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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County 707 43 6.4 4.2- 9.5 68 10.2 7.8-13.3 259 37.8 33.5-42.3 149 20.3 17.0-24.1 188 25.3 21.6-29.3
GENDER
Male 244 13 6.9 3.4-13.5 29 12.1 8.1-17.8 87 37.4 30.3-45.0 50 18.7 14.0-24.5 65 24.9 19.1-31.8
Female 463 30 5.9 4.0- 8.7 39 8.5 6.0-12.0 172 38.2 33.2-43.4 99 21.8 17.5-26.9 123 25.6 21.4-30.4
RACE
White 513 15 2.0 1.1- 3.4 44 9.0 6.5-12.3 197 41.1 36.0-46.4 121 23.0 18.9-27.7 136 24.9 20.7-29.6
Other 190 28 17.8 11.1-27.4 23 12.9 7.7-20.8 61 29.6 22.4-38.0 28 13.8 9.1-20.2 50 25.9 19.1-34.0
AGE
18-44 273 20 7.8 4.3-13.8 26 10.2 6.6-15.5 111 41.5 34.6-48.7 48 17.0 12.2-23.0 68 23.5 18.0-30.0
45+ 426 21 4.7 2.9- 7.5 40 9.8 7.0-13.6 146 34.3 29.3-39.7 101 24.3 20.0-29.3 118 26.8 22.4-31.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 162 15 11.5 5.4-22.8 17 11.6 6.1-20.8 65 44.8 34.7-55.4 20 9.6 5.9-15.3 45 22.5 15.9-30.8
Some College + 543 28 4.9 3.1- 7.5 51 9.8 7.3-13.1 193 35.7 31.2-40.6 129 23.7 19.6-28.2 142 25.9 21.7-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 277 31 13.4 8.3-20.9 22 8.2 4.6-14.1 94 33.1 26.5-40.5 53 19.4 13.9-26.5 77 25.9 20.1-32.7
$50,000+ 338 8 2.2 1.0- 4.9 35 11.1 7.8-15.6 134 41.1 35.2-47.3 75 20.7 16.3-25.8 86 24.9 19.9-30.7

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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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