BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,056	13,422	78.8	77.9-79.6	3,634	21.2	20.4-22.1
-Eastern NC	5,488	4,235	77.6	76.1-79.1	1,253	22.4	20.9-23.9
GENDER
Male	1,903	1,462	76.7	74.1-79.2	441	23.3	20.8-25.9
Female	3,585	2,773	78.4	76.7-80.1	812	21.6	19.9-23.3
RACE
White	3,673	2,973	81.9	80.2-83.5	700	18.1	16.5-19.8
African American	1,337	938	71.7	68.5-74.8	399	28.3	25.2-31.5
Other Minorities	462	314	63.5	56.6-69.9	148	36.5	30.1-43.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	243	143	51.2	42.8-59.5	100	48.8	40.5-57.2
Non-Hispanic	5,239	4,090	79.8	78.4-81.2	1,149	20.2	18.8-21.6
AGE
18-24	273	229	84.0	77.8-88.7	44	16.0	11.3-22.2
25-34	765	629	80.9	76.9-84.3	136	19.1	15.7-23.1
35-44	975	792	79.4	75.8-82.5	183	20.6	17.5-24.2
45-54	1,129	851	73.0	69.3-76.3	278	27.0	23.7-30.7
55-64	1,030	808	79.4	76.3-82.2	222	20.6	17.8-23.7
65-74	758	565	74.3	70.4-77.8	193	25.7	22.2-29.6
75+	529	340	66.4	61.5-70.9	189	33.6	29.1-38.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	856	500	57.2	52.4-62.0	356	42.8	38.0-47.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,812	1,389	78.5	75.8-81.0	423	21.5	19.0-24.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,402	1,152	83.8	81.2-86.1	250	16.2	13.9-18.8
College Graduate	1,411	1,190	84.3	81.9-86.5	221	15.7	13.5-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	746	468	60.8	56.0-65.5	278	39.2	34.5-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,023	746	69.1	64.7-73.2	277	30.9	26.8-35.3
$25,000- 34,999	705	569	81.9	77.7-85.5	136	18.1	14.5-22.3
$35,000- 49,999	779	655	85.6	82.6-88.2	124	14.4	11.8-17.4
$50,000-74,999	709	621	88.7	85.8-91.0	88	11.3	9.0-14.2
$75,000+	750	640	83.6	79.7-86.9	110	16.4	13.1-20.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,875	1,243	69.1	66.1-71.9	632	30.9	28.1-33.9
No	3,512	2,922	81.8	80.0-83.5	590	18.2	16.5-20.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	890	704	81.2	77.9-84.2	186	18.8	15.8-22.1
Non-Veteran	4,592	3,526	76.8	75.1-78.5	1,066	23.2	21.5-24.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,056

13,422

78.8

77.9-79.6

3,634

21.2

20.4-22.1

-Eastern NC

5,488

4,235

77.6

76.1-79.1

1,253

22.4

20.9-23.9

GENDER

Male

1,903

1,462

76.7

74.1-79.2

441

23.3

20.8-25.9

Female

3,585

2,773

78.4

76.7-80.1

812

21.6

19.9-23.3

RACE

White

3,673

2,973

81.9

80.2-83.5

700

18.1

16.5-19.8

African American

1,337

938

71.7

68.5-74.8

399

28.3

25.2-31.5

Other Minorities

462

314

63.5

56.6-69.9

148

36.5

30.1-43.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

243

143

51.2

42.8-59.5

100

48.8

40.5-57.2

Non-Hispanic

5,239

4,090

79.8

78.4-81.2

1,149

20.2

18.8-21.6

AGE

18-24

273

229

84.0

77.8-88.7

16.0

11.3-22.2

25-34

765

629

80.9

76.9-84.3

136

19.1

15.7-23.1

35-44

975

792

79.4

75.8-82.5

183

20.6

17.5-24.2

45-54

1,129

851

73.0

69.3-76.3

278

27.0

23.7-30.7

55-64

1,030

808

79.4

76.3-82.2

222

20.6

17.8-23.7

65-74

758

565

74.3

70.4-77.8

193

25.7

22.2-29.6

75+

529

340

66.4

61.5-70.9

189

33.6

29.1-38.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

856

500

57.2

52.4-62.0

356

42.8

38.0-47.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,812

1,389

78.5

75.8-81.0

423

21.5

19.0-24.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,402

1,152

83.8

81.2-86.1

250

16.2

13.9-18.8

College Graduate

1,411

1,190

84.3

81.9-86.5

221

15.7

13.5-18.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

746

468

60.8

56.0-65.5

278

39.2

34.5-44.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,023

746

69.1

64.7-73.2

277

30.9

26.8-35.3

$25,000- 34,999

705

569

81.9

77.7-85.5

136

18.1

14.5-22.3

$35,000- 49,999

779

655

85.6

82.6-88.2

124

14.4

11.8-17.4

$50,000-74,999

709

621

88.7

85.8-91.0

11.3

9.0-14.2

$75,000+

750

640

83.6

79.7-86.9

110

16.4

13.1-20.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,875

1,243

69.1

66.1-71.9

632

30.9

28.1-33.9

3,512

2,922

81.8

80.0-83.5

590

18.2

16.5-20.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

890

704

81.2

77.9-84.2

186

18.8

15.8-22.1

Non-Veteran

4,592

3,526

76.8

75.1-78.5

1,066

23.2

21.5-24.9

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*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^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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