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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 6,075 1,352 21.5 20.1-23.0 1,366 22.0 20.6-23.5 2,157 36.2 34.6-38.0 721 11.8 10.8-12.9 479 8.4 7.4- 9.6
-Eastern NC 1,890 438 21.6 19.3-24.1 404 20.5 18.1-23.0 647 35.4 32.5-38.5 234 11.7 10.0-13.6 167 10.8 8.5-13.7
GENDER
Male 861 204 22.2 18.9-25.9 180 19.8 16.6-23.5 287 34.8 30.6-39.2 107 11.1 9.0-13.7 83 12.0 8.6-16.7
Female 1,029 234 20.6 17.8-23.6 224 21.4 18.4-24.7 360 36.4 32.7-40.2 127 12.6 10.2-15.4 84 9.1 7.0-11.7
RACE
White 1,365 316 21.0 18.4-23.9 280 20.5 17.7-23.6 479 37.0 33.5-40.6 170 11.9 10.0-14.1 120 9.6 7.6-12.2
African American 383 91 25.1 19.7-31.4 92 22.3 17.7-27.8 125 32.6 26.7-39.1 47 11.8 8.2-16.8 28 8.2 5.1-12.9
Other Minorities 139 30 17.1 10.6-26.4 32 15.7 9.7-24.5 42 28.4 18.8-40.4 16 9.5 5.1-17.0 19 29.4 14.1-51.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 66 18 31.5 19.1-47.4 10 18.4 6.9-40.7 24 28.9 18.1-42.9 9 13.5 6.4-26.2 5 7.7 2.6-20.8
Non-Hispanic 1,823 420 21.0 18.7-23.4 394 20.6 18.3-23.1 622 35.8 32.8-38.9 225 11.6 9.9-13.5 162 11.0 8.6-14.1
AGE
18-24 139 16 10.8 5.8-19.1 27 17.6 11.1-26.6 58 40.4 30.3-51.4 19 10.8 6.5-17.3 19 20.5 11.7-33.5
25-34 374 73 19.1 14.6-24.5 90 22.8 18.1-28.2 129 36.2 30.6-42.2 46 12.2 8.8-16.6 36 9.7 6.7-13.9
35-44 432 108 25.9 21.2-31.2 86 21.4 17.1-26.4 155 34.1 29.1-39.5 50 10.5 7.7-14.1 33 8.1 5.6-11.7
45-54 378 87 23.5 18.6-29.1 90 23.4 18.4-29.1 126 33.5 28.0-39.4 48 13.0 9.4-17.6 27 6.8 4.3-10.6
55-64 313 88 31.0 25.1-37.6 61 17.6 13.3-23.0 91 30.5 24.7-36.9 42 11.4 8.1-15.7 31 9.6 6.3-14.2
65-74 177 44 24.5 18.3-32.1 37 18.8 13.4-25.7 61 34.7 27.3-42.9 20 13.4 8.5-20.5 15 8.6 5.0-14.4
75+ 68 20 26.2 16.1-39.7 12 13.4 7.0-24.2 22 36.4 22.3-53.3 8 13.8 5.8-29.6 6 10.1 3.8-24.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 47 27.3 19.3-37.2 37 24.4 14.6-38.0 34 21.7 14.7-30.7 15 11.7 6.1-21.5 20 14.8 8.6-24.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 151 25.0 20.4-30.3 113 19.1 15.2-23.8 177 32.1 26.6-38.1 64 11.3 8.4-15.0 52 12.5 7.4-20.2
Some Post-H.S. 511 104 17.0 13.4-21.3 120 21.6 17.5-26.2 182 40.1 34.4-46.0 57 9.0 6.6-12.1 48 12.4 8.8-17.1
College Graduate 669 136 20.5 17.0-24.5 134 19.7 16.4-23.5 254 38.7 34.4-43.2 98 14.8 11.9-18.4 47 6.3 4.5- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 43 28.5 19.5-39.6 32 18.3 11.5-28.0 41 31.8 22.5-43.0 10 9.4 4.2-19.6 18 11.9 6.7-20.2
$15,000- 24,999 281 72 24.8 17.9-33.2 58 18.7 12.3-27.4 95 33.9 26.5-42.1 27 10.0 6.3-15.5 29 12.6 7.8-19.8
$25,000- 34,999 265 67 21.9 16.0-29.2 60 20.0 14.0-27.8 89 35.4 26.4-45.5 31 9.6 6.2-14.6 18 13.1 5.1-29.8
$35,000- 49,999 324 71 19.6 15.0-25.3 65 22.0 16.9-28.2 112 35.8 29.7-42.5 41 11.6 8.2-16.2 35 10.9 7.5-15.6
$50,000-74,999 320 69 22.5 17.4-28.6 68 20.2 15.6-25.7 108 33.7 27.8-40.1 47 14.5 10.5-19.7 28 9.1 5.8-14.2
$75,000+ 377 73 17.1 13.3-21.6 80 21.9 17.2-27.5 148 41.4 35.4-47.7 55 13.7 10.1-18.3 21 5.9 3.6- 9.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 395 100 20.3 15.9-25.5 94 21.8 16.9-27.8 122 31.4 25.1-38.5 37 7.7 4.9-11.9 42 18.8 10.9-30.4
No 1,463 330 21.7 19.1-24.6 305 20.1 17.5-23.0 517 36.6 33.3-40.0 192 12.7 10.8-14.9 119 8.8 7.0-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 409 85 17.3 13.6-21.9 75 17.8 13.8-22.7 147 40.8 34.6-47.2 67 15.1 11.5-19.5 35 9.0 6.1-13.2
Non-Veteran 1,479 353 22.9 20.1-25.9 329 21.3 18.6-24.3 499 33.9 30.6-37.3 167 10.7 8.9-12.9 131 11.3 8.5-14.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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