BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,008	6,137	41.7	40.7-42.8	10,871	58.3	57.2-59.3
-Piedmont NC	9,553	3,517	42.4	41.0-43.8	6,036	57.6	56.2-59.0
GENDER
Male	3,486	1,619	51.6	49.3-53.9	1,867	48.4	46.1-50.7
Female	6,067	1,898	33.4	31.8-35.0	4,169	66.6	65.0-68.2
RACE
White	7,439	2,890	46.0	44.5-47.6	4,549	54.0	52.4-55.5
African American	1,536	465	35.7	32.2-39.3	1,071	64.3	60.7-67.8
Other Minorities	538	145	26.0	21.3-31.4	393	74.0	68.6-78.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	551	130	24.8	20.1-30.2	421	75.2	69.8-79.9
Non-Hispanic	8,996	3,383	44.3	42.9-45.7	5,613	55.7	54.3-57.1
AGE
18-24	429	217	55.3	49.2-61.2	212	44.7	38.8-50.8
25-34	1,337	634	49.6	46.2-53.0	703	50.4	47.0-53.8
35-44	1,861	871	48.5	45.6-51.3	990	51.5	48.7-54.4
45-54	1,821	740	42.4	39.6-45.3	1,081	57.6	54.7-60.4
55-64	1,717	553	33.9	31.2-36.7	1,164	66.1	63.3-68.8
65-74	1,283	332	26.9	24.1-29.9	951	73.1	70.1-75.9
75+	1,058	158	15.4	12.9-18.3	900	84.6	81.7-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,490	286	26.9	23.0-31.1	1,204	73.1	68.9-77.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,709	853	36.6	34.0-39.3	1,856	63.4	60.7-66.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,278	816	43.1	40.2-46.1	1,462	56.9	53.9-59.8
College Graduate	3,059	1,560	54.5	52.3-56.7	1,499	45.5	43.3-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,029	210	24.5	20.5-29.1	819	75.5	70.9-79.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,618	421	29.2	25.8-32.8	1,197	70.8	67.2-74.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,130	417	40.4	36.5-44.5	713	59.6	55.5-63.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,252	517	45.8	42.0-49.6	735	54.2	50.4-58.0
$50,000-74,999	1,300	590	47.8	44.2-51.4	710	52.2	48.6-55.8
$75,000+	1,793	976	60.1	57.4-62.8	817	39.9	37.2-42.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,823	608	25.9	23.5-28.4	2,215	74.1	71.6-76.5
No	6,556	2,842	47.9	46.2-49.6	3,714	52.1	50.4-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,143	441	45.2	41.3-49.1	702	54.8	50.9-58.7
Non-Veteran	8,406	3,075	42.0	40.5-43.5	5,331	58.0	56.5-59.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,008

6,137

41.7

40.7-42.8

10,871

58.3

57.2-59.3

-Piedmont NC

9,553

3,517

42.4

41.0-43.8

6,036

57.6

56.2-59.0

GENDER

Male

3,486

1,619

51.6

49.3-53.9

1,867

48.4

46.1-50.7

Female

6,067

1,898

33.4

31.8-35.0

4,169

66.6

65.0-68.2

RACE

White

7,439

2,890

46.0

44.5-47.6

4,549

54.0

52.4-55.5

African American

1,536

465

35.7

32.2-39.3

1,071

64.3

60.7-67.8

Other Minorities

538

145

26.0

21.3-31.4

393

74.0

68.6-78.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

551

130

24.8

20.1-30.2

421

75.2

69.8-79.9

Non-Hispanic

8,996

3,383

44.3

42.9-45.7

5,613

55.7

54.3-57.1

AGE

18-24

429

217

55.3

49.2-61.2

212

44.7

38.8-50.8

25-34

1,337

634

49.6

46.2-53.0

703

50.4

47.0-53.8

35-44

1,861

871

48.5

45.6-51.3

990

51.5

48.7-54.4

45-54

1,821

740

42.4

39.6-45.3

1,081

57.6

54.7-60.4

55-64

1,717

553

33.9

31.2-36.7

1,164

66.1

63.3-68.8

65-74

1,283

332

26.9

24.1-29.9

951

73.1

70.1-75.9

75+

1,058

158

15.4

12.9-18.3

900

84.6

81.7-87.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,490

286

26.9

23.0-31.1

1,204

73.1

68.9-77.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,709

853

36.6

34.0-39.3

1,856

63.4

60.7-66.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,278

816

43.1

40.2-46.1

1,462

56.9

53.9-59.8

College Graduate

3,059

1,560

54.5

52.3-56.7

1,499

45.5

43.3-47.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,029

210

24.5

20.5-29.1

819

75.5

70.9-79.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,618

421

29.2

25.8-32.8

1,197

70.8

67.2-74.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,130

417

40.4

36.5-44.5

713

59.6

55.5-63.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,252

517

45.8

42.0-49.6

735

54.2

50.4-58.0

$50,000-74,999

1,300

590

47.8

44.2-51.4

710

52.2

48.6-55.8

$75,000+

1,793

976

60.1

57.4-62.8

817

39.9

37.2-42.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,823

608

25.9

23.5-28.4

2,215

74.1

71.6-76.5

6,556

2,842

47.9

46.2-49.6

3,714

52.1

50.4-53.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,143

441

45.2

41.3-49.1

702

54.8

50.9-58.7

Non-Veteran

8,406

3,075

42.0

40.5-43.5

5,331

58.0

56.5-59.5

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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