BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
North Carolina	9,201	5,813	58.5	57.1-59.9	2,323	26.2	25.0-27.5	1,065	15.3	14.2-16.5
-Northeastern Partnership	570	341	54.3	48.8-59.7	149	26.0	21.5-31.1	80	19.7	15.1-25.1
GENDER
Male	236	120	46.6	38.6-54.7	59	25.0	18.6-32.7	57	28.4	21.3-36.8
Female	334	221	65.4	59.2-71.1	90	27.5	22.2-33.5	23	7.1	4.6-10.8
RACE
White	362	226	59.7	52.7-66.3	81	21.3	16.4-27.2	55	19.0	13.7-25.7
African American	177	102	47.4	37.6-57.4	53	29.6	21.1-39.7	22	23.1	14.2-35.2
Other Minorities	30	12	35.9	19.5-56.5	15	51.0	31.3-70.4	3	13.1	4.1-34.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	7	19.4	7.9-40.4	13	73.5	49.7-88.6	1	7.1	1.0-37.0
Non-Hispanic	549	334	56.8	51.1-62.3	136	22.6	18.5-27.4	79	20.6	15.8-26.3
AGE
18-24	21	10	38.5	18.5-63.4	6	23.1	9.2-47.1	5	38.4	17.2-65.1
25-34	99	47	43.1	31.7-55.3	34	33.0	23.3-44.4	18	24.0	14.9-36.2
35-44	137	83	56.9	46.4-66.7	30	22.8	14.9-33.4	24	20.3	13.3-29.8
45-54	178	105	56.7	47.3-65.6	51	29.0	20.9-38.8	22	14.3	9.2-21.5
55-64	107	72	70.2	59.8-78.9	24	19.6	12.8-28.7	11	10.2	5.3-18.8
65-74	21	20	97.7	85.2-99.7	1	2.3	0.3-14.8	0	0.0	. - .
75+	5	3	64.2	22.2-91.8	2	35.8	8.2-77.8	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	27	36.6	22.7-53.2	17	40.2	23.5-59.7	9	23.1	10.9-42.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	217	123	55.6	46.4-64.4	55	21.8	15.9-29.2	39	22.6	15.2-32.3
Some Post-H.S.	145	83	48.3	38.0-58.8	41	29.8	20.8-40.5	21	21.9	13.6-33.5
College Graduate	155	108	67.9	58.4-76.2	36	22.4	15.6-31.0	11	9.7	4.8-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	22	60.5	34.1-81.9	8	33.1	13.0-62.3	2	6.4	1.4-24.6
$15,000- 24,999	103	51	40.3	28.4-53.3	31	30.0	19.0-43.8	21	29.8	17.5-46.0
$25,000- 34,999	97	56	51.8	37.1-66.2	24	24.3	15.0-36.8	17	24.0	13.4-39.1
$35,000- 49,999	84	43	48.4	36.1-60.8	29	33.0	22.5-45.4	12	18.7	9.9-32.4
$50,000-74,999	93	51	55.4	43.3-66.9	27	24.9	16.0-36.5	15	19.7	11.6-31.4
$75,000+	102	81	80.7	71.1-87.6	15	12.4	7.2-20.5	6	6.9	3.0-15.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	72	63.8	51.8-74.3	27	17.5	11.1-26.5	18	18.7	11.3-29.4
No	436	258	51.2	45.1-57.4	118	28.6	23.2-34.6	60	20.2	14.9-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	39	59.7	45.3-72.7	18	22.5	13.1-35.8	13	17.8	9.7-30.4
Non-Veteran	498	300	53.0	47.0-58.9	131	26.9	21.9-32.5	67	20.2	15.1-26.4

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,201

5,813

58.5

57.1-59.9

2,323

26.2

25.0-27.5

1,065

15.3

14.2-16.5

-Northeastern Partnership

570

341

54.3

48.8-59.7

149

26.0

21.5-31.1

19.7

15.1-25.1

GENDER

Male

236

120

46.6

38.6-54.7

25.0

18.6-32.7

28.4

21.3-36.8

Female

334

221

65.4

59.2-71.1

27.5

22.2-33.5

7.1

4.6-10.8

RACE

White

362

226

59.7

52.7-66.3

21.3

16.4-27.2

19.0

13.7-25.7

African American

177

102

47.4

37.6-57.4

29.6

21.1-39.7

23.1

14.2-35.2

Other Minorities

35.9

19.5-56.5

51.0

31.3-70.4

13.1

4.1-34.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.4

7.9-40.4

73.5

49.7-88.6

7.1

1.0-37.0

Non-Hispanic

549

334

56.8

51.1-62.3

136

22.6

18.5-27.4

20.6

15.8-26.3

AGE

18-24

38.5

18.5-63.4

23.1

9.2-47.1

38.4

17.2-65.1

25-34

43.1

31.7-55.3

33.0

23.3-44.4

24.0

14.9-36.2

35-44

137

56.9

46.4-66.7

22.8

14.9-33.4

20.3

13.3-29.8

45-54

178

105

56.7

47.3-65.6

29.0

20.9-38.8

14.3

9.2-21.5

55-64

107

70.2

59.8-78.9

19.6

12.8-28.7

10.2

5.3-18.8

65-74

97.7

85.2-99.7

2.3

0.3-14.8

0.0

. - .

75+

64.2

22.2-91.8

35.8

8.2-77.8

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.6

22.7-53.2

40.2

23.5-59.7

23.1

10.9-42.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

217

123

55.6

46.4-64.4

21.8

15.9-29.2

22.6

15.2-32.3

Some Post-H.S.

145

48.3

38.0-58.8

29.8

20.8-40.5

21.9

13.6-33.5

College Graduate

155

108

67.9

58.4-76.2

22.4

15.6-31.0

9.7

4.8-18.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

60.5

34.1-81.9

33.1

13.0-62.3

6.4

1.4-24.6

$15,000- 24,999

103

40.3

28.4-53.3

30.0

19.0-43.8

29.8

17.5-46.0

$25,000- 34,999

51.8

37.1-66.2

24.3

15.0-36.8

24.0

13.4-39.1

$35,000- 49,999

48.4

36.1-60.8

33.0

22.5-45.4

18.7

9.9-32.4

$50,000-74,999

55.4

43.3-66.9

24.9

16.0-36.5

19.7

11.6-31.4

$75,000+

102

80.7

71.1-87.6

12.4

7.2-20.5

6.9

3.0-15.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

63.8

51.8-74.3

17.5

11.1-26.5

18.7

11.3-29.4

436

258

51.2

45.1-57.4

118

28.6

23.2-34.6

20.2

14.9-26.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

59.7

45.3-72.7

22.5

13.1-35.8

17.8

9.7-30.4

Non-Veteran

498

300

53.0

47.0-58.9

131

26.9

21.9-32.5

20.2

15.1-26.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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