BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,008	6,137	41.7	40.7-42.8	10,871	58.3	57.2-59.3
-Eastern NC	5,477	1,909	40.2	38.4-42.0	3,568	59.8	58.0-61.6
GENDER
Male	1,901	868	49.6	46.6-52.6	1,033	50.4	47.4-53.4
Female	3,576	1,041	31.5	29.5-33.5	2,535	68.5	66.5-70.5
RACE
White	3,663	1,373	44.2	42.0-46.4	2,290	55.8	53.6-58.0
African American	1,336	391	33.1	29.8-36.7	945	66.9	63.3-70.2
Other Minorities	462	142	30.9	24.2-38.5	320	69.1	61.5-75.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	243	67	31.6	24.0-40.3	176	68.4	59.7-76.0
Non-Hispanic	5,228	1,841	40.9	39.1-42.8	3,387	59.1	57.2-60.9
AGE
18-24	272	143	58.8	51.2-66.1	129	41.2	33.9-48.8
25-34	765	375	52.2	47.9-56.5	390	47.8	43.5-52.1
35-44	974	436	45.6	41.8-49.4	538	54.4	50.6-58.2
45-54	1,126	381	34.0	30.6-37.5	745	66.0	62.5-69.4
55-64	1,025	318	33.3	29.9-36.9	707	66.7	63.1-70.1
65-74	758	178	23.2	19.9-26.7	580	76.8	73.3-80.1
75+	528	69	14.1	10.6-18.5	459	85.9	81.5-89.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	854	157	20.6	16.8-24.9	697	79.4	75.1-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,815	566	40.0	36.6-43.5	1,249	60.0	56.5-63.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,395	514	43.9	40.5-47.5	881	56.1	52.5-59.5
College Graduate	1,406	672	50.9	47.8-54.0	734	49.1	46.0-52.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	744	145	23.6	19.5-28.3	599	76.4	71.7-80.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,025	287	31.6	27.4-36.1	738	68.4	63.9-72.6
$25,000- 34,999	704	266	44.5	38.6-50.5	438	55.5	49.5-61.4
$35,000- 49,999	775	325	46.7	42.4-51.0	450	53.3	49.0-57.6
$50,000-74,999	707	322	48.8	44.3-53.3	385	51.2	46.7-55.7
$75,000+	749	378	52.0	47.7-56.3	371	48.0	43.7-52.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,870	400	26.1	22.9-29.5	1,470	73.9	70.5-77.1
No	3,511	1,475	46.8	44.6-49.0	2,036	53.2	51.0-55.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	891	411	50.4	46.3-54.6	480	49.6	45.4-53.7
Non-Veteran	4,580	1,496	37.9	35.9-39.9	3,084	62.1	60.1-64.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,008

6,137

41.7

40.7-42.8

10,871

58.3

57.2-59.3

-Eastern NC

5,477

1,909

40.2

38.4-42.0

3,568

59.8

58.0-61.6

GENDER

Male

1,901

868

49.6

46.6-52.6

1,033

50.4

47.4-53.4

Female

3,576

1,041

31.5

29.5-33.5

2,535

68.5

66.5-70.5

RACE

White

3,663

1,373

44.2

42.0-46.4

2,290

55.8

53.6-58.0

African American

1,336

391

33.1

29.8-36.7

945

66.9

63.3-70.2

Other Minorities

462

142

30.9

24.2-38.5

320

69.1

61.5-75.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

243

31.6

24.0-40.3

176

68.4

59.7-76.0

Non-Hispanic

5,228

1,841

40.9

39.1-42.8

3,387

59.1

57.2-60.9

AGE

18-24

272

143

58.8

51.2-66.1

129

41.2

33.9-48.8

25-34

765

375

52.2

47.9-56.5

390

47.8

43.5-52.1

35-44

974

436

45.6

41.8-49.4

538

54.4

50.6-58.2

45-54

1,126

381

34.0

30.6-37.5

745

66.0

62.5-69.4

55-64

1,025

318

33.3

29.9-36.9

707

66.7

63.1-70.1

65-74

758

178

23.2

19.9-26.7

580

76.8

73.3-80.1

75+

528

14.1

10.6-18.5

459

85.9

81.5-89.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

854

157

20.6

16.8-24.9

697

79.4

75.1-83.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,815

566

40.0

36.6-43.5

1,249

60.0

56.5-63.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,395

514

43.9

40.5-47.5

881

56.1

52.5-59.5

College Graduate

1,406

672

50.9

47.8-54.0

734

49.1

46.0-52.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

744

145

23.6

19.5-28.3

599

76.4

71.7-80.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,025

287

31.6

27.4-36.1

738

68.4

63.9-72.6

$25,000- 34,999

704

266

44.5

38.6-50.5

438

55.5

49.5-61.4

$35,000- 49,999

775

325

46.7

42.4-51.0

450

53.3

49.0-57.6

$50,000-74,999

707

322

48.8

44.3-53.3

385

51.2

46.7-55.7

$75,000+

749

378

52.0

47.7-56.3

371

48.0

43.7-52.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,870

400

26.1

22.9-29.5

1,470

73.9

70.5-77.1

3,511

1,475

46.8

44.6-49.0

2,036

53.2

51.0-55.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

891

411

50.4

46.3-54.6

480

49.6

45.4-53.7

Non-Veteran

4,580

1,496

37.9

35.9-39.9

3,084

62.1

60.1-64.1

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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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