BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,056	13,422	78.8	77.9-79.6	3,634	21.2	20.4-22.1
-Mountain AHEC	1,186	965	82.1	79.0-84.9	221	17.9	15.1-21.0
GENDER
Male	418	334	80.6	75.3-85.0	84	19.4	15.0-24.7
Female	768	631	83.5	79.6-86.8	137	16.5	13.2-20.4
RACE
White	1,034	861	85.3	82.5-87.7	173	14.7	12.3-17.5
African American	65	46	65.7	46.3-81.0	19	34.3	19.0-53.7
Other Minorities	87	58	63.1	46.1-77.4	29	36.9	22.6-53.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	22	43.2	25.2-63.1	23	56.8	36.9-74.8
Non-Hispanic	1,139	942	85.1	82.4-87.4	197	14.9	12.6-17.6
AGE
18-24	59	47	81.5	66.7-90.7	12	18.5	9.3-33.3
25-34	171	144	81.9	73.2-88.3	27	18.1	11.7-26.8
35-44	181	152	84.5	76.6-90.0	29	15.5	10.0-23.4
45-54	200	167	83.9	76.6-89.3	33	16.1	10.7-23.4
55-64	217	181	87.7	81.9-91.9	36	12.3	8.1-18.1
65-74	184	149	82.3	75.2-87.7	35	17.7	12.3-24.8
75+	170	122	70.6	61.9-78.0	48	29.4	22.0-38.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	121	69.4	58.4-78.5	59	30.6	21.5-41.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	350	282	83.7	77.8-88.2	68	16.3	11.8-22.2
Some Post-H.S.	304	256	85.6	80.3-89.7	48	14.4	10.3-19.7
College Graduate	349	304	85.6	80.0-89.8	45	14.4	10.2-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	100	62.2	49.9-73.1	52	37.8	26.9-50.1
$15,000- 24,999	242	197	80.9	72.7-87.0	45	19.1	13.0-27.3
$25,000- 34,999	165	128	79.4	71.4-85.6	37	20.6	14.4-28.6
$35,000- 49,999	166	153	91.6	84.8-95.6	13	8.4	4.4-15.2
$50,000-74,999	142	128	90.3	83.2-94.6	14	9.7	5.4-16.8
$75,000+	134	120	91.7	85.5-95.3	14	8.3	4.7-14.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	397	284	76.6	71.1-81.3	113	23.4	18.7-28.9
No	765	662	84.7	80.6-88.0	103	15.3	12.0-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	133	79.9	71.2-86.4	28	20.1	13.6-28.8
Non-Veteran	1,025	832	82.5	79.0-85.5	193	17.5	14.5-21.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,056

13,422

78.8

77.9-79.6

3,634

21.2

20.4-22.1

-Mountain AHEC

1,186

965

82.1

79.0-84.9

221

17.9

15.1-21.0

GENDER

Male

418

334

80.6

75.3-85.0

19.4

15.0-24.7

Female

768

631

83.5

79.6-86.8

137

16.5

13.2-20.4

RACE

White

1,034

861

85.3

82.5-87.7

173

14.7

12.3-17.5

African American

65.7

46.3-81.0

34.3

19.0-53.7

Other Minorities

63.1

46.1-77.4

36.9

22.6-53.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.2

25.2-63.1

56.8

36.9-74.8

Non-Hispanic

1,139

942

85.1

82.4-87.4

197

14.9

12.6-17.6

AGE

18-24

81.5

66.7-90.7

18.5

9.3-33.3

25-34

171

144

81.9

73.2-88.3

18.1

11.7-26.8

35-44

181

152

84.5

76.6-90.0

15.5

10.0-23.4

45-54

200

167

83.9

76.6-89.3

16.1

10.7-23.4

55-64

217

181

87.7

81.9-91.9

12.3

8.1-18.1

65-74

184

149

82.3

75.2-87.7

17.7

12.3-24.8

75+

170

122

70.6

61.9-78.0

29.4

22.0-38.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

121

69.4

58.4-78.5

30.6

21.5-41.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

350

282

83.7

77.8-88.2

16.3

11.8-22.2

Some Post-H.S.

304

256

85.6

80.3-89.7

14.4

10.3-19.7

College Graduate

349

304

85.6

80.0-89.8

14.4

10.2-20.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

100

62.2

49.9-73.1

37.8

26.9-50.1

$15,000- 24,999

242

197

80.9

72.7-87.0

19.1

13.0-27.3

$25,000- 34,999

165

128

79.4

71.4-85.6

20.6

14.4-28.6

$35,000- 49,999

166

153

91.6

84.8-95.6

8.4

4.4-15.2

$50,000-74,999

142

128

90.3

83.2-94.6

9.7

5.4-16.8

$75,000+

134

120

91.7

85.5-95.3

8.3

4.7-14.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

397

284

76.6

71.1-81.3

113

23.4

18.7-28.9

765

662

84.7

80.6-88.0

103

15.3

12.0-19.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

133

79.9

71.2-86.4

20.1

13.6-28.8

Non-Veteran

1,025

832

82.5

79.0-85.5

193

17.5

14.5-21.0

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*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^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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