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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,333 684 5.0 4.6- 5.6 1,650 12.2 11.5-13.0 4,496 34.3 33.2-35.4 2,478 18.5 17.6-19.4 4,025 29.9 28.9-31.0
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes 322 13 4.5 2.2- 8.9 37 11.9 8.3-16.7 96 28.0 22.7-34.2 64 18.8 14.0-24.7 112 36.8 30.1-44.2
GENDER
Male 118 5 5.0 1.6-14.9 15 13.0 7.4-21.9 33 23.9 16.3-33.6 25 19.9 12.3-30.7 40 38.2 26.8-51.0
Female 204 8 4.0 1.8- 8.6 22 10.9 6.9-16.7 63 31.7 24.8-39.5 39 17.8 12.5-24.6 72 35.7 28.5-43.6
RACE
White 304 12 4.7 2.3- 9.5 34 10.7 7.4-15.2 90 28.9 23.2-35.2 62 19.9 14.8-26.2 106 35.8 29.1-43.2
Other 18 1 1.5 0.2-11.0 3 25.9 7.9-58.8 6 18.5 6.6-41.9 2 5.5 1.0-25.0 6 48.5 20.6-77.4
AGE
18-44 111 5 5.2 1.7-14.7 10 8.3 4.0-16.3 36 26.8 18.6-37.0 17 16.0 9.0-26.8 43 43.7 32.1-55.9
45+ 208 8 3.8 1.8- 8.0 27 15.6 10.6-22.4 59 29.0 22.7-36.3 46 21.6 16.1-28.4 68 29.9 23.7-37.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 9 7.9 3.4-17.5 18 14.1 8.3-22.9 39 26.5 18.9-35.8 24 14.7 8.7-24.0 51 36.8 27.2-47.5
Some College + 178 4 1.8 0.6- 5.6 19 10.3 6.3-16.3 57 29.5 22.3-38.0 40 22.1 15.5-30.6 58 36.2 27.0-46.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 215 11 5.6 2.5-12.1 28 13.7 9.0-20.4 64 29.4 22.6-37.2 37 15.6 10.4-22.5 75 35.8 27.6-44.8
$50,000+ 76 2 3.4 0.8-12.8 6 8.3 3.6-18.1 24 28.0 18.5-40.0 20 26.5 16.1-40.3 24 33.8 22.0-48.1

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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