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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 13,333 684 5.0 4.6- 5.6 1,650 12.2 11.5-13.0 4,496 34.3 33.2-35.4 2,478 18.5 17.6-19.4 4,025 29.9 28.9-31.0
GENDER
Male 4,757 268 5.8 5.0- 6.8 619 13.2 12.0-14.6 1,547 32.6 30.9-34.4 941 19.6 18.1-21.2 1,382 28.8 27.0-30.6
Female 8,576 416 4.3 3.8- 4.9 1,031 11.2 10.4-12.1 2,949 35.9 34.6-37.3 1,537 17.4 16.5-18.5 2,643 31.0 29.8-32.3
RACE
White 10,484 491 4.3 3.8- 4.8 1,176 11.2 10.4-12.0 3,552 34.6 33.4-35.9 2,049 19.8 18.8-20.9 3,216 30.1 29.0-31.3
African American 2,104 149 7.7 6.2- 9.5 353 15.5 13.6-17.7 714 34.0 31.3-36.9 312 13.7 12.0-15.7 576 29.0 26.2-32.0
Asian 89 9 8.9 4.1-18.6 10 14.4 6.7-28.0 25 30.1 19.9-42.7 18 21.2 13.0-32.6 27 25.4 16.6-36.9
Native American 223 8 3.1 1.4- 7.0 31 12.0 7.8-18.0 66 29.9 22.7-38.2 38 19.5 13.6-27.1 80 35.5 27.8-44.0
Other Minorities 391 26 9.5 5.7-15.3 76 17.8 13.2-23.4 124 32.8 26.5-39.8 52 11.2 7.9-15.5 113 28.8 22.4-36.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 460 37 11.5 7.6-17.1 76 17.4 12.8-23.1 141 31.3 25.7-37.6 69 13.6 10.2-18.0 137 26.3 21.6-31.5
-English Speaking 188 9 3.2 1.6- 6.4 18 9.4 5.2-16.4 57 31.6 23.3-41.2 39 22.7 16.0-31.2 65 33.2 25.3-42.1
-Spanish Speaking 272 28 15.4 9.8-23.3 58 21.1 15.0-28.9 84 31.2 24.1-39.3 30 9.3 5.8-14.5 72 23.0 17.6-29.5
Non-Hispanic 12,864 646 4.7 4.2- 5.2 1,571 11.9 11.2-12.6 4,352 34.5 33.4-35.6 2,409 18.8 17.9-19.7 3,886 30.1 29.0-31.3
AGE
18-24 643 24 4.0 2.4- 6.5 72 10.4 7.8-13.7 203 31.8 27.4-36.7 118 18.4 14.9-22.5 226 35.4 30.6-40.5
25-34 1,930 88 5.2 4.0- 6.6 240 13.0 11.2-15.0 687 36.2 33.5-38.9 330 16.7 14.7-18.9 585 29.0 26.6-31.5
35-44 2,586 108 3.8 3.0- 4.8 339 13.2 11.6-15.0 958 37.2 35.0-39.4 442 18.0 16.2-20.0 739 27.8 25.7-29.9
45-54 2,638 148 6.0 4.9- 7.3 319 11.7 10.4-13.3 919 35.6 33.3-37.9 537 20.3 18.4-22.2 715 26.4 24.4-28.6
55-64 2,473 129 5.9 4.8- 7.2 305 11.4 10.0-13.0 835 33.9 31.7-36.2 471 18.7 16.9-20.7 733 30.0 27.9-32.3
65-74 1,781 102 5.1 4.0- 6.3 218 11.8 10.2-13.6 560 31.8 29.2-34.4 341 19.5 17.4-21.8 560 31.9 29.3-34.6
75+ 1,218 82 6.5 5.0- 8.3 150 13.7 11.4-16.4 313 25.8 22.9-29.0 227 18.7 16.2-21.5 446 35.3 32.1-38.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,630 142 8.7 6.9-11.0 287 16.5 14.0-19.4 410 26.7 23.6-30.2 208 12.4 10.2-15.0 583 35.7 32.1-39.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,929 237 6.1 5.2- 7.3 482 11.8 10.4-13.2 1,301 32.9 30.9-34.9 701 18.1 16.4-19.9 1,208 31.1 29.1-33.2
Some Post-H.S. 3,416 163 4.2 3.5- 5.2 401 11.3 10.1-12.7 1,175 36.0 33.9-38.3 664 18.4 16.7-20.2 1,013 30.0 27.9-32.2
College Graduate 4,336 141 3.2 2.6- 3.9 478 11.6 10.4-12.9 1,605 37.4 35.7-39.3 901 21.4 19.9-23.0 1,211 26.3 24.8-28.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,346 86 5.7 4.3- 7.6 207 14.6 12.2-17.3 325 24.5 21.4-27.8 199 14.2 11.8-17.0 529 41.1 37.4-44.8
$15,000- 24,999 2,220 150 7.9 6.3- 9.9 313 14.2 12.0-16.6 697 31.7 28.9-34.5 348 15.3 13.3-17.6 712 30.9 28.3-33.8
$25,000- 34,999 1,659 108 6.4 5.0- 8.2 202 11.1 9.3-13.2 547 33.2 30.1-36.5 305 17.5 15.2-20.1 497 31.7 28.5-35.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,969 92 4.5 3.5- 5.7 240 11.8 10.1-13.6 704 36.4 33.7-39.2 373 18.3 16.3-20.6 560 29.1 26.4-31.8
$50,000-74,999 1,955 67 3.4 2.5- 4.5 238 12.9 11.1-14.9 719 36.9 34.1-39.8 411 21.7 19.3-24.2 520 25.2 22.6-27.9
$75,000+ 2,446 78 3.3 2.5- 4.2 240 10.6 9.2-12.2 954 39.4 37.1-41.8 515 20.9 19.0-22.9 659 25.8 23.8-28.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,592 241 5.9 5.1- 7.0 506 13.4 12.0-15.0 1,062 31.3 29.2-33.5 578 15.8 14.2-17.5 1,205 33.5 31.4-35.8
No 9,516 428 4.7 4.1- 5.3 1,116 11.8 11.0-12.7 3,377 35.5 34.2-36.8 1,859 19.4 18.3-20.5 2,736 28.6 27.4-29.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,803 86 4.5 3.5- 5.7 196 10.9 9.3-12.8 585 33.3 30.6-36.1 391 23.0 20.4-25.8 545 28.3 25.8-31.0
Non-Veteran 11,524 598 5.1 4.6- 5.7 1,453 12.4 11.6-13.3 3,909 34.5 33.3-35.7 2,086 17.7 16.8-18.7 3,478 30.2 29.0-31.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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