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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-New Hanover County 369 17 4.3 2.5- 7.2 43 14.0 9.9-19.5 124 31.5 26.1-37.5 69 18.0 13.9-23.2 116 32.1 26.5-38.4
GENDER
Male 121 7 5.2 2.3-11.4 18 19.1 11.6-29.7 34 28.4 19.8-38.9 23 16.6 10.4-25.2 39 30.8 22.1-41.2
Female 248 10 3.5 1.8- 6.6 25 9.8 6.4-14.7 90 34.1 27.7-41.2 46 19.3 14.1-25.9 77 33.2 26.3-41.0
RACE
White 320 13 4.3 2.3- 7.8 32 12.2 8.1-17.9 109 32.0 26.2-38.5 63 19.7 15.0-25.5 103 31.8 25.9-38.2
Other 49 4 4.1 1.4-11.4 11 24.2 12.0-42.8 15 28.6 16.2-45.4 6 8.7 3.4-20.3 13 34.3 18.6-54.5
AGE
18-44 121 7 5.6 2.5-11.9 19 17.2 10.1-27.6 35 27.0 18.6-37.5 21 16.9 10.4-26.3 39 33.3 23.8-44.4
45+ 246 10 3.2 1.6- 6.1 23 11.1 7.1-17.0 89 35.7 29.2-42.7 48 19.2 14.3-25.3 76 30.8 24.7-37.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 109 7 6.3 2.7-14.1 12 13.6 6.4-26.6 34 26.8 17.9-38.2 16 12.5 7.1-21.1 40 40.8 29.4-53.2
Some College + 260 10 3.2 1.6- 6.1 31 14.3 9.9-20.2 90 34.0 27.5-41.0 53 21.0 15.6-27.6 76 27.6 21.8-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 175 8 4.2 1.9- 9.0 20 13.5 7.7-22.6 62 33.8 25.4-43.3 28 17.2 11.0-26.0 57 31.3 23.5-40.2
$50,000+ 143 7 5.2 2.3-11.5 18 15.1 9.3-23.6 44 29.5 21.8-38.4 27 17.5 11.8-25.2 47 32.7 24.3-42.3

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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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