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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

Physical Activity

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:

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  Total
Respond.^
Mostly sitting/standing Mostly walking Mostly heavy labor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,201 5,813 58.5 57.1-59.9 2,323 26.2 25.0-27.5 1,065 15.3 14.2-16.5
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly 321 194 56.0 49.3-62.5 99 32.4 26.3-39.0 28 11.6 7.7-17.1
GENDER
Male 137 68 42.7 33.6-52.2 49 39.7 30.5-49.7 20 17.6 11.1-26.8
Female 184 126 72.3 64.6-78.9 50 23.3 17.3-30.7 8 4.3 2.0- 9.2
RACE
White 198 124 57.5 48.8-65.7 56 30.1 22.7-38.6 18 12.4 7.5-19.9
Other 121 69 53.8 42.9-64.3 43 36.8 27.0-47.8 9 9.5 4.4-19.0
AGE
18-44 157 88 50.9 41.6-60.2 53 36.1 27.5-45.8 16 12.9 7.6-21.2
45+ 164 106 62.9 53.7-71.2 46 27.2 20.1-35.8 12 9.9 5.2-17.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 88 51.7 42.3-60.9 55 35.1 26.6-44.6 17 13.2 7.7-21.8
Some College + 161 106 61.4 51.9-70.1 44 29.0 21.1-38.3 11 9.6 5.2-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 196 115 53.4 44.8-61.9 62 34.2 26.3-43.1 19 12.4 7.6-19.5
$50,000+ 101 67 63.5 51.3-74.1 28 27.4 18.3-38.9 6 9.1 3.6-21.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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