BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
North Carolina	16,491	6,556	42.1	41.0-43.1	6,756	39.7	38.7-40.8	3,179	18.2	17.4-19.0
-Mountain AHEC	1,132	491	44.7	40.7-48.7	444	39.2	35.4-43.1	197	16.1	13.5-19.1
GENDER
Male	398	184	48.8	42.3-55.4	144	35.1	29.4-41.3	70	16.1	12.2-20.9
Female	734	307	41.1	36.6-45.8	300	42.9	38.1-47.8	127	16.1	12.7-20.0
RACE
White	989	436	46.3	42.2-50.5	399	40.4	36.4-44.4	154	13.3	11.0-16.0
African American	60	21	35.3	18.5-56.7	21	30.3	17.2-47.7	18	34.4	18.7-54.6
Other Minorities	83	34	35.4	21.8-51.8	24	34.6	20.4-52.3	25	30.0	17.5-46.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	12	21.4	9.3-42.0	10	30.6	14.7-53.0	21	48.0	28.9-67.7
Non-Hispanic	1,088	479	46.5	42.5-50.6	434	39.9	36.1-43.9	175	13.6	11.3-16.2
AGE
18-24	58	30	52.7	36.4-68.5	19	35.3	21.4-52.1	9	12.0	5.4-24.3
25-34	166	85	50.2	41.0-59.4	58	33.2	25.3-42.1	23	16.6	10.4-25.6
35-44	177	90	47.6	38.6-56.7	63	38.7	30.0-48.1	24	13.7	8.4-21.7
45-54	192	84	41.9	33.7-50.7	80	44.1	35.7-52.9	28	13.9	8.9-21.1
55-64	210	86	40.8	33.1-48.9	91	47.2	39.3-55.3	33	12.0	7.8-18.0
65-74	166	67	43.9	35.3-52.9	68	39.6	31.3-48.5	31	16.5	11.3-23.5
75+	160	48	29.0	21.5-37.7	64	39.9	31.4-49.1	48	31.1	23.3-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	52	39.3	27.4-52.5	59	32.3	22.8-43.6	54	28.4	19.7-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	336	147	45.2	38.0-52.5	125	38.9	32.0-46.4	64	15.9	11.3-21.9
Some Post-H.S.	290	121	39.4	32.5-46.8	124	46.2	38.9-53.8	45	14.4	10.2-19.8
College Graduate	339	170	52.8	46.3-59.2	136	37.2	31.3-43.5	33	10.0	6.6-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	143	47	31.2	22.0-42.2	46	32.6	22.8-44.1	50	36.2	25.3-48.7
$15,000- 24,999	230	92	43.0	34.1-52.3	97	40.5	32.1-49.5	41	16.5	11.2-23.6
$25,000- 34,999	158	68	45.0	35.6-54.8	58	36.2	27.1-46.5	32	18.8	12.8-26.7
$35,000- 49,999	160	76	46.5	37.4-55.9	73	46.6	37.4-56.0	11	6.9	3.4-13.6
$50,000-74,999	139	72	56.1	44.6-66.9	55	36.1	26.3-47.1	12	7.8	4.1-14.4
$75,000+	130	75	53.5	42.9-63.7	45	39.6	29.6-50.6	10	7.0	3.6-13.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	134	37.1	30.8-43.9	134	38.7	31.9-46.0	110	24.2	19.3-29.9
No	735	350	47.8	42.9-52.8	301	39.7	35.1-44.4	84	12.5	9.5-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	152	65	39.6	31.0-49.0	64	43.4	34.5-52.9	23	16.9	10.8-25.6
Non-Veteran	980	426	45.5	41.1-49.9	380	38.6	34.5-42.9	174	15.9	13.1-19.2

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,491

6,556

42.1

41.0-43.1

6,756

39.7

38.7-40.8

3,179

18.2

17.4-19.0

-Mountain AHEC

1,132

491

44.7

40.7-48.7

444

39.2

35.4-43.1

197

16.1

13.5-19.1

GENDER

Male

398

184

48.8

42.3-55.4

144

35.1

29.4-41.3

16.1

12.2-20.9

Female

734

307

41.1

36.6-45.8

300

42.9

38.1-47.8

127

16.1

12.7-20.0

RACE

White

989

436

46.3

42.2-50.5

399

40.4

36.4-44.4

154

13.3

11.0-16.0

African American

35.3

18.5-56.7

30.3

17.2-47.7

34.4

18.7-54.6

Other Minorities

35.4

21.8-51.8

34.6

20.4-52.3

30.0

17.5-46.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.4

9.3-42.0

30.6

14.7-53.0

48.0

28.9-67.7

Non-Hispanic

1,088

479

46.5

42.5-50.6

434

39.9

36.1-43.9

175

13.6

11.3-16.2

AGE

18-24

52.7

36.4-68.5

35.3

21.4-52.1

12.0

5.4-24.3

25-34

166

50.2

41.0-59.4

33.2

25.3-42.1

16.6

10.4-25.6

35-44

177

47.6

38.6-56.7

38.7

30.0-48.1

13.7

8.4-21.7

45-54

192

41.9

33.7-50.7

44.1

35.7-52.9

13.9

8.9-21.1

55-64

210

40.8

33.1-48.9

47.2

39.3-55.3

12.0

7.8-18.0

65-74

166

43.9

35.3-52.9

39.6

31.3-48.5

16.5

11.3-23.5

75+

160

29.0

21.5-37.7

39.9

31.4-49.1

31.1

23.3-40.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

39.3

27.4-52.5

32.3

22.8-43.6

28.4

19.7-39.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

336

147

45.2

38.0-52.5

125

38.9

32.0-46.4

15.9

11.3-21.9

Some Post-H.S.

290

121

39.4

32.5-46.8

124

46.2

38.9-53.8

14.4

10.2-19.8

College Graduate

339

170

52.8

46.3-59.2

136

37.2

31.3-43.5

10.0

6.6-14.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

143

31.2

22.0-42.2

32.6

22.8-44.1

36.2

25.3-48.7

$15,000- 24,999

230

43.0

34.1-52.3

40.5

32.1-49.5

16.5

11.2-23.6

$25,000- 34,999

158

45.0

35.6-54.8

36.2

27.1-46.5

18.8

12.8-26.7

$35,000- 49,999

160

46.5

37.4-55.9

46.6

37.4-56.0

6.9

3.4-13.6

$50,000-74,999

139

56.1

44.6-66.9

36.1

26.3-47.1

7.8

4.1-14.4

$75,000+

130

53.5

42.9-63.7

39.6

29.6-50.6

7.0

3.6-13.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

134

37.1

30.8-43.9

134

38.7

31.9-46.0

110

24.2

19.3-29.9

735

350

47.8

42.9-52.8

301

39.7

35.1-44.4

12.5

9.5-16.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

152

39.6

31.0-49.0

43.4

34.5-52.9

16.9

10.8-25.6

Non-Veteran

980

426

45.5

41.1-49.9

380

38.6

34.5-42.9

174

15.9

13.1-19.2

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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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