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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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 (Excludes Buncombe) 608 32 5.0 3.2- 7.6 56 9.8 7.1-13.5 204 36.9 31.8-42.2 115 17.8 14.2-22.1 201 30.5 25.7-35.8
GENDER
Male 204 16 7.2 3.9-12.8 25 13.1 8.1-20.5 63 33.9 26.2-42.5 39 17.8 11.9-25.8 61 28.0 19.9-37.8
Female 404 16 3.3 1.8- 5.7 31 7.3 4.8-11.0 141 39.2 32.8-45.9 76 17.9 13.8-22.8 140 32.4 26.9-38.5
RACE
White 551 30 4.5 2.9- 6.8 48 8.4 6.0-11.5 188 37.7 32.4-43.3 109 19.0 15.1-23.6 176 30.5 25.4-36.1
Other 57 2 10.6 2.7-34.1 8 26.1 10.8-50.8 16 27.7 13.9-47.8 6 5.0 1.9-12.3 25 30.5 17.2-48.1
AGE
18-44 208 4 3.1 1.1- 8.5 21 9.7 5.4-16.8 71 37.7 29.3-47.0 40 17.9 12.2-25.7 72 31.5 23.3-41.0
45+ 398 28 6.7 4.3-10.2 35 10.0 7.0-14.0 132 36.0 30.4-42.0 75 17.8 13.9-22.5 128 29.5 24.6-35.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 272 21 7.8 4.6-13.0 20 9.6 5.4-16.4 84 30.3 23.5-38.1 47 15.9 10.7-22.9 100 36.5 28.5-45.2
Some College + 336 11 2.3 1.2- 4.4 36 10.1 7.0-14.3 120 43.0 36.2-50.2 68 19.7 15.0-25.3 101 24.9 19.7-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 378 22 4.9 2.9- 8.2 41 12.6 8.5-18.3 115 32.1 26.3-38.6 66 17.9 13.2-24.0 134 32.4 26.6-38.8
$50,000+ 144 3 1.3 0.3- 4.6 11 6.4 3.4-11.9 56 43.1 32.4-54.5 30 19.9 13.2-28.7 44 29.4 18.9-42.6

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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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