BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Leisure Time Physical Activity *)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,247	12,560	74.4	73.5-75.3	4,687	25.6	24.7-26.5
-Northeastern Partnership	1,189	784	68.8	65.3-72.2	405	31.2	27.8-34.7
GENDER
Male	421	305	74.8	68.9-79.8	116	25.2	20.2-31.1
Female	768	479	62.8	58.6-66.8	289	37.2	33.2-41.4
RACE
White	698	497	74.9	70.6-78.8	201	25.1	21.2-29.4
African American	430	250	59.4	53.1-65.5	180	40.6	34.5-46.9
Other Minorities	54	34	66.8	50.5-79.9	20	33.2	20.1-49.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	26	70.7	50.1-85.3	11	29.3	14.7-49.9
Non-Hispanic	1,152	758	68.7	65.1-72.1	394	31.3	27.9-34.9
AGE
18-24	37	27	75.1	57.1-87.3	10	24.9	12.7-42.9
25-34	129	103	76.5	64.6-85.3	26	23.5	14.7-35.4
35-44	179	129	74.3	65.7-81.3	50	25.7	18.7-34.3
45-54	270	174	67.3	60.0-73.9	96	32.7	26.1-40.0
55-64	247	143	61.0	53.8-67.8	104	39.0	32.2-46.2
65-74	177	111	62.2	53.5-70.2	66	37.8	29.8-46.5
75+	144	92	62.2	52.9-70.6	52	37.8	29.4-47.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	125	53.3	44.9-61.5	120	46.7	38.5-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	281	67.3	61.1-72.9	157	32.7	27.1-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	262	191	75.5	68.1-81.7	71	24.5	18.3-31.9
College Graduate	242	185	80.1	74.1-85.0	57	19.9	15.0-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	105	51.8	42.6-60.8	92	48.2	39.2-57.4
$15,000- 24,999	231	142	64.6	55.6-72.7	89	35.4	27.3-44.4
$25,000- 34,999	157	104	70.1	58.9-79.3	53	29.9	20.7-41.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	104	78.2	70.0-84.6	33	21.8	15.4-30.0
$50,000-74,999	133	102	80.8	72.4-87.1	31	19.2	12.9-27.6
$75,000+	130	103	82.1	73.9-88.2	27	17.9	11.8-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	479	262	56.3	50.3-62.1	217	43.7	37.9-49.7
No	679	504	75.8	71.3-79.8	175	24.2	20.2-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	112	71.1	60.7-79.7	51	28.9	20.3-39.3
Non-Veteran	1,019	668	68.4	64.6-72.0	351	31.6	28.0-35.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	17,247	12,560	74.4	73.5-75.3	4,687	25.6	24.7-26.5
-Northeastern Partnership	1,189	784	68.8	65.3-72.2	405	31.2	27.8-34.7
GENDER
Male	421	305	74.8	68.9-79.8	116	25.2	20.2-31.1
Female	768	479	62.8	58.6-66.8	289	37.2	33.2-41.4
RACE
White	698	497	74.9	70.6-78.8	201	25.1	21.2-29.4
African American	430	250	59.4	53.1-65.5	180	40.6	34.5-46.9
Other Minorities	54	34	66.8	50.5-79.9	20	33.2	20.1-49.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	26	70.7	50.1-85.3	11	29.3	14.7-49.9
Non-Hispanic	1,152	758	68.7	65.1-72.1	394	31.3	27.9-34.9
AGE
18-24	37	27	75.1	57.1-87.3	10	24.9	12.7-42.9
25-34	129	103	76.5	64.6-85.3	26	23.5	14.7-35.4
35-44	179	129	74.3	65.7-81.3	50	25.7	18.7-34.3
45-54	270	174	67.3	60.0-73.9	96	32.7	26.1-40.0
55-64	247	143	61.0	53.8-67.8	104	39.0	32.2-46.2
65-74	177	111	62.2	53.5-70.2	66	37.8	29.8-46.5
75+	144	92	62.2	52.9-70.6	52	37.8	29.4-47.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	125	53.3	44.9-61.5	120	46.7	38.5-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	281	67.3	61.1-72.9	157	32.7	27.1-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	262	191	75.5	68.1-81.7	71	24.5	18.3-31.9
College Graduate	242	185	80.1	74.1-85.0	57	19.9	15.0-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	105	51.8	42.6-60.8	92	48.2	39.2-57.4
$15,000- 24,999	231	142	64.6	55.6-72.7	89	35.4	27.3-44.4
$25,000- 34,999	157	104	70.1	58.9-79.3	53	29.9	20.7-41.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	104	78.2	70.0-84.6	33	21.8	15.4-30.0
$50,000-74,999	133	102	80.8	72.4-87.1	31	19.2	12.9-27.6
$75,000+	130	103	82.1	73.9-88.2	27	17.9	11.8-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	479	262	56.3	50.3-62.1	217	43.7	37.9-49.7
No	679	504	75.8	71.3-79.8	175	24.2	20.2-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	112	71.1	60.7-79.7	51	28.9	20.3-39.3
Non-Veteran	1,019	668	68.4	64.6-72.0	351	31.6	28.0-35.4

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *