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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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
-Buncombe County 365 11 2.6 1.3- 5.1 39 8.7 6.1-12.4 110 31.9 25.9-38.6 86 21.2 16.8-26.4 119 35.6 28.9-42.9
GENDER
Male 130 3 2.6 0.8- 8.0 11 5.1 2.7- 9.7 42 35.3 25.3-46.7 33 20.4 13.9-28.9 41 36.7 25.6-49.4
Female 235 8 2.6 1.2- 5.4 28 12.2 8.0-18.2 68 28.6 22.2-36.0 53 22.1 16.7-28.6 78 34.5 27.5-42.3
RACE
White 321 10 2.7 1.3- 5.5 36 9.8 6.7-13.9 95 29.3 23.7-35.6 75 21.9 17.2-27.4 105 36.4 29.7-43.6
Other 44 1 2.0 0.3-13.0 3 3.7 1.0-13.5 15 44.5 24.1-66.9 11 18.1 8.5-34.3 14 31.8 13.4-58.3
AGE
18-44 139 4 2.4 0.8- 7.0 15 7.9 4.5-13.7 47 34.1 24.9-44.7 29 17.4 11.7-25.0 44 38.2 27.8-49.8
45+ 225 7 2.8 1.2- 6.0 24 9.9 6.5-14.8 63 29.1 22.8-36.4 57 26.5 20.5-33.4 74 31.7 25.5-38.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 135 2 0.6 0.1- 2.7 18 7.5 4.4-12.7 33 28.5 18.5-41.3 30 18.9 12.4-27.8 52 44.4 32.0-57.4
Some College + 228 9 3.8 1.8- 7.9 21 9.6 6.0-14.9 76 33.9 26.9-41.7 56 22.8 17.3-29.5 66 29.9 22.9-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 8 3.5 1.6- 7.7 26 10.5 6.7-16.1 57 31.5 23.4-41.0 44 19.9 14.3-26.9 70 34.6 26.5-43.7
$50,000+ 106 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 9 8.0 4.0-15.3 35 36.7 27.0-47.5 32 28.7 20.4-38.7 29 25.4 17.4-35.4

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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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