BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
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
-Mountain AHEC	957	41	4.1	2.8- 6.0	94	9.6	7.4-12.3	308	35.1	31.0-39.3	198	18.9	16.0-22.2	316	32.4	28.3-36.7
GENDER
Male	330	18	5.5	3.1- 9.4	35	10.2	6.7-15.2	104	34.5	28.2-41.4	71	18.4	13.8-24.1	102	31.4	24.6-39.2
Female	627	23	2.9	1.8- 4.6	59	9.0	6.7-12.1	204	35.6	30.5-40.9	127	19.3	15.9-23.3	214	33.2	28.7-38.1
RACE
White	856	38	3.8	2.6- 5.6	83	8.9	6.9-11.3	277	35.0	30.8-39.4	181	19.8	16.7-23.4	277	32.6	28.3-37.1
African American	44	2	7.3	1.6-27.4	6	13.9	5.0-33.0	11	30.9	14.5-54.1	9	10.5	4.8-21.4	16	37.4	16.8-63.8
Other Minorities	57	1	5.6	0.8-30.4	5	15.8	4.6-42.4	20	39.8	22.5-60.1	8	12.2	5.3-25.9	23	26.6	14.7-43.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	2	12.1	2.1-46.2	2	20.5	3.9-62.1	4	30.7	9.7-64.7	5	19.3	7.0-43.4	8	17.4	6.8-37.7
Non-Hispanic	935	39	3.8	2.6- 5.5	92	9.2	7.2-11.6	304	35.3	31.2-39.5	193	18.9	15.9-22.2	307	32.9	28.8-37.3
AGE
18-24	47	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.3	1.2-14.6	19	42.9	26.3-61.2	7	7.9	3.2-17.9	18	44.9	27.5-63.7
25-34	144	2	3.0	0.7-11.6	18	9.9	5.6-16.8	50	36.1	27.3-45.9	25	19.2	11.9-29.4	49	31.8	23.5-41.5
35-44	151	6	5.1	2.1-12.0	15	12.3	6.1-23.2	47	31.5	23.3-41.1	35	22.5	15.6-31.4	48	28.6	20.9-37.8
45-54	165	10	4.8	2.4- 9.3	12	5.7	3.0-10.5	59	43.3	34.1-53.0	37	19.5	13.6-27.2	47	26.7	19.5-35.5
55-64	181	12	9.0	4.8-16.2	20	12.8	8.0-19.8	50	26.5	19.7-34.7	35	20.3	14.3-28.1	64	31.4	24.2-39.8
65-74	146	7	3.2	1.3- 7.8	13	9.3	5.1-16.4	44	30.9	22.8-40.4	31	21.5	14.7-30.2	51	35.1	26.8-44.5
75+	120	4	2.2	0.8- 5.7	13	12.8	7.1-22.2	38	34.2	24.8-45.0	28	22.0	14.8-31.4	37	28.8	20.3-39.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	119	7	5.3	2.0-13.6	13	11.1	4.7-24.0	32	26.5	17.0-38.9	16	10.3	5.6-18.3	51	46.8	32.6-61.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	280	14	5.5	2.8-10.5	24	8.0	4.7-13.2	82	30.9	23.9-38.9	61	20.2	14.6-27.4	99	35.4	28.3-43.1
Some Post-H.S.	253	14	3.3	1.8- 5.7	27	10.0	6.4-15.2	90	44.1	36.1-52.4	53	18.3	13.4-24.5	69	24.3	18.2-31.8
College Graduate	303	6	2.6	1.1- 5.9	30	10.1	6.9-14.6	103	35.3	28.9-42.3	68	22.6	17.5-28.6	96	29.4	23.6-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	98	3	6.3	1.3-25.3	10	13.3	6.3-26.1	24	23.0	14.1-35.1	22	21.4	13.4-32.5	39	36.0	24.6-49.2
$15,000- 24,999	196	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4	21	10.7	5.7-19.1	63	35.3	26.9-44.8	38	19.3	12.4-28.8	69	33.4	25.0-42.9
$25,000- 34,999	126	10	6.4	3.2-12.3	18	14.7	8.3-24.9	34	28.6	19.0-40.6	18	16.8	10.2-26.4	46	33.5	24.2-44.3
$35,000- 49,999	152	10	5.6	2.8-11.0	17	11.0	6.2-18.6	48	34.2	25.4-44.1	29	16.7	11.1-24.3	48	32.6	24.1-42.4
$50,000-74,999	128	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7	12	7.9	4.2-14.3	45	37.2	26.4-49.6	33	25.5	17.2-36.1	35	27.7	15.9-43.8
$75,000+	119	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	8	6.0	2.8-12.4	44	44.5	33.8-55.8	29	20.1	13.5-28.7	37	28.5	20.1-38.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	280	12	3.4	1.6- 7.3	31	11.2	6.7-18.0	84	36.4	28.5-45.0	47	14.5	10.3-19.9	106	34.5	27.6-42.3
No	659	25	3.7	2.3- 5.9	63	9.2	6.8-12.2	219	35.0	30.3-40.0	149	20.8	17.1-25.0	203	31.3	26.4-36.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	132	6	6.5	2.6-15.4	15	11.8	6.9-19.5	43	37.3	28.0-47.5	32	21.6	14.8-30.6	36	22.8	15.5-32.2
Non-Veteran	825	35	3.7	2.4- 5.6	79	9.2	6.9-12.2	265	34.8	30.4-39.4	166	18.5	15.4-22.1	280	33.8	29.4-38.6

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

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

-Mountain AHEC

957

4.1

2.8- 6.0

9.6

7.4-12.3

308

35.1

31.0-39.3

198

18.9

16.0-22.2

316

32.4

28.3-36.7

GENDER

Male

330

5.5

3.1- 9.4

10.2

6.7-15.2

104

34.5

28.2-41.4

18.4

13.8-24.1

102

31.4

24.6-39.2

Female

627

2.9

1.8- 4.6

9.0

6.7-12.1

204

35.6

30.5-40.9

127

19.3

15.9-23.3

214

33.2

28.7-38.1

RACE

White

856

3.8

2.6- 5.6

8.9

6.9-11.3

277

35.0

30.8-39.4

181

19.8

16.7-23.4

277

32.6

28.3-37.1

African American

7.3

1.6-27.4

13.9

5.0-33.0

30.9

14.5-54.1

10.5

4.8-21.4

37.4

16.8-63.8

Other Minorities

5.6

0.8-30.4

15.8

4.6-42.4

39.8

22.5-60.1

12.2

5.3-25.9

26.6

14.7-43.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.1

2.1-46.2

20.5

3.9-62.1

30.7

9.7-64.7

19.3

7.0-43.4

17.4

6.8-37.7

Non-Hispanic

935

3.8

2.6- 5.5

9.2

7.2-11.6

304

35.3

31.2-39.5

193

18.9

15.9-22.2

307

32.9

28.8-37.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

4.3

1.2-14.6

42.9

26.3-61.2

7.9

3.2-17.9

44.9

27.5-63.7

25-34

144

3.0

0.7-11.6

9.9

5.6-16.8

36.1

27.3-45.9

19.2

11.9-29.4

31.8

23.5-41.5

35-44

151

5.1

2.1-12.0

12.3

6.1-23.2

31.5

23.3-41.1

22.5

15.6-31.4

28.6

20.9-37.8

45-54

165

4.8

2.4- 9.3

5.7

3.0-10.5

43.3

34.1-53.0

19.5

13.6-27.2

26.7

19.5-35.5

55-64

181

9.0

4.8-16.2

12.8

8.0-19.8

26.5

19.7-34.7

20.3

14.3-28.1

31.4

24.2-39.8

65-74

146

3.2

1.3- 7.8

9.3

5.1-16.4

30.9

22.8-40.4

21.5

14.7-30.2

35.1

26.8-44.5

75+

120

2.2

0.8- 5.7

12.8

7.1-22.2

34.2

24.8-45.0

22.0

14.8-31.4

28.8

20.3-39.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

119

5.3

2.0-13.6

11.1

4.7-24.0

26.5

17.0-38.9

10.3

5.6-18.3

46.8

32.6-61.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

280

5.5

2.8-10.5

8.0

4.7-13.2

30.9

23.9-38.9

20.2

14.6-27.4

35.4

28.3-43.1

Some Post-H.S.

253

3.3

1.8- 5.7

10.0

6.4-15.2

44.1

36.1-52.4

18.3

13.4-24.5

24.3

18.2-31.8

College Graduate

303

2.6

1.1- 5.9

10.1

6.9-14.6

103

35.3

28.9-42.3

22.6

17.5-28.6

29.4

23.6-35.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

6.3

1.3-25.3

13.3

6.3-26.1

23.0

14.1-35.1

21.4

13.4-32.5

36.0

24.6-49.2

$15,000- 24,999

196

1.3

0.5- 3.4

10.7

5.7-19.1

35.3

26.9-44.8

19.3

12.4-28.8

33.4

25.0-42.9

$25,000- 34,999

126

6.4

3.2-12.3

14.7

8.3-24.9

28.6

19.0-40.6

16.8

10.2-26.4

33.5

24.2-44.3

$35,000- 49,999

152

5.6

2.8-11.0

11.0

6.2-18.6

34.2

25.4-44.1

16.7

11.1-24.3

32.6

24.1-42.4

$50,000-74,999

128

1.6

0.4- 5.7

7.9

4.2-14.3

37.2

26.4-49.6

25.5

17.2-36.1

27.7

15.9-43.8

$75,000+

119

0.9

0.1- 6.1

6.0

2.8-12.4

44.5

33.8-55.8

20.1

13.5-28.7

28.5

20.1-38.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

280

3.4

1.6- 7.3

11.2

6.7-18.0

36.4

28.5-45.0

14.5

10.3-19.9

106

34.5

27.6-42.3

659

3.7

2.3- 5.9

9.2

6.8-12.2

219

35.0

30.3-40.0

149

20.8

17.1-25.0

203

31.3

26.4-36.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

132

6.5

2.6-15.4

11.8

6.9-19.5

37.3

28.0-47.5

21.6

14.8-30.6

22.8

15.5-32.2

Non-Veteran

825

3.7

2.4- 5.6

9.2

6.9-12.2

265

34.8

30.4-39.4

166

18.5

15.4-22.1

280

33.8

29.4-38.6

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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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