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-FEMALES

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	9,485	6,854	72.8	71.7-73.9	2,631	27.2	26.1-28.3
RACE
White	7,047	5,312	76.4	75.2-77.6	1,735	23.6	22.4-24.8
African American	1,802	1,152	65.3	62.6-68.0	650	34.7	32.0-37.4
Asian	49	35	53.8	34.8-71.8	14	46.2	28.2-65.2
Native American	202	129	63.0	53.5-71.7	73	37.0	28.3-46.5
Other Minorities	324	185	54.7	47.9-61.3	139	45.3	38.7-52.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	369	207	54.9	48.5-61.2	162	45.1	38.8-51.5
-English Speaking	179	119	65.5	56.4-73.6	60	34.5	26.4-43.6
-Spanish Speaking	190	88	47.5	38.9-56.3	102	52.5	43.7-61.1
Non-Hispanic	9,104	6,638	73.8	72.6-74.9	2,466	26.2	25.1-27.4
AGE
18-24	505	383	73.8	68.7-78.4	122	26.2	21.6-31.3
25-34	1,498	1,151	77.2	74.5-79.7	347	22.8	20.3-25.5
35-44	1,731	1,309	75.0	72.3-77.4	422	25.0	22.6-27.7
45-54	1,755	1,301	73.6	70.9-76.1	454	26.4	23.9-29.1
55-64	1,554	1,089	70.5	67.6-73.3	465	29.5	26.7-32.4
65-74	1,304	900	70.6	67.5-73.5	404	29.4	26.5-32.5
75+	1,082	677	62.8	59.3-66.3	405	37.2	33.7-40.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,526	819	54.2	51.0-57.3	707	45.8	42.7-49.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,840	1,880	66.5	64.3-68.7	960	33.5	31.3-35.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,465	1,895	77.2	75.1-79.2	570	22.8	20.8-24.9
College Graduate	2,640	2,252	84.8	83.0-86.5	388	15.2	13.5-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,229	716	58.3	54.8-61.8	513	41.7	38.2-45.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,712	1,111	63.6	60.7-66.5	601	36.4	33.5-39.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,065	775	73.0	69.5-76.2	290	27.0	23.8-30.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,147	880	76.6	73.5-79.4	267	23.4	20.6-26.5
$50,000-74,999	1,008	838	82.1	78.9-84.9	170	17.9	15.1-21.1
$75,000+	1,121	976	85.8	82.9-88.2	145	14.2	11.8-17.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,149	1,873	60.8	58.7-63.0	1,276	39.2	37.0-41.3
No	6,099	4,817	78.4	77.1-79.7	1,282	21.6	20.3-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	121	71.3	61.2-79.7	45	28.7	20.3-38.8
Non-Veteran	9,278	6,699	72.8	71.7-73.9	2,579	27.2	26.1-28.3
Currently Serving	35	32	93.5	80.2-98.1	3	6.5	1.9-19.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,485

6,854

72.8

71.7-73.9

2,631

27.2

26.1-28.3

RACE

White

7,047

5,312

76.4

75.2-77.6

1,735

23.6

22.4-24.8

African American

1,802

1,152

65.3

62.6-68.0

650

34.7

32.0-37.4

Asian

53.8

34.8-71.8

46.2

28.2-65.2

Native American

202

129

63.0

53.5-71.7

37.0

28.3-46.5

Other Minorities

324

185

54.7

47.9-61.3

139

45.3

38.7-52.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

369

207

54.9

48.5-61.2

162

45.1

38.8-51.5

-English Speaking

179

119

65.5

56.4-73.6

34.5

26.4-43.6

-Spanish Speaking

190

47.5

38.9-56.3

102

52.5

43.7-61.1

Non-Hispanic

9,104

6,638

73.8

72.6-74.9

2,466

26.2

25.1-27.4

AGE

18-24

505

383

73.8

68.7-78.4

122

26.2

21.6-31.3

25-34

1,498

1,151

77.2

74.5-79.7

347

22.8

20.3-25.5

35-44

1,731

1,309

75.0

72.3-77.4

422

25.0

22.6-27.7

45-54

1,755

1,301

73.6

70.9-76.1

454

26.4

23.9-29.1

55-64

1,554

1,089

70.5

67.6-73.3

465

29.5

26.7-32.4

65-74

1,304

900

70.6

67.5-73.5

404

29.4

26.5-32.5

75+

1,082

677

62.8

59.3-66.3

405

37.2

33.7-40.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,526

819

54.2

51.0-57.3

707

45.8

42.7-49.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,840

1,880

66.5

64.3-68.7

960

33.5

31.3-35.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,465

1,895

77.2

75.1-79.2

570

22.8

20.8-24.9

College Graduate

2,640

2,252

84.8

83.0-86.5

388

15.2

13.5-17.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,229

716

58.3

54.8-61.8

513

41.7

38.2-45.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,712

1,111

63.6

60.7-66.5

601

36.4

33.5-39.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,065

775

73.0

69.5-76.2

290

27.0

23.8-30.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,147

880

76.6

73.5-79.4

267

23.4

20.6-26.5

$50,000-74,999

1,008

838

82.1

78.9-84.9

170

17.9

15.1-21.1

$75,000+

1,121

976

85.8

82.9-88.2

145

14.2

11.8-17.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,149

1,873

60.8

58.7-63.0

1,276

39.2

37.0-41.3

6,099

4,817

78.4

77.1-79.7

1,282

21.6

20.3-22.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

121

71.3

61.2-79.7

28.7

20.3-38.8

Non-Veteran

9,278

6,699

72.8

71.7-73.9

2,579

27.2

26.1-28.3

Currently Serving

93.5

80.2-98.1

6.5

1.9-19.8

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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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