BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Physical Activity"

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
North Carolina	17,008	6,137	41.7	40.7-42.8	10,871	58.3	57.2-59.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	454	139	37.9	32.0-44.1	315	62.1	55.9-68.0
Buncombe	447	170	47.0	40.9-53.3	277	53.0	46.7-59.1
Cabarrus	421	144	39.5	33.5-45.9	277	60.5	54.1-66.5
Catawba	438	150	39.7	34.0-45.8	288	60.3	54.2-66.0
Cumberland	451	171	43.2	37.5-49.0	280	56.8	51.0-62.5
Davidson	451	145	37.8	31.8-44.1	306	62.2	55.9-68.2
Durham	463	192	40.7	35.2-46.4	271	59.3	53.6-64.8
Forsyth	456	186	46.3	40.4-52.2	270	53.7	47.8-59.6
Gaston	447	138	36.2	29.8-43.1	309	63.8	56.9-70.2
Guilford	459	158	39.6	33.9-45.6	301	60.4	54.4-66.1
Iredell	400	152	42.5	36.6-48.6	248	57.5	51.4-63.4
Johnston	382	139	44.1	37.4-51.1	243	55.9	48.9-62.6
Mecklenburg	866	351	45.1	40.9-49.3	515	54.9	50.7-59.1
New Hanover	441	165	42.2	36.4-48.2	276	57.8	51.8-63.6
Onslow	391	182	54.2	47.7-60.6	209	45.8	39.4-52.3
Orange	418	204	52.2	45.9-58.5	214	47.8	41.5-54.1
Pitt	438	163	41.0	35.2-47.0	275	59.0	53.0-64.8
Randolph	451	142	37.2	31.8-43.0	309	62.8	57.0-68.2
Robeson	443	150	41.6	35.5-48.0	293	58.4	52.0-64.5
Rowan	470	182	43.3	37.6-49.2	288	56.7	50.8-62.4
Union	376	149	42.7	36.9-48.8	227	57.3	51.2-63.1
Wake	848	361	47.5	43.2-51.8	487	52.5	48.2-56.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	464	177	44.2	38.3-50.3	287	55.8	49.7-61.7
Northeast Partnership II	504	136	31.0	26.0-36.4	368	69.0	63.6-74.0
Northeast Partnership I	512	131	30.6	25.7-36.0	381	69.4	64.0-74.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	417	138	40.3	34.0-46.9	279	59.7	53.1-66.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	518	167	38.3	32.5-44.4	351	61.7	55.6-67.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	420	156	42.0	36.4-47.9	264	58.0	52.1-63.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	474	163	38.5	33.0-44.3	311	61.5	55.7-67.0
Chatham/Lee/Moore	519	186	37.5	32.4-43.0	333	62.5	57.0-67.6
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	638	212	39.2	33.7-45.1	426	60.8	54.9-66.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	465	149	37.4	32.0-43.2	316	62.6	56.8-68.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	405	146	42.8	36.5-49.2	259	57.2	50.8-63.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	506	166	39.0	33.6-44.8	340	61.0	55.2-66.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	755	277	42.7	37.8-47.7	478	57.3	52.3-62.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,174	329	34.4	30.7-38.2	845	65.6	61.8-69.3
No	15,834	5,808	42.2	41.1-43.3	10,026	57.8	56.7-58.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,477	1,909	40.2	38.4-42.0	3,568	59.8	58.0-61.6
Piedmont	9,553	3,517	42.4	41.0-43.8	6,036	57.6	56.2-59.0
Western NC	1,978	711	42.4	39.5-45.5	1,267	57.6	54.5-60.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,202	447	44.1	40.2-48.0	755	55.9	52.0-59.8
Northwest	3,245	1,161	41.2	38.9-43.5	2,084	58.8	56.5-61.1
Charlotte	2,519	912	42.1	39.4-44.8	1,607	57.9	55.2-60.6
Greensboro	2,192	775	39.6	36.7-42.6	1,417	60.4	57.4-63.3
Southern Regional	1,769	630	40.7	37.3-44.3	1,139	59.3	55.7-62.7
Coastal	858	317	41.1	37.1-45.3	541	58.9	54.7-62.9
Wake	2,392	938	45.1	42.3-47.9	1,454	54.9	52.1-57.7
Area L	690	194	33.3	28.5-38.5	496	66.7	61.5-71.5
Eastern	2,141	763	41.0	38.3-43.9	1,378	59.0	56.1-61.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,008

6,137

41.7

40.7-42.8

10,871

58.3

57.2-59.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

454

139

37.9

32.0-44.1

315

62.1

55.9-68.0

Buncombe

447

170

47.0

40.9-53.3

277

53.0

46.7-59.1

Cabarrus

421

144

39.5

33.5-45.9

277

60.5

54.1-66.5

Catawba

438

150

39.7

34.0-45.8

288

60.3

54.2-66.0

Cumberland

451

171

43.2

37.5-49.0

280

56.8

51.0-62.5

Davidson

451

145

37.8

31.8-44.1

306

62.2

55.9-68.2

Durham

463

192

40.7

35.2-46.4

271

59.3

53.6-64.8

Forsyth

456

186

46.3

40.4-52.2

270

53.7

47.8-59.6

Gaston

447

138

36.2

29.8-43.1

309

63.8

56.9-70.2

Guilford

459

158

39.6

33.9-45.6

301

60.4

54.4-66.1

Iredell

400

152

42.5

36.6-48.6

248

57.5

51.4-63.4

Johnston

382

139

44.1

37.4-51.1

243

55.9

48.9-62.6

Mecklenburg

866

351

45.1

40.9-49.3

515

54.9

50.7-59.1

New Hanover

441

165

42.2

36.4-48.2

276

57.8

51.8-63.6

Onslow

391

182

54.2

47.7-60.6

209

45.8

39.4-52.3

Orange

418

204

52.2

45.9-58.5

214

47.8

41.5-54.1

Pitt

438

163

41.0

35.2-47.0

275

59.0

53.0-64.8

Randolph

451

142

37.2

31.8-43.0

309

62.8

57.0-68.2

Robeson

443

150

41.6

35.5-48.0

293

58.4

52.0-64.5

Rowan

470

182

43.3

37.6-49.2

288

56.7

50.8-62.4

Union

376

149

42.7

36.9-48.8

227

57.3

51.2-63.1

Wake

848

361

47.5

43.2-51.8

487

52.5

48.2-56.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

464

177

44.2

38.3-50.3

287

55.8

49.7-61.7

Northeast Partnership II

504

136

31.0

26.0-36.4

368

69.0

63.6-74.0

Northeast Partnership I

512

131

30.6

25.7-36.0

381

69.4

64.0-74.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

417

138

40.3

34.0-46.9

279

59.7

53.1-66.0

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

518

167

38.3

32.5-44.4

351

61.7

55.6-67.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

420

156

42.0

36.4-47.9

264

58.0

52.1-63.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

474

163

38.5

33.0-44.3

311

61.5

55.7-67.0

Chatham/Lee/Moore

519

186

37.5

32.4-43.0

333

62.5

57.0-67.6

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

638

212

39.2

33.7-45.1

426

60.8

54.9-66.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

465

149

37.4

32.0-43.2

316

62.6

56.8-68.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

405

146

42.8

36.5-49.2

259

57.2

50.8-63.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

506

166

39.0

33.6-44.8

340

61.0

55.2-66.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

755

277

42.7

37.8-47.7

478

57.3

52.3-62.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,174

329

34.4

30.7-38.2

845

65.6

61.8-69.3

15,834

5,808

42.2

41.1-43.3

10,026

57.8

56.7-58.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,477

1,909

40.2

38.4-42.0

3,568

59.8

58.0-61.6

Piedmont

9,553

3,517

42.4

41.0-43.8

6,036

57.6

56.2-59.0

Western NC

1,978

711

42.4

39.5-45.5

1,267

57.6

54.5-60.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,202

447

44.1

40.2-48.0

755

55.9

52.0-59.8

Northwest

3,245

1,161

41.2

38.9-43.5

2,084

58.8

56.5-61.1

Charlotte

2,519

912

42.1

39.4-44.8

1,607

57.9

55.2-60.6

Greensboro

2,192

775

39.6

36.7-42.6

1,417

60.4

57.4-63.3

Southern Regional

1,769

630

40.7

37.3-44.3

1,139

59.3

55.7-62.7

Coastal

858

317

41.1

37.1-45.3

541

58.9

54.7-62.9

Wake

2,392

938

45.1

42.3-47.9

1,454

54.9

52.1-57.7

Area L

690

194

33.3

28.5-38.5

496

66.7

61.5-71.5

Eastern

2,141

763

41.0

38.3-43.9

1,378

59.0

56.1-61.7

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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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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