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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate 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 13,333 684 5.0 4.6- 5.6 1,650 12.2 11.5-13.0 4,496 34.3 33.2-35.4 2,478 18.5 17.6-19.4 4,025 29.9 28.9-31.0
-Forsyth County 358 19 4.8 2.8- 8.0 40 9.6 6.6-13.6 137 42.4 35.9-49.2 62 17.4 12.9-23.1 100 25.8 20.6-31.9
GENDER
Male 118 3 3.3 1.0-10.5 11 9.0 4.6-16.9 52 45.9 34.9-57.3 17 17.6 10.2-28.7 35 24.1 16.0-34.6
Female 240 16 6.1 3.6-10.1 29 10.0 6.7-14.7 85 39.4 32.2-47.0 45 17.2 12.7-22.9 65 27.3 21.1-34.6
RACE
White 281 16 5.3 3.0- 9.3 26 7.8 4.9-12.1 108 42.3 35.1-49.7 47 17.0 11.9-23.7 84 27.6 21.4-34.7
Other 75 3 3.0 0.9-10.1 13 13.5 7.1-24.0 28 43.5 29.0-59.3 15 19.4 10.9-32.0 16 20.5 12.0-32.9
AGE
18-44 124 4 2.8 0.8- 9.3 16 10.6 5.9-18.2 55 48.1 37.0-59.4 19 14.7 8.1-25.3 30 23.7 15.4-34.8
45+ 233 15 6.7 3.9-11.2 24 8.6 5.5-13.2 81 36.8 30.0-44.3 43 20.0 14.7-26.5 70 27.9 22.1-34.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 10 8.2 3.9-16.7 10 6.8 3.3-13.3 43 44.9 32.5-58.1 15 10.2 5.7-17.8 37 29.8 20.0-41.8
Some College + 243 9 3.0 1.5- 6.0 30 11.0 7.1-16.5 94 41.1 34.0-48.7 47 21.0 15.0-28.7 63 23.8 17.9-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 14 8.7 4.7-15.4 24 10.4 6.6-16.2 59 39.6 29.7-50.4 28 13.4 8.7-20.1 44 27.9 19.6-38.0
$50,000+ 144 5 2.1 0.9- 5.2 13 10.6 5.7-18.9 65 47.7 38.5-57.1 24 17.6 11.6-25.9 37 21.9 15.0-30.9

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