BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,247	12,560	74.4	73.5-75.3	4,687	25.6	24.7-26.5
-Mountain AHEC	1,196	896	75.8	72.2-79.0	300	24.2	21.0-27.8
GENDER
Male	423	329	76.2	70.2-81.4	94	23.8	18.6-29.8
Female	773	567	75.3	71.1-79.1	206	24.7	20.9-28.9
RACE
White	1,043	797	78.9	75.6-81.9	246	21.1	18.1-24.4
African American	65	44	48.3	30.9-66.1	21	51.7	33.9-69.1
Other Minorities	88	55	64.0	47.4-77.9	33	36.0	22.1-52.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	21	48.1	29.1-67.6	24	51.9	32.4-70.9
Non-Hispanic	1,149	874	77.8	74.4-80.9	275	22.2	19.1-25.6
AGE
18-24	59	46	74.4	57.7-86.1	13	25.6	13.9-42.3
25-34	172	138	79.8	69.8-87.1	34	20.2	12.9-30.2
35-44	184	147	81.6	74.3-87.2	37	18.4	12.8-25.7
45-54	201	142	70.2	61.6-77.5	59	29.8	22.5-38.4
55-64	217	159	75.7	68.4-81.9	58	24.3	18.1-31.6
65-74	187	143	76.1	68.1-82.5	44	23.9	17.5-31.9
75+	171	117	68.5	59.8-76.1	54	31.5	23.9-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	102	60.0	48.8-70.4	79	40.0	29.6-51.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	354	246	69.8	62.5-76.3	108	30.2	23.7-37.5
Some Post-H.S.	305	243	82.5	76.8-87.0	62	17.5	13.0-23.2
College Graduate	353	303	86.4	81.6-90.1	50	13.6	9.9-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	90	63.3	51.9-73.4	64	36.7	26.6-48.1
$15,000- 24,999	244	171	69.1	60.3-76.6	73	30.9	23.4-39.7
$25,000- 34,999	165	117	68.3	58.3-76.9	48	31.7	23.1-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	168	143	85.7	78.2-90.9	25	14.3	9.1-21.8
$50,000-74,999	144	121	86.3	78.7-91.5	23	13.7	8.5-21.3
$75,000+	135	122	91.3	84.8-95.2	13	8.7	4.8-15.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	248	67.8	61.7-73.4	151	32.2	26.6-38.3
No	764	622	78.9	74.2-82.9	142	21.1	17.1-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	129	77.7	69.2-84.4	34	22.3	15.6-30.8
Non-Veteran	1,032	766	75.5	71.5-79.0	266	24.5	21.0-28.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,247

12,560

74.4

73.5-75.3

4,687

25.6

24.7-26.5

-Mountain AHEC

1,196

896

75.8

72.2-79.0

300

24.2

21.0-27.8

GENDER

Male

423

329

76.2

70.2-81.4

23.8

18.6-29.8

Female

773

567

75.3

71.1-79.1

206

24.7

20.9-28.9

RACE

White

1,043

797

78.9

75.6-81.9

246

21.1

18.1-24.4

African American

48.3

30.9-66.1

51.7

33.9-69.1

Other Minorities

64.0

47.4-77.9

36.0

22.1-52.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

48.1

29.1-67.6

51.9

32.4-70.9

Non-Hispanic

1,149

874

77.8

74.4-80.9

275

22.2

19.1-25.6

AGE

18-24

74.4

57.7-86.1

25.6

13.9-42.3

25-34

172

138

79.8

69.8-87.1

20.2

12.9-30.2

35-44

184

147

81.6

74.3-87.2

18.4

12.8-25.7

45-54

201

142

70.2

61.6-77.5

29.8

22.5-38.4

55-64

217

159

75.7

68.4-81.9

24.3

18.1-31.6

65-74

187

143

76.1

68.1-82.5

23.9

17.5-31.9

75+

171

117

68.5

59.8-76.1

31.5

23.9-40.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

102

60.0

48.8-70.4

40.0

29.6-51.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

354

246

69.8

62.5-76.3

108

30.2

23.7-37.5

Some Post-H.S.

305

243

82.5

76.8-87.0

17.5

13.0-23.2

College Graduate

353

303

86.4

81.6-90.1

13.6

9.9-18.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

63.3

51.9-73.4

36.7

26.6-48.1

$15,000- 24,999

244

171

69.1

60.3-76.6

30.9

23.4-39.7

$25,000- 34,999

165

117

68.3

58.3-76.9

31.7

23.1-41.7

$35,000- 49,999

168

143

85.7

78.2-90.9

14.3

9.1-21.8

$50,000-74,999

144

121

86.3

78.7-91.5

13.7

8.5-21.3

$75,000+

135

122

91.3

84.8-95.2

8.7

4.8-15.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

248

67.8

61.7-73.4

151

32.2

26.6-38.3

764

622

78.9

74.2-82.9

142

21.1

17.1-25.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

129

77.7

69.2-84.4

22.3

15.6-30.8

Non-Veteran

1,032

766

75.5

71.5-79.0

266

24.5

21.0-28.5

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^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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