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

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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	11,242	8,649	78.2	77.2-79.1	2,593	21.8	20.9-22.8
GENDER
Male	4,195	3,337	80.0	78.5-81.4	858	20.0	18.6-21.5
Female	7,047	5,312	76.4	75.2-77.6	1,735	23.6	22.4-24.8
AGE
18-24	521	447	85.6	81.3-89.0	74	14.4	11.0-18.7
25-34	1,585	1,331	84.2	81.9-86.4	254	15.8	13.6-18.1
35-44	2,049	1,663	81.2	79.0-83.2	386	18.8	16.8-21.0
45-54	2,128	1,657	77.4	75.1-79.5	471	22.6	20.5-24.9
55-64	2,032	1,483	74.3	71.9-76.6	549	25.7	23.4-28.1
65-74	1,611	1,160	73.3	70.5-75.9	451	26.7	24.1-29.5
75+	1,272	870	71.5	68.4-74.4	402	28.5	25.6-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,452	832	58.4	55.1-61.6	620	41.6	38.4-44.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,238	2,258	70.4	68.4-72.3	980	29.6	27.7-31.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,905	2,364	82.9	81.2-84.5	541	17.1	15.5-18.8
College Graduate	3,633	3,186	88.1	86.8-89.3	447	11.9	10.7-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,046	619	58.4	54.4-62.3	427	41.6	37.7-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,591	1,101	68.7	65.7-71.6	490	31.3	28.4-34.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,281	948	73.3	70.1-76.3	333	26.7	23.7-29.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,577	1,235	78.1	75.5-80.5	342	21.9	19.5-24.5
$50,000-74,999	1,540	1,310	85.8	83.6-87.7	230	14.2	12.3-16.4
$75,000+	1,808	1,609	88.6	86.7-90.2	199	11.4	9.8-13.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,551	2,276	66.1	64.1-68.0	1,275	33.9	32.0-35.9
No	7,398	6,160	83.6	82.6-84.6	1,238	16.4	15.4-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,559	1,225	79.8	77.3-82.0	334	20.2	18.0-22.7
Non-Veteran	9,560	7,312	77.7	76.6-78.7	2,248	22.3	21.3-23.4
Currently Serving	107	100	90.2	80.1-95.5	7	9.8	4.5-19.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,242

8,649

78.2

77.2-79.1

2,593

21.8

20.9-22.8

GENDER

Male

4,195

3,337

80.0

78.5-81.4

858

20.0

18.6-21.5

Female

7,047

5,312

76.4

75.2-77.6

1,735

23.6

22.4-24.8

AGE

18-24

521

447

85.6

81.3-89.0

14.4

11.0-18.7

25-34

1,585

1,331

84.2

81.9-86.4

254

15.8

13.6-18.1

35-44

2,049

1,663

81.2

79.0-83.2

386

18.8

16.8-21.0

45-54

2,128

1,657

77.4

75.1-79.5

471

22.6

20.5-24.9

55-64

2,032

1,483

74.3

71.9-76.6

549

25.7

23.4-28.1

65-74

1,611

1,160

73.3

70.5-75.9

451

26.7

24.1-29.5

75+

1,272

870

71.5

68.4-74.4

402

28.5

25.6-31.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,452

832

58.4

55.1-61.6

620

41.6

38.4-44.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,238

2,258

70.4

68.4-72.3

980

29.6

27.7-31.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,905

2,364

82.9

81.2-84.5

541

17.1

15.5-18.8

College Graduate

3,633

3,186

88.1

86.8-89.3

447

11.9

10.7-13.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,046

619

58.4

54.4-62.3

427

41.6

37.7-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,591

1,101

68.7

65.7-71.6

490

31.3

28.4-34.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,281

948

73.3

70.1-76.3

333

26.7

23.7-29.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,577

1,235

78.1

75.5-80.5

342

21.9

19.5-24.5

$50,000-74,999

1,540

1,310

85.8

83.6-87.7

230

14.2

12.3-16.4

$75,000+

1,808

1,609

88.6

86.7-90.2

199

11.4

9.8-13.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,551

2,276

66.1

64.1-68.0

1,275

33.9

32.0-35.9

7,398

6,160

83.6

82.6-84.6

1,238

16.4

15.4-17.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,559

1,225

79.8

77.3-82.0

334

20.2

18.0-22.7

Non-Veteran

9,560

7,312

77.7

76.6-78.7

2,248

22.3

21.3-23.4

Currently Serving

107

100

90.2

80.1-95.5

9.8

4.5-19.9

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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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