BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,056	13,422	78.8	77.9-79.6	3,634	21.2	20.4-22.1
-Piedmont NC	9,580	7,590	78.8	77.6-80.0	1,990	21.2	20.0-22.4
GENDER
Male	3,497	2,765	78.2	76.2-80.2	732	21.8	19.8-23.8
Female	6,083	4,825	79.4	78.1-80.8	1,258	20.6	19.2-21.9
RACE
White	7,457	6,124	84.2	83.1-85.3	1,333	15.8	14.7-16.9
African American	1,544	1,122	71.5	68.3-74.6	422	28.5	25.4-31.7
Other Minorities	539	312	50.6	44.7-56.4	227	49.4	43.6-55.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	551	280	45.2	39.6-50.9	271	54.8	49.1-60.4
Non-Hispanic	9,023	7,304	82.6	81.5-83.6	1,719	17.4	16.4-18.5
AGE
18-24	431	337	76.6	70.8-81.5	94	23.4	18.5-29.2
25-34	1,341	1,088	78.9	75.8-81.7	253	21.1	18.3-24.2
35-44	1,868	1,544	80.4	77.7-82.9	324	19.6	17.1-22.3
45-54	1,826	1,504	81.7	79.4-83.9	322	18.3	16.1-20.6
55-64	1,721	1,382	81.4	79.0-83.5	339	18.6	16.5-21.0
65-74	1,287	986	76.6	73.6-79.3	301	23.4	20.7-26.4
75+	1,059	711	68.5	65.1-71.8	348	31.5	28.2-34.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,493	923	58.5	54.5-62.5	570	41.5	37.5-45.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,721	2,085	76.8	74.5-78.8	636	23.2	21.2-25.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,283	1,878	83.5	81.2-85.7	405	16.5	14.3-18.8
College Graduate	3,066	2,694	87.6	86.0-89.1	372	12.4	10.9-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,030	701	64.1	59.4-68.5	329	35.9	31.5-40.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,622	1,165	67.4	63.5-71.0	457	32.6	29.0-36.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,131	891	76.3	72.2-79.9	240	23.7	20.1-27.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,255	1,060	85.2	82.5-87.5	195	14.8	12.5-17.5
$50,000-74,999	1,302	1,148	88.2	85.7-90.3	154	11.8	9.7-14.3
$75,000+	1,799	1,611	89.5	87.5-91.2	188	10.5	8.8-12.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,830	1,928	69.0	66.6-71.4	902	31.0	28.6-33.4
No	6,565	5,525	82.5	81.1-83.8	1,040	17.5	16.2-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,144	896	80.6	77.6-83.3	248	19.4	16.7-22.4
Non-Veteran	8,432	6,693	78.7	77.3-79.9	1,739	21.3	20.1-22.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,056

13,422

78.8

77.9-79.6

3,634

21.2

20.4-22.1

-Piedmont NC

9,580

7,590

78.8

77.6-80.0

1,990

21.2

20.0-22.4

GENDER

Male

3,497

2,765

78.2

76.2-80.2

732

21.8

19.8-23.8

Female

6,083

4,825

79.4

78.1-80.8

1,258

20.6

19.2-21.9

RACE

White

7,457

6,124

84.2

83.1-85.3

1,333

15.8

14.7-16.9

African American

1,544

1,122

71.5

68.3-74.6

422

28.5

25.4-31.7

Other Minorities

539

312

50.6

44.7-56.4

227

49.4

43.6-55.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

551

280

45.2

39.6-50.9

271

54.8

49.1-60.4

Non-Hispanic

9,023

7,304

82.6

81.5-83.6

1,719

17.4

16.4-18.5

AGE

18-24

431

337

76.6

70.8-81.5

23.4

18.5-29.2

25-34

1,341

1,088

78.9

75.8-81.7

253

21.1

18.3-24.2

35-44

1,868

1,544

80.4

77.7-82.9

324

19.6

17.1-22.3

45-54

1,826

1,504

81.7

79.4-83.9

322

18.3

16.1-20.6

55-64

1,721

1,382

81.4

79.0-83.5

339

18.6

16.5-21.0

65-74

1,287

986

76.6

73.6-79.3

301

23.4

20.7-26.4

75+

1,059

711

68.5

65.1-71.8

348

31.5

28.2-34.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,493

923

58.5

54.5-62.5

570

41.5

37.5-45.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,721

2,085

76.8

74.5-78.8

636

23.2

21.2-25.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,283

1,878

83.5

81.2-85.7

405

16.5

14.3-18.8

College Graduate

3,066

2,694

87.6

86.0-89.1

372

12.4

10.9-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,030

701

64.1

59.4-68.5

329

35.9

31.5-40.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,622

1,165

67.4

63.5-71.0

457

32.6

29.0-36.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,131

891

76.3

72.2-79.9

240

23.7

20.1-27.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,255

1,060

85.2

82.5-87.5

195

14.8

12.5-17.5

$50,000-74,999

1,302

1,148

88.2

85.7-90.3

154

11.8

9.7-14.3

$75,000+

1,799

1,611

89.5

87.5-91.2

188

10.5

8.8-12.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,830

1,928

69.0

66.6-71.4

902

31.0

28.6-33.4

6,565

5,525

82.5

81.1-83.8

1,040

17.5

16.2-18.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,144

896

80.6

77.6-83.3

248

19.4

16.7-22.4

Non-Veteran

8,432

6,693

78.7

77.3-79.9

1,739

21.3

20.1-22.7

Back to Physical Activity.

*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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