BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Leisure Time Physical Activity *)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,247	12,560	74.4	73.5-75.3	4,687	25.6	24.7-26.5
-Piedmont NC	9,681	7,184	76.0	74.8-77.1	2,497	24.0	22.9-25.2
GENDER
Male	3,529	2,751	79.3	77.4-81.1	778	20.7	18.9-22.6
Female	6,152	4,433	72.8	71.3-74.2	1,719	27.2	25.8-28.7
RACE
White	7,518	5,767	79.6	78.4-80.8	1,751	20.4	19.2-21.6
African American	1,575	1,049	68.9	65.7-72.0	526	31.1	28.0-34.3
Other Minorities	547	333	61.0	55.3-66.4	214	39.0	33.6-44.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	304	55.1	49.4-60.6	253	44.9	39.4-50.6
Non-Hispanic	9,118	6,875	78.3	77.2-79.4	2,243	21.7	20.6-22.8
AGE
18-24	439	330	77.7	72.5-82.3	109	22.3	17.7-27.5
25-34	1,361	1,054	77.0	74.0-79.8	307	23.0	20.2-26.0
35-44	1,891	1,472	78.6	76.1-80.8	419	21.4	19.2-23.9
45-54	1,843	1,400	76.7	74.3-78.9	443	23.3	21.1-25.7
55-64	1,731	1,256	73.7	71.1-76.2	475	26.3	23.8-28.9
65-74	1,303	927	72.4	69.4-75.2	376	27.6	24.8-30.6
75+	1,064	705	68.7	65.3-71.9	359	31.3	28.1-34.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,514	839	57.0	53.1-60.9	675	43.0	39.1-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,757	1,885	71.2	68.9-73.4	872	28.8	26.6-31.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,301	1,765	78.6	76.2-80.8	536	21.4	19.2-23.8
College Graduate	3,090	2,684	87.9	86.3-89.3	406	12.1	10.7-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,043	596	56.5	52.0-61.0	447	43.5	39.0-48.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,644	1,053	64.7	61.2-68.1	591	35.3	31.9-38.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,138	832	74.3	70.7-77.5	306	25.7	22.5-29.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,265	989	78.7	75.6-81.6	276	21.3	18.4-24.4
$50,000-74,999	1,312	1,077	82.9	79.9-85.5	235	17.1	14.5-20.1
$75,000+	1,813	1,601	89.7	88.0-91.2	212	10.3	8.8-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,841	1,741	63.4	61.0-65.9	1,100	36.6	34.1-39.0
No	6,570	5,256	80.5	79.2-81.8	1,314	19.5	18.2-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,152	881	78.6	75.5-81.3	271	21.4	18.7-24.5
Non-Veteran	8,517	6,297	75.7	74.4-76.9	2,220	24.3	23.1-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,247

12,560

74.4

73.5-75.3

4,687

25.6

24.7-26.5

-Piedmont NC

9,681

7,184

76.0

74.8-77.1

2,497

24.0

22.9-25.2

GENDER

Male

3,529

2,751

79.3

77.4-81.1

778

20.7

18.9-22.6

Female

6,152

4,433

72.8

71.3-74.2

1,719

27.2

25.8-28.7

RACE

White

7,518

5,767

79.6

78.4-80.8

1,751

20.4

19.2-21.6

African American

1,575

1,049

68.9

65.7-72.0

526

31.1

28.0-34.3

Other Minorities

547

333

61.0

55.3-66.4

214

39.0

33.6-44.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

304

55.1

49.4-60.6

253

44.9

39.4-50.6

Non-Hispanic

9,118

6,875

78.3

77.2-79.4

2,243

21.7

20.6-22.8

AGE

18-24

439

330

77.7

72.5-82.3

109

22.3

17.7-27.5

25-34

1,361

1,054

77.0

74.0-79.8

307

23.0

20.2-26.0

35-44

1,891

1,472

78.6

76.1-80.8

419

21.4

19.2-23.9

45-54

1,843

1,400

76.7

74.3-78.9

443

23.3

21.1-25.7

55-64

1,731

1,256

73.7

71.1-76.2

475

26.3

23.8-28.9

65-74

1,303

927

72.4

69.4-75.2

376

27.6

24.8-30.6

75+

1,064

705

68.7

65.3-71.9

359

31.3

28.1-34.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,514

839

57.0

53.1-60.9

675

43.0

39.1-46.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,757

1,885

71.2

68.9-73.4

872

28.8

26.6-31.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,301

1,765

78.6

76.2-80.8

536

21.4

19.2-23.8

College Graduate

3,090

2,684

87.9

86.3-89.3

406

12.1

10.7-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,043

596

56.5

52.0-61.0

447

43.5

39.0-48.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,644

1,053

64.7

61.2-68.1

591

35.3

31.9-38.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,138

832

74.3

70.7-77.5

306

25.7

22.5-29.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,265

989

78.7

75.6-81.6

276

21.3

18.4-24.4

$50,000-74,999

1,312

1,077

82.9

79.9-85.5

235

17.1

14.5-20.1

$75,000+

1,813

1,601

89.7

88.0-91.2

212

10.3

8.8-12.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,841

1,741

63.4

61.0-65.9

1,100

36.6

34.1-39.0

6,570

5,256

80.5

79.2-81.8

1,314

19.5

18.2-20.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,152

881

78.6

75.5-81.3

271

21.4

18.7-24.5

Non-Veteran

8,517

6,297

75.7

74.4-76.9

2,220

24.3

23.1-25.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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