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

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	17,008	6,137	41.7	40.7-42.8	10,871	58.3	57.2-59.3
GENDER
Male	6,090	2,821	51.2	49.5-52.9	3,269	48.8	47.1-50.5
Female	10,918	3,316	32.8	31.6-34.0	7,602	67.2	66.0-68.4
RACE
White	12,862	4,912	45.2	44.0-46.4	7,950	54.8	53.6-56.0
African American	2,966	880	34.7	32.2-37.3	2,086	65.3	62.7-67.8
Asian	114	44	37.8	28.0-48.8	70	62.2	51.2-72.0
Native American	290	104	36.5	29.6-44.0	186	63.5	56.0-70.4
Other Minorities	719	177	25.4	20.9-30.6	542	74.6	69.4-79.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	873	216	27.1	23.1-31.5	657	72.9	68.5-76.9
-English Speaking	266	98	37.9	30.7-45.7	168	62.1	54.3-69.3
-Spanish Speaking	607	118	23.9	19.3-29.2	489	76.1	70.8-80.7
Non-Hispanic	16,121	5,916	43.2	42.1-44.3	10,205	56.8	55.7-57.9
AGE
18-24	803	417	57.8	53.4-62.0	386	42.2	38.0-46.6
25-34	2,365	1,134	50.1	47.6-52.7	1,231	49.9	47.3-52.4
35-44	3,141	1,457	47.9	45.7-50.1	1,684	52.1	49.9-54.3
45-54	3,292	1,267	40.0	37.9-42.1	2,025	60.0	57.9-62.1
55-64	3,120	986	33.7	31.7-35.8	2,134	66.3	64.2-68.3
65-74	2,343	590	26.1	24.0-28.2	1,753	73.9	71.8-76.0
75+	1,861	263	14.4	12.6-16.5	1,598	85.6	83.5-87.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,687	519	26.0	23.2-29.1	2,168	74.0	70.9-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,128	1,605	37.8	35.9-39.8	3,523	62.2	60.2-64.1
Some Post-H.S.	4,150	1,518	44.0	41.9-46.2	2,632	56.0	53.8-58.1
College Graduate	5,010	2,492	53.4	51.6-55.1	2,518	46.6	44.9-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,051	410	24.9	22.1-28.1	1,641	75.1	71.9-77.9
$15,000- 24,999	3,053	828	30.8	28.3-33.4	2,225	69.2	66.6-71.7
$25,000- 34,999	2,103	785	41.8	38.8-44.9	1,318	58.2	55.1-61.2
$35,000- 49,999	2,319	968	47.0	44.3-49.6	1,351	53.0	50.4-55.7
$50,000-74,999	2,220	1,013	49.1	46.4-51.9	1,207	50.9	48.1-53.6
$75,000+	2,765	1,474	57.8	55.6-60.0	1,291	42.2	40.0-44.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,363	1,154	26.7	24.9-28.6	4,209	73.3	71.4-75.1
No	11,341	4,870	47.5	46.3-48.8	6,471	52.5	51.2-53.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,297	956	46.6	44.0-49.2	1,341	53.4	50.8-56.0
Non-Veteran	14,701	5,178	41.0	39.8-42.1	9,523	59.0	57.9-60.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,008

6,137

41.7

40.7-42.8

10,871

58.3

57.2-59.3

GENDER

Male

6,090

2,821

51.2

49.5-52.9

3,269

48.8

47.1-50.5

Female

10,918

3,316

32.8

31.6-34.0

7,602

67.2

66.0-68.4

RACE

White

12,862

4,912

45.2

44.0-46.4

7,950

54.8

53.6-56.0

African American

2,966

880

34.7

32.2-37.3

2,086

65.3

62.7-67.8

Asian

114

37.8

28.0-48.8

62.2

51.2-72.0

Native American

290

104

36.5

29.6-44.0

186

63.5

56.0-70.4

Other Minorities

719

177

25.4

20.9-30.6

542

74.6

69.4-79.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

873

216

27.1

23.1-31.5

657

72.9

68.5-76.9

-English Speaking

266

37.9

30.7-45.7

168

62.1

54.3-69.3

-Spanish Speaking

607

118

23.9

19.3-29.2

489

76.1

70.8-80.7

Non-Hispanic

16,121

5,916

43.2

42.1-44.3

10,205

56.8

55.7-57.9

AGE

18-24

803

417

57.8

53.4-62.0

386

42.2

38.0-46.6

25-34

2,365

1,134

50.1

47.6-52.7

1,231

49.9

47.3-52.4

35-44

3,141

1,457

47.9

45.7-50.1

1,684

52.1

49.9-54.3

45-54

3,292

1,267

40.0

37.9-42.1

2,025

60.0

57.9-62.1

55-64

3,120

986

33.7

31.7-35.8

2,134

66.3

64.2-68.3

65-74

2,343

590

26.1

24.0-28.2

1,753

73.9

71.8-76.0

75+

1,861

263

14.4

12.6-16.5

1,598

85.6

83.5-87.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,687

519

26.0

23.2-29.1

2,168

74.0

70.9-76.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,128

1,605

37.8

35.9-39.8

3,523

62.2

60.2-64.1

Some Post-H.S.

4,150

1,518

44.0

41.9-46.2

2,632

56.0

53.8-58.1

College Graduate

5,010

2,492

53.4

51.6-55.1

2,518

46.6

44.9-48.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,051

410

24.9

22.1-28.1

1,641

75.1

71.9-77.9

$15,000- 24,999

3,053

828

30.8

28.3-33.4

2,225

69.2

66.6-71.7

$25,000- 34,999

2,103

785

41.8

38.8-44.9

1,318

58.2

55.1-61.2

$35,000- 49,999

2,319

968

47.0

44.3-49.6

1,351

53.0

50.4-55.7

$50,000-74,999

2,220

1,013

49.1

46.4-51.9

1,207

50.9

48.1-53.6

$75,000+

2,765

1,474

57.8

55.6-60.0

1,291

42.2

40.0-44.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,363

1,154

26.7

24.9-28.6

4,209

73.3

71.4-75.1

11,341

4,870

47.5

46.3-48.8

6,471

52.5

51.2-53.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,297

956

46.6

44.0-49.2

1,341

53.4

50.8-56.0

Non-Veteran

14,701

5,178

41.0

39.8-42.1

9,523

59.0

57.9-60.2

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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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