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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 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
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 388 21 6.0 3.4-10.4 37 10.2 7.0-14.8 134 33.5 27.9-39.5 68 17.2 12.8-22.7 128 33.1 27.4-39.4
GENDER
Male 144 8 4.7 2.1-10.4 16 10.5 5.9-18.2 53 35.5 26.6-45.5 24 15.6 9.2-25.4 43 33.7 24.5-44.3
Female 244 13 7.2 3.3-15.1 21 10.0 6.0-16.0 81 31.4 25.3-38.3 44 18.8 13.6-25.3 85 32.6 26.3-39.6
RACE
White 348 19 6.3 3.5-11.2 33 10.8 7.2-15.8 119 33.3 27.4-39.7 62 18.1 13.3-24.1 115 31.5 25.7-38.0
Other 40 2 3.0 0.7-12.2 4 5.2 1.6-15.6 15 35.2 19.8-54.5 6 9.0 3.5-21.1 13 47.6 28.4-67.5
AGE
18-44 143 8 7.0 3.0-15.9 17 12.6 7.3-20.9 50 32.6 24.1-42.5 20 14.4 8.0-24.5 48 33.3 24.3-43.8
45+ 244 13 4.8 2.7- 8.6 20 7.8 4.8-12.4 84 34.5 28.1-41.6 47 19.8 14.7-26.0 80 33.0 26.6-40.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 207 15 8.1 4.0-15.5 20 9.5 5.4-16.2 71 33.4 26.0-41.8 38 18.5 12.2-27.1 63 30.4 23.0-39.1
Some College + 179 6 3.3 1.3- 7.9 17 11.3 6.7-18.4 63 33.8 26.0-42.7 29 15.1 10.0-22.1 64 36.6 28.1-46.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 243 14 6.1 2.8-12.8 21 7.8 4.4-13.5 83 34.3 27.3-42.0 41 16.0 11.2-22.5 84 35.7 28.6-43.6
$50,000+ 103 5 7.2 2.8-16.9 10 12.3 6.5-22.0 42 37.9 27.6-49.5 17 14.8 8.9-23.4 29 27.8 18.5-39.6

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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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