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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-FEMALES

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 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 7,893 3,179 42.1 40.7-43.5 3,363 43.0 41.6-44.4 1,351 14.9 14.0-15.9
African American 1,984 558 27.9 25.5-30.5 873 42.8 40.1-45.6 553 29.3 26.6-32.0
Asian 73 24 24.1 15.2-36.0 38 57.1 43.3-69.9 11 18.7 9.5-33.7
Native American 179 70 41.9 32.6-51.9 71 39.5 30.5-49.2 38 18.6 12.7-26.5
Other Minorities 405 100 23.0 18.4-28.2 138 33.0 27.4-39.1 167 44.1 37.9-50.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 505 146 28.3 23.7-33.5 151 27.2 22.6-32.3 208 44.5 38.9-50.3
-English Speaking 172 73 42.5 33.5-52.1 59 33.1 24.5-43.1 40 24.4 17.1-33.5
-Spanish Speaking 333 73 22.5 17.4-28.5 92 24.7 19.6-30.8 168 52.8 45.9-59.6
Non-Hispanic 10,055 3,793 39.1 37.9-40.3 4,345 43.7 42.5-45.0 1,917 17.2 16.3-18.1
AGE
18-24 496 217 41.6 36.4-47.0 197 42.3 36.9-47.8 82 16.1 12.5-20.5
25-34 1,488 627 41.7 38.7-44.7 635 42.3 39.3-45.3 226 16.0 13.6-18.7
35-44 1,977 815 41.2 38.6-43.8 874 43.6 41.1-46.2 288 15.2 13.3-17.2
45-54 2,019 784 38.8 36.2-41.3 868 42.5 39.9-45.1 367 18.8 16.8-20.9
55-64 1,898 696 38.4 35.8-41.0 842 44.1 41.5-46.8 360 17.5 15.6-19.6
65-74 1,440 473 33.3 30.5-36.3 615 41.7 38.8-44.8 352 24.9 22.3-27.7
75+ 1,199 311 25.0 22.3-28.0 447 39.3 36.0-42.8 441 35.6 32.5-38.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,581 373 25.7 22.8-28.8 582 36.2 32.9-39.6 626 38.1 34.8-41.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,204 1,100 34.9 32.8-37.1 1,407 44.1 41.8-46.3 697 21.0 19.2-22.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,728 1,060 40.6 38.2-43.1 1,206 44.4 41.9-46.8 462 15.0 13.5-16.7
College Graduate 3,037 1,403 46.3 44.1-48.5 1,298 42.6 40.5-44.8 336 11.1 9.7-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,432 401 30.2 26.9-33.8 569 38.2 34.8-41.7 462 31.6 28.4-35.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,986 666 34.4 31.6-37.3 835 40.4 37.6-43.4 485 25.2 22.6-27.9
$25,000- 34,999 1,288 495 38.1 34.8-41.6 560 43.6 40.2-47.2 233 18.2 15.6-21.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,370 571 43.1 40.0-46.3 628 45.7 42.5-48.9 171 11.2 9.5-13.3
$50,000-74,999 1,284 531 40.7 37.5-44.0 630 48.9 45.6-52.2 123 10.4 8.4-12.8
$75,000+ 1,534 768 49.9 46.9-52.9 636 42.2 39.2-45.2 130 7.9 6.5- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,382 889 28.1 26.1-30.1 1,349 41.6 39.4-43.8 1,144 30.3 28.4-32.3
No 7,024 2,994 42.5 41.1-44.0 3,090 43.1 41.6-44.6 940 14.4 13.3-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 104 53.9 45.6-61.9 90 37.9 30.4-46.0 23 8.3 5.2-12.8
Non-Veteran 10,350 3,838 38.0 36.8-39.2 4,408 42.6 41.4-43.9 2,104 19.4 18.4-20.4

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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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