BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
North Carolina	13,333	684	5.0	4.6- 5.6	1,650	12.2	11.5-13.0	4,496	34.3	33.2-35.4	2,478	18.5	17.6-19.4	4,025	29.9	28.9-31.0
-Northeastern Partnership	869	45	5.8	4.0- 8.4	114	13.8	10.9-17.4	308	33.7	29.8-37.8	134	14.5	11.9-17.4	268	32.2	28.2-36.5
GENDER
Male	325	14	5.2	2.8- 9.4	46	14.8	10.2-21.0	104	30.5	24.6-37.1	49	13.3	9.7-18.0	112	36.1	29.7-43.2
Female	544	31	6.6	4.2-10.1	68	12.7	9.7-16.5	204	37.2	32.5-42.2	85	15.7	12.4-19.6	156	27.8	23.7-32.4
RACE
White	553	28	5.4	3.4- 8.5	69	13.9	10.0-18.9	190	31.5	26.9-36.5	92	16.6	13.2-20.7	174	32.6	27.6-38.1
African American	278	16	7.5	4.0-13.6	40	13.0	9.0-18.5	106	38.8	31.5-46.7	36	10.4	7.1-15.0	80	30.2	23.4-38.0
Other Minorities	35	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	5	17.8	7.5-36.8	10	29.2	14.9-49.2	5	12.4	4.5-30.0	14	38.6	23.0-56.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	3	16.3	5.0-42.0	2	11.0	2.7-35.3	10	43.4	21.4-68.3	3	5.7	1.6-18.1	7	23.6	10.4-45.1
Non-Hispanic	844	42	5.4	3.6- 7.9	112	14.0	10.9-17.6	298	33.2	29.4-37.4	131	14.9	12.2-17.9	261	32.6	28.5-37.0
AGE
18-24	33	2	8.5	2.1-28.3	5	17.6	6.1-41.1	14	33.5	18.3-53.1	2	3.8	0.9-14.8	10	36.6	19.6-57.8
25-34	107	6	6.2	2.5-14.4	13	12.8	7.0-22.2	41	35.0	25.4-45.9	17	15.8	9.6-24.9	30	30.3	21.2-41.3
35-44	149	11	5.4	2.8-10.0	16	9.5	5.3-16.4	51	33.7	25.2-43.3	17	13.5	7.7-22.6	54	38.0	29.3-47.5
45-54	195	13	7.9	4.4-13.9	29	16.1	10.7-23.5	69	33.8	26.5-42.0	32	16.6	11.4-23.6	52	25.5	19.1-33.2
55-64	177	6	3.9	1.7- 8.7	25	12.6	8.1-19.0	64	38.0	30.3-46.4	30	17.4	12.0-24.6	52	28.1	21.0-36.5
65-74	122	4	3.5	1.2- 9.8	19	17.5	10.9-27.0	42	26.0	18.6-35.1	25	21.4	14.1-31.2	32	31.4	22.0-42.8
75+	81	3	2.4	0.7- 7.6	7	11.8	5.3-24.2	24	29.8	20.0-41.9	11	11.3	6.0-20.2	36	44.7	33.0-57.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	10	12.3	5.8-24.2	23	15.3	9.6-23.6	41	24.5	17.2-33.7	13	7.8	4.0-14.5	55	40.0	30.5-50.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	324	18	5.1	3.0- 8.7	42	14.3	9.1-21.8	114	31.6	25.4-38.4	59	17.5	13.0-23.1	91	31.5	24.9-39.0
Some Post-H.S.	202	8	4.4	1.7-11.0	23	11.4	7.1-17.9	77	39.7	31.1-49.0	28	10.7	6.8-16.4	66	33.8	25.6-43.1
College Graduate	199	9	4.5	2.2- 9.1	26	15.0	9.8-22.3	76	36.7	29.5-44.6	33	18.1	12.6-25.1	55	25.7	19.3-33.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	123	8	9.7	4.4-20.1	18	14.9	8.6-24.6	36	27.3	18.2-38.9	22	14.2	8.6-22.5	39	33.9	24.0-45.5
$15,000- 24,999	165	9	8.2	3.7-17.2	29	19.7	11.3-32.2	54	30.9	22.4-40.9	23	10.4	6.5-16.3	50	30.7	21.9-41.2
$25,000- 34,999	115	8	4.5	2.1- 9.5	11	7.2	3.7-13.5	40	30.1	20.1-42.3	11	9.1	4.4-17.9	45	49.2	36.8-61.7
$35,000- 49,999	114	5	4.5	1.8-10.6	12	8.9	4.8-16.1	42	37.3	27.6-48.2	25	23.8	15.8-34.2	30	25.4	17.4-35.4
$50,000-74,999	115	5	3.8	1.4-10.0	18	18.3	11.2-28.5	50	38.6	28.7-49.4	15	15.0	8.3-25.6	27	24.4	16.1-35.1
$75,000+	112	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	9	11.0	5.2-21.6	39	34.3	25.3-44.6	25	22.8	15.4-32.4	37	31.2	22.5-41.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	295	15	5.3	3.0- 9.2	43	13.8	9.6-19.3	94	30.9	24.6-37.8	39	11.0	7.7-15.5	104	39.1	31.8-46.8
No	558	28	6.0	3.8- 9.5	67	13.7	10.0-18.5	209	34.6	29.8-39.8	93	16.0	12.7-19.9	161	29.7	24.9-34.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	124	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	16	12.2	7.2-19.9	41	32.2	23.3-42.6	24	21.2	13.6-31.5	41	33.6	24.5-44.2
Non-Veteran	742	43	6.9	4.7- 9.9	98	14.2	10.9-18.4	266	34.0	29.7-38.6	109	12.9	10.4-15.9	226	32.0	27.6-36.8

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,333

684

5.0

4.6- 5.6

1,650

12.2

11.5-13.0

4,496

34.3

33.2-35.4

2,478

18.5

17.6-19.4

4,025

29.9

28.9-31.0

-Northeastern Partnership

869

5.8

4.0- 8.4

114

13.8

10.9-17.4

308

33.7

29.8-37.8

134

14.5

11.9-17.4

268

32.2

28.2-36.5

GENDER

Male

325

5.2

2.8- 9.4

14.8

10.2-21.0

104

30.5

24.6-37.1

13.3

9.7-18.0

112

36.1

29.7-43.2

Female

544

6.6

4.2-10.1

12.7

9.7-16.5

204

37.2

32.5-42.2

15.7

12.4-19.6

156

27.8

23.7-32.4

RACE

White

553

5.4

3.4- 8.5

13.9

10.0-18.9

190

31.5

26.9-36.5

16.6

13.2-20.7

174

32.6

27.6-38.1

African American

278

7.5

4.0-13.6

13.0

9.0-18.5

106

38.8

31.5-46.7

10.4

7.1-15.0

30.2

23.4-38.0

Other Minorities

2.1

0.3-13.4

17.8

7.5-36.8

29.2

14.9-49.2

12.4

4.5-30.0

38.6

23.0-56.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.3

5.0-42.0

11.0

2.7-35.3

43.4

21.4-68.3

5.7

1.6-18.1

23.6

10.4-45.1

Non-Hispanic

844

5.4

3.6- 7.9

112

14.0

10.9-17.6

298

33.2

29.4-37.4

131

14.9

12.2-17.9

261

32.6

28.5-37.0

AGE

18-24

8.5

2.1-28.3

17.6

6.1-41.1

33.5

18.3-53.1

3.8

0.9-14.8

36.6

19.6-57.8

25-34

107

6.2

2.5-14.4

12.8

7.0-22.2

35.0

25.4-45.9

15.8

9.6-24.9

30.3

21.2-41.3

35-44

149

5.4

2.8-10.0

9.5

5.3-16.4

33.7

25.2-43.3

13.5

7.7-22.6

38.0

29.3-47.5

45-54

195

7.9

4.4-13.9

16.1

10.7-23.5

33.8

26.5-42.0

16.6

11.4-23.6

25.5

19.1-33.2

55-64

177

3.9

1.7- 8.7

12.6

8.1-19.0

38.0

30.3-46.4

17.4

12.0-24.6

28.1

21.0-36.5

65-74

122

3.5

1.2- 9.8

17.5

10.9-27.0

26.0

18.6-35.1

21.4

14.1-31.2

31.4

22.0-42.8

75+

2.4

0.7- 7.6

11.8

5.3-24.2

29.8

20.0-41.9

11.3

6.0-20.2

44.7

33.0-57.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

12.3

5.8-24.2

15.3

9.6-23.6

24.5

17.2-33.7

7.8

4.0-14.5

40.0

30.5-50.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

324

5.1

3.0- 8.7

14.3

9.1-21.8

114

31.6

25.4-38.4

17.5

13.0-23.1

31.5

24.9-39.0

Some Post-H.S.

202

4.4

1.7-11.0

11.4

7.1-17.9

39.7

31.1-49.0

10.7

6.8-16.4

33.8

25.6-43.1

College Graduate

199

4.5

2.2- 9.1

15.0

9.8-22.3

36.7

29.5-44.6

18.1

12.6-25.1

25.7

19.3-33.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

123

9.7

4.4-20.1

14.9

8.6-24.6

27.3

18.2-38.9

14.2

8.6-22.5

33.9

24.0-45.5

$15,000- 24,999

165

8.2

3.7-17.2

19.7

11.3-32.2

30.9

22.4-40.9

10.4

6.5-16.3

30.7

21.9-41.2

$25,000- 34,999

115

4.5

2.1- 9.5

7.2

3.7-13.5

30.1

20.1-42.3

9.1

4.4-17.9

49.2

36.8-61.7

$35,000- 49,999

114

4.5

1.8-10.6

8.9

4.8-16.1

37.3

27.6-48.2

23.8

15.8-34.2

25.4

17.4-35.4

$50,000-74,999

115

3.8

1.4-10.0

18.3

11.2-28.5

38.6

28.7-49.4

15.0

8.3-25.6

24.4

16.1-35.1

$75,000+

112

0.7

0.2- 2.9

11.0

5.2-21.6

34.3

25.3-44.6

22.8

15.4-32.4

31.2

22.5-41.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

295

5.3

3.0- 9.2

13.8

9.6-19.3

30.9

24.6-37.8

11.0

7.7-15.5

104

39.1

31.8-46.8

558

6.0

3.8- 9.5

13.7

10.0-18.5

209

34.6

29.8-39.8

16.0

12.7-19.9

161

29.7

24.9-34.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

124

0.8

0.2- 3.3

12.2

7.2-19.9

32.2

23.3-42.6

21.2

13.6-31.5

33.6

24.5-44.2

Non-Veteran

742

6.9

4.7- 9.9

14.2

10.9-18.4

266

34.0

29.7-38.6

109

12.9

10.4-15.9

226

32.0

27.6-36.8

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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