BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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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
-Western NC	2,003	1,463	73.7	71.0-76.2	540	26.3	23.8-29.0
GENDER
Male	714	549	75.1	70.5-79.2	165	24.9	20.8-29.5
Female	1,289	914	72.5	69.3-75.5	375	27.5	24.5-30.7
RACE
White	1,783	1,329	76.6	74.0-79.0	454	23.4	21.0-26.0
African American	94	59	52.0	36.7-67.0	35	48.0	33.0-63.3
Other Minorities	125	75	57.4	44.5-69.3	50	42.6	30.7-55.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	34	42.0	28.4-57.0	45	58.0	43.0-71.6
Non-Hispanic	1,922	1,428	76.3	73.8-78.7	494	23.7	21.3-26.2
AGE
18-24	101	78	74.0	61.6-83.5	23	26.0	16.5-38.4
25-34	267	206	75.9	68.4-82.1	61	24.1	17.9-31.6
35-44	311	235	76.3	70.2-81.5	76	23.7	18.5-29.8
45-54	349	253	70.8	64.7-76.3	96	29.2	23.7-35.3
55-64	380	266	73.6	68.2-78.4	114	26.4	21.6-31.8
65-74	310	234	76.4	70.6-81.4	76	23.6	18.6-29.4
75+	277	184	66.8	60.1-73.0	93	33.2	27.0-39.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	190	57.2	49.5-64.7	158	42.8	35.3-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	422	68.8	63.4-73.7	189	31.2	26.3-36.6
Some Post-H.S.	480	371	81.0	76.5-84.8	109	19.0	15.2-23.5
College Graduate	555	472	85.3	81.5-88.5	83	14.7	11.5-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	171	63.7	55.6-71.0	111	36.3	29.0-44.4
$15,000- 24,999	416	268	61.5	54.7-67.8	148	38.5	32.2-45.3
$25,000- 34,999	269	190	69.9	62.5-76.4	79	30.1	23.6-37.5
$35,000- 49,999	294	242	84.0	78.6-88.2	52	16.0	11.8-21.4
$50,000-74,999	215	183	86.4	80.4-90.8	32	13.6	9.2-19.6
$75,000+	226	195	87.2	81.3-91.4	31	12.8	8.6-18.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	675	402	63.7	58.9-68.2	273	36.3	31.8-41.1
No	1,276	1,022	77.8	74.3-80.9	254	22.2	19.1-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	266	211	79.9	73.7-85.0	55	20.1	15.0-26.3
Non-Veteran	1,736	1,251	72.8	69.8-75.6	485	27.2	24.4-30.2

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

-Western NC

2,003

1,463

73.7

71.0-76.2

540

26.3

23.8-29.0

GENDER

Male

714

549

75.1

70.5-79.2

165

24.9

20.8-29.5

Female

1,289

914

72.5

69.3-75.5

375

27.5

24.5-30.7

RACE

White

1,783

1,329

76.6

74.0-79.0

454

23.4

21.0-26.0

African American

52.0

36.7-67.0

48.0

33.0-63.3

Other Minorities

125

57.4

44.5-69.3

42.6

30.7-55.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.0

28.4-57.0

58.0

43.0-71.6

Non-Hispanic

1,922

1,428

76.3

73.8-78.7

494

23.7

21.3-26.2

AGE

18-24

101

74.0

61.6-83.5

26.0

16.5-38.4

25-34

267

206

75.9

68.4-82.1

24.1

17.9-31.6

35-44

311

235

76.3

70.2-81.5

23.7

18.5-29.8

45-54

349

253

70.8

64.7-76.3

29.2

23.7-35.3

55-64

380

266

73.6

68.2-78.4

114

26.4

21.6-31.8

65-74

310

234

76.4

70.6-81.4

23.6

18.6-29.4

75+

277

184

66.8

60.1-73.0

33.2

27.0-39.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

190

57.2

49.5-64.7

158

42.8

35.3-50.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

422

68.8

63.4-73.7

189

31.2

26.3-36.6

Some Post-H.S.

480

371

81.0

76.5-84.8

109

19.0

15.2-23.5

College Graduate

555

472

85.3

81.5-88.5

14.7

11.5-18.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

171

63.7

55.6-71.0

111

36.3

29.0-44.4

$15,000- 24,999

416

268

61.5

54.7-67.8

148

38.5

32.2-45.3

$25,000- 34,999

269

190

69.9

62.5-76.4

30.1

23.6-37.5

$35,000- 49,999

294

242

84.0

78.6-88.2

16.0

11.8-21.4

$50,000-74,999

215

183

86.4

80.4-90.8

13.6

9.2-19.6

$75,000+

226

195

87.2

81.3-91.4

12.8

8.6-18.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

675

402

63.7

58.9-68.2

273

36.3

31.8-41.1

1,276

1,022

77.8

74.3-80.9

254

22.2

19.1-25.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

266

211

79.9

73.7-85.0

20.1

15.0-26.3

Non-Veteran

1,736

1,251

72.8

69.8-75.6

485

27.2

24.4-30.2

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^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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