BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 vigorous 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	6,075	1,352	21.5	20.1-23.0	1,366	22.0	20.6-23.5	2,157	36.2	34.6-38.0	721	11.8	10.8-12.9	479	8.4	7.4- 9.6
-Northeastern Partnership	323	79	25.2	19.2-32.5	75	21.6	16.7-27.6	115	33.9	27.6-40.9	23	6.7	4.2-10.6	31	12.5	7.8-19.5
GENDER
Male	160	41	26.6	18.3-36.8	31	18.3	12.3-26.3	60	36.0	27.4-45.7	11	5.9	3.0-11.4	17	13.2	7.1-23.3
Female	163	38	22.7	16.0-31.3	44	28.1	20.4-37.3	55	29.8	22.4-38.4	12	8.2	4.4-14.6	14	11.2	5.7-20.9
RACE
White	209	53	24.9	17.5-34.2	47	22.4	16.1-30.3	76	33.4	25.8-42.1	17	7.8	4.5-13.0	16	11.4	5.7-21.6
African American	100	23	28.2	17.4-42.3	27	22.9	14.6-34.0	34	33.5	22.3-47.0	3	1.3	0.3- 4.5	13	14.2	7.4-25.4
Other Minorities	14	3	12.7	3.7-35.4	1	5.2	0.7-29.8	5	41.8	18.4-69.6	3	22.7	6.6-55.0	2	17.5	4.5-49.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	4	50.1	19.9-80.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	26.0	7.7-59.7	1	11.6	1.6-51.6	1	12.3	1.7-53.3
Non-Hispanic	314	75	24.3	18.2-31.7	75	22.5	17.3-28.7	112	34.2	27.7-41.3	22	6.5	4.0-10.4	30	12.5	7.7-19.8
AGE
18-24	17	3	24.8	7.2-58.3	5	16.9	6.0-39.5	3	20.3	5.9-50.8	1	4.8	0.7-28.1	5	33.2	13.0-62.1
25-34	56	10	16.6	8.3-30.6	12	17.8	9.5-30.6	20	39.8	26.2-55.3	6	10.5	4.4-22.7	8	15.3	7.4-29.1
35-44	71	19	26.6	16.4-40.1	18	26.9	16.6-40.5	21	30.4	19.6-43.8	7	9.1	4.0-19.1	6	7.1	3.1-15.3
45-54	76	15	25.6	15.0-40.1	22	30.4	19.3-44.4	31	37.0	25.6-50.1	4	3.9	1.3-10.9	4	3.1	1.1- 8.2
55-64	55	15	28.6	17.3-43.4	11	18.2	9.6-31.9	26	48.5	34.3-62.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.7	1.4-14.5
65-74	37	13	38.5	21.8-58.4	7	14.2	6.3-29.0	10	28.8	15.1-47.8	3	6.1	1.9-18.2	4	12.4	4.3-30.8
75+	7	3	38.4	11.4-75.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.4	4.6-63.3	1	21.5	3.1-69.9	1	17.6	2.5-64.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	40	14	42.5	23.9-63.4	10	15.7	7.5-29.9	10	30.3	15.4-50.9	3	5.9	1.7-18.9	3	5.7	1.7-16.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	114	35	29.5	18.7-43.4	22	20.9	13.0-32.0	33	24.4	15.5-36.3	7	6.4	2.7-14.3	17	18.7	9.6-33.3
Some Post-H.S.	77	16	19.6	10.7-33.2	23	24.1	14.7-36.9	28	38.4	25.6-53.0	5	4.9	1.8-12.9	5	13.0	5.3-28.4
College Graduate	92	14	16.7	9.7-27.2	20	22.8	14.1-34.7	44	46.0	34.6-57.7	8	9.4	4.3-19.3	6	5.1	2.1-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	14	59.2	36.8-78.3	5	10.4	3.9-25.1	7	21.2	8.5-43.7	1	2.5	0.3-16.3	3	6.8	1.8-22.0
$15,000- 24,999	54	15	30.6	13.9-54.7	10	9.4	4.3-19.4	20	36.7	20.6-56.5	3	6.5	1.6-23.2	6	16.7	6.6-36.4
$25,000- 34,999	50	7	12.5	5.0-28.0	13	20.2	10.4-35.6	18	33.2	17.3-54.1	6	7.8	3.0-18.6	6	26.2	9.7-54.2
$35,000- 49,999	45	12	25.8	13.7-43.1	6	15.3	5.9-34.3	18	40.4	24.7-58.3	4	9.6	3.4-24.5	5	8.9	3.5-21.0
$50,000-74,999	47	12	25.8	14.2-42.2	15	30.2	17.6-46.7	13	28.1	15.8-45.0	4	10.2	3.6-25.6	3	5.7	1.8-16.5
$75,000+	53	8	14.2	7.1-26.4	14	32.1	19.0-48.8	27	46.0	31.9-60.8	3	5.3	1.6-16.0	1	2.4	0.3-15.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	87	25	26.4	16.9-38.8	22	23.0	13.9-35.5	27	27.9	18.2-40.2	2	2.3	0.5- 9.5	11	20.4	8.2-42.4
No	230	53	25.2	18.0-34.2	51	20.9	15.2-28.0	86	35.6	28.0-44.0	20	7.8	4.7-12.7	20	10.5	6.3-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	57	12	20.7	11.0-35.6	7	13.7	6.3-27.2	27	45.3	31.3-60.1	5	9.6	3.4-24.4	6	10.6	4.2-24.3
Non-Veteran	264	67	26.6	19.6-35.0	68	23.7	17.9-30.7	87	31.3	24.4-39.2	18	6.1	3.6-10.1	24	12.3	7.0-20.7

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,075

1,352

21.5

20.1-23.0

1,366

22.0

20.6-23.5

2,157

36.2

34.6-38.0

721

11.8

10.8-12.9

479

8.4

7.4- 9.6

-Northeastern Partnership

323

25.2

19.2-32.5

21.6

16.7-27.6

115

33.9

27.6-40.9

6.7

4.2-10.6

12.5

7.8-19.5

GENDER

Male

160

26.6

18.3-36.8

18.3

12.3-26.3

36.0

27.4-45.7

5.9

3.0-11.4

13.2

7.1-23.3

Female

163

22.7

16.0-31.3

28.1

20.4-37.3

29.8

22.4-38.4

8.2

4.4-14.6

11.2

5.7-20.9

RACE

White

209

24.9

17.5-34.2

22.4

16.1-30.3

33.4

25.8-42.1

7.8

4.5-13.0

11.4

5.7-21.6

African American

100

28.2

17.4-42.3

22.9

14.6-34.0

33.5

22.3-47.0

1.3

0.3- 4.5

14.2

7.4-25.4

Other Minorities

12.7

3.7-35.4

5.2

0.7-29.8

41.8

18.4-69.6

22.7

6.6-55.0

17.5

4.5-49.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.1

19.9-80.2

0.0

. - .

26.0

7.7-59.7

11.6

1.6-51.6

12.3

1.7-53.3

Non-Hispanic

314

24.3

18.2-31.7

22.5

17.3-28.7

112

34.2

27.7-41.3

6.5

4.0-10.4

12.5

7.7-19.8

AGE

18-24

24.8

7.2-58.3

16.9

6.0-39.5

20.3

5.9-50.8

4.8

0.7-28.1

33.2

13.0-62.1

25-34

16.6

8.3-30.6

17.8

9.5-30.6

39.8

26.2-55.3

10.5

4.4-22.7

15.3

7.4-29.1

35-44

26.6

16.4-40.1

26.9

16.6-40.5

30.4

19.6-43.8

9.1

4.0-19.1

7.1

3.1-15.3

45-54

25.6

15.0-40.1

30.4

19.3-44.4

37.0

25.6-50.1

3.9

1.3-10.9

3.1

1.1- 8.2

55-64

28.6

17.3-43.4

18.2

9.6-31.9

48.5

34.3-62.9

0.0

. - .

4.7

1.4-14.5

65-74

38.5

21.8-58.4

14.2

6.3-29.0

28.8

15.1-47.8

6.1

1.9-18.2

12.4

4.3-30.8

75+

38.4

11.4-75.1

0.0

. - .

22.4

4.6-63.3

21.5

3.1-69.9

17.6

2.5-64.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

42.5

23.9-63.4

15.7

7.5-29.9

30.3

15.4-50.9

5.9

1.7-18.9

5.7

1.7-16.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

114

29.5

18.7-43.4

20.9

13.0-32.0

24.4

15.5-36.3

6.4

2.7-14.3

18.7

9.6-33.3

Some Post-H.S.

19.6

10.7-33.2

24.1

14.7-36.9

38.4

25.6-53.0

4.9

1.8-12.9

13.0

5.3-28.4

College Graduate

16.7

9.7-27.2

22.8

14.1-34.7

46.0

34.6-57.7

9.4

4.3-19.3

5.1

2.1-12.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.2

36.8-78.3

10.4

3.9-25.1

21.2

8.5-43.7

2.5

0.3-16.3

6.8

1.8-22.0

$15,000- 24,999

30.6

13.9-54.7

9.4

4.3-19.4

36.7

20.6-56.5

6.5

1.6-23.2

16.7

6.6-36.4

$25,000- 34,999

12.5

5.0-28.0

20.2

10.4-35.6

33.2

17.3-54.1

7.8

3.0-18.6

26.2

9.7-54.2

$35,000- 49,999

25.8

13.7-43.1

15.3

5.9-34.3

40.4

24.7-58.3

9.6

3.4-24.5

8.9

3.5-21.0

$50,000-74,999

25.8

14.2-42.2

30.2

17.6-46.7

28.1

15.8-45.0

10.2

3.6-25.6

5.7

1.8-16.5

$75,000+

14.2

7.1-26.4

32.1

19.0-48.8

46.0

31.9-60.8

5.3

1.6-16.0

2.4

0.3-15.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

26.4

16.9-38.8

23.0

13.9-35.5

27.9

18.2-40.2

2.3

0.5- 9.5

20.4

8.2-42.4

230

25.2

18.0-34.2

20.9

15.2-28.0

35.6

28.0-44.0

7.8

4.7-12.7

10.5

6.3-17.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.7

11.0-35.6

13.7

6.3-27.2

45.3

31.3-60.1

9.6

3.4-24.4

10.6

4.2-24.3

Non-Veteran

264

26.6

19.6-35.0

23.7

17.9-30.7

31.3

24.4-39.2

6.1

3.6-10.1

12.3

7.0-20.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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