BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,975	2,121	71.3	69.0-73.5	854	28.7	26.5-31.0
GENDER
Male	893	647	73.7	69.8-77.2	246	26.3	22.8-30.2
Female	2,082	1,474	69.1	66.4-71.7	608	30.9	28.3-33.6
AGE
18-24	178	130	73.2	64.1-80.7	48	26.8	19.3-35.9
25-34	464	352	73.7	67.6-78.9	112	26.3	21.1-32.4
35-44	604	453	73.4	68.7-77.6	151	26.6	22.4-31.3
45-54	637	449	67.6	62.5-72.4	188	32.4	27.6-37.5
55-64	522	385	78.7	74.5-82.4	137	21.3	17.6-25.5
65-74	342	230	64.9	58.4-70.8	112	35.1	29.2-41.6
75+	212	112	58.4	50.6-65.9	100	41.6	34.1-49.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	358	57.8	51.7-63.6	249	42.2	36.4-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,047	723	70.3	66.4-73.9	324	29.7	26.1-33.6
Some Post-H.S.	713	553	77.3	72.9-81.3	160	22.7	18.7-27.1
College Graduate	602	484	80.0	75.5-83.9	118	20.0	16.1-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	605	395	61.6	56.0-66.8	210	38.4	33.2-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	699	477	65.9	60.9-70.6	222	34.1	29.4-39.1
$25,000- 34,999	445	338	77.4	71.9-82.0	107	22.6	18.0-28.1
$35,000- 49,999	331	255	78.6	72.4-83.7	76	21.4	16.3-27.6
$50,000-74,999	240	200	83.1	75.8-88.5	40	16.9	11.5-24.2
$75,000+	217	183	81.8	73.7-87.8	34	18.2	12.2-26.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,079	678	64.3	60.5-67.9	401	35.7	32.1-39.5
No	1,806	1,381	74.8	71.8-77.6	425	25.2	22.4-28.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	316	234	75.8	69.7-81.0	82	24.2	19.0-30.3
Non-Veteran	2,656	1,886	70.7	68.2-73.1	770	29.3	26.9-31.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,975

2,121

71.3

69.0-73.5

854

28.7

26.5-31.0

GENDER

Male

893

647

73.7

69.8-77.2

246

26.3

22.8-30.2

Female

2,082

1,474

69.1

66.4-71.7

608

30.9

28.3-33.6

AGE

18-24

178

130

73.2

64.1-80.7

26.8

19.3-35.9

25-34

464

352

73.7

67.6-78.9

112

26.3

21.1-32.4

35-44

604

453

73.4

68.7-77.6

151

26.6

22.4-31.3

45-54

637

449

67.6

62.5-72.4

188

32.4

27.6-37.5

55-64

522

385

78.7

74.5-82.4

137

21.3

17.6-25.5

65-74

342

230

64.9

58.4-70.8

112

35.1

29.2-41.6

75+

212

112

58.4

50.6-65.9

100

41.6

34.1-49.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

358

57.8

51.7-63.6

249

42.2

36.4-48.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,047

723

70.3

66.4-73.9

324

29.7

26.1-33.6

Some Post-H.S.

713

553

77.3

72.9-81.3

160

22.7

18.7-27.1

College Graduate

602

484

80.0

75.5-83.9

118

20.0

16.1-24.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

605

395

61.6

56.0-66.8

210

38.4

33.2-44.0

$15,000- 24,999

699

477

65.9

60.9-70.6

222

34.1

29.4-39.1

$25,000- 34,999

445

338

77.4

71.9-82.0

107

22.6

18.0-28.1

$35,000- 49,999

331

255

78.6

72.4-83.7

21.4

16.3-27.6

$50,000-74,999

240

200

83.1

75.8-88.5

16.9

11.5-24.2

$75,000+

217

183

81.8

73.7-87.8

18.2

12.2-26.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,079

678

64.3

60.5-67.9

401

35.7

32.1-39.5

1,806

1,381

74.8

71.8-77.6

425

25.2

22.4-28.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

316

234

75.8

69.7-81.0

24.2

19.0-30.3

Non-Veteran

2,656

1,886

70.7

68.2-73.1

770

29.3

26.9-31.8

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*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.

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