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

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	17,056	13,422	78.8	77.9-79.6	3,634	21.2	20.4-22.1
GENDER
Male	6,108	4,791	78.0	76.5-79.4	1,317	22.0	20.6-23.5
Female	10,948	8,631	79.5	78.5-80.5	2,317	20.5	19.5-21.5
RACE
White	12,899	10,551	83.5	82.7-84.4	2,348	16.5	15.6-17.3
African American	2,975	2,121	71.3	69.0-73.5	854	28.7	26.5-31.0
Asian	115	90	79.1	68.9-86.6	25	20.9	13.4-31.1
Native American	291	224	79.0	72.3-84.4	67	21.0	15.6-27.7
Other Minorities	719	394	48.7	43.5-53.9	325	51.3	46.1-56.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	873	463	46.8	42.3-51.4	410	53.2	48.6-57.7
-English Speaking	266	190	66.9	59.0-74.1	76	33.1	25.9-41.0
-Spanish Speaking	607	273	41.0	35.9-46.4	334	59.0	53.6-64.1
Non-Hispanic	16,169	12,950	81.9	81.1-82.7	3,219	18.1	17.3-18.9
AGE
18-24	806	644	78.9	75.0-82.4	162	21.1	17.6-25.0
25-34	2,370	1,937	79.7	77.4-81.8	433	20.3	18.2-22.6
35-44	3,150	2,593	80.5	78.5-82.3	557	19.5	17.7-21.5
45-54	3,302	2,648	79.2	77.3-80.9	654	20.8	19.1-22.7
55-64	3,130	2,493	81.1	79.4-82.7	637	18.9	17.3-20.6
65-74	2,352	1,797	76.8	74.7-78.8	555	23.2	21.2-25.3
75+	1,863	1,245	68.6	66.0-71.0	618	31.4	29.0-34.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,696	1,657	60.1	57.1-62.9	1,039	39.9	37.1-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,139	3,956	78.0	76.4-79.5	1,183	22.0	20.5-23.6
Some Post-H.S.	4,163	3,427	83.7	82.0-85.1	736	16.3	14.9-18.0
College Graduate	5,025	4,360	86.7	85.4-87.9	665	13.3	12.1-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,055	1,366	63.9	60.7-66.9	689	36.1	33.1-39.3
$15,000- 24,999	3,059	2,232	69.8	67.1-72.2	827	30.2	27.8-32.9
$25,000- 34,999	2,105	1,673	78.6	75.9-81.1	432	21.4	18.9-24.1
$35,000- 49,999	2,327	1,978	85.9	84.1-87.6	349	14.1	12.4-15.9
$50,000-74,999	2,223	1,959	88.6	86.8-90.1	264	11.4	9.9-13.2
$75,000+	2,774	2,452	88.3	86.7-89.8	322	11.7	10.2-13.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,377	3,636	69.7	68.0-71.4	1,741	30.3	28.6-32.0
No	11,354	9,553	82.6	81.6-83.6	1,801	17.4	16.4-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,298	1,818	81.0	78.9-82.9	480	19.0	17.1-21.1
Non-Veteran	14,748	11,598	78.4	77.5-79.4	3,150	21.6	20.6-22.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,056

13,422

78.8

77.9-79.6

3,634

21.2

20.4-22.1

GENDER

Male

6,108

4,791

78.0

76.5-79.4

1,317

22.0

20.6-23.5

Female

10,948

8,631

79.5

78.5-80.5

2,317

20.5

19.5-21.5

RACE

White

12,899

10,551

83.5

82.7-84.4

2,348

16.5

15.6-17.3

African American

2,975

2,121

71.3

69.0-73.5

854

28.7

26.5-31.0

Asian

115

79.1

68.9-86.6

20.9

13.4-31.1

Native American

291

224

79.0

72.3-84.4

21.0

15.6-27.7

Other Minorities

719

394

48.7

43.5-53.9

325

51.3

46.1-56.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

873

463

46.8

42.3-51.4

410

53.2

48.6-57.7

-English Speaking

266

190

66.9

59.0-74.1

33.1

25.9-41.0

-Spanish Speaking

607

273

41.0

35.9-46.4

334

59.0

53.6-64.1

Non-Hispanic

16,169

12,950

81.9

81.1-82.7

3,219

18.1

17.3-18.9

AGE

18-24

806

644

78.9

75.0-82.4

162

21.1

17.6-25.0

25-34

2,370

1,937

79.7

77.4-81.8

433

20.3

18.2-22.6

35-44

3,150

2,593

80.5

78.5-82.3

557

19.5

17.7-21.5

45-54

3,302

2,648

79.2

77.3-80.9

654

20.8

19.1-22.7

55-64

3,130

2,493

81.1

79.4-82.7

637

18.9

17.3-20.6

65-74

2,352

1,797

76.8

74.7-78.8

555

23.2

21.2-25.3

75+

1,863

1,245

68.6

66.0-71.0

618

31.4

29.0-34.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,696

1,657

60.1

57.1-62.9

1,039

39.9

37.1-42.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,139

3,956

78.0

76.4-79.5

1,183

22.0

20.5-23.6

Some Post-H.S.

4,163

3,427

83.7

82.0-85.1

736

16.3

14.9-18.0

College Graduate

5,025

4,360

86.7

85.4-87.9

665

13.3

12.1-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,055

1,366

63.9

60.7-66.9

689

36.1

33.1-39.3

$15,000- 24,999

3,059

2,232

69.8

67.1-72.2

827

30.2

27.8-32.9

$25,000- 34,999

2,105

1,673

78.6

75.9-81.1

432

21.4

18.9-24.1

$35,000- 49,999

2,327

1,978

85.9

84.1-87.6

349

14.1

12.4-15.9

$50,000-74,999

2,223

1,959

88.6

86.8-90.1

264

11.4

9.9-13.2

$75,000+

2,774

2,452

88.3

86.7-89.8

322

11.7

10.2-13.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,377

3,636

69.7

68.0-71.4

1,741

30.3

28.6-32.0

11,354

9,553

82.6

81.6-83.6

1,801

17.4

16.4-18.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,298

1,818

81.0

78.9-82.9

480

19.0

17.1-21.1

Non-Veteran

14,748

11,598

78.4

77.5-79.4

3,150

21.6

20.6-22.5

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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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