BRFSS 2004 - 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: Western 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
North Carolina	15,036	11,128	74.8	73.9-75.7	3,908	25.2	24.3-26.1
-Western NC	1,638	1,214	74.6	71.9-77.2	424	25.4	22.8-28.1
GENDER
Male	616	465	76.3	71.9-80.1	151	23.7	19.9-28.1
Female	1,022	749	73.1	69.7-76.3	273	26.9	23.7-30.3
RACE
White	1,453	1,095	75.7	73.0-78.3	358	24.3	21.7-27.0
African American	73	45	64.4	50.5-76.2	28	35.6	23.8-49.5
Other Minorities	4	3	79.6	28.1-97.5	1	20.4	2.5-71.9
AGE
18-24	90	73	80.4	69.1-88.3	17	19.6	11.7-30.9
25-34	210	176	82.8	75.3-88.4	34	17.2	11.6-24.7
35-44	297	222	78.0	72.3-82.8	75	22.0	17.2-27.7
45-54	309	221	68.7	61.4-75.1	88	31.3	24.9-38.6
55-64	281	206	73.8	67.2-79.4	75	26.2	20.6-32.8
65-74	250	176	69.5	61.9-76.1	74	30.5	23.9-38.1
75+	195	134	70.7	62.3-78.0	61	29.3	22.0-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	304	178	61.1	54.0-67.7	126	38.9	32.3-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	486	330	67.3	61.8-72.4	156	32.7	27.6-38.2
Some Post-H.S.	426	335	79.7	74.7-83.9	91	20.3	16.1-25.3
College Graduate	418	369	89.2	85.4-92.1	49	10.8	7.9-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	136	60.2	50.6-69.0	77	39.8	31.0-49.4
$15,000- 24,999	303	200	66.4	59.5-72.8	103	33.6	27.2-40.5
$25,000- 34,999	226	159	67.9	59.9-74.9	67	32.1	25.1-40.1
$35,000- 49,999	221	173	78.7	71.8-84.3	48	21.3	15.7-28.2
$50,000-74,999	184	159	87.8	81.5-92.1	25	12.2	7.9-18.5
$75,000+	148	133	89.3	82.3-93.7	15	10.7	6.3-17.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	581	374	64.2	59.1-69.1	207	35.8	30.9-40.9
No	1,018	809	79.7	76.6-82.5	209	20.3	17.5-23.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	169	76.9	68.9-83.4	56	23.1	16.6-31.1
Non-Veteran	1,405	1,038	74.1	71.2-76.9	367	25.9	23.1-28.8
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,638

1,214

74.6

71.9-77.2

424

25.4

22.8-28.1

GENDER

Male

616

465

76.3

71.9-80.1

151

23.7

19.9-28.1

Female

1,022

749

73.1

69.7-76.3

273

26.9

23.7-30.3

RACE

White

1,453

1,095

75.7

73.0-78.3

358

24.3

21.7-27.0

African American

64.4

50.5-76.2

35.6

23.8-49.5

Other Minorities

79.6

28.1-97.5

20.4

2.5-71.9

AGE

18-24

80.4

69.1-88.3

19.6

11.7-30.9

25-34

210

176

82.8

75.3-88.4

17.2

11.6-24.7

35-44

297

222

78.0

72.3-82.8

22.0

17.2-27.7

45-54

309

221

68.7

61.4-75.1

31.3

24.9-38.6

55-64

281

206

73.8

67.2-79.4

26.2

20.6-32.8

65-74

250

176

69.5

61.9-76.1

30.5

23.9-38.1

75+

195

134

70.7

62.3-78.0

29.3

22.0-37.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

304

178

61.1

54.0-67.7

126

38.9

32.3-46.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

486

330

67.3

61.8-72.4

156

32.7

27.6-38.2

Some Post-H.S.

426

335

79.7

74.7-83.9

20.3

16.1-25.3

College Graduate

418

369

89.2

85.4-92.1

10.8

7.9-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

213

136

60.2

50.6-69.0

39.8

31.0-49.4

$15,000- 24,999

303

200

66.4

59.5-72.8

103

33.6

27.2-40.5

$25,000- 34,999

226

159

67.9

59.9-74.9

32.1

25.1-40.1

$35,000- 49,999

221

173

78.7

71.8-84.3

21.3

15.7-28.2

$50,000-74,999

184

159

87.8

81.5-92.1

12.2

7.9-18.5

$75,000+

148

133

89.3

82.3-93.7

10.7

6.3-17.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

581

374

64.2

59.1-69.1

207

35.8

30.9-40.9

1,018

809

79.7

76.6-82.5

209

20.3

17.5-23.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

169

76.9

68.9-83.4

23.1

16.6-31.1

Non-Veteran

1,405

1,038

74.1

71.2-76.9

367

25.9

23.1-28.8

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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