BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,036	11,128	74.8	73.9-75.7	3,908	25.2	24.3-26.1
-Eastern NC	5,042	3,605	71.3	69.8-72.9	1,437	28.7	27.1-30.2
GENDER
Male	1,819	1,349	73.2	70.6-75.7	470	26.8	24.3-29.4
Female	3,223	2,256	69.6	67.7-71.5	967	30.4	28.5-32.3
RACE
White	3,323	2,519	75.9	74.1-77.6	804	24.1	22.4-25.9
African American	1,273	795	63.9	60.6-67.1	478	36.1	32.9-39.4
Other Minorities	14	10	67.3	36.3-88.2	4	32.7	11.8-63.7
AGE
18-24	335	270	77.8	71.0-83.4	65	22.2	16.6-29.0
25-34	822	607	71.9	67.8-75.6	215	28.1	24.4-32.2
35-44	890	662	73.5	69.8-76.8	228	26.5	23.2-30.2
45-54	923	679	73.3	69.6-76.7	244	26.7	23.3-30.4
55-64	877	594	66.9	63.0-70.7	283	33.1	29.3-37.0
65-74	682	463	69.4	65.1-73.3	219	30.6	26.7-34.9
75+	494	314	64.6	59.4-69.5	180	35.4	30.5-40.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	869	448	51.7	47.1-56.2	421	48.3	43.8-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,623	1,067	65.9	63.0-68.6	556	34.1	31.4-37.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,321	1,045	80.9	78.3-83.2	276	19.1	16.8-21.7
College Graduate	1,220	1,039	84.2	81.5-86.5	181	15.8	13.5-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	670	368	55.7	50.7-60.7	302	44.3	39.3-49.3
$15,000- 24,999	948	622	63.8	59.5-67.8	326	36.2	32.2-40.5
$25,000- 34,999	593	428	72.0	67.6-76.0	165	28.0	24.0-32.4
$35,000- 49,999	667	510	76.3	72.3-79.9	157	23.7	20.1-27.7
$50,000-74,999	539	444	80.5	76.1-84.3	95	19.5	15.7-23.9
$75,000+	550	474	85.1	81.3-88.2	76	14.9	11.8-18.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,751	1,079	63.5	60.7-66.2	672	36.5	33.8-39.3
No	3,123	2,414	75.6	73.6-77.5	709	24.4	22.5-26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	718	542	76.6	73.0-80.0	176	23.4	20.0-27.0
Non-Veteran	4,178	2,935	69.7	67.8-71.4	1,243	30.3	28.6-32.2
Currently Serving	136	121	85.2	75.6-91.4	15	14.8	8.6-24.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,036

11,128

74.8

73.9-75.7

3,908

25.2

24.3-26.1

-Eastern NC

5,042

3,605

71.3

69.8-72.9

1,437

28.7

27.1-30.2

GENDER

Male

1,819

1,349

73.2

70.6-75.7

470

26.8

24.3-29.4

Female

3,223

2,256

69.6

67.7-71.5

967

30.4

28.5-32.3

RACE

White

3,323

2,519

75.9

74.1-77.6

804

24.1

22.4-25.9

African American

1,273

795

63.9

60.6-67.1

478

36.1

32.9-39.4

Other Minorities

67.3

36.3-88.2

32.7

11.8-63.7

AGE

18-24

335

270

77.8

71.0-83.4

22.2

16.6-29.0

25-34

822

607

71.9

67.8-75.6

215

28.1

24.4-32.2

35-44

890

662

73.5

69.8-76.8

228

26.5

23.2-30.2

45-54

923

679

73.3

69.6-76.7

244

26.7

23.3-30.4

55-64

877

594

66.9

63.0-70.7

283

33.1

29.3-37.0

65-74

682

463

69.4

65.1-73.3

219

30.6

26.7-34.9

75+

494

314

64.6

59.4-69.5

180

35.4

30.5-40.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

869

448

51.7

47.1-56.2

421

48.3

43.8-52.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,623

1,067

65.9

63.0-68.6

556

34.1

31.4-37.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,321

1,045

80.9

78.3-83.2

276

19.1

16.8-21.7

College Graduate

1,220

1,039

84.2

81.5-86.5

181

15.8

13.5-18.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

670

368

55.7

50.7-60.7

302

44.3

39.3-49.3

$15,000- 24,999

948

622

63.8

59.5-67.8

326

36.2

32.2-40.5

$25,000- 34,999

593

428

72.0

67.6-76.0

165

28.0

24.0-32.4

$35,000- 49,999

667

510

76.3

72.3-79.9

157

23.7

20.1-27.7

$50,000-74,999

539

444

80.5

76.1-84.3

19.5

15.7-23.9

$75,000+

550

474

85.1

81.3-88.2

14.9

11.8-18.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,751

1,079

63.5

60.7-66.2

672

36.5

33.8-39.3

3,123

2,414

75.6

73.6-77.5

709

24.4

22.5-26.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

718

542

76.6

73.0-80.0

176

23.4

20.0-27.0

Non-Veteran

4,178

2,935

69.7

67.8-71.4

1,243

30.3

28.6-32.2

Currently Serving

136

121

85.2

75.6-91.4

14.8

8.6-24.4

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^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 (MAHEC): 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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