BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

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
North Carolina	17,056	13,422	78.8	77.9-79.6	3,634	21.2	20.4-22.1
-Northeastern Partnership	1,174	878	77.7	74.4-80.7	296	22.3	19.3-25.6
GENDER
Male	413	327	80.7	75.1-85.4	86	19.3	14.6-24.9
Female	761	551	74.6	70.8-78.0	210	25.4	22.0-29.2
RACE
White	690	560	84.5	80.5-87.7	130	15.5	12.3-19.5
African American	424	280	69.2	63.3-74.6	144	30.8	25.4-36.7
Other Minorities	54	35	63.9	47.2-77.8	19	36.1	22.2-52.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	25	60.5	40.1-77.8	12	39.5	22.2-59.9
Non-Hispanic	1,137	853	78.7	75.4-81.6	284	21.3	18.4-24.6
AGE
18-24	37	33	90.2	75.9-96.4	4	9.8	3.6-24.1
25-34	128	107	82.0	70.0-89.9	21	18.0	10.1-30.0
35-44	178	149	84.3	76.0-90.1	29	15.7	9.9-24.0
45-54	265	195	75.1	67.5-81.5	70	24.9	18.5-32.5
55-64	244	180	75.9	68.8-81.8	64	24.1	18.2-31.2
65-74	174	125	70.3	61.7-77.6	49	29.7	22.4-38.3
75+	141	84	61.3	52.0-69.8	57	38.7	30.2-48.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	242	146	58.3	49.5-66.6	96	41.7	33.4-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	434	327	78.6	72.9-83.4	107	21.4	16.6-27.1
Some Post-H.S.	258	203	85.5	80.8-89.2	55	14.5	10.8-19.2
College Graduate	238	200	86.4	80.6-90.6	38	13.6	9.4-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	126	63.8	54.2-72.4	69	36.2	27.6-45.8
$15,000- 24,999	228	166	77.9	69.6-84.4	62	22.1	15.6-30.4
$25,000- 34,999	156	115	73.9	61.9-83.1	41	26.1	16.9-38.1
$35,000- 49,999	135	115	86.2	78.4-91.5	20	13.8	8.5-21.6
$50,000-74,999	133	115	90.0	84.0-94.0	18	10.0	6.0-16.0
$75,000+	130	112	86.3	77.5-92.0	18	13.7	8.0-22.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	475	302	66.8	61.0-72.2	173	33.2	27.8-39.0
No	676	560	83.4	79.3-86.9	116	16.6	13.1-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	126	79.5	68.5-87.3	34	20.5	12.7-31.5
Non-Veteran	1,010	749	77.3	73.8-80.4	261	22.7	19.6-26.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,056

13,422

78.8

77.9-79.6

3,634

21.2

20.4-22.1

-Northeastern Partnership

1,174

878

77.7

74.4-80.7

296

22.3

19.3-25.6

GENDER

Male

413

327

80.7

75.1-85.4

19.3

14.6-24.9

Female

761

551

74.6

70.8-78.0

210

25.4

22.0-29.2

RACE

White

690

560

84.5

80.5-87.7

130

15.5

12.3-19.5

African American

424

280

69.2

63.3-74.6

144

30.8

25.4-36.7

Other Minorities

63.9

47.2-77.8

36.1

22.2-52.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

60.5

40.1-77.8

39.5

22.2-59.9

Non-Hispanic

1,137

853

78.7

75.4-81.6

284

21.3

18.4-24.6

AGE

18-24

90.2

75.9-96.4

9.8

3.6-24.1

25-34

128

107

82.0

70.0-89.9

18.0

10.1-30.0

35-44

178

149

84.3

76.0-90.1

15.7

9.9-24.0

45-54

265

195

75.1

67.5-81.5

24.9

18.5-32.5

55-64

244

180

75.9

68.8-81.8

24.1

18.2-31.2

65-74

174

125

70.3

61.7-77.6

29.7

22.4-38.3

75+

141

61.3

52.0-69.8

38.7

30.2-48.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

242

146

58.3

49.5-66.6

41.7

33.4-50.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

434

327

78.6

72.9-83.4

107

21.4

16.6-27.1

Some Post-H.S.

258

203

85.5

80.8-89.2

14.5

10.8-19.2

College Graduate

238

200

86.4

80.6-90.6

13.6

9.4-19.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

195

126

63.8

54.2-72.4

36.2

27.6-45.8

$15,000- 24,999

228

166

77.9

69.6-84.4

22.1

15.6-30.4

$25,000- 34,999

156

115

73.9

61.9-83.1

26.1

16.9-38.1

$35,000- 49,999

135

115

86.2

78.4-91.5

13.8

8.5-21.6

$50,000-74,999

133

115

90.0

84.0-94.0

10.0

6.0-16.0

$75,000+

130

112

86.3

77.5-92.0

13.7

8.0-22.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

475

302

66.8

61.0-72.2

173

33.2

27.8-39.0

676

560

83.4

79.3-86.9

116

16.6

13.1-20.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

126

79.5

68.5-87.3

20.5

12.7-31.5

Non-Veteran

1,010

749

77.3

73.8-80.4

261

22.7

19.6-26.2

Back to Physical Activity.

*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.

** 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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