BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Physical Activity

On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.^	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
North Carolina	5,972	754	12.0	11.0-13.2	1,608	27.4	25.8-29.0	2,145	36.3	34.6-38.0	889	14.5	13.3-15.8	576	9.8	8.7-11.0
-Northeastern Partnership	317	46	11.0	7.9-15.2	70	26.1	19.2-34.3	107	32.9	26.8-39.7	57	17.2	12.8-22.8	37	12.7	8.5-18.7
GENDER
Male	157	15	7.2	4.1-12.5	27	23.5	14.6-35.6	59	35.9	27.5-45.3	31	16.9	11.3-24.5	25	16.4	10.3-25.2
Female	160	31	18.2	12.3-26.0	43	30.9	22.4-40.9	48	27.3	20.0-36.2	26	17.8	11.8-26.1	12	5.7	3.0-10.6
RACE
White	206	30	10.0	6.6-14.9	43	27.4	18.6-38.5	74	35.6	27.8-44.3	33	15.4	10.3-22.3	26	11.5	7.3-17.7
African American	97	14	11.6	6.3-20.6	23	23.5	14.2-36.3	28	25.3	16.2-37.2	21	21.5	13.2-32.9	11	18.1	8.6-34.3
Other Minorities	14	2	20.3	5.3-53.8	4	22.0	7.5-49.4	5	39.0	16.4-67.5	3	18.7	5.7-46.8	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	0	0.0	. - .	4	40.3	14.5-72.9	4	53.1	22.2-81.9	1	6.6	0.9-36.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	308	46	11.5	8.2-15.8	66	25.5	18.5-34.0	103	32.2	26.0-39.0	56	17.6	13.1-23.4	37	13.2	8.8-19.3
AGE
18-24	15	0	0.0	. - .	6	56.0	28.6-80.2	3	8.8	2.4-27.8	4	20.0	6.8-46.4	2	15.1	3.4-47.2
25-34	56	9	15.5	7.7-28.7	9	14.9	7.0-29.0	24	46.5	32.2-61.3	6	9.4	4.1-20.2	8	13.7	6.5-26.6
35-44	68	7	8.7	4.0-17.8	17	26.2	16.1-39.7	29	38.1	26.2-51.5	11	17.5	9.4-30.3	4	9.5	3.2-25.3
45-54	76	13	13.7	7.4-24.0	18	23.1	13.4-36.9	24	35.7	23.8-49.8	11	15.5	8.3-26.9	10	12.0	6.1-22.1
55-64	54	9	17.3	8.3-32.7	9	10.8	5.4-20.6	16	33.3	20.8-48.6	14	26.9	16.0-41.6	6	11.6	5.0-24.9
65-74	37	5	7.4	2.9-17.8	7	19.4	8.8-37.5	10	29.2	15.4-48.4	8	20.5	9.7-38.2	7	23.4	9.9-46.1
75+	7	2	20.7	4.6-58.3	3	45.1	14.2-80.3	1	16.5	2.3-62.7	1	17.8	2.5-64.7	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	9	18.6	8.5-36.2	11	32.4	17.2-52.4	6	22.6	9.8-43.9	5	8.1	3.0-20.1	7	18.2	7.7-37.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	113	20	11.1	6.6-18.0	24	28.0	16.0-44.3	32	21.6	14.1-31.6	23	22.8	14.3-34.4	14	16.5	8.7-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	74	7	9.3	4.1-19.9	17	28.1	15.8-44.8	35	46.3	32.6-60.6	8	6.6	3.1-13.3	7	9.8	4.1-21.7
College Graduate	92	10	9.7	4.8-18.8	18	18.4	10.7-29.6	34	41.2	30.1-53.2	21	23.0	14.8-34.0	9	7.7	3.7-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	7	21.7	8.8-44.2	7	31.2	12.6-58.9	8	25.9	10.8-50.1	2	3.6	0.8-15.0	6	17.6	6.3-40.7
$15,000- 24,999	54	11	14.8	6.9-29.0	13	42.1	22.9-64.0	17	22.3	11.8-38.1	8	12.8	5.2-27.9	5	8.0	2.6-22.3
$25,000- 34,999	49	7	9.9	4.4-21.0	13	30.1	13.0-55.3	12	16.7	8.3-31.0	10	21.8	10.2-40.5	7	21.5	8.2-45.6
$35,000- 49,999	45	7	9.9	4.5-20.6	12	26.2	13.9-43.7	13	34.1	19.0-53.3	10	23.6	12.0-41.1	3	6.2	1.8-19.0
$50,000-74,999	47	6	10.6	4.4-23.5	7	14.6	6.1-31.0	20	45.4	30.1-61.6	9	15.3	7.7-28.1	5	14.1	5.6-31.3
$75,000+	52	5	6.9	2.7-16.6	9	14.7	7.2-27.8	22	47.2	32.5-62.3	10	19.2	10.1-33.4	6	12.0	5.3-25.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	13	14.3	7.6-25.4	19	27.0	13.7-46.2	21	22.3	13.7-34.1	23	22.8	14.3-34.3	10	13.7	6.8-25.6
No	227	32	9.9	6.6-14.6	50	25.7	18.1-35.1	84	35.9	28.5-44.0	34	15.8	10.8-22.6	27	12.7	7.8-20.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	55	5	6.4	2.4-15.6	5	8.7	3.3-21.0	23	41.8	28.0-57.0	12	22.3	12.1-37.5	10	20.8	10.6-37.0
Non-Veteran	260	41	12.2	8.5-17.2	64	30.0	21.9-39.5	83	30.5	23.9-38.0	45	16.3	11.6-22.4	27	11.0	6.7-17.7

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,972

754

12.0

11.0-13.2

1,608

27.4

25.8-29.0

2,145

36.3

34.6-38.0

889

14.5

13.3-15.8

576

9.8

8.7-11.0

-Northeastern Partnership

317

11.0

7.9-15.2

26.1

19.2-34.3

107

32.9

26.8-39.7

17.2

12.8-22.8

12.7

8.5-18.7

GENDER

Male

157

7.2

4.1-12.5

23.5

14.6-35.6

35.9

27.5-45.3

16.9

11.3-24.5

16.4

10.3-25.2

Female

160

18.2

12.3-26.0

30.9

22.4-40.9

27.3

20.0-36.2

17.8

11.8-26.1

5.7

3.0-10.6

RACE

White

206

10.0

6.6-14.9

27.4

18.6-38.5

35.6

27.8-44.3

15.4

10.3-22.3

11.5

7.3-17.7

African American

11.6

6.3-20.6

23.5

14.2-36.3

25.3

16.2-37.2

21.5

13.2-32.9

18.1

8.6-34.3

Other Minorities

20.3

5.3-53.8

22.0

7.5-49.4

39.0

16.4-67.5

18.7

5.7-46.8

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

40.3

14.5-72.9

53.1

22.2-81.9

6.6

0.9-36.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

308

11.5

8.2-15.8

25.5

18.5-34.0

103

32.2

26.0-39.0

17.6

13.1-23.4

13.2

8.8-19.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

56.0

28.6-80.2

8.8

2.4-27.8

20.0

6.8-46.4

15.1

3.4-47.2

25-34

15.5

7.7-28.7

14.9

7.0-29.0

46.5

32.2-61.3

9.4

4.1-20.2

13.7

6.5-26.6

35-44

8.7

4.0-17.8

26.2

16.1-39.7

38.1

26.2-51.5

17.5

9.4-30.3

9.5

3.2-25.3

45-54

13.7

7.4-24.0

23.1

13.4-36.9

35.7

23.8-49.8

15.5

8.3-26.9

12.0

6.1-22.1

55-64

17.3

8.3-32.7

10.8

5.4-20.6

33.3

20.8-48.6

26.9

16.0-41.6

11.6

5.0-24.9

65-74

7.4

2.9-17.8

19.4

8.8-37.5

29.2

15.4-48.4

20.5

9.7-38.2

23.4

9.9-46.1

75+

20.7

4.6-58.3

45.1

14.2-80.3

16.5

2.3-62.7

17.8

2.5-64.7

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.6

8.5-36.2

32.4

17.2-52.4

22.6

9.8-43.9

8.1

3.0-20.1

18.2

7.7-37.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

113

11.1

6.6-18.0

28.0

16.0-44.3

21.6

14.1-31.6

22.8

14.3-34.4

16.5

8.7-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

9.3

4.1-19.9

28.1

15.8-44.8

46.3

32.6-60.6

6.6

3.1-13.3

9.8

4.1-21.7

College Graduate

9.7

4.8-18.8

18.4

10.7-29.6

41.2

30.1-53.2

23.0

14.8-34.0

7.7

3.7-15.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.7

8.8-44.2

31.2

12.6-58.9

25.9

10.8-50.1

3.6

0.8-15.0

17.6

6.3-40.7

$15,000- 24,999

14.8

6.9-29.0

42.1

22.9-64.0

22.3

11.8-38.1

12.8

5.2-27.9

8.0

2.6-22.3

$25,000- 34,999

9.9

4.4-21.0

30.1

13.0-55.3

16.7

8.3-31.0

21.8

10.2-40.5

21.5

8.2-45.6

$35,000- 49,999

9.9

4.5-20.6

26.2

13.9-43.7

34.1

19.0-53.3

23.6

12.0-41.1

6.2

1.8-19.0

$50,000-74,999

10.6

4.4-23.5

14.6

6.1-31.0

45.4

30.1-61.6

15.3

7.7-28.1

14.1

5.6-31.3

$75,000+

6.9

2.7-16.6

14.7

7.2-27.8

47.2

32.5-62.3

19.2

10.1-33.4

12.0

5.3-25.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

14.3

7.6-25.4

27.0

13.7-46.2

22.3

13.7-34.1

22.8

14.3-34.3

13.7

6.8-25.6

227

9.9

6.6-14.6

25.7

18.1-35.1

35.9

28.5-44.0

15.8

10.8-22.6

12.7

7.8-20.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.4

2.4-15.6

8.7

3.3-21.0

41.8

28.0-57.0

22.3

12.1-37.5

20.8

10.6-37.0

Non-Veteran

260

12.2

8.5-17.2

30.0

21.9-39.5

30.5

23.9-38.0

16.3

11.6-22.4

11.0

6.7-17.7

Back to Physical Activity.

*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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