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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 6,075 1,352 21.5 20.1-23.0 1,366 22.0 20.6-23.5 2,157 36.2 34.6-38.0 721 11.8 10.8-12.9 479 8.4 7.4- 9.6
GENDER
Male 2,793 643 22.5 20.5-24.7 627 21.5 19.6-23.6 945 35.4 33.0-37.9 350 11.8 10.4-13.4 228 8.6 7.1-10.5
Female 3,282 709 20.0 18.3-21.7 739 22.7 20.8-24.9 1,212 37.4 35.3-39.6 371 11.7 10.4-13.2 251 8.1 7.0- 9.5
RACE
White 4,868 1,072 21.4 19.9-23.0 1,065 21.6 20.1-23.3 1,769 37.2 35.4-39.1 591 12.1 11.0-13.4 371 7.6 6.6- 8.7
African American 867 210 22.0 18.6-25.8 212 24.2 20.3-28.5 285 33.4 29.0-38.0 96 10.8 8.3-13.8 64 9.7 6.5-14.3
Asian 44 8 21.5 10.3-39.3 15 35.2 20.9-52.8 12 22.6 11.4-39.8 5 13.0 4.9-30.0 4 7.8 2.6-21.3
Native American 102 21 16.0 9.8-25.0 25 22.5 13.9-34.3 29 31.5 21.0-44.3 12 14.0 6.9-26.5 15 16.0 8.1-29.4
Other Minorities 174 38 23.2 14.7-34.7 42 19.3 12.9-27.9 56 32.1 22.9-42.9 15 8.6 4.6-15.6 23 16.7 8.2-31.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 213 52 27.3 19.4-37.0 44 21.3 14.4-30.3 69 29.9 22.3-38.7 27 13.0 8.4-19.5 21 8.5 5.1-14.0
-English Speaking 97 15 12.9 7.3-21.9 16 17.1 8.8-30.5 40 40.0 28.5-52.6 15 17.8 10.2-29.3 11 12.2 6.0-23.3
-Spanish Speaking 116 37 34.0 23.1-47.0 28 23.3 14.4-35.4 29 25.2 16.1-37.0 12 10.7 5.6-19.3 10 6.8 3.3-13.7
Non-Hispanic 5,857 1,299 21.1 19.8-22.6 1,322 22.1 20.7-23.6 2,085 36.6 34.9-38.4 693 11.7 10.7-12.8 458 8.4 7.3- 9.7
AGE
18-24 411 60 15.2 11.1-20.5 88 21.6 16.8-27.2 158 38.8 32.8-45.1 54 10.6 7.7-14.4 51 13.9 9.7-19.5
25-34 1,130 221 19.9 17.2-22.9 276 23.5 20.6-26.6 417 37.8 34.3-41.3 138 11.9 9.8-14.5 78 7.0 5.4- 9.0
35-44 1,449 316 22.2 19.6-25.0 328 21.6 19.2-24.3 546 37.5 34.6-40.6 163 12.1 10.2-14.4 96 6.5 5.2- 8.3
45-54 1,258 293 25.0 22.1-28.2 299 23.2 20.5-26.2 417 31.7 28.6-34.9 160 13.2 11.0-15.7 89 6.9 5.4- 8.8
55-64 973 257 27.5 24.2-31.1 198 20.6 17.7-23.9 322 33.2 29.8-36.9 110 10.1 8.2-12.4 86 8.6 6.6-10.9
65-74 583 140 22.2 18.6-26.3 128 21.1 17.5-25.2 202 36.2 31.7-40.9 60 11.1 8.4-14.5 53 9.4 7.0-12.5
75+ 249 59 23.4 17.6-30.4 47 17.2 12.5-23.1 84 35.8 28.7-43.7 34 15.5 10.5-22.4 25 8.0 5.1-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 501 137 23.4 18.1-29.6 123 23.4 18.0-30.0 130 30.9 24.6-38.1 46 10.1 6.8-14.8 65 12.1 8.0-18.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,584 407 23.6 20.9-26.6 354 22.8 20.0-25.9 521 32.8 29.6-36.2 161 11.2 9.2-13.6 141 9.5 7.2-12.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,506 327 20.7 18.0-23.6 352 22.2 19.5-25.2 523 36.8 33.3-40.3 174 10.5 8.7-12.6 130 9.8 7.9-12.2
College Graduate 2,482 481 20.0 18.1-22.1 537 20.9 19.0-22.9 981 39.8 37.4-42.2 340 13.6 12.1-15.3 143 5.6 4.6- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 398 109 24.2 18.4-31.0 88 20.6 15.5-27.0 106 33.3 26.4-40.9 45 9.6 6.5-14.0 50 12.3 8.5-17.4
$15,000- 24,999 819 198 22.3 18.2-27.0 180 21.5 17.5-26.1 269 34.6 29.9-39.7 80 10.0 7.5-13.2 92 11.5 8.8-15.0
$25,000- 34,999 779 180 22.1 18.2-26.5 185 22.4 18.7-26.6 262 35.2 30.4-40.2 94 11.2 8.7-14.3 58 9.2 5.5-15.0
$35,000- 49,999 963 205 20.5 17.4-24.0 230 23.9 20.6-27.5 352 36.0 32.2-40.0 109 10.8 8.7-13.4 67 8.8 5.9-13.0
$50,000-74,999 1,006 223 22.7 19.6-26.2 223 18.9 16.3-21.9 372 38.5 34.3-42.9 113 12.1 9.5-15.3 75 7.7 5.8-10.2
$75,000+ 1,468 296 20.3 17.9-23.0 322 22.7 20.1-25.6 575 38.1 35.1-41.2 203 14.1 12.0-16.5 72 4.8 3.6- 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,136 284 21.6 18.6-25.0 274 25.3 21.6-29.4 335 30.6 26.8-34.7 122 9.4 7.4-11.8 121 13.1 9.7-17.3
No 4,832 1,046 21.6 20.1-23.3 1,073 21.5 20.0-23.1 1,787 37.3 35.4-39.2 584 12.3 11.1-13.6 342 7.2 6.2- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 949 210 20.9 17.8-24.2 191 19.8 16.8-23.2 325 35.9 31.9-40.0 138 14.9 12.0-18.2 85 8.6 6.6-11.3
Non-Veteran 5,123 1,142 21.6 20.1-23.2 1,175 22.4 20.9-24.1 1,830 36.3 34.5-38.2 583 11.2 10.2-12.4 393 8.4 7.2- 9.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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