.1-23.3	100	33.3	27.2-40.0	104	31.3	25.4-37.9	27	9.0	6.0-13.1	29	8.9	6.0-12.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	297	56	17.0	12.7-22.4	95	32.5	26.6-39.0	81	26.3	20.9-32.6	39	13.9	9.9-19.2	26	10.3	6.5-16.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	264	63	23.7	16.5-32.8	83	32.0	25.0-39.9	74	26.1	20.3-32.9	26	9.8	6.5-14.6	18	8.4	5.1-13.3
Northeast NC I	297	63	26.1	17.5-37.1	103	31.6	25.2-38.7	81	25.8	20.1-32.5	33	10.4	7.1-15.0	17	6.0	3.5-10.3
Northeast NC II	350	67	19.0	14.5-24.6	93	25.0	20.1-30.7	114	33.2	27.5-39.4	44	13.5	9.8-18.2	32	9.3	6.0-14.1
Northeastern Partnership	647	130	21.4	17.0-26.7	196	27.2	23.3-31.6	195	30.7	26.4-35.4	77	12.4	9.6-15.9	49	8.2	5.7-11.6
Mountain AHEC	958	183	18.9	15.7-22.7	288	28.3	24.3-32.8	313	32.7	27.6-38.2	95	12.1	9.4-15.5	79	7.9	5.9-10.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,211	429	17.3	14.9-20.0	673	29.9	26.7-33.3	680	33.0	29.8-36.5	258	11.6	9.7-13.9	171	8.2	6.4-10.3
Piedmont	2,915	525	16.4	14.6-18.3	917	29.8	27.5-32.2	962	34.1	31.5-36.7	305	12.5	10.6-14.6	206	7.3	5.9- 8.8

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,646

1,242

16.7

15.5-18.1

2,038

29.7

28.0-31.4

2,140

33.6

31.8-35.5

719

12.3

11.0-13.7

507

7.6

6.7- 8.7

-Western NC

1,520

288

17.0

14.5-19.8

448

28.7

25.3-32.4

498

33.0

28.9-37.3

156

13.2

10.7-16.2

130

8.1

6.3-10.4

GENDER

Male

585

15.1

11.5-19.5

155

24.5

19.5-30.2

184

34.3

27.6-41.7

14.3

10.6-19.0

11.9

8.6-16.3

Female

935

198

18.8

15.7-22.4

293

32.8

28.4-37.6

314

31.7

27.4-36.4

12.1

8.9-16.3

4.5

3.2- 6.3

RACE

White

1,404

266

17.5

14.9-20.4

411

28.7

25.2-32.6

462

32.8

28.6-37.3

144

13.1

10.5-16.1

121

7.9

6.0-10.2

African American

11.0

4.4-24.8

17.1

7.5-34.2

49.3

24.0-75.0

19.5

4.2-56.9

3.2

0.4-20.4

Other Minorities

7.4

3.3-15.6

42.0

22.8-63.8

24.7

11.9-44.4

10.1

4.2-22.4

15.8

5.1-39.7

AGE

18-24

113

17.8

10.9-27.7

34.9

23.2-48.8

28.5

17.8-42.4

7.7

2.5-20.9

11.1

5.4-21.7

25-34

225

11.7

7.1-18.6

27.5

19.0-38.0

35.8

22.8-51.3

15.0

8.5-25.1

10.1

4.9-19.7

35-44

261

16.3

10.8-23.8

31.3

24.1-39.6

32.3

25.2-40.2

13.8

8.8-21.0

6.4

3.7-10.8

45-54

301

19.2

13.8-26.1

31.0

23.5-39.7

33.2

25.0-42.6

11.2

6.9-17.8

5.3

2.9- 9.7

55-64

267

16.5

11.4-23.4

21.3

14.6-30.1

39.6

31.0-48.9

15.2

9.5-23.5

7.3

4.5-11.6

65-74

236

18.8

13.2-26.2

27.7

20.7-35.9

26.3

20.0-33.8

15.7

10.0-23.9

11.5

7.1-18.0

75+

106

26.6

17.5-38.1

26.1

17.0-37.9

27.6

18.1-39.7

14.2

6.6-27.9

5.5

2.3-12.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

172

17.9

10.7-28.4

17.3

10.1-28.1

41.9

24.6-61.4

12.3

6.4-22.4

10.6

5.4-19.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

462

103

20.1

15.4-25.8

142

27.9

22.2-34.4

118

26.5

20.9-32.9

17.1

12.3-23.4

8.4

5.5-12.5

Some Post-H.S.

444

15.1

11.4-19.8

129

32.9

26.1-40.4

140

30.0

23.4-37.6

13.0

8.7-19.0

9.0

5.5-14.5

College Graduate

437

15.1

11.2-20.1

134

29.1

23.9-35.1

184

41.8

35.7-48.2

8.5

5.5-13.0

5.4

3.3- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

30.2

21.2-41.0

21.1

14.2-30.3

22.8

14.9-33.3

16.9

9.8-27.5

9.0

5.2-15.2

$15,000- 24,999

304

21.6

15.4-29.3

30.5

23.2-39.0

25.6

18.3-34.7

14.8

8.5-24.5

7.5

4.3-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

204

15.9

10.6-23.2

28.6

19.7-39.5

30.3

22.1-40.0

11.9

7.2-19.0

13.3

6.2-26.5

$35,000- 49,999

214

15.3

10.1-22.4

35.0

25.5-45.9

33.7

24.2-44.7

11.3

6.6-18.8

4.7

2.5- 8.7

$50,000-74,999

181

15.0

9.1-23.6

33.2

24.0-43.7

33.6

24.4-44.3

9.0

4.9-16.0

9.2

5.2-16.0

$75,000+

178

8.6

4.8-14.9

26.9

19.6-35.9

38.3

28.6-49.0

16.4

9.6-26.7

9.8

4.8-18.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

324

19.2

14.6-24.9

25.6

20.4-31.6

113

33.9

28.0-40.3

8.3

5.5-12.2

13.0

8.6-19.4

Guilford

342

21.3

16.5-26.9

26.2

21.3-31.8

115

34.5

28.6-40.8

12.0

8.2-17.2

6.1

4.0- 9.1

Mecklenburg

332

12.9

9.5-17.2

110

31.0

25.3-37.4

131

41.9

35.1-49.0

9.7

5.7-16.0

4.5

2.6- 7.7

Orange

350

17.2

10.4-27.0

110

29.4

23.5-36.2

134

34.6

27.9-42.0

13.5

8.1-21.8

5.3

3.0- 9.1

Wake

347

12.4

9.0-16.8

108

29.8

24.4-35.9

141

37.7

31.8-43.9

14.9

10.4-20.8

5.2

2.7- 9.9

Chatham/Lee

264

18.7

13.9-24.8

37.5

29.7-45.9

22.9

17.8-29.1

12.5

8.6-17.9

8.3

5.3-12.9

Nash/Wilson

257

19.0

14.4-24.7

23.6

18.4-29.7

33.8

26.9-41.6

12.9

8.5-19.0

10.7

6.6-17.0

Craven/Pamlico

309

16.0

11.5-21.7

30.0

24.3-36.4

100

31.7

25.9-38.1

15.6

11.3-21.1

6.7

4.3-10.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

301

22.5

15.8-30.9

23.9

18.8-29.9

29.9

24.0-36.5

13.0

9.0-18.5

10.7

7.5-15.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

350

14.7

11.1-19.2

105

30.9

24.7-37.9

116

34.6

27.4-42.6

10.2

7.0-14.8

9.5

6.1-14.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

323

18.1

13.2-24.2

106

29.2

22.1-37.5

26.1

19.5-34.0

10.0

6.2-15.6

16.7

6.5-36.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

317

17.6

13.1-23.3

100

33.3

27.2-40.0

104

31.3

25.4-37.9

9.0

6.0-13.1

8.9

6.0-12.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

297

17.0

12.7-22.4

32.5

26.6-39.0

26.3

20.9-32.6

13.9

9.9-19.2

10.3

6.5-16.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

264

23.7

16.5-32.8

32.0

25.0-39.9

26.1

20.3-32.9

9.8

6.5-14.6

8.4

5.1-13.3

Northeast NC I

297

26.1

17.5-37.1

103

31.6

25.2-38.7

25.8

20.1-32.5

10.4

7.1-15.0

6.0

3.5-10.3

Northeast NC II

350

19.0

14.5-24.6

25.0

20.1-30.7

114

33.2

27.5-39.4

13.5

9.8-18.2

9.3

6.0-14.1

Northeastern Partnership

647

130

21.4

17.0-26.7

196

27.2

23.3-31.6

195

30.7

26.4-35.4

12.4

9.6-15.9

8.2

5.7-11.6

Mountain AHEC

958

183

18.9

15.7-22.7

288

28.3

24.3-32.8

313

32.7

27.6-38.2

12.1

9.4-15.5

7.9

5.9-10.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,211

429

17.3

14.9-20.0

673

29.9

26.7-33.3

680

33.0

29.8-36.5

258

11.6

9.7-13.9

171

8.2

6.4-10.3

Piedmont

2,915

525

16.4

14.6-18.3

917

29.8

27.5-32.2

962

34.1

31.5-36.7

305

12.5

10.6-14.6

206

7.3

5.9- 8.8

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*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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