BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increase s in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,379	2,721	33.8	32.2-35.4	6,658	66.2	64.6-67.8
-Western NC	2,064	633	34.4	31.1-37.8	1,431	65.6	62.2-68.9
GENDER
Male	770	303	39.6	34.2-45.3	467	60.4	54.7-65.8
Female	1,294	330	29.4	25.6-33.7	964	70.6	66.3-74.4
RACE
White	1,882	582	35.4	31.9-38.9	1,300	64.6	61.1-68.1
African American	72	23	27.0	15.2-43.4	49	73.0	56.6-84.8
Other Minorities	102	27	23.4	11.7-41.2	75	76.6	58.8-88.3
AGE
18-24	135	71	59.4	47.5-70.3	64	40.6	29.7-52.5
25-34	280	132	43.4	33.1-54.2	148	56.6	45.8-66.9
35-44	341	125	37.2	30.0-45.0	216	62.8	55.0-70.0
45-54	379	121	34.0	26.7-42.1	258	66.0	57.9-73.3
55-64	353	95	29.3	22.7-37.0	258	70.7	63.0-77.3
65-74	342	68	19.2	14.5-25.0	274	80.8	75.0-85.5
75+	218	18	7.9	4.0-15.0	200	92.1	85.0-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	345	46	13.7	8.9-20.4	299	86.3	79.6-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	642	170	32.2	26.8-38.1	472	67.8	61.9-73.2
Some Post-H.S.	543	188	44.2	37.4-51.1	355	55.8	48.9-62.6
College Graduate	527	228	42.6	37.0-48.4	299	57.4	51.6-63.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	49	22.0	15.1-30.9	220	78.0	69.1-84.9
$15,000- 24,999	407	102	27.9	20.8-36.3	305	72.1	63.7-79.2
$25,000- 34,999	254	92	46.0	36.7-55.6	162	54.0	44.4-63.3
$35,000- 49,999	269	111	44.0	35.1-53.4	158	56.0	46.6-64.9
$50,000-74,999	205	94	48.7	39.2-58.4	111	51.3	41.6-60.8
$75,000+	206	101	52.5	43.2-61.7	105	47.5	38.3-56.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	148	37.3	31.9-42.9	304	62.7	57.1-68.1
Guilford	445	150	37.9	32.4-43.6	295	62.1	56.4-67.6
Mecklenburg	448	162	37.6	31.8-43.7	286	62.4	56.3-68.2
Orange	451	196	43.2	36.4-50.3	255	56.8	49.7-63.6
Wake	449	166	36.2	31.0-41.7	283	63.8	58.3-69.0
Chatham/Lee	395	93	23.6	18.7-29.2	302	76.4	70.8-81.3
Nash/Wilson	377	80	23.4	18.6-29.0	297	76.6	71.0-81.4
Craven/Pamlico	450	123	31.2	26.1-36.8	327	68.8	63.2-73.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	116	27.2	22.5-32.3	318	72.8	67.7-77.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	450	136	36.9	30.3-44.2	314	63.1	55.8-69.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	130	35.4	26.8-45.2	346	64.6	54.8-73.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	142	33.1	25.4-41.7	283	66.9	58.3-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	472	102	23.6	19.3-28.6	370	76.4	71.4-80.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	83	21.2	17.0-26.2	334	78.8	73.8-83.0
Northeast NC I	458	105	25.2	20.5-30.5	353	74.8	69.5-79.5
Northeast NC II	510	127	29.0	24.2-34.3	383	71.0	65.7-75.8
Northeastern Partnership	968	232	27.6	24.1-31.5	736	72.4	68.5-75.9
Mountain AHEC	1,301	409	33.3	29.6-37.3	892	66.7	62.7-70.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,290	818	32.7	29.8-35.8	2,472	67.3	64.2-70.2
Piedmont	4,025	1,270	34.1	31.9-36.4	2,755	65.9	63.6-68.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,379

2,721

33.8

32.2-35.4

6,658

66.2

64.6-67.8

-Western NC

2,064

633

34.4

31.1-37.8

1,431

65.6

62.2-68.9

GENDER

Male

770

303

39.6

34.2-45.3

467

60.4

54.7-65.8

Female

1,294

330

29.4

25.6-33.7

964

70.6

66.3-74.4

RACE

White

1,882

582

35.4

31.9-38.9

1,300

64.6

61.1-68.1

African American

27.0

15.2-43.4

73.0

56.6-84.8

Other Minorities

102

23.4

11.7-41.2

76.6

58.8-88.3

AGE

18-24

135

59.4

47.5-70.3

40.6

29.7-52.5

25-34

280

132

43.4

33.1-54.2

148

56.6

45.8-66.9

35-44

341

125

37.2

30.0-45.0

216

62.8

55.0-70.0

45-54

379

121

34.0

26.7-42.1

258

66.0

57.9-73.3

55-64

353

29.3

22.7-37.0

258

70.7

63.0-77.3

65-74

342

19.2

14.5-25.0

274

80.8

75.0-85.5

75+

218

7.9

4.0-15.0

200

92.1

85.0-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

345

13.7

8.9-20.4

299

86.3

79.6-91.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

642

170

32.2

26.8-38.1

472

67.8

61.9-73.2

Some Post-H.S.

543

188

44.2

37.4-51.1

355

55.8

48.9-62.6

College Graduate

527

228

42.6

37.0-48.4

299

57.4

51.6-63.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

22.0

15.1-30.9

220

78.0

69.1-84.9

$15,000- 24,999

407

102

27.9

20.8-36.3

305

72.1

63.7-79.2

$25,000- 34,999

254

46.0

36.7-55.6

162

54.0

44.4-63.3

$35,000- 49,999

269

111

44.0

35.1-53.4

158

56.0

46.6-64.9

$50,000-74,999

205

48.7

39.2-58.4

111

51.3

41.6-60.8

$75,000+

206

101

52.5

43.2-61.7

105

47.5

38.3-56.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

148

37.3

31.9-42.9

304

62.7

57.1-68.1

Guilford

445

150

37.9

32.4-43.6

295

62.1

56.4-67.6

Mecklenburg

448

162

37.6

31.8-43.7

286

62.4

56.3-68.2

Orange

451

196

43.2

36.4-50.3

255

56.8

49.7-63.6

Wake

449

166

36.2

31.0-41.7

283

63.8

58.3-69.0

Chatham/Lee

395

23.6

18.7-29.2

302

76.4

70.8-81.3

Nash/Wilson

377

23.4

18.6-29.0

297

76.6

71.0-81.4

Craven/Pamlico

450

123

31.2

26.1-36.8

327

68.8

63.2-73.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

116

27.2

22.5-32.3

318

72.8

67.7-77.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

450

136

36.9

30.3-44.2

314

63.1

55.8-69.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

130

35.4

26.8-45.2

346

64.6

54.8-73.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

142

33.1

25.4-41.7

283

66.9

58.3-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

472

102

23.6

19.3-28.6

370

76.4

71.4-80.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

21.2

17.0-26.2

334

78.8

73.8-83.0

Northeast NC I

458

105

25.2

20.5-30.5

353

74.8

69.5-79.5

Northeast NC II

510

127

29.0

24.2-34.3

383

71.0

65.7-75.8

Northeastern Partnership

968

232

27.6

24.1-31.5

736

72.4

68.5-75.9

Mountain AHEC

1,301

409

33.3

29.6-37.3

892

66.7

62.7-70.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,290

818

32.7

29.8-35.8

2,472

67.3

64.2-70.2

Piedmont

4,025

1,270

34.1

31.9-36.4

2,755

65.9

63.6-68.1

Back to Physical Activity.

*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^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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