BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,008	6,137	41.7	40.7-42.8	10,871	58.3	57.2-59.3
-Mountain AHEC	1,178	440	44.2	40.3-48.2	738	55.8	51.8-59.7
GENDER
Male	415	196	53.0	46.7-59.3	219	47.0	40.7-53.3
Female	763	244	36.5	31.9-41.4	519	63.5	58.6-68.1
RACE
White	1,027	396	45.4	41.4-49.6	631	54.6	50.4-58.6
African American	65	15	35.6	19.0-56.5	50	64.4	43.5-81.0
Other Minorities	86	29	38.6	23.9-55.8	57	61.4	44.2-76.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	12	32.3	16.1-54.4	33	67.7	45.6-83.9
Non-Hispanic	1,131	428	45.2	41.2-49.2	703	54.8	50.8-58.8
AGE
18-24	59	33	64.3	48.8-77.4	26	35.7	22.6-51.2
25-34	170	85	52.7	43.5-61.7	85	47.3	38.3-56.5
35-44	180	93	53.5	44.4-62.4	87	46.5	37.6-55.6
45-54	199	85	45.5	37.1-54.1	114	54.5	45.9-62.9
55-64	217	73	37.1	29.6-45.2	144	62.9	54.8-70.4
65-74	179	49	28.8	21.7-37.2	130	71.2	62.8-78.3
75+	170	21	11.0	6.9-17.0	149	89.0	83.0-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	177	36	32.8	21.3-46.8	141	67.2	53.2-78.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	348	114	40.1	33.1-47.5	234	59.9	52.5-66.9
Some Post-H.S.	303	123	47.1	39.8-54.5	180	52.9	45.5-60.2
College Graduate	347	167	53.9	47.5-60.2	180	46.1	39.8-52.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	21	20.3	11.6-33.2	131	79.7	66.8-88.4
$15,000- 24,999	239	83	39.9	31.4-49.1	156	60.1	50.9-68.6
$25,000- 34,999	165	65	41.2	32.2-50.8	100	58.8	49.2-67.8
$35,000- 49,999	165	75	53.5	44.3-62.5	90	46.5	37.5-55.7
$50,000-74,999	142	67	56.9	45.6-67.5	75	43.1	32.5-54.4
$75,000+	132	77	60.1	50.0-69.4	55	39.9	30.6-50.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	396	98	34.9	28.1-42.4	298	65.1	57.6-71.9
No	762	334	48.0	43.2-52.9	428	52.0	47.1-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	64	38.9	30.5-48.1	96	61.1	51.9-69.5
Non-Veteran	1,018	376	45.1	40.7-49.5	642	54.9	50.5-59.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,008

6,137

41.7

40.7-42.8

10,871

58.3

57.2-59.3

-Mountain AHEC

1,178

440

44.2

40.3-48.2

738

55.8

51.8-59.7

GENDER

Male

415

196

53.0

46.7-59.3

219

47.0

40.7-53.3

Female

763

244

36.5

31.9-41.4

519

63.5

58.6-68.1

RACE

White

1,027

396

45.4

41.4-49.6

631

54.6

50.4-58.6

African American

35.6

19.0-56.5

64.4

43.5-81.0

Other Minorities

38.6

23.9-55.8

61.4

44.2-76.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.3

16.1-54.4

67.7

45.6-83.9

Non-Hispanic

1,131

428

45.2

41.2-49.2

703

54.8

50.8-58.8

AGE

18-24

64.3

48.8-77.4

35.7

22.6-51.2

25-34

170

52.7

43.5-61.7

47.3

38.3-56.5

35-44

180

53.5

44.4-62.4

46.5

37.6-55.6

45-54

199

45.5

37.1-54.1

114

54.5

45.9-62.9

55-64

217

37.1

29.6-45.2

144

62.9

54.8-70.4

65-74

179

28.8

21.7-37.2

130

71.2

62.8-78.3

75+

170

11.0

6.9-17.0

149

89.0

83.0-93.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

177

32.8

21.3-46.8

141

67.2

53.2-78.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

348

114

40.1

33.1-47.5

234

59.9

52.5-66.9

Some Post-H.S.

303

123

47.1

39.8-54.5

180

52.9

45.5-60.2

College Graduate

347

167

53.9

47.5-60.2

180

46.1

39.8-52.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

20.3

11.6-33.2

131

79.7

66.8-88.4

$15,000- 24,999

239

39.9

31.4-49.1

156

60.1

50.9-68.6

$25,000- 34,999

165

41.2

32.2-50.8

100

58.8

49.2-67.8

$35,000- 49,999

165

53.5

44.3-62.5

46.5

37.5-55.7

$50,000-74,999

142

56.9

45.6-67.5

43.1

32.5-54.4

$75,000+

132

60.1

50.0-69.4

39.9

30.6-50.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

396

34.9

28.1-42.4

298

65.1

57.6-71.9

762

334

48.0

43.2-52.9

428

52.0

47.1-56.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

38.9

30.5-48.1

61.1

51.9-69.5

Non-Veteran

1,018

376

45.1

40.7-49.5

642

54.9

50.5-59.3

Back to Physical Activity.

*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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