BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	946	711	76.3	72.8-79.5	235	23.7	20.5-27.2
GENDER
Male	345	266	78.7	73.1-83.4	79	21.3	16.6-26.9
Female	601	445	74.2	69.6-78.3	156	25.8	21.7-30.4
RACE
White	809	625	77.5	73.8-80.8	184	22.5	19.2-26.2
African American	51	29	60.5	43.9-75.1	22	39.5	24.9-56.1
Other Minorities	3	2	76.3	22.4-97.3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6
AGE
18-24	49	36	71.7	55.0-84.0	13	28.3	16.0-45.0
25-34	126	103	83.4	73.4-90.1	23	16.6	9.9-26.6
35-44	154	119	80.3	72.1-86.6	35	19.7	13.4-27.9
45-54	182	138	74.1	65.0-81.5	44	25.9	18.5-35.0
55-64	162	123	78.2	70.0-84.6	39	21.8	15.4-30.0
65-74	141	99	69.1	59.1-77.7	42	30.9	22.3-40.9
75+	127	88	71.6	60.9-80.3	39	28.4	19.7-39.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	84	61.4	50.7-71.2	59	38.6	28.8-49.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	174	66.4	58.9-73.1	92	33.6	26.9-41.1
Some Post-H.S.	254	200	80.7	74.2-85.9	54	19.3	14.1-25.8
College Graduate	279	251	90.7	86.3-93.8	28	9.3	6.2-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	76	63.7	51.9-74.1	44	36.3	25.9-48.1
$15,000- 24,999	165	103	63.8	54.0-72.5	62	36.2	27.5-46.0
$25,000- 34,999	125	88	67.0	55.8-76.6	37	33.0	23.4-44.2
$35,000- 49,999	129	106	83.6	74.9-89.7	23	16.4	10.3-25.1
$50,000-74,999	115	102	89.8	81.7-94.5	13	10.2	5.5-18.3
$75,000+	94	87	90.8	81.5-95.7	7	9.2	4.3-18.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	209	65.6	58.7-71.9	113	34.4	28.1-41.3
No	596	479	80.9	76.8-84.4	117	19.1	15.6-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	111	81.6	72.8-88.0	31	18.4	12.0-27.2
Non-Veteran	799	595	75.1	71.2-78.6	204	24.9	21.4-28.8
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

946

711

76.3

72.8-79.5

235

23.7

20.5-27.2

GENDER

Male

345

266

78.7

73.1-83.4

21.3

16.6-26.9

Female

601

445

74.2

69.6-78.3

156

25.8

21.7-30.4

RACE

White

809

625

77.5

73.8-80.8

184

22.5

19.2-26.2

African American

60.5

43.9-75.1

39.5

24.9-56.1

Other Minorities

76.3

22.4-97.3

23.7

2.7-77.6

AGE

18-24

71.7

55.0-84.0

28.3

16.0-45.0

25-34

126

103

83.4

73.4-90.1

16.6

9.9-26.6

35-44

154

119

80.3

72.1-86.6

19.7

13.4-27.9

45-54

182

138

74.1

65.0-81.5

25.9

18.5-35.0

55-64

162

123

78.2

70.0-84.6

21.8

15.4-30.0

65-74

141

69.1

59.1-77.7

30.9

22.3-40.9

75+

127

71.6

60.9-80.3

28.4

19.7-39.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

61.4

50.7-71.2

38.6

28.8-49.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

174

66.4

58.9-73.1

33.6

26.9-41.1

Some Post-H.S.

254

200

80.7

74.2-85.9

19.3

14.1-25.8

College Graduate

279

251

90.7

86.3-93.8

9.3

6.2-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

63.7

51.9-74.1

36.3

25.9-48.1

$15,000- 24,999

165

103

63.8

54.0-72.5

36.2

27.5-46.0

$25,000- 34,999

125

67.0

55.8-76.6

33.0

23.4-44.2

$35,000- 49,999

129

106

83.6

74.9-89.7

16.4

10.3-25.1

$50,000-74,999

115

102

89.8

81.7-94.5

10.2

5.5-18.3

$75,000+

90.8

81.5-95.7

9.2

4.3-18.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

322

209

65.6

58.7-71.9

113

34.4

28.1-41.3

596

479

80.9

76.8-84.4

117

19.1

15.6-23.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

111

81.6

72.8-88.0

18.4

12.0-27.2

Non-Veteran

799

595

75.1

71.2-78.6

204

24.9

21.4-28.8

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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