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-WHITES

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	12,899	10,551	83.5	82.7-84.4	2,348	16.5	15.6-17.3
GENDER
Male	4,736	3,853	83.1	81.7-84.5	883	16.9	15.5-18.3
Female	8,163	6,698	83.9	82.9-84.9	1,465	16.1	15.1-17.1
AGE
18-24	510	451	87.8	83.7-91.0	59	12.2	9.0-16.3
25-34	1,541	1,359	87.3	84.9-89.3	182	12.7	10.7-15.1
35-44	2,253	1,954	86.4	84.6-88.1	299	13.6	11.9-15.4
45-54	2,488	2,081	83.6	81.8-85.4	407	16.4	14.6-18.2
55-64	2,498	2,029	82.0	80.1-83.7	469	18.0	16.3-19.9
65-74	1,950	1,530	79.8	77.7-81.8	420	20.2	18.2-22.3
75+	1,605	1,103	70.3	67.6-72.9	502	29.7	27.1-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,627	1,084	70.9	67.6-74.0	543	29.1	26.0-32.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,814	3,038	81.4	79.7-83.0	776	18.6	17.0-20.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,250	2,730	86.4	84.8-87.8	520	13.6	12.2-15.2
College Graduate	4,186	3,683	88.0	86.7-89.3	503	12.0	10.7-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,249	874	72.1	68.2-75.6	375	27.9	24.4-31.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,989	1,538	78.5	75.8-80.9	451	21.5	19.1-24.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,534	1,247	80.8	77.8-83.4	287	19.2	16.6-22.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,897	1,644	87.7	85.7-89.4	253	12.3	10.6-14.3
$50,000-74,999	1,910	1,693	89.2	87.4-90.8	217	10.8	9.2-12.6
$75,000+	2,451	2,180	89.4	87.7-90.8	271	10.6	9.2-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,980	2,764	72.5	70.6-74.3	1,216	27.5	25.7-29.4
No	8,718	7,635	87.9	86.9-88.8	1,083	12.1	11.2-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,882	1,504	82.1	79.8-84.1	378	17.9	15.9-20.2
Non-Veteran	11,012	9,043	83.8	82.9-84.7	1,969	16.2	15.3-17.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,899

10,551

83.5

82.7-84.4

2,348

16.5

15.6-17.3

GENDER

Male

4,736

3,853

83.1

81.7-84.5

883

16.9

15.5-18.3

Female

8,163

6,698

83.9

82.9-84.9

1,465

16.1

15.1-17.1

AGE

18-24

510

451

87.8

83.7-91.0

12.2

9.0-16.3

25-34

1,541

1,359

87.3

84.9-89.3

182

12.7

10.7-15.1

35-44

2,253

1,954

86.4

84.6-88.1

299

13.6

11.9-15.4

45-54

2,488

2,081

83.6

81.8-85.4

407

16.4

14.6-18.2

55-64

2,498

2,029

82.0

80.1-83.7

469

18.0

16.3-19.9

65-74

1,950

1,530

79.8

77.7-81.8

420

20.2

18.2-22.3

75+

1,605

1,103

70.3

67.6-72.9

502

29.7

27.1-32.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,627

1,084

70.9

67.6-74.0

543

29.1

26.0-32.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,814

3,038

81.4

79.7-83.0

776

18.6

17.0-20.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,250

2,730

86.4

84.8-87.8

520

13.6

12.2-15.2

College Graduate

4,186

3,683

88.0

86.7-89.3

503

12.0

10.7-13.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,249

874

72.1

68.2-75.6

375

27.9

24.4-31.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,989

1,538

78.5

75.8-80.9

451

21.5

19.1-24.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,534

1,247

80.8

77.8-83.4

287

19.2

16.6-22.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,897

1,644

87.7

85.7-89.4

253

12.3

10.6-14.3

$50,000-74,999

1,910

1,693

89.2

87.4-90.8

217

10.8

9.2-12.6

$75,000+

2,451

2,180

89.4

87.7-90.8

271

10.6

9.2-12.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,980

2,764

72.5

70.6-74.3

1,216

27.5

25.7-29.4

8,718

7,635

87.9

86.9-88.8

1,083

12.1

11.2-13.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,882

1,504

82.1

79.8-84.1

378

17.9

15.9-20.2

Non-Veteran

11,012

9,043

83.8

82.9-84.7

1,969

16.2

15.3-17.1

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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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