BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
North Carolina	16,491	6,556	42.1	41.0-43.1	6,756	39.7	38.7-40.8	3,179	18.2	17.4-19.0
-Eastern NC	5,287	2,046	41.7	39.9-43.6	2,129	38.6	36.9-40.4	1,112	19.6	18.2-21.1
GENDER
Male	1,844	802	45.6	42.5-48.6	676	35.3	32.5-38.2	366	19.1	16.9-21.6
Female	3,443	1,244	38.2	36.1-40.2	1,453	41.8	39.7-43.8	746	20.1	18.5-21.7
RACE
White	3,547	1,487	45.8	43.6-48.0	1,451	39.2	37.1-41.4	609	15.0	13.6-16.6
African American	1,270	393	32.9	29.5-36.5	512	40.4	36.9-44.0	365	26.7	23.7-29.9
Other Minorities	454	162	35.9	29.1-43.5	160	31.1	25.4-37.4	132	33.0	26.8-39.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	238	65	23.5	17.7-30.4	84	35.7	27.8-44.4	89	40.8	32.9-49.3
Non-Hispanic	5,043	1,980	43.3	41.4-45.2	2,044	38.9	37.2-40.7	1,019	17.8	16.5-19.2
AGE
18-24	262	140	56.3	48.4-63.9	94	34.7	27.7-42.4	28	9.0	5.7-13.8
25-34	747	351	48.0	43.7-52.4	286	36.9	32.8-41.2	110	15.1	12.0-18.8
35-44	953	409	43.7	39.9-47.5	389	38.3	34.6-42.0	155	18.1	15.0-21.6
45-54	1,090	380	33.9	30.6-37.4	464	41.8	38.2-45.5	246	24.2	20.9-27.9
55-64	989	370	38.9	35.2-42.7	418	41.6	37.9-45.3	201	19.5	16.7-22.6
65-74	731	250	35.4	31.4-39.7	301	39.7	35.6-43.9	180	24.9	21.3-28.8
75+	489	136	28.9	24.2-34.1	169	35.1	30.1-40.4	184	36.0	31.1-41.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	814	210	26.9	22.8-31.5	269	31.0	26.6-35.8	335	42.1	37.2-47.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,739	640	41.6	38.2-45.0	715	39.5	36.4-42.8	384	18.9	16.7-21.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,351	559	45.4	41.9-48.9	571	41.2	37.8-44.7	221	13.4	11.5-15.7
College Graduate	1,376	636	48.6	45.5-51.8	571	39.9	36.8-43.0	169	11.5	9.7-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	721	201	28.5	24.4-33.1	261	35.2	30.7-40.0	259	36.3	31.7-41.1
$15,000- 24,999	989	341	33.1	29.2-37.2	399	39.9	35.6-44.4	249	27.1	23.2-31.3
$25,000- 34,999	677	284	47.8	41.8-53.8	270	35.4	30.4-40.7	123	16.9	13.4-21.1
$35,000- 49,999	756	339	48.8	44.5-53.1	315	39.2	35.1-43.5	102	12.0	9.6-14.8
$50,000-74,999	695	312	47.0	42.5-51.6	311	44.0	39.5-48.6	72	9.0	6.9-11.7
$75,000+	733	349	49.5	45.2-53.9	301	38.4	34.4-42.7	83	12.0	9.3-15.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,797	515	32.1	28.8-35.6	681	38.0	35.0-41.2	601	29.9	27.1-32.8
No	3,406	1,498	46.2	44.0-48.4	1,423	39.1	37.0-41.3	485	14.7	13.2-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	859	415	53.8	49.6-57.9	288	30.4	26.9-34.2	156	15.8	13.0-19.0
Non-Veteran	4,423	1,628	39.0	37.0-41.0	1,840	40.5	38.6-42.5	955	20.5	18.9-22.1

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,491

6,556

42.1

41.0-43.1

6,756

39.7

38.7-40.8

3,179

18.2

17.4-19.0

-Eastern NC

5,287

2,046

41.7

39.9-43.6

2,129

38.6

36.9-40.4

1,112

19.6

18.2-21.1

GENDER

Male

1,844

802

45.6

42.5-48.6

676

35.3

32.5-38.2

366

19.1

16.9-21.6

Female

3,443

1,244

38.2

36.1-40.2

1,453

41.8

39.7-43.8

746

20.1

18.5-21.7

RACE

White

3,547

1,487

45.8

43.6-48.0

1,451

39.2

37.1-41.4

609

15.0

13.6-16.6

African American

1,270

393

32.9

29.5-36.5

512

40.4

36.9-44.0

365

26.7

23.7-29.9

Other Minorities

454

162

35.9

29.1-43.5

160

31.1

25.4-37.4

132

33.0

26.8-39.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

238

23.5

17.7-30.4

35.7

27.8-44.4

40.8

32.9-49.3

Non-Hispanic

5,043

1,980

43.3

41.4-45.2

2,044

38.9

37.2-40.7

1,019

17.8

16.5-19.2

AGE

18-24

262

140

56.3

48.4-63.9

34.7

27.7-42.4

9.0

5.7-13.8

25-34

747

351

48.0

43.7-52.4

286

36.9

32.8-41.2

110

15.1

12.0-18.8

35-44

953

409

43.7

39.9-47.5

389

38.3

34.6-42.0

155

18.1

15.0-21.6

45-54

1,090

380

33.9

30.6-37.4

464

41.8

38.2-45.5

246

24.2

20.9-27.9

55-64

989

370

38.9

35.2-42.7

418

41.6

37.9-45.3

201

19.5

16.7-22.6

65-74

731

250

35.4

31.4-39.7

301

39.7

35.6-43.9

180

24.9

21.3-28.8

75+

489

136

28.9

24.2-34.1

169

35.1

30.1-40.4

184

36.0

31.1-41.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

814

210

26.9

22.8-31.5

269

31.0

26.6-35.8

335

42.1

37.2-47.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,739

640

41.6

38.2-45.0

715

39.5

36.4-42.8

384

18.9

16.7-21.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,351

559

45.4

41.9-48.9

571

41.2

37.8-44.7

221

13.4

11.5-15.7

College Graduate

1,376

636

48.6

45.5-51.8

571

39.9

36.8-43.0

169

11.5

9.7-13.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

721

201

28.5

24.4-33.1

261

35.2

30.7-40.0

259

36.3

31.7-41.1

$15,000- 24,999

989

341

33.1

29.2-37.2

399

39.9

35.6-44.4

249

27.1

23.2-31.3

$25,000- 34,999

677

284

47.8

41.8-53.8

270

35.4

30.4-40.7

123

16.9

13.4-21.1

$35,000- 49,999

756

339

48.8

44.5-53.1

315

39.2

35.1-43.5

102

12.0

9.6-14.8

$50,000-74,999

695

312

47.0

42.5-51.6

311

44.0

39.5-48.6

9.0

6.9-11.7

$75,000+

733

349

49.5

45.2-53.9

301

38.4

34.4-42.7

12.0

9.3-15.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,797

515

32.1

28.8-35.6

681

38.0

35.0-41.2

601

29.9

27.1-32.8

3,406

1,498

46.2

44.0-48.4

1,423

39.1

37.0-41.3

485

14.7

13.2-16.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

859

415

53.8

49.6-57.9

288

30.4

26.9-34.2

156

15.8

13.0-19.0

Non-Veteran

4,423

1,628

39.0

37.0-41.0

1,840

40.5

38.6-42.5

955

20.5

18.9-22.1

Back to Physical Activity.

*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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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