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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,781	9,653	77.0	76.1-77.9	3,128	23.0	22.1-23.9
No	2,234	1,458	64.2	61.5-66.8	776	35.8	33.2-38.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	243	167	69.1	60.4-76.6	76	30.9	23.4-39.6
Recommended Range	5,103	4,027	79.1	77.7-80.6	1,076	20.9	19.4-22.3
Overweight	5,192	3,974	77.5	76.1-78.9	1,218	22.5	21.1-23.9
Obese	3,677	2,445	67.6	65.7-69.5	1,232	32.4	30.5-34.3
Current Smoker
No	11,660	8,858	76.9	75.9-77.9	2,802	23.1	22.1-24.1
Yes	3,330	2,234	67.6	65.5-69.6	1,096	32.4	30.4-34.5
Binge Drinker
No	13,771	10,151	74.4	73.4-75.3	3,620	25.6	24.7-26.6
Yes	1,064	847	80.7	77.6-83.5	217	19.3	16.5-22.4
Heavy Drinker
No	14,432	10,694	74.8	73.9-75.7	3,738	25.2	24.3-26.1
Yes	469	346	76.2	71.3-80.6	123	23.8	19.4-28.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,205	1,762	56.4	54.2-58.7	1,443	43.6	41.3-45.8
No	11,779	9,337	79.3	78.4-80.2	2,442	20.7	19.8-21.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,188	761	66.7	63.2-69.9	427	33.3	30.1-36.8
No	13,763	10,311	75.5	74.6-76.4	3,452	24.5	23.6-25.4
Diabetes
Yes	1,559	955	64.1	61.0-67.0	604	35.9	33.0-39.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	136	100	70.2	59.9-78.8	36	29.8	21.2-40.1
No	13,157	9,961	76.2	75.2-77.1	3,196	23.8	22.9-24.8
No, Bordeline Diabetes	178	110	61.3	51.5-70.2	68	38.7	29.8-48.5

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,781

9,653

77.0

76.1-77.9

3,128

23.0

22.1-23.9

2,234

1,458

64.2

61.5-66.8

776

35.8

33.2-38.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

243

167

69.1

60.4-76.6

30.9

23.4-39.6

Recommended Range

5,103

4,027

79.1

77.7-80.6

1,076

20.9

19.4-22.3

Overweight

5,192

3,974

77.5

76.1-78.9

1,218

22.5

21.1-23.9

Obese

3,677

2,445

67.6

65.7-69.5

1,232

32.4

30.5-34.3

Current Smoker

11,660

8,858

76.9

75.9-77.9

2,802

23.1

22.1-24.1

Yes

3,330

2,234

67.6

65.5-69.6

1,096

32.4

30.4-34.5

Binge Drinker

13,771

10,151

74.4

73.4-75.3

3,620

25.6

24.7-26.6

Yes

1,064

847

80.7

77.6-83.5

217

19.3

16.5-22.4

Heavy Drinker

14,432

10,694

74.8

73.9-75.7

3,738

25.2

24.3-26.1

Yes

469

346

76.2

71.3-80.6

123

23.8

19.4-28.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,205

1,762

56.4

54.2-58.7

1,443

43.6

41.3-45.8

11,779

9,337

79.3

78.4-80.2

2,442

20.7

19.8-21.6

Current Asthma

Yes

1,188

761

66.7

63.2-69.9

427

33.3

30.1-36.8

13,763

10,311

75.5

74.6-76.4

3,452

24.5

23.6-25.4

Diabetes

Yes

1,559

955

64.1

61.0-67.0

604

35.9

33.0-39.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

136

100

70.2

59.9-78.8

29.8

21.2-40.1

13,157

9,961

76.2

75.2-77.1

3,196

23.8

22.9-24.8

No, Bordeline Diabetes

178

110

61.3

51.5-70.2

38.7

29.8-48.5

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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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