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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 16,491 6,556 42.1 41.0-43.1 6,756 39.7 38.7-40.8 3,179 18.2 17.4-19.0
GENDER
Male 5,921 2,614 46.1 44.3-47.8 2,257 36.8 35.2-38.5 1,050 17.1 15.9-18.5
Female 10,570 3,942 38.3 37.1-39.5 4,499 42.5 41.3-43.7 2,129 19.2 18.2-20.2
RACE
White 12,484 5,303 45.6 44.4-46.8 5,142 40.6 39.5-41.8 2,039 13.7 13.0-14.5
African American 2,844 879 34.5 31.9-37.1 1,212 40.0 37.6-42.5 753 25.5 23.4-27.8
Asian 113 44 34.9 25.4-45.7 50 47.7 36.9-58.8 19 17.4 10.6-27.4
Native American 284 120 45.6 38.2-53.2 105 36.9 29.9-44.5 59 17.5 12.9-23.5
Other Minorities 709 188 24.6 20.3-29.4 226 29.9 25.4-34.8 295 45.5 40.4-50.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 862 233 23.6 20.2-27.4 259 30.2 26.0-34.7 370 46.3 41.7-50.9
-English Speaking 259 111 41.0 33.7-48.8 81 29.3 22.5-37.1 67 29.7 22.8-37.8
-Spanish Speaking 603 122 18.6 15.0-22.9 178 30.4 25.5-35.8 303 51.0 45.5-56.4
Non-Hispanic 15,616 6,319 43.9 42.9-45.0 6,493 40.7 39.7-41.7 2,804 15.4 14.7-16.1
AGE
18-24 783 393 52.5 47.9-57.0 269 33.0 28.9-37.4 121 14.5 11.7-17.8
25-34 2,319 1,037 44.3 41.8-46.8 933 39.6 37.2-42.1 349 16.1 14.2-18.2
35-44 3,089 1,326 43.2 41.0-45.3 1,306 40.6 38.5-42.7 457 16.3 14.5-18.2
45-54 3,208 1,284 39.9 37.8-42.1 1,355 41.7 39.6-43.8 569 18.4 16.7-20.2
55-64 3,026 1,148 39.6 37.4-41.7 1,317 43.6 41.5-45.8 561 16.8 15.3-18.5
65-74 2,246 820 37.5 35.1-39.9 915 40.0 37.7-42.5 511 22.5 20.5-24.6
75+ 1,749 520 30.2 27.6-32.8 636 37.6 34.8-40.4 593 32.3 29.7-35.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,560 697 30.0 27.2-33.0 899 33.0 30.3-35.8 964 36.9 34.1-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,953 1,819 40.2 38.2-42.2 2,077 40.3 38.5-42.2 1,057 19.5 18.1-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 4,026 1,664 44.6 42.5-46.8 1,719 41.9 39.8-43.9 643 13.5 12.2-14.9
College Graduate 4,922 2,365 48.9 47.1-50.6 2,053 41.3 39.6-43.1 504 9.8 8.8-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,967 580 31.4 28.5-34.5 742 34.9 32.0-37.9 645 33.7 30.7-36.8
$15,000- 24,999 2,955 1,019 34.5 32.0-37.1 1,193 38.6 36.0-41.2 743 26.9 24.5-29.4
$25,000- 34,999 2,036 840 43.9 40.8-47.1 827 38.4 35.5-41.5 369 17.6 15.5-20.0
$35,000- 49,999 2,272 981 45.2 42.5-47.9 998 43.2 40.6-45.9 293 11.6 10.1-13.3
$50,000-74,999 2,185 983 46.8 44.0-49.6 995 44.3 41.6-47.1 207 8.9 7.5-10.5
$75,000+ 2,714 1,355 51.0 48.7-53.3 1,130 41.4 39.1-43.7 229 7.6 6.5- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,166 1,535 32.4 30.5-34.3 1,987 38.6 36.8-40.5 1,644 29.0 27.4-30.7
No 11,046 4,913 45.8 44.5-47.0 4,672 40.5 39.2-41.7 1,461 13.8 12.9-14.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,223 1,014 48.9 46.2-51.6 814 35.3 32.9-37.8 395 15.7 14.0-17.7
Non-Veteran 14,259 5,538 41.0 39.9-42.2 5,941 40.4 39.3-41.6 2,780 18.6 17.7-19.5

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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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