BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 vigorous 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	2,690	515	17.5	15.3-19.9	608	22.3	19.8-24.9	970	39.0	36.0-42.0	382	13.8	11.8-16.1	215	7.5	6.0- 9.2
-Western NC	627	126	16.8	13.1-21.3	153	22.0	17.8-26.9	212	41.8	35.8-48.0	83	11.9	8.7-16.0	53	7.5	5.3-10.6
GENDER
Male	301	59	19.2	13.6-26.4	71	22.2	16.3-29.5	97	37.2	29.4-45.8	46	14.2	9.5-20.7	28	7.2	4.5-11.4
Female	326	67	13.7	10.0-18.7	82	21.8	16.4-28.5	115	47.5	38.7-56.4	37	8.9	5.5-14.2	25	8.0	4.7-13.3
RACE
White	576	116	16.9	13.0-21.6	140	22.1	17.7-27.2	192	41.0	34.8-47.5	77	12.1	8.7-16.5	51	8.0	5.6-11.3
African American	23	6	25.8	10.5-50.8	7	29.5	12.7-54.6	6	36.1	16.9-61.0	4	8.5	2.9-22.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	27	4	9.0	2.6-26.6	6	16.0	4.6-42.8	13	62.3	32.4-85.1	2	10.1	1.7-42.2	2	2.7	0.6-11.5
AGE
18-24	71	9	9.1	4.2-18.5	11	15.5	6.8-31.6	41	65.8	50.1-78.6	4	3.0	1.0- 8.7	6	6.6	2.6-15.8
25-34	132	23	13.0	7.1-22.4	31	17.8	11.4-26.8	52	53.2	40.2-65.7	20	11.1	6.0-19.6	6	4.9	1.8-12.6
35-44	125	29	24.7	15.2-37.4	32	27.9	18.8-39.3	36	31.5	21.4-43.6	16	6.5	3.6-11.6	12	9.4	4.9-17.5
45-54	118	27	23.7	13.7-37.9	29	21.1	12.8-32.7	36	29.9	18.6-44.3	18	19.1	9.8-33.9	8	6.2	2.3-15.8
55-64	93	17	13.1	6.9-23.4	25	30.6	18.6-46.0	22	19.8	10.7-33.8	18	24.9	13.6-41.2	11	11.6	5.0-24.5
65-74	68	15	16.9	9.3-28.9	19	21.6	12.7-34.2	22	45.0	31.1-59.8	6	8.3	2.8-22.4	6	8.1	3.1-19.5
75+	17	4	14.7	4.4-39.3	5	27.5	8.2-61.7	3	17.7	4.3-50.9	1	30.4	5.3-77.3	4	9.6	2.8-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	16	19.1	9.8-33.9	12	28.1	12.8-51.0	6	28.2	12.0-53.2	3	19.4	5.6-49.3	6	5.1	1.7-14.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	170	41	20.5	13.0-30.8	37	17.5	11.3-26.0	53	38.0	27.9-49.2	20	12.3	6.5-21.8	19	11.8	6.8-19.5
Some Post-H.S.	187	33	11.6	7.5-17.6	43	19.6	12.7-29.0	73	53.9	42.8-64.6	27	10.7	6.1-18.0	11	4.2	1.9- 9.2
College Graduate	226	35	18.8	12.0-28.1	61	29.0	21.4-38.0	80	33.2	25.6-41.8	33	11.3	7.4-16.7	17	7.8	4.2-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	49	12	18.5	8.9-34.4	14	20.9	9.7-39.2	13	40.9	21.9-63.1	7	17.0	6.8-36.8	3	2.7	0.8- 9.1
$15,000- 24,999	101	21	13.7	6.7-26.0	19	13.0	7.1-22.7	35	54.1	38.3-69.0	12	9.9	3.7-23.9	14	9.3	4.2-19.4
$25,000- 34,999	92	22	17.3	9.3-30.1	19	29.1	16.2-46.7	30	37.6	23.1-54.8	15	12.4	6.5-22.6	6	3.5	1.4- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999	111	21	16.5	8.9-28.6	27	19.4	11.5-30.8	38	36.1	22.8-51.9	14	15.8	7.4-30.8	11	12.2	6.1-22.7
$50,000-74,999	92	19	19.9	10.8-33.7	27	29.0	18.5-42.5	29	37.8	24.2-53.6	13	7.8	3.9-15.0	4	5.5	1.6-17.4
$75,000+	101	16	13.7	7.3-24.0	27	23.7	14.0-37.2	38	46.9	33.3-60.9	14	9.5	5.1-17.2	6	6.2	2.5-14.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	147	25	15.2	9.6-23.2	38	23.2	16.5-31.5	52	40.3	30.8-50.6	20	11.3	6.9-17.9	12	10.1	5.2-18.4
Guilford	149	22	10.3	6.6-15.7	30	24.9	16.6-35.5	67	43.4	34.0-53.2	21	13.9	8.6-21.6	9	7.6	3.1-17.4
Mecklenburg	160	19	11.8	7.2-18.7	36	20.7	14.4-28.7	70	43.4	33.5-53.8	27	21.3	12.4-34.2	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0
Orange	195	23	11.8	7.2-18.6	44	21.5	15.5-28.9	72	37.2	28.8-46.4	38	20.9	14.8-28.7	18	8.7	4.7-15.4
Wake	166	35	21.4	14.7-30.0	26	16.3	10.9-23.8	71	44.2	35.4-53.4	24	12.8	7.9-20.2	10	5.2	2.5-10.7
Chatham/Lee	92	18	18.7	11.1-29.7	25	26.7	17.7-38.2	29	26.3	17.7-37.3	9	16.0	6.8-33.3	11	12.3	6.3-22.5
Nash/Wilson	78	21	25.2	15.7-37.8	14	20.1	11.5-32.8	25	32.0	21.1-45.4	10	14.0	6.9-26.2	8	8.7	4.0-17.9
Craven/Pamlico	123	23	15.0	9.6-22.7	23	19.2	12.2-29.0	51	44.7	34.3-55.6	14	12.6	6.8-22.1	12	8.5	4.6-15.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	115	26	24.6	16.9-34.4	25	20.7	14.0-29.6	41	37.0	27.6-47.5	13	10.4	5.5-19.0	10	7.2	3.7-13.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	135	25	16.0	9.8-24.8	49	32.3	22.5-43.9	39	40.1	27.1-54.6	13	8.0	4.3-14.4	9	3.7	1.8- 7.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	129	27	15.6	8.6-26.7	31	24.6	14.2-39.0	42	42.1	23.7-63.1	19	12.6	6.6-22.9	10	5.1	2.1-11.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	141	33	20.0	13.9-27.8	21	11.7	7.3-18.2	48	40.4	30.3-51.4	24	16.5	10.7-24.7	15	11.5	6.3-20.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	101	25	23.0	14.7-34.1	30	26.5	18.0-37.1	27	31.3	21.5-43.1	15	13.5	7.5-23.1	4	5.7	1.6-18.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	80	19	21.7	13.8-32.3	23	26.8	17.9-38.2	20	26.3	16.9-38.4	11	14.0	7.6-24.4	7	11.2	5.1-22.8
Northeast NC I	102	28	29.1	20.2-40.0	26	26.0	17.7-36.6	28	25.3	17.3-35.4	14	14.6	8.4-24.3	6	4.9	2.1-10.8
Northeast NC II	124	18	15.9	9.6-25.0	30	26.3	17.7-37.2	41	31.5	22.2-42.7	20	15.0	9.1-23.7	15	11.3	6.6-18.6
Northeastern Partnership	226	46	20.0	14.5-26.9	56	26.2	19.5-34.2	69	29.6	22.5-37.8	34	14.9	10.2-21.3	21	9.3	5.9-14.4
Mountain AHEC	405	82	18.2	13.4-24.1	82	20.8	15.7-26.9	142	38.1	31.6-45.1	62	14.2	10.0-19.7	37	8.8	5.9-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	805	174	20.1	15.4-25.7	185	23.5	18.6-29.3	261	30.3	25.4-35.7	115	15.9	11.7-21.1	70	10.2	7.1-14.5
Piedmont	1,258	215	16.3	13.6-19.4	270	21.7	18.5-25.2	497	42.6	38.4-46.8	184	13.3	10.8-16.4	92	6.1	4.3- 8.5

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,690

515

17.5

15.3-19.9

608

22.3

19.8-24.9

970

39.0

36.0-42.0

382

13.8

11.8-16.1

215

7.5

6.0- 9.2

-Western NC

627

126

16.8

13.1-21.3

153

22.0

17.8-26.9

212

41.8

35.8-48.0

11.9

8.7-16.0

7.5

5.3-10.6

GENDER

Male

301

19.2

13.6-26.4

22.2

16.3-29.5

37.2

29.4-45.8

14.2

9.5-20.7

7.2

4.5-11.4

Female

326

13.7

10.0-18.7

21.8

16.4-28.5

115

47.5

38.7-56.4

8.9

5.5-14.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

RACE

White

576

116

16.9

13.0-21.6

140

22.1

17.7-27.2

192

41.0

34.8-47.5

12.1

8.7-16.5

8.0

5.6-11.3

African American

25.8

10.5-50.8

29.5

12.7-54.6

36.1

16.9-61.0

8.5

2.9-22.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

9.0

2.6-26.6

16.0

4.6-42.8

62.3

32.4-85.1

10.1

1.7-42.2

2.7

0.6-11.5

AGE

18-24

9.1

4.2-18.5

15.5

6.8-31.6

65.8

50.1-78.6

3.0

1.0- 8.7

6.6

2.6-15.8

25-34

132

13.0

7.1-22.4

17.8

11.4-26.8

53.2

40.2-65.7

11.1

6.0-19.6

4.9

1.8-12.6

35-44

125

24.7

15.2-37.4

27.9

18.8-39.3

31.5

21.4-43.6

6.5

3.6-11.6

9.4

4.9-17.5

45-54

118

23.7

13.7-37.9

21.1

12.8-32.7

29.9

18.6-44.3

19.1

9.8-33.9

6.2

2.3-15.8

55-64

13.1

6.9-23.4

30.6

18.6-46.0

19.8

10.7-33.8

24.9

13.6-41.2

11.6

5.0-24.5

65-74

16.9

9.3-28.9

21.6

12.7-34.2

45.0

31.1-59.8

8.3

2.8-22.4

8.1

3.1-19.5

75+

14.7

4.4-39.3

27.5

8.2-61.7

17.7

4.3-50.9

30.4

5.3-77.3

9.6

2.8-28.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.1

9.8-33.9

28.1

12.8-51.0

28.2

12.0-53.2

19.4

5.6-49.3

5.1

1.7-14.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

170

20.5

13.0-30.8

17.5

11.3-26.0

38.0

27.9-49.2

12.3

6.5-21.8

11.8

6.8-19.5

Some Post-H.S.

187

11.6

7.5-17.6

19.6

12.7-29.0

53.9

42.8-64.6

10.7

6.1-18.0

4.2

1.9- 9.2

College Graduate

226

18.8

12.0-28.1

29.0

21.4-38.0

33.2

25.6-41.8

11.3

7.4-16.7

7.8

4.2-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.5

8.9-34.4

20.9

9.7-39.2

40.9

21.9-63.1

17.0

6.8-36.8

2.7

0.8- 9.1

$15,000- 24,999

101

13.7

6.7-26.0

13.0

7.1-22.7

54.1

38.3-69.0

9.9

3.7-23.9

9.3

4.2-19.4

$25,000- 34,999

17.3

9.3-30.1

29.1

16.2-46.7

37.6

23.1-54.8

12.4

6.5-22.6

3.5

1.4- 8.5

$35,000- 49,999

111

16.5

8.9-28.6

19.4

11.5-30.8

36.1

22.8-51.9

15.8

7.4-30.8

12.2

6.1-22.7

$50,000-74,999

19.9

10.8-33.7

29.0

18.5-42.5

37.8

24.2-53.6

7.8

3.9-15.0

5.5

1.6-17.4

$75,000+

101

13.7

7.3-24.0

23.7

14.0-37.2

46.9

33.3-60.9

9.5

5.1-17.2

6.2

2.5-14.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

147

15.2

9.6-23.2

23.2

16.5-31.5

40.3

30.8-50.6

11.3

6.9-17.9

10.1

5.2-18.4

Guilford

149

10.3

6.6-15.7

24.9

16.6-35.5

43.4

34.0-53.2

13.9

8.6-21.6

7.6

3.1-17.4

Mecklenburg

160

11.8

7.2-18.7

20.7

14.4-28.7

43.4

33.5-53.8

21.3

12.4-34.2

2.8

1.3- 6.0

Orange

195

11.8

7.2-18.6

21.5

15.5-28.9

37.2

28.8-46.4

20.9

14.8-28.7

8.7

4.7-15.4

Wake

166

21.4

14.7-30.0

16.3

10.9-23.8

44.2

35.4-53.4

12.8

7.9-20.2

5.2

2.5-10.7

Chatham/Lee

18.7

11.1-29.7

26.7

17.7-38.2

26.3

17.7-37.3

16.0

6.8-33.3

12.3

6.3-22.5

Nash/Wilson

25.2

15.7-37.8

20.1

11.5-32.8

32.0

21.1-45.4

14.0

6.9-26.2

8.7

4.0-17.9

Craven/Pamlico

123

15.0

9.6-22.7

19.2

12.2-29.0

44.7

34.3-55.6

12.6

6.8-22.1

8.5

4.6-15.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

115

24.6

16.9-34.4

20.7

14.0-29.6

37.0

27.6-47.5

10.4

5.5-19.0

7.2

3.7-13.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

135

16.0

9.8-24.8

32.3

22.5-43.9

40.1

27.1-54.6

8.0

4.3-14.4

3.7

1.8- 7.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

129

15.6

8.6-26.7

24.6

14.2-39.0

42.1

23.7-63.1

12.6

6.6-22.9

5.1

2.1-11.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

141

20.0

13.9-27.8

11.7

7.3-18.2

40.4

30.3-51.4

16.5

10.7-24.7

11.5

6.3-20.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

101

23.0

14.7-34.1

26.5

18.0-37.1

31.3

21.5-43.1

13.5

7.5-23.1

5.7

1.6-18.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

21.7

13.8-32.3

26.8

17.9-38.2

26.3

16.9-38.4

14.0

7.6-24.4

11.2

5.1-22.8

Northeast NC I

102

29.1

20.2-40.0

26.0

17.7-36.6

25.3

17.3-35.4

14.6

8.4-24.3

4.9

2.1-10.8

Northeast NC II

124

15.9

9.6-25.0

26.3

17.7-37.2

31.5

22.2-42.7

15.0

9.1-23.7

11.3

6.6-18.6

Northeastern Partnership

226

20.0

14.5-26.9

26.2

19.5-34.2

29.6

22.5-37.8

14.9

10.2-21.3

9.3

5.9-14.4

Mountain AHEC

405

18.2

13.4-24.1

20.8

15.7-26.9

142

38.1

31.6-45.1

14.2

10.0-19.7

8.8

5.9-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

805

174

20.1

15.4-25.7

185

23.5

18.6-29.3

261

30.3

25.4-35.7

115

15.9

11.7-21.1

10.2

7.1-14.5

Piedmont

1,258

215

16.3

13.6-19.4

270

21.7

18.5-25.2

497

42.6

38.4-46.8

184

13.3

10.8-16.4

6.1

4.3- 8.5

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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