BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,008	6,137	41.7	40.7-42.8	10,871	58.3	57.2-59.3
-Northeastern Partnership	1,174	329	34.4	30.7-38.2	845	65.6	61.8-69.3
GENDER
Male	416	162	44.5	38.3-50.9	254	55.5	49.1-61.7
Female	758	167	24.1	20.5-28.1	591	75.9	71.9-79.5
RACE
White	690	211	38.9	33.9-44.1	479	61.1	55.9-66.1
African American	424	103	28.6	22.9-35.0	321	71.4	65.0-77.1
Other Minorities	54	15	26.0	15.3-40.5	39	74.0	59.5-84.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	10	24.4	12.5-42.3	27	75.6	57.7-87.5
Non-Hispanic	1,137	319	34.9	31.1-38.9	818	65.1	61.1-68.9
AGE
18-24	37	17	54.6	36.3-71.7	20	45.4	28.3-63.7
25-34	127	56	45.6	35.5-56.2	71	54.4	43.8-64.5
35-44	177	73	46.3	37.5-55.3	104	53.7	44.7-62.5
45-54	263	77	30.9	24.4-38.1	186	69.1	61.9-75.6
55-64	246	58	26.3	20.4-33.3	188	73.7	66.7-79.6
65-74	175	37	21.4	15.1-29.4	138	78.6	70.6-84.9
75+	142	7	5.1	2.3-10.9	135	94.9	89.1-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	41	19.0	13.1-26.7	202	81.0	73.3-86.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	433	117	34.9	28.5-41.9	316	65.1	58.1-71.5
Some Post-H.S.	259	79	37.9	30.2-46.2	180	62.1	53.8-69.8
College Graduate	237	92	45.4	38.0-52.9	145	54.6	47.1-62.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	30	19.3	12.4-28.7	165	80.7	71.3-87.6
$15,000- 24,999	229	57	32.1	23.3-42.4	172	67.9	57.6-76.7
$25,000- 34,999	154	50	37.9	27.1-50.0	104	62.1	50.0-72.9
$35,000- 49,999	135	45	35.5	26.6-45.7	90	64.5	54.3-73.4
$50,000-74,999	133	47	43.3	33.5-53.7	86	56.7	46.3-66.5
$75,000+	129	54	44.5	35.0-54.4	75	55.5	45.6-65.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	89	22.5	17.5-28.5	385	77.5	71.5-82.5
No	678	232	40.6	35.7-45.6	446	59.4	54.4-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	57	39.7	30.6-49.5	104	60.3	50.5-69.4
Non-Veteran	1,009	270	33.1	29.1-37.4	739	66.9	62.6-70.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,008

6,137

41.7

40.7-42.8

10,871

58.3

57.2-59.3

-Northeastern Partnership

1,174

329

34.4

30.7-38.2

845

65.6

61.8-69.3

GENDER

Male

416

162

44.5

38.3-50.9

254

55.5

49.1-61.7

Female

758

167

24.1

20.5-28.1

591

75.9

71.9-79.5

RACE

White

690

211

38.9

33.9-44.1

479

61.1

55.9-66.1

African American

424

103

28.6

22.9-35.0

321

71.4

65.0-77.1

Other Minorities

26.0

15.3-40.5

74.0

59.5-84.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.4

12.5-42.3

75.6

57.7-87.5

Non-Hispanic

1,137

319

34.9

31.1-38.9

818

65.1

61.1-68.9

AGE

18-24

54.6

36.3-71.7

45.4

28.3-63.7

25-34

127

45.6

35.5-56.2

54.4

43.8-64.5

35-44

177

46.3

37.5-55.3

104

53.7

44.7-62.5

45-54

263

30.9

24.4-38.1

186

69.1

61.9-75.6

55-64

246

26.3

20.4-33.3

188

73.7

66.7-79.6

65-74

175

21.4

15.1-29.4

138

78.6

70.6-84.9

75+

142

5.1

2.3-10.9

135

94.9

89.1-97.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

19.0

13.1-26.7

202

81.0

73.3-86.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

433

117

34.9

28.5-41.9

316

65.1

58.1-71.5

Some Post-H.S.

259

37.9

30.2-46.2

180

62.1

53.8-69.8

College Graduate

237

45.4

38.0-52.9

145

54.6

47.1-62.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

195

19.3

12.4-28.7

165

80.7

71.3-87.6

$15,000- 24,999

229

32.1

23.3-42.4

172

67.9

57.6-76.7

$25,000- 34,999

154

37.9

27.1-50.0

104

62.1

50.0-72.9

$35,000- 49,999

135

35.5

26.6-45.7

64.5

54.3-73.4

$50,000-74,999

133

43.3

33.5-53.7

56.7

46.3-66.5

$75,000+

129

44.5

35.0-54.4

55.5

45.6-65.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

22.5

17.5-28.5

385

77.5

71.5-82.5

678

232

40.6

35.7-45.6

446

59.4

54.4-64.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

39.7

30.6-49.5

104

60.3

50.5-69.4

Non-Veteran

1,009

270

33.1

29.1-37.4

739

66.9

62.6-70.9

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*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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