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-MALES

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	6,108	4,791	78.0	76.5-79.4	1,317	22.0	20.6-23.5
RACE
White	4,736	3,853	83.1	81.7-84.5	883	16.9	15.5-18.3
African American	893	647	73.7	69.8-77.2	246	26.3	22.8-30.2
Asian	41	30	78.4	62.6-88.7	11	21.6	11.3-37.4
Native American	108	84	78.5	67.4-86.5	24	21.5	13.5-32.6
Other Minorities	309	162	45.3	38.0-52.9	147	54.7	47.1-62.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	362	175	43.3	36.9-50.0	187	56.7	50.0-63.1
-English Speaking	90	58	58.8	45.6-70.8	32	41.2	29.2-54.4
-Spanish Speaking	272	117	40.0	32.8-47.7	155	60.0	52.3-67.2
Non-Hispanic	5,743	4,614	82.2	80.9-83.5	1,129	17.8	16.5-19.1
AGE
18-24	295	231	77.4	71.0-82.7	64	22.6	17.3-29.0
25-34	852	675	77.3	73.6-80.6	177	22.7	19.4-26.4
35-44	1,137	908	78.0	74.6-81.1	229	22.0	18.9-25.4
45-54	1,224	972	78.2	75.1-81.0	252	21.8	19.0-24.9
55-64	1,161	916	80.8	78.0-83.2	245	19.2	16.8-22.0
65-74	839	658	78.9	75.5-81.9	181	21.1	18.1-24.5
75+	579	415	73.1	68.6-77.2	164	26.9	22.8-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,025	641	58.4	53.8-63.0	384	41.6	37.0-46.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,814	1,381	78.0	75.4-80.4	433	22.0	19.6-24.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,339	1,105	83.5	80.4-86.1	234	16.5	13.9-19.6
College Graduate	1,920	1,657	86.5	84.4-88.3	263	13.5	11.7-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	557	354	58.1	52.2-63.9	203	41.9	36.1-47.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,009	707	66.2	61.7-70.4	302	33.8	29.6-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	775	601	76.6	72.0-80.7	174	23.4	19.3-28.0
$35,000- 49,999	922	769	84.8	81.7-87.4	153	15.2	12.6-18.3
$50,000-74,999	910	785	88.5	85.8-90.7	125	11.5	9.3-14.2
$75,000+	1,205	1,045	86.7	84.0-89.0	160	13.3	11.0-16.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,847	1,292	69.7	66.7-72.6	555	30.3	27.4-33.3
No	4,125	3,403	81.4	79.7-83.0	722	18.6	17.0-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,076	1,625	80.3	78.1-82.3	451	19.7	17.7-21.9
Non-Veteran	4,026	3,162	77.2	75.3-79.0	864	22.8	21.0-24.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,108

4,791

78.0

76.5-79.4

1,317

22.0

20.6-23.5

RACE

White

4,736

3,853

83.1

81.7-84.5

883

16.9

15.5-18.3

African American

893

647

73.7

69.8-77.2

246

26.3

22.8-30.2

Asian

78.4

62.6-88.7

21.6

11.3-37.4

Native American

108

78.5

67.4-86.5

21.5

13.5-32.6

Other Minorities

309

162

45.3

38.0-52.9

147

54.7

47.1-62.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

362

175

43.3

36.9-50.0

187

56.7

50.0-63.1

-English Speaking

58.8

45.6-70.8

41.2

29.2-54.4

-Spanish Speaking

272

117

40.0

32.8-47.7

155

60.0

52.3-67.2

Non-Hispanic

5,743

4,614

82.2

80.9-83.5

1,129

17.8

16.5-19.1

AGE

18-24

295

231

77.4

71.0-82.7

22.6

17.3-29.0

25-34

852

675

77.3

73.6-80.6

177

22.7

19.4-26.4

35-44

1,137

908

78.0

74.6-81.1

229

22.0

18.9-25.4

45-54

1,224

972

78.2

75.1-81.0

252

21.8

19.0-24.9

55-64

1,161

916

80.8

78.0-83.2

245

19.2

16.8-22.0

65-74

839

658

78.9

75.5-81.9

181

21.1

18.1-24.5

75+

579

415

73.1

68.6-77.2

164

26.9

22.8-31.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,025

641

58.4

53.8-63.0

384

41.6

37.0-46.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,814

1,381

78.0

75.4-80.4

433

22.0

19.6-24.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,339

1,105

83.5

80.4-86.1

234

16.5

13.9-19.6

College Graduate

1,920

1,657

86.5

84.4-88.3

263

13.5

11.7-15.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

557

354

58.1

52.2-63.9

203

41.9

36.1-47.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,009

707

66.2

61.7-70.4

302

33.8

29.6-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

775

601

76.6

72.0-80.7

174

23.4

19.3-28.0

$35,000- 49,999

922

769

84.8

81.7-87.4

153

15.2

12.6-18.3

$50,000-74,999

910

785

88.5

85.8-90.7

125

11.5

9.3-14.2

$75,000+

1,205

1,045

86.7

84.0-89.0

160

13.3

11.0-16.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,847

1,292

69.7

66.7-72.6

555

30.3

27.4-33.3

4,125

3,403

81.4

79.7-83.0

722

18.6

17.0-20.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,076

1,625

80.3

78.1-82.3

451

19.7

17.7-21.9

Non-Veteran

4,026

3,162

77.2

75.3-79.0

864

22.8

21.0-24.7

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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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