BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
North Carolina	16,491	6,556	42.1	41.0-43.1	6,756	39.7	38.7-40.8	3,179	18.2	17.4-19.0
-Northeastern Partnership	1,119	391	38.3	34.6-42.2	453	39.8	36.0-43.6	275	21.9	18.9-25.3
GENDER
Male	401	168	44.2	38.0-50.7	152	36.6	30.7-42.9	81	19.2	14.4-25.0
Female	718	223	32.3	28.3-36.5	301	43.0	38.7-47.4	194	24.7	21.2-28.5
RACE
White	660	252	42.5	37.5-47.7	287	42.4	37.4-47.5	121	15.1	11.8-19.2
African American	401	119	31.8	25.9-38.5	149	37.7	31.7-44.0	133	30.5	25.0-36.6
Other Minorities	52	19	35.6	22.6-51.2	15	28.7	16.6-44.9	18	35.7	21.6-52.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	11	20.4	10.4-36.2	12	38.7	21.0-60.0	12	40.9	23.0-61.5
Non-Hispanic	1,084	380	39.4	35.5-43.4	441	39.8	36.1-43.7	263	20.8	17.8-24.1
AGE
18-24	33	14	49.2	30.2-68.5	16	42.5	24.7-62.5	3	8.2	2.6-23.3
25-34	126	57	47.8	37.5-58.4	51	35.6	26.5-45.9	18	16.5	8.8-28.8
35-44	170	72	46.6	37.6-55.8	70	37.6	29.4-46.7	28	15.8	9.8-24.4
45-54	257	84	30.8	24.6-37.7	111	45.8	38.4-53.4	62	23.4	17.1-31.2
55-64	231	73	33.1	26.4-40.7	98	42.8	35.6-50.3	60	24.1	18.0-31.4
65-74	164	55	34.3	26.3-43.4	63	35.8	27.7-44.7	46	29.9	22.3-38.8
75+	131	32	24.7	17.3-34.0	43	33.0	24.6-42.6	56	42.3	33.2-51.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	225	59	27.2	20.5-35.2	76	29.4	22.7-37.1	90	43.4	34.8-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	414	148	39.1	32.7-45.8	167	40.2	33.9-46.8	99	20.7	15.9-26.6
Some Post-H.S.	246	95	44.4	36.2-52.8	99	41.3	33.4-49.6	52	14.4	10.6-19.2
College Graduate	232	88	40.3	33.1-47.9	110	47.3	39.9-54.8	34	12.4	8.3-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	50	24.6	17.8-32.8	72	38.9	30.1-48.4	64	36.6	27.7-46.5
$15,000- 24,999	220	79	36.6	28.2-45.9	82	41.3	32.2-51.2	59	22.1	15.4-30.5
$25,000- 34,999	149	62	49.3	37.9-60.7	50	25.2	18.0-34.1	37	25.5	16.2-37.9
$35,000- 49,999	131	54	42.3	32.9-52.4	59	44.8	35.3-54.7	18	12.9	7.7-20.8
$50,000-74,999	132	41	38.3	28.7-49.0	75	53.2	43.0-63.2	16	8.4	5.0-14.0
$75,000+	125	56	45.5	35.9-55.5	52	40.4	31.0-50.5	17	14.1	8.2-23.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	454	133	31.8	26.2-38.0	157	35.2	29.7-41.0	164	33.0	27.5-39.0
No	648	254	42.1	37.2-47.2	289	42.1	37.2-47.1	105	15.8	12.3-20.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	71	49.8	39.7-59.8	49	29.3	21.4-38.7	33	20.9	12.8-32.2
Non-Veteran	962	317	35.9	31.9-40.1	404	42.0	37.9-46.2	241	22.1	19.0-25.7

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,491

6,556

42.1

41.0-43.1

6,756

39.7

38.7-40.8

3,179

18.2

17.4-19.0

-Northeastern Partnership

1,119

391

38.3

34.6-42.2

453

39.8

36.0-43.6

275

21.9

18.9-25.3

GENDER

Male

401

168

44.2

38.0-50.7

152

36.6

30.7-42.9

19.2

14.4-25.0

Female

718

223

32.3

28.3-36.5

301

43.0

38.7-47.4

194

24.7

21.2-28.5

RACE

White

660

252

42.5

37.5-47.7

287

42.4

37.4-47.5

121

15.1

11.8-19.2

African American

401

119

31.8

25.9-38.5

149

37.7

31.7-44.0

133

30.5

25.0-36.6

Other Minorities

35.6

22.6-51.2

28.7

16.6-44.9

35.7

21.6-52.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.4

10.4-36.2

38.7

21.0-60.0

40.9

23.0-61.5

Non-Hispanic

1,084

380

39.4

35.5-43.4

441

39.8

36.1-43.7

263

20.8

17.8-24.1

AGE

18-24

49.2

30.2-68.5

42.5

24.7-62.5

8.2

2.6-23.3

25-34

126

47.8

37.5-58.4

35.6

26.5-45.9

16.5

8.8-28.8

35-44

170

46.6

37.6-55.8

37.6

29.4-46.7

15.8

9.8-24.4

45-54

257

30.8

24.6-37.7

111

45.8

38.4-53.4

23.4

17.1-31.2

55-64

231

33.1

26.4-40.7

42.8

35.6-50.3

24.1

18.0-31.4

65-74

164

34.3

26.3-43.4

35.8

27.7-44.7

29.9

22.3-38.8

75+

131

24.7

17.3-34.0

33.0

24.6-42.6

42.3

33.2-51.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

225

27.2

20.5-35.2

29.4

22.7-37.1

43.4

34.8-52.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

414

148

39.1

32.7-45.8

167

40.2

33.9-46.8

20.7

15.9-26.6

Some Post-H.S.

246

44.4

36.2-52.8

41.3

33.4-49.6

14.4

10.6-19.2

College Graduate

232

40.3

33.1-47.9

110

47.3

39.9-54.8

12.4

8.3-18.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

24.6

17.8-32.8

38.9

30.1-48.4

36.6

27.7-46.5

$15,000- 24,999

220

36.6

28.2-45.9

41.3

32.2-51.2

22.1

15.4-30.5

$25,000- 34,999

149

49.3

37.9-60.7

25.2

18.0-34.1

25.5

16.2-37.9

$35,000- 49,999

131

42.3

32.9-52.4

44.8

35.3-54.7

12.9

7.7-20.8

$50,000-74,999

132

38.3

28.7-49.0

53.2

43.0-63.2

8.4

5.0-14.0

$75,000+

125

45.5

35.9-55.5

40.4

31.0-50.5

14.1

8.2-23.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

454

133

31.8

26.2-38.0

157

35.2

29.7-41.0

164

33.0

27.5-39.0

648

254

42.1

37.2-47.2

289

42.1

37.2-47.1

105

15.8

12.3-20.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

49.8

39.7-59.8

29.3

21.4-38.7

20.9

12.8-32.2

Non-Veteran

962

317

35.9

31.9-40.1

404

42.0

37.9-46.2

241

22.1

19.0-25.7

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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.

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