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-FEMALES

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	10,948	8,631	79.5	78.5-80.5	2,317	20.5	19.5-21.5
RACE
White	8,163	6,698	83.9	82.9-84.9	1,465	16.1	15.1-17.1
African American	2,082	1,474	69.1	66.4-71.7	608	30.9	28.3-33.6
Asian	74	60	79.7	65.2-89.1	14	20.3	10.9-34.8
Native American	183	140	79.6	71.6-85.7	43	20.4	14.3-28.4
Other Minorities	410	232	53.9	47.6-60.1	178	46.1	39.9-52.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	511	288	51.8	46.0-57.5	223	48.2	42.5-54.0
-English Speaking	176	132	73.9	64.8-81.3	44	26.1	18.7-35.2
-Spanish Speaking	335	156	42.7	36.1-49.6	179	57.3	50.4-63.9
Non-Hispanic	10,426	8,336	81.7	80.7-82.6	2,090	18.3	17.4-19.3
AGE
18-24	511	413	80.7	76.0-84.6	98	19.3	15.4-24.0
25-34	1,518	1,262	82.3	79.6-84.7	256	17.7	15.3-20.4
35-44	2,013	1,685	82.9	80.8-84.9	328	17.1	15.1-19.2
45-54	2,078	1,676	80.2	78.0-82.2	402	19.8	17.8-22.0
55-64	1,969	1,577	81.4	79.4-83.4	392	18.6	16.6-20.6
65-74	1,513	1,139	75.1	72.4-77.7	374	24.9	22.3-27.6
75+	1,284	830	66.0	62.9-69.0	454	34.0	31.0-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,671	1,016	61.9	58.6-65.0	655	38.1	35.0-41.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,325	2,575	77.9	76.0-79.8	750	22.1	20.2-24.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,824	2,322	83.8	82.1-85.4	502	16.2	14.6-17.9
College Graduate	3,105	2,703	86.9	85.2-88.3	402	13.1	11.7-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,498	1,012	67.6	64.2-70.8	486	32.4	29.2-35.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,050	1,525	73.2	70.5-75.8	525	26.8	24.2-29.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,330	1,072	80.5	77.5-83.2	258	19.5	16.8-22.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,405	1,209	87.1	84.9-89.0	196	12.9	11.0-15.1
$50,000-74,999	1,313	1,174	88.7	86.3-90.7	139	11.3	9.3-13.7
$75,000+	1,569	1,407	90.1	88.3-91.7	162	9.9	8.3-11.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,530	2,344	69.8	67.8-71.6	1,186	30.2	28.4-32.2
No	7,229	6,150	83.8	82.5-84.9	1,079	16.2	15.1-17.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	193	89.0	83.8-92.7	29	11.0	7.3-16.2
Non-Veteran	10,722	8,436	79.3	78.3-80.3	2,286	20.7	19.7-21.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,948

8,631

79.5

78.5-80.5

2,317

20.5

19.5-21.5

RACE

White

8,163

6,698

83.9

82.9-84.9

1,465

16.1

15.1-17.1

African American

2,082

1,474

69.1

66.4-71.7

608

30.9

28.3-33.6

Asian

79.7

65.2-89.1

20.3

10.9-34.8

Native American

183

140

79.6

71.6-85.7

20.4

14.3-28.4

Other Minorities

410

232

53.9

47.6-60.1

178

46.1

39.9-52.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

511

288

51.8

46.0-57.5

223

48.2

42.5-54.0

-English Speaking

176

132

73.9

64.8-81.3

26.1

18.7-35.2

-Spanish Speaking

335

156

42.7

36.1-49.6

179

57.3

50.4-63.9

Non-Hispanic

10,426

8,336

81.7

80.7-82.6

2,090

18.3

17.4-19.3

AGE

18-24

511

413

80.7

76.0-84.6

19.3

15.4-24.0

25-34

1,518

1,262

82.3

79.6-84.7

256

17.7

15.3-20.4

35-44

2,013

1,685

82.9

80.8-84.9

328

17.1

15.1-19.2

45-54

2,078

1,676

80.2

78.0-82.2

402

19.8

17.8-22.0

55-64

1,969

1,577

81.4

79.4-83.4

392

18.6

16.6-20.6

65-74

1,513

1,139

75.1

72.4-77.7

374

24.9

22.3-27.6

75+

1,284

830

66.0

62.9-69.0

454

34.0

31.0-37.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,671

1,016

61.9

58.6-65.0

655

38.1

35.0-41.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,325

2,575

77.9

76.0-79.8

750

22.1

20.2-24.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,824

2,322

83.8

82.1-85.4

502

16.2

14.6-17.9

College Graduate

3,105

2,703

86.9

85.2-88.3

402

13.1

11.7-14.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,498

1,012

67.6

64.2-70.8

486

32.4

29.2-35.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,050

1,525

73.2

70.5-75.8

525

26.8

24.2-29.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,330

1,072

80.5

77.5-83.2

258

19.5

16.8-22.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,405

1,209

87.1

84.9-89.0

196

12.9

11.0-15.1

$50,000-74,999

1,313

1,174

88.7

86.3-90.7

139

11.3

9.3-13.7

$75,000+

1,569

1,407

90.1

88.3-91.7

162

9.9

8.3-11.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,530

2,344

69.8

67.8-71.6

1,186

30.2

28.4-32.2

7,229

6,150

83.8

82.5-84.9

1,079

16.2

15.1-17.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

222

193

89.0

83.8-92.7

11.0

7.3-16.2

Non-Veteran

10,722

8,436

79.3

78.3-80.3

2,286

20.7

19.7-21.7

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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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