BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
TOTAL	15,036	11,128	74.8	73.9-75.7	3,908	25.2	24.3-26.1
GENDER
Male	5,551	4,274	76.9	75.5-78.3	1,277	23.1	21.7-24.5
Female	9,485	6,854	72.8	71.7-73.9	2,631	27.2	26.1-28.3
RACE
White	11,242	8,649	78.2	77.2-79.1	2,593	21.8	20.9-22.8
African American	2,695	1,776	68.0	65.7-70.1	919	32.0	29.9-34.3
Asian	90	64	65.9	52.2-77.4	26	34.1	22.6-47.8
Native American	293	199	71.6	64.2-77.9	94	28.4	22.1-35.8
Other Minorities	625	372	57.8	52.5-62.9	253	42.2	37.1-47.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	672	399	58.5	53.4-63.5	273	41.5	36.5-46.6
-English Speaking	281	207	75.2	68.3-81.1	74	24.8	18.9-31.7
-Spanish Speaking	391	192	50.7	44.2-57.3	199	49.3	42.7-55.8
Non-Hispanic	14,344	10,713	76.0	75.1-76.8	3,631	24.0	23.2-24.9
AGE
18-24	844	665	78.2	74.3-81.6	179	21.8	18.4-25.7
25-34	2,400	1,888	78.5	76.4-80.6	512	21.5	19.4-23.6
35-44	2,827	2,176	76.5	74.5-78.4	651	23.5	21.6-25.5
45-54	2,801	2,113	75.2	73.1-77.2	688	24.8	22.8-26.9
55-64	2,562	1,815	71.9	69.6-74.0	747	28.1	26.0-30.4
65-74	1,999	1,404	71.1	68.5-73.5	595	28.9	26.5-31.5
75+	1,528	1,006	68.5	65.5-71.3	522	31.5	28.7-34.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,496	1,359	55.3	52.7-57.9	1,137	44.7	42.1-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,423	3,003	68.7	66.9-70.4	1,420	31.3	29.6-33.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,765	2,987	80.8	79.2-82.3	778	19.2	17.7-20.8
College Graduate	4,325	3,763	86.9	85.6-88.1	562	13.1	11.9-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,736	995	56.7	53.4-60.0	741	43.3	40.0-46.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,547	1,670	64.3	61.7-66.7	877	35.7	33.3-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,732	1,274	72.9	70.2-75.5	458	27.1	24.5-29.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,976	1,530	77.3	75.0-79.5	446	22.7	20.5-25.0
$50,000-74,999	1,799	1,519	84.8	82.7-86.7	280	15.2	13.3-17.3
$75,000+	2,018	1,784	87.9	86.1-89.5	234	12.1	10.5-13.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,800	2,985	64.0	62.2-65.7	1,815	36.0	34.3-37.8
No	9,790	7,827	79.7	78.6-80.7	1,963	20.3	19.3-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,936	1,502	78.3	75.9-80.5	434	21.7	19.5-24.1
Non-Veteran	12,906	9,456	74.0	73.0-75.0	3,450	26.0	25.0-27.0
Currently Serving	169	152	87.5	79.7-92.6	17	12.5	7.4-20.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,036

11,128

74.8

73.9-75.7

3,908

25.2

24.3-26.1

GENDER

Male

5,551

4,274

76.9

75.5-78.3

1,277

23.1

21.7-24.5

Female

9,485

6,854

72.8

71.7-73.9

2,631

27.2

26.1-28.3

RACE

White

11,242

8,649

78.2

77.2-79.1

2,593

21.8

20.9-22.8

African American

2,695

1,776

68.0

65.7-70.1

919

32.0

29.9-34.3

Asian

65.9

52.2-77.4

34.1

22.6-47.8

Native American

293

199

71.6

64.2-77.9

28.4

22.1-35.8

Other Minorities

625

372

57.8

52.5-62.9

253

42.2

37.1-47.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

672

399

58.5

53.4-63.5

273

41.5

36.5-46.6

-English Speaking

281

207

75.2

68.3-81.1

24.8

18.9-31.7

-Spanish Speaking

391

192

50.7

44.2-57.3

199

49.3

42.7-55.8

Non-Hispanic

14,344

10,713

76.0

75.1-76.8

3,631

24.0

23.2-24.9

AGE

18-24

844

665

78.2

74.3-81.6

179

21.8

18.4-25.7

25-34

2,400

1,888

78.5

76.4-80.6

512

21.5

19.4-23.6

35-44

2,827

2,176

76.5

74.5-78.4

651

23.5

21.6-25.5

45-54

2,801

2,113

75.2

73.1-77.2

688

24.8

22.8-26.9

55-64

2,562

1,815

71.9

69.6-74.0

747

28.1

26.0-30.4

65-74

1,999

1,404

71.1

68.5-73.5

595

28.9

26.5-31.5

75+

1,528

1,006

68.5

65.5-71.3

522

31.5

28.7-34.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,496

1,359

55.3

52.7-57.9

1,137

44.7

42.1-47.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,423

3,003

68.7

66.9-70.4

1,420

31.3

29.6-33.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,765

2,987

80.8

79.2-82.3

778

19.2

17.7-20.8

College Graduate

4,325

3,763

86.9

85.6-88.1

562

13.1

11.9-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,736

995

56.7

53.4-60.0

741

43.3

40.0-46.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,547

1,670

64.3

61.7-66.7

877

35.7

33.3-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,732

1,274

72.9

70.2-75.5

458

27.1

24.5-29.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,976

1,530

77.3

75.0-79.5

446

22.7

20.5-25.0

$50,000-74,999

1,799

1,519

84.8

82.7-86.7

280

15.2

13.3-17.3

$75,000+

2,018

1,784

87.9

86.1-89.5

234

12.1

10.5-13.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,800

2,985

64.0

62.2-65.7

1,815

36.0

34.3-37.8

9,790

7,827

79.7

78.6-80.7

1,963

20.3

19.3-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,936

1,502

78.3

75.9-80.5

434

21.7

19.5-24.1

Non-Veteran

12,906

9,456

74.0

73.0-75.0

3,450

26.0

25.0-27.0

Currently Serving

169

152

87.5

79.7-92.6

12.5

7.4-20.3

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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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