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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,075 | 1,352 | 21.5 | 20.1-23.0 | 1,366 | 22.0 | 20.6-23.5 | 2,157 | 36.2 | 34.6-38.0 | 721 | 11.8 | 10.8-12.9 | 479 | 8.4 | 7.4- 9.6 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 137 | 33 | 21.1 | 14.4-29.8 | 38 | 35.4 | 25.3-47.0 | 49 | 35.0 | 25.3-46.2 | 10 | 5.1 | 2.3-10.7 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.2 |
Buncombe | 167 | 36 | 22.1 | 14.7-31.9 | 31 | 19.7 | 11.9-30.7 | 65 | 40.1 | 30.8-50.2 | 27 | 13.9 | 9.0-20.8 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.6-10.5 |
Cabarrus | 143 | 30 | 21.8 | 14.5-31.4 | 37 | 26.5 | 18.0-37.0 | 51 | 34.5 | 25.5-44.9 | 14 | 11.4 | 6.2-19.9 | 11 | 5.9 | 3.1-11.0 |
Catawba | 148 | 26 | 18.4 | 12.1-26.9 | 40 | 22.2 | 15.6-30.6 | 52 | 34.9 | 25.9-45.1 | 21 | 18.1 | 10.4-29.6 | 9 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.3 |
Cumberland | 170 | 40 | 20.3 | 14.3-27.9 | 35 | 22.6 | 15.8-31.2 | 50 | 32.8 | 24.5-42.4 | 36 | 18.7 | 12.9-26.3 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.4 |
Davidson | 144 | 46 | 33.0 | 23.7-44.0 | 32 | 20.9 | 13.6-30.7 | 45 | 33.3 | 24.0-44.1 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.6 | 13 | 8.7 | 3.8-18.7 |
Durham | 192 | 37 | 19.0 | 13.6-26.1 | 44 | 23.5 | 17.1-31.3 | 75 | 36.7 | 29.2-45.0 | 31 | 17.8 | 11.8-26.0 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.3 |
Forsyth | 184 | 36 | 17.0 | 11.8-23.8 | 50 | 22.8 | 16.7-30.2 | 71 | 44.6 | 35.6-54.0 | 15 | 8.5 | 4.9-14.4 | 12 | 7.1 | 3.7-13.2 |
Gaston | 136 | 31 | 27.7 | 15.1-45.3 | 31 | 21.7 | 14.2-31.7 | 42 | 27.1 | 18.9-37.4 | 20 | 11.7 | 7.1-18.8 | 12 | 11.7 | 6.0-21.8 |
Guilford | 157 | 29 | 21.5 | 14.2-31.1 | 30 | 19.9 | 13.4-28.5 | 66 | 39.5 | 30.3-49.5 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.3-20.5 | 12 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 |
Iredell | 151 | 36 | 21.9 | 15.1-30.6 | 38 | 26.1 | 18.5-35.4 | 51 | 33.8 | 25.1-43.6 | 15 | 11.2 | 6.4-18.8 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.1-15.4 |
Johnston | 139 | 32 | 24.1 | 15.4-35.6 | 39 | 32.1 | 22.1-44.1 | 44 | 26.1 | 18.6-35.4 | 13 | 10.1 | 5.2-18.7 | 11 | 7.5 | 3.0-17.5 |
Mecklenburg | 349 | 73 | 19.2 | 14.7-24.7 | 68 | 18.6 | 13.9-24.3 | 145 | 43.9 | 37.4-50.7 | 46 | 14.2 | 10.0-19.8 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 |
New Hanover | 163 | 31 | 20.3 | 13.1-30.1 | 37 | 16.9 | 11.7-23.6 | 64 | 41.8 | 32.5-51.8 | 18 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.6 | 13 | 10.2 | 5.4-18.6 |
Onslow | 181 | 35 | 14.0 | 9.4-20.2 | 31 | 16.2 | 10.3-24.5 | 72 | 38.9 | 30.3-48.3 | 29 | 16.7 | 11.1-24.5 | 14 | 14.2 | 6.5-28.3 |
Orange | 203 | 38 | 18.2 | 12.6-25.4 | 48 | 19.9 | 14.5-26.8 | 81 | 43.1 | 34.4-52.2 | 19 | 9.7 | 5.8-15.7 | 17 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.1 |
Pitt | 163 | 42 | 24.2 | 17.2-32.9 | 35 | 24.1 | 17.0-32.9 | 51 | 34.0 | 25.8-43.2 | 20 | 11.6 | 6.9-18.8 | 15 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.6 |
Randolph | 139 | 31 | 20.4 | 13.8-29.2 | 36 | 24.7 | 17.2-34.1 | 50 | 38.1 | 28.7-48.5 | 8 | 8.4 | 3.6-18.3 | 14 | 8.4 | 4.6-14.9 |
Robeson | 146 | 43 | 29.4 | 20.9-39.6 | 34 | 22.0 | 14.4-32.0 | 39 | 27.7 | 19.3-38.1 | 20 | 11.3 | 5.9-20.4 | 10 | 9.7 | 3.5-23.8 |
Rowan | 181 | 36 | 20.1 | 14.0-28.1 | 47 | 27.6 | 19.7-37.1 | 63 | 33.9 | 25.8-43.0 | 21 | 11.2 | 7.0-17.6 | 14 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.6 |
Union | 149 | 33 | 23.4 | 16.1-32.6 | 33 | 19.3 | 13.4-26.9 | 55 | 39.3 | 30.4-48.9 | 16 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.7 | 12 | 9.1 | 4.8-16.4 |
Wake | 360 | 81 | 24.1 | 18.8-30.3 | 87 | 21.9 | 17.0-27.7 | 122 | 31.8 | 26.2-37.9 | 49 | 13.8 | 9.8-19.0 | 21 | 8.5 | 4.6-15.1 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 177 | 31 | 17.3 | 10.8-26.5 | 36 | 19.7 | 13.8-27.3 | 68 | 39.0 | 30.3-48.5 | 22 | 10.2 | 6.4-15.9 | 20 | 13.8 | 7.7-23.5 |
Northeast Partnership II | 133 | 33 | 25.2 | 17.1-35.4 | 34 | 23.1 | 15.9-32.4 | 44 | 33.4 | 24.0-44.2 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.8-12.2 | 13 | 12.3 | 6.5-22.3 |
Northeast Partnership I | 128 | 38 | 30.5 | 22.1-40.6 | 27 | 19.0 | 12.4-27.9 | 45 | 32.6 | 24.1-42.4 | 7 | 6.7 | 2.6-16.1 | 11 | 11.1 | 5.5-21.1 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 137 | 32 | 21.6 | 14.4-31.2 | 36 | 30.4 | 20.0-43.2 | 38 | 23.1 | 15.9-32.3 | 20 | 16.0 | 9.5-25.7 | 11 | 8.9 | 4.4-17.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 165 | 29 | 16.4 | 10.7-24.2 | 35 | 18.1 | 12.2-26.0 | 66 | 43.2 | 32.8-54.2 | 20 | 9.1 | 5.5-14.8 | 15 | 13.2 | 5.2-29.4 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 154 | 40 | 24.5 | 17.6-33.0 | 22 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.2 | 53 | 39.4 | 30.1-49.5 | 18 | 12.3 | 7.4-19.6 | 21 | 13.2 | 8.2-20.5 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 162 | 33 | 17.5 | 12.0-24.7 | 41 | 32.6 | 23.3-43.5 | 47 | 25.7 | 18.7-34.2 | 23 | 11.8 | 7.4-18.2 | 18 | 12.4 | 7.4-20.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 184 | 40 | 17.8 | 12.5-24.9 | 29 | 17.9 | 11.9-26.0 | 75 | 38.5 | 30.4-47.3 | 22 | 15.7 | 9.7-24.3 | 18 | 10.1 | 5.4-18.1 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 210 | 52 | 20.9 | 14.6-28.9 | 49 | 28.0 | 19.1-38.9 | 71 | 36.8 | 26.7-48.3 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.0 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.3 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 144 | 32 | 21.8 | 14.4-31.8 | 32 | 20.8 | 14.2-29.3 | 47 | 29.4 | 21.4-39.0 | 20 | 16.8 | 10.2-26.5 | 13 | 11.1 | 5.9-19.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 145 | 30 | 18.9 | 12.8-27.0 | 38 | 28.9 | 19.3-40.8 | 46 | 31.3 | 22.5-41.6 | 16 | 8.8 | 4.8-15.5 | 15 | 12.1 | 6.4-21.7 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 162 | 40 | 21.8 | 14.8-31.0 | 33 | 19.6 | 13.4-27.7 | 56 | 40.4 | 30.9-50.7 | 15 | 8.2 | 4.7-14.0 | 18 | 9.9 | 5.8-16.6 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 272 | 67 | 24.6 | 18.5-31.9 | 53 | 22.2 | 15.7-30.3 | 98 | 37.6 | 29.6-46.3 | 31 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.2 | 23 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.5 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 323 | 79 | 25.2 | 19.2-32.5 | 75 | 21.6 | 16.7-27.6 | 115 | 33.9 | 27.6-40.9 | 23 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.6 | 31 | 12.5 | 7.8-19.5 |
No | 5,752 | 1,273 | 21.3 | 19.9-22.8 | 1,291 | 22.0 | 20.6-23.6 | 2,042 | 36.4 | 34.6-38.1 | 698 | 12.0 | 11.0-13.2 | 448 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.5 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,890 | 438 | 21.6 | 19.3-24.1 | 404 | 20.5 | 18.1-23.0 | 647 | 35.4 | 32.5-38.5 | 234 | 11.7 | 10.0-13.6 | 167 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.7 |
Piedmont | 3,488 | 748 | 20.8 | 19.0-22.8 | 821 | 23.0 | 21.1-24.9 | 1,262 | 36.5 | 34.3-38.8 | 403 | 12.3 | 10.8-13.9 | 254 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.9 |
Western NC | 697 | 166 | 23.9 | 19.9-28.3 | 141 | 21.3 | 17.2-26.1 | 248 | 36.8 | 31.9-41.9 | 84 | 10.2 | 7.9-13.1 | 58 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.7 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 439 | 103 | 23.7 | 18.8-29.5 | 84 | 21.3 | 16.1-27.6 | 163 | 38.5 | 32.2-45.1 | 58 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.1 | 31 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.3 |
Northwest | 1,146 | 258 | 21.6 | 18.7-24.8 | 283 | 23.2 | 20.2-26.5 | 392 | 35.7 | 32.0-39.5 | 118 | 10.5 | 8.4-13.0 | 95 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.6 |
Charlotte | 904 | 196 | 20.8 | 17.3-24.9 | 199 | 20.4 | 17.2-24.1 | 340 | 41.2 | 36.8-45.9 | 107 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.6 | 62 | 5.9 | 4.4- 8.0 |
Greensboro | 767 | 162 | 20.4 | 16.7-24.7 | 178 | 23.4 | 19.6-27.7 | 291 | 37.4 | 32.8-42.4 | 75 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.8 | 61 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.7 |
Southern Regional | 620 | 147 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.2 | 125 | 20.6 | 16.4-25.6 | 211 | 36.4 | 30.7-42.6 | 87 | 12.4 | 9.6-15.9 | 50 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.3 |
Coastal | 314 | 70 | 22.9 | 17.7-29.2 | 60 | 13.9 | 10.5-18.2 | 116 | 39.8 | 33.1-46.9 | 37 | 12.4 | 8.6-17.6 | 31 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.0 |
Wake | 936 | 197 | 21.6 | 18.1-25.5 | 237 | 25.5 | 21.9-29.5 | 314 | 30.8 | 27.0-34.7 | 124 | 14.0 | 11.2-17.3 | 64 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.9 |
Area L | 191 | 62 | 31.7 | 23.8-40.9 | 39 | 22.3 | 14.1-33.3 | 54 | 25.0 | 18.0-33.7 | 22 | 12.9 | 7.7-20.8 | 14 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.4 |
Eastern | 758 | 157 | 19.0 | 15.6-22.9 | 161 | 20.0 | 16.7-23.7 | 276 | 38.0 | 33.6-42.6 | 93 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.3 | 71 | 11.6 | 8.4-15.9 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous activities at least 10 minutes at a time.
^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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