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-FEMALES

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	10,918	3,316	32.8	31.6-34.0	7,602	67.2	66.0-68.4
RACE
White	8,140	2,633	36.0	34.6-37.4	5,507	64.0	62.6-65.4
African American	2,077	506	24.4	22.2-26.8	1,571	75.6	73.2-77.8
Asian	73	22	27.7	17.5-40.8	51	72.3	59.2-82.5
Native American	182	63	35.7	26.9-45.6	119	64.3	54.4-73.1
Other Minorities	410	80	17.5	13.4-22.5	330	82.5	77.5-86.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	511	102	20.9	16.6-26.0	409	79.1	74.0-83.4
-English Speaking	176	60	38.0	29.0-47.9	116	62.0	52.1-71.0
-Spanish Speaking	335	42	13.9	9.6-19.7	293	86.1	80.3-90.4
Non-Hispanic	10,396	3,211	33.7	32.5-34.9	7,185	66.3	65.1-67.5
AGE
18-24	510	219	46.4	41.0-51.9	291	53.6	48.1-59.0
25-34	1,515	608	39.5	36.7-42.5	907	60.5	57.5-63.3
35-44	2,007	799	39.1	36.6-41.6	1,208	60.9	58.4-63.4
45-54	2,070	693	33.2	30.8-35.7	1,377	66.8	64.3-69.2
55-64	1,964	534	27.2	25.0-29.6	1,430	72.8	70.4-75.0
65-74	1,508	314	21.2	18.9-23.8	1,194	78.8	76.2-81.1
75+	1,282	137	9.5	7.9-11.5	1,145	90.5	88.5-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,665	229	17.1	14.4-20.2	1,436	82.9	79.8-85.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,320	848	28.0	25.9-30.1	2,472	72.0	69.9-74.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,815	866	34.5	32.1-37.0	1,949	65.5	63.0-67.9
College Graduate	3,095	1,372	45.0	42.8-47.1	1,723	55.0	52.9-57.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,495	257	20.0	17.0-23.4	1,238	80.0	76.6-83.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,049	503	25.6	23.0-28.4	1,546	74.4	71.6-77.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,328	436	34.0	30.8-37.4	892	66.0	62.6-69.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,400	499	37.0	34.0-40.1	901	63.0	59.9-66.0
$50,000-74,999	1,311	502	37.5	34.4-40.7	809	62.5	59.3-65.6
$75,000+	1,563	744	49.5	46.5-52.5	819	50.5	47.5-53.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,520	611	20.9	18.9-23.0	2,909	79.1	77.0-81.1
No	7,218	2,643	37.7	36.2-39.1	4,575	62.3	60.9-63.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	104	50.2	42.0-58.3	118	49.8	41.7-58.0
Non-Veteran	10,692	3,212	32.4	31.3-33.7	7,480	67.6	66.3-68.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,918

3,316

32.8

31.6-34.0

7,602

67.2

66.0-68.4

RACE

White

8,140

2,633

36.0

34.6-37.4

5,507

64.0

62.6-65.4

African American

2,077

506

24.4

22.2-26.8

1,571

75.6

73.2-77.8

Asian

27.7

17.5-40.8

72.3

59.2-82.5

Native American

182

35.7

26.9-45.6

119

64.3

54.4-73.1

Other Minorities

410

17.5

13.4-22.5

330

82.5

77.5-86.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

511

102

20.9

16.6-26.0

409

79.1

74.0-83.4

-English Speaking

176

38.0

29.0-47.9

116

62.0

52.1-71.0

-Spanish Speaking

335

13.9

9.6-19.7

293

86.1

80.3-90.4

Non-Hispanic

10,396

3,211

33.7

32.5-34.9

7,185

66.3

65.1-67.5

AGE

18-24

510

219

46.4

41.0-51.9

291

53.6

48.1-59.0

25-34

1,515

608

39.5

36.7-42.5

907

60.5

57.5-63.3

35-44

2,007

799

39.1

36.6-41.6

1,208

60.9

58.4-63.4

45-54

2,070

693

33.2

30.8-35.7

1,377

66.8

64.3-69.2

55-64

1,964

534

27.2

25.0-29.6

1,430

72.8

70.4-75.0

65-74

1,508

314

21.2

18.9-23.8

1,194

78.8

76.2-81.1

75+

1,282

137

9.5

7.9-11.5

1,145

90.5

88.5-92.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,665

229

17.1

14.4-20.2

1,436

82.9

79.8-85.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,320

848

28.0

25.9-30.1

2,472

72.0

69.9-74.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,815

866

34.5

32.1-37.0

1,949

65.5

63.0-67.9

College Graduate

3,095

1,372

45.0

42.8-47.1

1,723

55.0

52.9-57.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,495

257

20.0

17.0-23.4

1,238

80.0

76.6-83.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,049

503

25.6

23.0-28.4

1,546

74.4

71.6-77.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,328

436

34.0

30.8-37.4

892

66.0

62.6-69.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,400

499

37.0

34.0-40.1

901

63.0

59.9-66.0

$50,000-74,999

1,311

502

37.5

34.4-40.7

809

62.5

59.3-65.6

$75,000+

1,563

744

49.5

46.5-52.5

819

50.5

47.5-53.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,520

611

20.9

18.9-23.0

2,909

79.1

77.0-81.1

7,218

2,643

37.7

36.2-39.1

4,575

62.3

60.9-63.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

222

104

50.2

42.0-58.3

118

49.8

41.7-58.0

Non-Veteran

10,692

3,212

32.4

31.3-33.7

7,480

67.6

66.3-68.7

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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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