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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
North Carolina	6,075	1,352	21.5	20.1-23.0	1,366	22.0	20.6-23.5	2,157	36.2	34.6-38.0	721	11.8	10.8-12.9	479	8.4	7.4- 9.6
-Mountain AHEC	432	102	23.8	18.9-29.6	83	21.5	16.2-27.9	159	38.1	31.8-44.9	58	10.7	7.8-14.3	30	5.9	3.7- 9.2
GENDER
Male	192	49	25.9	18.6-34.8	41	20.8	14.2-29.5	67	41.0	31.7-50.9	24	8.3	5.1-13.5	11	4.0	1.9- 8.3
Female	240	53	21.2	15.6-28.2	42	22.3	14.6-32.5	92	34.5	27.3-42.5	34	13.7	9.3-19.6	19	8.3	4.6-14.5
RACE
White	390	93	23.8	18.8-29.6	74	20.8	15.6-27.2	142	38.0	31.5-44.9	56	11.7	8.6-15.8	25	5.8	3.5- 9.3
African American	14	4	16.9	4.4-47.4	6	56.2	22.8-84.8	3	22.8	5.4-60.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.1	0.5-26.2
Other Minorities	28	5	29.5	9.4-62.7	3	5.6	1.2-22.2	14	50.5	24.2-76.5	2	5.7	1.0-27.6	4	8.7	1.8-32.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	5	50.4	17.3-83.2	3	10.7	2.3-37.4	2	31.3	6.6-74.4	1	7.6	1.0-41.1	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	421	97	22.5	17.7-28.0	80	22.0	16.6-28.7	157	38.5	32.2-45.3	57	10.8	7.9-14.6	30	6.2	3.9- 9.7
AGE
18-24	32	5	14.6	5.3-34.4	8	34.9	16.8-58.9	16	44.3	24.0-66.8	1	2.5	0.3-16.1	2	3.6	0.6-19.7
25-34	85	19	23.5	14.6-35.7	14	15.1	8.5-25.5	36	44.4	32.8-56.7	13	13.1	7.2-22.5	3	3.8	1.2-11.7
35-44	92	14	19.8	10.3-34.6	18	18.3	10.7-29.5	38	37.0	26.1-49.4	14	13.7	7.3-24.2	8	11.1	5.0-22.9
45-54	83	26	38.1	26.3-51.6	18	18.5	10.8-29.9	21	28.0	17.1-42.3	13	11.6	5.9-21.4	5	3.8	1.4- 9.9
55-64	70	17	27.0	15.9-42.0	14	23.8	13.8-37.7	25	31.4	20.3-45.1	11	15.9	8.5-27.6	3	2.0	0.5- 7.1
65-74	49	17	28.5	16.8-43.9	9	20.0	10.1-35.9	14	32.9	19.2-50.3	2	3.4	0.8-12.8	7	15.2	6.9-30.1
75+	20	4	22.0	7.9-48.0	2	14.5	3.6-43.5	8	40.9	20.4-65.2	4	16.2	5.7-38.3	2	6.4	1.3-25.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	35	8	15.2	4.0-43.3	12	27.3	10.1-55.8	8	43.3	18.8-71.7	3	6.8	1.9-21.6	4	7.3	2.3-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	113	26	28.8	18.6-41.8	26	26.9	17.1-39.6	41	31.6	21.9-43.2	13	9.3	4.9-16.9	7	3.4	1.3- 8.2
Some Post-H.S.	120	37	29.7	20.9-40.3	16	19.2	9.9-33.8	43	34.3	24.2-46.0	15	10.1	5.3-18.2	9	6.7	2.7-15.8
College Graduate	164	31	17.9	11.8-26.0	29	16.7	11.1-24.2	67	45.0	35.9-54.4	27	13.7	8.8-20.6	10	6.8	3.2-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	4	32.0	9.6-67.6	3	11.6	3.1-35.3	6	35.0	11.2-69.6	4	17.3	5.3-44.0	1	4.1	0.5-25.2
$15,000- 24,999	83	21	24.7	13.9-39.8	19	24.0	13.7-38.6	22	35.2	21.5-51.8	11	7.1	3.1-15.4	10	9.0	3.9-19.2
$25,000- 34,999	65	15	22.5	12.6-36.8	10	19.7	10.0-35.1	25	39.9	26.4-55.1	10	14.1	7.1-26.0	5	3.8	1.4-10.0
$35,000- 49,999	74	18	29.5	18.2-44.1	17	18.9	11.0-30.6	27	34.1	22.7-47.8	9	11.3	5.4-22.1	3	6.2	1.8-19.5
$50,000-74,999	65	18	22.3	12.7-36.1	9	12.7	6.0-25.0	25	48.7	31.1-66.6	9	12.8	5.7-26.3	4	3.5	1.1-10.5
$75,000+	76	15	22.1	12.4-36.2	11	18.6	8.0-37.5	37	46.2	32.9-60.1	10	10.2	5.0-19.6	3	2.9	0.9- 9.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	95	21	21.9	12.4-35.8	24	29.4	17.0-45.7	26	29.2	18.4-43.1	14	9.8	4.8-18.8	10	9.7	4.4-20.3
No	330	79	24.8	19.1-31.4	59	19.5	14.1-26.4	131	41.2	33.8-48.9	42	10.5	7.3-14.7	19	4.1	2.3- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	63	23	43.3	29.5-58.1	10	17.5	9.1-30.9	17	28.0	16.9-42.6	9	9.4	4.3-19.3	4	1.9	0.6- 5.8
Non-Veteran	369	79	21.2	16.1-27.4	73	22.0	16.2-29.1	142	39.5	32.6-46.9	49	10.8	7.8-14.9	26	6.4	4.0-10.2

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,075

1,352

21.5

20.1-23.0

1,366

22.0

20.6-23.5

2,157

36.2

34.6-38.0

721

11.8

10.8-12.9

479

8.4

7.4- 9.6

-Mountain AHEC

432

102

23.8

18.9-29.6

21.5

16.2-27.9

159

38.1

31.8-44.9

10.7

7.8-14.3

5.9

3.7- 9.2

GENDER

Male

192

25.9

18.6-34.8

20.8

14.2-29.5

41.0

31.7-50.9

8.3

5.1-13.5

4.0

1.9- 8.3

Female

240

21.2

15.6-28.2

22.3

14.6-32.5

34.5

27.3-42.5

13.7

9.3-19.6

8.3

4.6-14.5

RACE

White

390

23.8

18.8-29.6

20.8

15.6-27.2

142

38.0

31.5-44.9

11.7

8.6-15.8

5.8

3.5- 9.3

African American

16.9

4.4-47.4

56.2

22.8-84.8

22.8

5.4-60.5

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.5-26.2

Other Minorities

29.5

9.4-62.7

5.6

1.2-22.2

50.5

24.2-76.5

5.7

1.0-27.6

8.7

1.8-32.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.4

17.3-83.2

10.7

2.3-37.4

31.3

6.6-74.4

7.6

1.0-41.1

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

421

22.5

17.7-28.0

22.0

16.6-28.7

157

38.5

32.2-45.3

10.8

7.9-14.6

6.2

3.9- 9.7

AGE

18-24

14.6

5.3-34.4

34.9

16.8-58.9

44.3

24.0-66.8

2.5

0.3-16.1

3.6

0.6-19.7

25-34

23.5

14.6-35.7

15.1

8.5-25.5

44.4

32.8-56.7

13.1

7.2-22.5

3.8

1.2-11.7

35-44

19.8

10.3-34.6

18.3

10.7-29.5

37.0

26.1-49.4

13.7

7.3-24.2

11.1

5.0-22.9

45-54

38.1

26.3-51.6

18.5

10.8-29.9

28.0

17.1-42.3

11.6

5.9-21.4

3.8

1.4- 9.9

55-64

27.0

15.9-42.0

23.8

13.8-37.7

31.4

20.3-45.1

15.9

8.5-27.6

2.0

0.5- 7.1

65-74

28.5

16.8-43.9

20.0

10.1-35.9

32.9

19.2-50.3

3.4

0.8-12.8

15.2

6.9-30.1

75+

22.0

7.9-48.0

14.5

3.6-43.5

40.9

20.4-65.2

16.2

5.7-38.3

6.4

1.3-25.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.2

4.0-43.3

27.3

10.1-55.8

43.3

18.8-71.7

6.8

1.9-21.6

7.3

2.3-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

113

28.8

18.6-41.8

26.9

17.1-39.6

31.6

21.9-43.2

9.3

4.9-16.9

3.4

1.3- 8.2

Some Post-H.S.

120

29.7

20.9-40.3

19.2

9.9-33.8

34.3

24.2-46.0

10.1

5.3-18.2

6.7

2.7-15.8

College Graduate

164

17.9

11.8-26.0

16.7

11.1-24.2

45.0

35.9-54.4

13.7

8.8-20.6

6.8

3.2-13.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.0

9.6-67.6

11.6

3.1-35.3

35.0

11.2-69.6

17.3

5.3-44.0

4.1

0.5-25.2

$15,000- 24,999

24.7

13.9-39.8

24.0

13.7-38.6

35.2

21.5-51.8

7.1

3.1-15.4

9.0

3.9-19.2

$25,000- 34,999

22.5

12.6-36.8

19.7

10.0-35.1

39.9

26.4-55.1

14.1

7.1-26.0

3.8

1.4-10.0

$35,000- 49,999

29.5

18.2-44.1

18.9

11.0-30.6

34.1

22.7-47.8

11.3

5.4-22.1

6.2

1.8-19.5

$50,000-74,999

22.3

12.7-36.1

12.7

6.0-25.0

48.7

31.1-66.6

12.8

5.7-26.3

3.5

1.1-10.5

$75,000+

22.1

12.4-36.2

18.6

8.0-37.5

46.2

32.9-60.1

10.2

5.0-19.6

2.9

0.9- 9.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

21.9

12.4-35.8

29.4

17.0-45.7

29.2

18.4-43.1

9.8

4.8-18.8

9.7

4.4-20.3

330

24.8

19.1-31.4

19.5

14.1-26.4

131

41.2

33.8-48.9

10.5

7.3-14.7

4.1

2.3- 7.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

43.3

29.5-58.1

17.5

9.1-30.9

28.0

16.9-42.6

9.4

4.3-19.3

1.9

0.6- 5.8

Non-Veteran

369

21.2

16.1-27.4

22.0

16.2-29.1

142

39.5

32.6-46.9

10.8

7.8-14.9

6.4

4.0-10.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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