BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, 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	17,247	12,560	74.4	73.5-75.3	4,687	25.6	24.7-26.5
-Eastern NC	5,563	3,913	71.7	70.1-73.3	1,650	28.3	26.7-29.9
GENDER
Male	1,936	1,440	74.3	71.6-76.8	496	25.7	23.2-28.4
Female	3,627	2,473	69.3	67.4-71.1	1,154	30.7	28.9-32.6
RACE
White	3,709	2,771	76.8	75.0-78.4	938	23.2	21.6-25.0
African American	1,367	857	64.3	60.8-67.6	510	35.7	32.4-39.2
Other Minorities	469	276	57.3	50.4-63.9	193	42.7	36.1-49.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	245	133	54.0	45.7-62.1	112	46.0	37.9-54.3
Non-Hispanic	5,311	3,778	73.2	71.6-74.7	1,533	26.8	25.3-28.4
AGE
18-24	278	208	78.5	72.1-83.7	70	21.5	16.3-27.9
25-34	775	588	78.1	74.3-81.5	187	21.9	18.5-25.7
35-44	993	743	74.4	70.8-77.6	250	25.6	22.4-29.2
45-54	1,139	768	65.3	61.6-68.8	371	34.7	31.2-38.4
55-64	1,041	711	68.6	65.1-72.0	330	31.4	28.0-34.9
65-74	767	524	68.4	64.4-72.1	243	31.6	27.9-35.6
75+	540	347	63.6	58.6-68.4	193	36.4	31.6-41.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	870	443	50.0	45.1-54.9	427	50.0	45.1-54.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,834	1,219	70.1	67.3-72.8	615	29.9	27.2-32.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,420	1,073	77.0	74.2-79.7	347	23.0	20.3-25.8
College Graduate	1,429	1,171	84.5	82.3-86.4	258	15.5	13.6-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	754	409	52.8	48.0-57.5	345	47.2	42.5-52.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,035	642	61.9	57.5-66.0	393	38.1	34.0-42.5
$25,000- 34,999	711	493	71.8	67.1-76.1	218	28.2	23.9-32.9
$35,000- 49,999	788	617	80.2	76.7-83.2	171	19.8	16.8-23.3
$50,000-74,999	717	593	83.6	80.2-86.5	124	16.4	13.5-19.8
$75,000+	754	633	84.3	80.9-87.2	121	15.7	12.8-19.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,889	1,108	61.3	58.2-64.4	781	38.7	35.6-41.8
No	3,516	2,704	76.9	75.0-78.7	812	23.1	21.3-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	902	699	80.0	76.6-83.0	203	20.0	17.0-23.4
Non-Veteran	4,644	3,203	69.9	68.1-71.6	1,441	30.1	28.4-31.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,247

12,560

74.4

73.5-75.3

4,687

25.6

24.7-26.5

-Eastern NC

5,563

3,913

71.7

70.1-73.3

1,650

28.3

26.7-29.9

GENDER

Male

1,936

1,440

74.3

71.6-76.8

496

25.7

23.2-28.4

Female

3,627

2,473

69.3

67.4-71.1

1,154

30.7

28.9-32.6

RACE

White

3,709

2,771

76.8

75.0-78.4

938

23.2

21.6-25.0

African American

1,367

857

64.3

60.8-67.6

510

35.7

32.4-39.2

Other Minorities

469

276

57.3

50.4-63.9

193

42.7

36.1-49.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

245

133

54.0

45.7-62.1

112

46.0

37.9-54.3

Non-Hispanic

5,311

3,778

73.2

71.6-74.7

1,533

26.8

25.3-28.4

AGE

18-24

278

208

78.5

72.1-83.7

21.5

16.3-27.9

25-34

775

588

78.1

74.3-81.5

187

21.9

18.5-25.7

35-44

993

743

74.4

70.8-77.6

250

25.6

22.4-29.2

45-54

1,139

768

65.3

61.6-68.8

371

34.7

31.2-38.4

55-64

1,041

711

68.6

65.1-72.0

330

31.4

28.0-34.9

65-74

767

524

68.4

64.4-72.1

243

31.6

27.9-35.6

75+

540

347

63.6

58.6-68.4

193

36.4

31.6-41.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

870

443

50.0

45.1-54.9

427

50.0

45.1-54.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,834

1,219

70.1

67.3-72.8

615

29.9

27.2-32.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,420

1,073

77.0

74.2-79.7

347

23.0

20.3-25.8

College Graduate

1,429

1,171

84.5

82.3-86.4

258

15.5

13.6-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

754

409

52.8

48.0-57.5

345

47.2

42.5-52.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,035

642

61.9

57.5-66.0

393

38.1

34.0-42.5

$25,000- 34,999

711

493

71.8

67.1-76.1

218

28.2

23.9-32.9

$35,000- 49,999

788

617

80.2

76.7-83.2

171

19.8

16.8-23.3

$50,000-74,999

717

593

83.6

80.2-86.5

124

16.4

13.5-19.8

$75,000+

754

633

84.3

80.9-87.2

121

15.7

12.8-19.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,889

1,108

61.3

58.2-64.4

781

38.7

35.6-41.8

3,516

2,704

76.9

75.0-78.7

812

23.1

21.3-25.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

902

699

80.0

76.6-83.0

203

20.0

17.0-23.4

Non-Veteran

4,644

3,203

69.9

68.1-71.6

1,441

30.1

28.4-31.9

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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: 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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