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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	2,082	1,474	69.1	66.4-71.7	608	30.9	28.3-33.6
GENDER
Female	2,082	1,474	69.1	66.4-71.7	608	30.9	28.3-33.6
RACE
African American	2,082	1,474	69.1	66.4-71.7	608	30.9	28.3-33.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	14	22.5	11.1-40.4	27	77.5	59.6-88.9
-English Speaking	11	9	76.4	38.5-94.3	2	23.6	5.7-61.5
-Spanish Speaking	30	5	11.1	3.5-29.9	25	88.9	70.1-96.5
Non-Hispanic	2,041	1,460	71.0	68.4-73.4	581	29.0	26.6-31.6
AGE
18-24	123	88	67.1	55.9-76.7	35	32.9	23.3-44.1
25-34	335	260	73.9	65.9-80.6	75	26.1	19.4-34.1
35-44	434	325	71.7	66.0-76.9	109	28.3	23.1-34.0
45-54	424	292	65.5	59.6-71.0	132	34.5	29.0-40.4
55-64	358	259	76.1	70.7-80.7	99	23.9	19.3-29.3
65-74	234	160	65.7	57.8-72.8	74	34.3	27.2-42.2
75+	159	80	55.0	46.1-63.6	79	45.0	36.4-53.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	406	237	55.0	48.8-61.1	169	45.0	38.9-51.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	716	493	68.2	63.2-72.8	223	31.8	27.2-36.8
Some Post-H.S.	522	398	74.6	69.5-79.2	124	25.4	20.8-30.5
College Graduate	434	344	77.2	71.2-82.3	90	22.8	17.7-28.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	457	295	61.3	55.5-66.9	162	38.7	33.1-44.5
$15,000- 24,999	501	349	68.3	63.0-73.3	152	31.7	26.7-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	315	234	76.4	70.3-81.5	81	23.6	18.5-29.7
$35,000- 49,999	210	163	76.9	68.4-83.7	47	23.1	16.3-31.6
$50,000-74,999	156	133	80.8	68.8-88.9	23	19.2	11.1-31.2
$75,000+	131	113	87.8	80.3-92.7	18	12.2	7.3-19.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	755	456	60.5	56.1-64.7	299	39.5	35.3-43.9
No	1,269	978	73.9	70.2-77.2	291	26.1	22.8-29.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	71	58	85.8	75.6-92.2	13	14.2	7.8-24.4
Non-Veteran	2,009	1,416	68.6	65.8-71.3	593	31.4	28.7-34.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,082

1,474

69.1

66.4-71.7

608

30.9

28.3-33.6

GENDER

Female

2,082

1,474

69.1

66.4-71.7

608

30.9

28.3-33.6

RACE

African American

2,082

1,474

69.1

66.4-71.7

608

30.9

28.3-33.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.5

11.1-40.4

77.5

59.6-88.9

-English Speaking

76.4

38.5-94.3

23.6

5.7-61.5

-Spanish Speaking

11.1

3.5-29.9

88.9

70.1-96.5

Non-Hispanic

2,041

1,460

71.0

68.4-73.4

581

29.0

26.6-31.6

AGE

18-24

123

67.1

55.9-76.7

32.9

23.3-44.1

25-34

335

260

73.9

65.9-80.6

26.1

19.4-34.1

35-44

434

325

71.7

66.0-76.9

109

28.3

23.1-34.0

45-54

424

292

65.5

59.6-71.0

132

34.5

29.0-40.4

55-64

358

259

76.1

70.7-80.7

23.9

19.3-29.3

65-74

234

160

65.7

57.8-72.8

34.3

27.2-42.2

75+

159

55.0

46.1-63.6

45.0

36.4-53.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

406

237

55.0

48.8-61.1

169

45.0

38.9-51.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

716

493

68.2

63.2-72.8

223

31.8

27.2-36.8

Some Post-H.S.

522

398

74.6

69.5-79.2

124

25.4

20.8-30.5

College Graduate

434

344

77.2

71.2-82.3

22.8

17.7-28.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

457

295

61.3

55.5-66.9

162

38.7

33.1-44.5

$15,000- 24,999

501

349

68.3

63.0-73.3

152

31.7

26.7-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

315

234

76.4

70.3-81.5

23.6

18.5-29.7

$35,000- 49,999

210

163

76.9

68.4-83.7

23.1

16.3-31.6

$50,000-74,999

156

133

80.8

68.8-88.9

19.2

11.1-31.2

$75,000+

131

113

87.8

80.3-92.7

12.2

7.3-19.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

755

456

60.5

56.1-64.7

299

39.5

35.3-43.9

1,269

978

73.9

70.2-77.2

291

26.1

22.8-29.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

85.8

75.6-92.2

14.2

7.8-24.4

Non-Veteran

2,009

1,416

68.6

65.8-71.3

593

31.4

28.7-34.2

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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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