BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,077	506	24.4	22.2-26.8	1,571	75.6	73.2-77.8
GENDER
Female	2,077	506	24.4	22.2-26.8	1,571	75.6	73.2-77.8
RACE
African American	2,077	506	24.4	22.2-26.8	1,571	75.6	73.2-77.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	12	28.4	14.1-48.9	29	71.6	51.1-85.9
-English Speaking	11	8	78.5	46.9-93.8	3	21.5	6.2-53.1
-Spanish Speaking	30	4	17.7	6.0-41.9	26	82.3	58.1-94.0
Non-Hispanic	2,036	494	24.3	22.0-26.7	1,542	75.7	73.3-78.0
AGE
18-24	123	44	34.6	25.4-45.1	79	65.4	54.9-74.6
25-34	334	115	31.6	25.9-37.9	219	68.4	62.1-74.1
35-44	433	138	30.4	25.5-35.8	295	69.6	64.2-74.5
45-54	423	106	22.8	18.5-27.9	317	77.2	72.1-81.5
55-64	356	68	20.6	15.8-26.3	288	79.4	73.7-84.2
65-74	234	27	9.3	5.9-14.4	207	90.7	85.6-94.1
75+	159	5	4.1	1.4-11.3	154	95.9	88.7-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	406	49	13.4	9.4-18.8	357	86.6	81.2-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	714	154	22.0	18.4-26.2	560	78.0	73.8-81.6
Some Post-H.S.	521	138	26.2	21.8-31.2	383	73.8	68.8-78.2
College Graduate	432	165	37.0	31.5-42.7	267	63.0	57.3-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	455	77	16.7	13.0-21.3	378	83.3	78.7-87.0
$15,000- 24,999	501	106	18.8	15.1-23.1	395	81.2	76.9-84.9
$25,000- 34,999	313	82	27.0	21.1-33.8	231	73.0	66.2-78.9
$35,000- 49,999	209	80	38.6	30.7-47.2	129	61.4	52.8-69.3
$50,000-74,999	156	61	33.1	25.0-42.2	95	66.9	57.8-75.0
$75,000+	131	49	38.6	29.4-48.6	82	61.4	51.4-70.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	754	96	12.8	10.0-16.3	658	87.2	83.7-90.0
No	1,268	396	30.3	27.2-33.6	872	69.7	66.4-72.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	71	31	45.5	31.8-59.9	40	54.5	40.1-68.2
Non-Veteran	2,004	475	23.7	21.5-26.2	1,529	76.3	73.8-78.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,077

506

24.4

22.2-26.8

1,571

75.6

73.2-77.8

GENDER

Female

2,077

506

24.4

22.2-26.8

1,571

75.6

73.2-77.8

RACE

African American

2,077

506

24.4

22.2-26.8

1,571

75.6

73.2-77.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.4

14.1-48.9

71.6

51.1-85.9

-English Speaking

78.5

46.9-93.8

21.5

6.2-53.1

-Spanish Speaking

17.7

6.0-41.9

82.3

58.1-94.0

Non-Hispanic

2,036

494

24.3

22.0-26.7

1,542

75.7

73.3-78.0

AGE

18-24

123

34.6

25.4-45.1

65.4

54.9-74.6

25-34

334

115

31.6

25.9-37.9

219

68.4

62.1-74.1

35-44

433

138

30.4

25.5-35.8

295

69.6

64.2-74.5

45-54

423

106

22.8

18.5-27.9

317

77.2

72.1-81.5

55-64

356

20.6

15.8-26.3

288

79.4

73.7-84.2

65-74

234

9.3

5.9-14.4

207

90.7

85.6-94.1

75+

159

4.1

1.4-11.3

154

95.9

88.7-98.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

406

13.4

9.4-18.8

357

86.6

81.2-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

714

154

22.0

18.4-26.2

560

78.0

73.8-81.6

Some Post-H.S.

521

138

26.2

21.8-31.2

383

73.8

68.8-78.2

College Graduate

432

165

37.0

31.5-42.7

267

63.0

57.3-68.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

455

16.7

13.0-21.3

378

83.3

78.7-87.0

$15,000- 24,999

501

106

18.8

15.1-23.1

395

81.2

76.9-84.9

$25,000- 34,999

313

27.0

21.1-33.8

231

73.0

66.2-78.9

$35,000- 49,999

209

38.6

30.7-47.2

129

61.4

52.8-69.3

$50,000-74,999

156

33.1

25.0-42.2

66.9

57.8-75.0

$75,000+

131

38.6

29.4-48.6

61.4

51.4-70.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

754

12.8

10.0-16.3

658

87.2

83.7-90.0

1,268

396

30.3

27.2-33.6

872

69.7

66.4-72.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

45.5

31.8-59.9

54.5

40.1-68.2

Non-Veteran

2,004

475

23.7

21.5-26.2

1,529

76.3

73.8-78.5

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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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