BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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: Piedmont Western 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
North Carolina	15,036	11,128	74.8	73.9-75.7	3,908	25.2	24.3-26.1
-Piedmont NC	8,356	6,309	76.7	75.5-77.9	2,047	23.3	22.1-24.5
GENDER
Male	3,116	2,460	79.0	77.2-80.8	656	21.0	19.2-22.8
Female	5,240	3,849	74.5	73.0-76.0	1,391	25.5	24.0-27.0
RACE
White	6,466	5,035	80.0	78.8-81.2	1,431	20.0	18.8-21.2
African American	1,349	936	71.3	68.2-74.2	413	28.7	25.8-31.8
Other Minorities	72	51	65.3	50.3-77.8	21	34.7	22.2-49.7
AGE
18-24	419	322	77.8	72.3-82.5	97	22.2	17.5-27.7
25-34	1,368	1,105	80.9	78.1-83.5	263	19.1	16.5-21.9
35-44	1,640	1,292	77.6	74.8-80.1	348	22.4	19.9-25.2
45-54	1,569	1,213	78.1	75.5-80.4	356	21.9	19.6-24.5
55-64	1,404	1,015	74.1	71.1-76.9	389	25.9	23.1-28.9
65-74	1,067	765	72.6	69.0-75.9	302	27.4	24.1-31.0
75+	839	558	69.8	65.9-73.4	281	30.2	26.6-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,323	733	55.6	52.0-59.2	590	44.4	40.8-48.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,314	1,606	71.0	68.6-73.3	708	29.0	26.7-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,018	1,607	81.1	78.8-83.2	411	18.9	16.8-21.2
College Graduate	2,687	2,355	87.5	85.8-89.0	332	12.5	11.0-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	853	491	56.2	51.5-60.7	362	43.8	39.3-48.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,296	848	63.8	60.2-67.3	448	36.2	32.7-39.8
$25,000- 34,999	913	687	75.4	71.5-78.9	226	24.6	21.1-28.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,088	847	77.5	74.2-80.4	241	22.5	19.6-25.8
$50,000-74,999	1,076	916	86.0	83.3-88.3	160	14.0	11.7-16.7
$75,000+	1,320	1,177	88.6	86.3-90.6	143	11.4	9.4-13.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,468	1,532	64.2	61.7-66.7	936	35.8	33.3-38.3
No	5,649	4,604	81.6	80.3-82.9	1,045	18.4	17.1-19.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	993	791	79.7	76.4-82.7	202	20.3	17.3-23.6
Non-Veteran	7,323	5,483	76.2	74.9-77.4	1,840	23.8	22.6-25.1
Currently Serving	28	26	95.6	81.5-99.1	2	4.4	0.9-18.5

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

-Piedmont NC

8,356

6,309

76.7

75.5-77.9

2,047

23.3

22.1-24.5

GENDER

Male

3,116

2,460

79.0

77.2-80.8

656

21.0

19.2-22.8

Female

5,240

3,849

74.5

73.0-76.0

1,391

25.5

24.0-27.0

RACE

White

6,466

5,035

80.0

78.8-81.2

1,431

20.0

18.8-21.2

African American

1,349

936

71.3

68.2-74.2

413

28.7

25.8-31.8

Other Minorities

65.3

50.3-77.8

34.7

22.2-49.7

AGE

18-24

419

322

77.8

72.3-82.5

22.2

17.5-27.7

25-34

1,368

1,105

80.9

78.1-83.5

263

19.1

16.5-21.9

35-44

1,640

1,292

77.6

74.8-80.1

348

22.4

19.9-25.2

45-54

1,569

1,213

78.1

75.5-80.4

356

21.9

19.6-24.5

55-64

1,404

1,015

74.1

71.1-76.9

389

25.9

23.1-28.9

65-74

1,067

765

72.6

69.0-75.9

302

27.4

24.1-31.0

75+

839

558

69.8

65.9-73.4

281

30.2

26.6-34.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,323

733

55.6

52.0-59.2

590

44.4

40.8-48.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,314

1,606

71.0

68.6-73.3

708

29.0

26.7-31.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,018

1,607

81.1

78.8-83.2

411

18.9

16.8-21.2

College Graduate

2,687

2,355

87.5

85.8-89.0

332

12.5

11.0-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

853

491

56.2

51.5-60.7

362

43.8

39.3-48.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,296

848

63.8

60.2-67.3

448

36.2

32.7-39.8

$25,000- 34,999

913

687

75.4

71.5-78.9

226

24.6

21.1-28.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,088

847

77.5

74.2-80.4

241

22.5

19.6-25.8

$50,000-74,999

1,076

916

86.0

83.3-88.3

160

14.0

11.7-16.7

$75,000+

1,320

1,177

88.6

86.3-90.6

143

11.4

9.4-13.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,468

1,532

64.2

61.7-66.7

936

35.8

33.3-38.3

5,649

4,604

81.6

80.3-82.9

1,045

18.4

17.1-19.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

993

791

79.7

76.4-82.7

202

20.3

17.3-23.6

Non-Veteran

7,323

5,483

76.2

74.9-77.4

1,840

23.8

22.6-25.1

Currently Serving

95.6

81.5-99.1

4.4

0.9-18.5

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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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