BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Physical Activity

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
North Carolina	9,201	5,813	58.5	57.1-59.9	2,323	26.2	25.0-27.5	1,065	15.3	14.2-16.5
-Mountain AHEC	594	349	53.0	47.6-58.2	156	27.7	23.1-32.8	89	19.4	15.1-24.4
GENDER
Male	232	115	45.5	37.7-53.5	51	23.0	16.8-30.6	66	31.5	24.3-39.8
Female	362	234	61.0	54.0-67.5	105	32.7	26.4-39.7	23	6.3	3.6-10.7
RACE
White	512	313	56.5	50.9-61.9	121	24.0	19.6-29.0	78	19.5	15.1-24.9
African American	31	15	45.7	24.2-68.8	15	49.3	26.8-72.1	1	5.0	0.7-28.6
Other Minorities	51	21	27.1	12.6-48.9	20	46.8	27.1-67.5	10	26.1	11.4-49.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	10	24.6	9.3-50.8	13	61.7	35.7-82.4	3	13.7	2.9-45.7
Non-Hispanic	567	338	55.4	50.1-60.7	143	24.6	20.4-29.4	86	19.9	15.6-25.1
AGE
18-24	32	17	42.0	23.9-62.6	9	38.0	20.4-59.4	6	19.9	8.3-40.6
25-34	134	65	44.1	34.3-54.4	43	32.6	23.5-43.1	26	23.3	15.0-34.4
35-44	138	71	45.8	36.0-55.9	35	25.6	17.7-35.5	32	28.6	19.5-39.8
45-54	142	93	67.2	57.3-75.8	34	20.5	14.0-29.1	15	12.2	6.7-21.3
55-64	103	75	73.4	62.4-82.1	20	19.8	12.3-30.2	8	6.8	3.0-14.8
65-74	33	20	59.7	38.6-77.8	12	34.1	17.6-55.6	1	6.2	0.9-33.0
75+	11	7	66.2	32.9-88.7	3	26.1	7.4-61.0	1	7.7	1.0-40.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	60	21	35.1	20.8-52.8	23	31.3	18.1-48.4	16	33.6	19.0-52.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	167	82	41.6	32.1-51.7	48	34.6	25.1-45.6	37	23.8	15.9-34.0
Some Post-H.S.	167	113	62.8	53.1-71.5	37	23.6	16.7-32.4	17	13.6	7.7-22.8
College Graduate	200	133	64.3	55.7-72.0	48	22.1	16.0-29.6	19	13.7	8.2-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	34	17	38.1	20.3-59.8	15	56.1	34.3-75.8	2	5.9	1.2-23.5
$15,000- 24,999	124	50	33.9	23.5-46.1	38	27.9	18.8-39.4	36	38.2	26.5-51.5
$25,000- 34,999	90	55	61.1	47.2-73.4	22	24.6	14.1-39.5	13	14.3	7.7-25.0
$35,000- 49,999	111	63	48.5	37.5-59.6	29	27.4	18.3-38.9	19	24.1	15.1-36.1
$50,000-74,999	96	70	71.1	59.4-80.5	16	18.3	11.1-28.6	10	10.7	5.1-21.1
$75,000+	93	63	64.1	50.2-76.0	27	31.1	19.6-45.6	3	4.8	1.5-13.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	126	78	57.0	44.8-68.5	29	22.5	13.8-34.4	19	20.5	11.5-33.7
No	452	263	51.7	45.6-57.7	122	29.3	24.0-35.2	67	19.0	14.4-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	54	30	56.3	40.9-70.5	15	24.7	13.8-40.2	9	19.0	9.7-33.9
Non-Veteran	540	319	52.7	47.0-58.2	141	28.0	23.1-33.4	80	19.4	14.9-24.8

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,201

5,813

58.5

57.1-59.9

2,323

26.2

25.0-27.5

1,065

15.3

14.2-16.5

-Mountain AHEC

594

349

53.0

47.6-58.2

156

27.7

23.1-32.8

19.4

15.1-24.4

GENDER

Male

232

115

45.5

37.7-53.5

23.0

16.8-30.6

31.5

24.3-39.8

Female

362

234

61.0

54.0-67.5

105

32.7

26.4-39.7

6.3

3.6-10.7

RACE

White

512

313

56.5

50.9-61.9

121

24.0

19.6-29.0

19.5

15.1-24.9

African American

45.7

24.2-68.8

49.3

26.8-72.1

5.0

0.7-28.6

Other Minorities

27.1

12.6-48.9

46.8

27.1-67.5

26.1

11.4-49.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.6

9.3-50.8

61.7

35.7-82.4

13.7

2.9-45.7

Non-Hispanic

567

338

55.4

50.1-60.7

143

24.6

20.4-29.4

19.9

15.6-25.1

AGE

18-24

42.0

23.9-62.6

38.0

20.4-59.4

19.9

8.3-40.6

25-34

134

44.1

34.3-54.4

32.6

23.5-43.1

23.3

15.0-34.4

35-44

138

45.8

36.0-55.9

25.6

17.7-35.5

28.6

19.5-39.8

45-54

142

67.2

57.3-75.8

20.5

14.0-29.1

12.2

6.7-21.3

55-64

103

73.4

62.4-82.1

19.8

12.3-30.2

6.8

3.0-14.8

65-74

59.7

38.6-77.8

34.1

17.6-55.6

6.2

0.9-33.0

75+

66.2

32.9-88.7

26.1

7.4-61.0

7.7

1.0-40.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.1

20.8-52.8

31.3

18.1-48.4

33.6

19.0-52.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

167

41.6

32.1-51.7

34.6

25.1-45.6

23.8

15.9-34.0

Some Post-H.S.

167

113

62.8

53.1-71.5

23.6

16.7-32.4

13.6

7.7-22.8

College Graduate

200

133

64.3

55.7-72.0

22.1

16.0-29.6

13.7

8.2-21.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

38.1

20.3-59.8

56.1

34.3-75.8

5.9

1.2-23.5

$15,000- 24,999

124

33.9

23.5-46.1

27.9

18.8-39.4

38.2

26.5-51.5

$25,000- 34,999

61.1

47.2-73.4

24.6

14.1-39.5

14.3

7.7-25.0

$35,000- 49,999

111

48.5

37.5-59.6

27.4

18.3-38.9

24.1

15.1-36.1

$50,000-74,999

71.1

59.4-80.5

18.3

11.1-28.6

10.7

5.1-21.1

$75,000+

64.1

50.2-76.0

31.1

19.6-45.6

4.8

1.5-13.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

126

57.0

44.8-68.5

22.5

13.8-34.4

20.5

11.5-33.7

452

263

51.7

45.6-57.7

122

29.3

24.0-35.2

19.0

14.4-24.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

56.3

40.9-70.5

24.7

13.8-40.2

19.0

9.7-33.9

Non-Veteran

540

319

52.7

47.0-58.2

141

28.0

23.1-33.4

19.4

14.9-24.8

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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