BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,988	1,597	80.6	78.2-82.9	391	19.4	17.1-21.8
GENDER
Male	708	564	79.4	75.3-83.0	144	20.6	17.0-24.7
Female	1,280	1,033	81.7	78.6-84.3	247	18.3	15.7-21.4
RACE
White	1,769	1,454	83.7	81.5-85.7	315	16.3	14.3-18.5
African American	94	61	63.9	48.4-76.9	33	36.1	23.1-51.6
Other Minorities	124	82	59.4	46.1-71.4	42	40.6	28.6-53.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	40	46.4	32.3-61.0	39	53.6	39.0-67.7
Non-Hispanic	1,907	1,556	83.5	81.3-85.4	351	16.5	14.6-18.7
AGE
18-24	102	78	77.5	66.3-85.8	24	22.5	14.2-33.7
25-34	264	220	80.7	73.7-86.2	44	19.3	13.8-26.3
35-44	307	257	83.0	76.9-87.7	50	17.0	12.3-23.1
45-54	347	293	83.7	78.4-87.8	54	16.3	12.2-21.6
55-64	379	303	83.5	78.9-87.3	76	16.5	12.7-21.1
65-74	307	246	81.8	76.4-86.1	61	18.2	13.9-23.6
75+	275	194	71.5	64.9-77.2	81	28.5	22.8-35.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	234	69.5	62.1-76.0	113	30.5	24.0-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	606	482	80.8	76.1-84.7	124	19.2	15.3-23.9
Some Post-H.S.	478	397	83.6	79.0-87.4	81	16.4	12.6-21.0
College Graduate	548	476	86.0	81.9-89.4	72	14.0	10.6-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	279	197	68.8	60.1-76.3	82	31.2	23.7-39.9
$15,000- 24,999	414	321	77.1	71.0-82.2	93	22.9	17.8-29.0
$25,000- 34,999	269	213	79.2	72.5-84.7	56	20.8	15.3-27.5
$35,000- 49,999	293	263	88.7	82.9-92.7	30	11.3	7.3-17.1
$50,000-74,999	212	190	90.0	84.5-93.7	22	10.0	6.3-15.5
$75,000+	225	201	91.3	86.8-94.4	24	8.7	5.6-13.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	672	465	73.1	68.7-77.1	207	26.9	22.9-31.3
No	1,277	1,106	84.3	81.1-87.0	171	15.7	13.0-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	264	218	81.5	75.2-86.5	46	18.5	13.5-24.8
Non-Veteran	1,724	1,379	80.5	77.8-82.9	345	19.5	17.1-22.2

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

-Western NC

1,988

1,597

80.6

78.2-82.9

391

19.4

17.1-21.8

GENDER

Male

708

564

79.4

75.3-83.0

144

20.6

17.0-24.7

Female

1,280

1,033

81.7

78.6-84.3

247

18.3

15.7-21.4

RACE

White

1,769

1,454

83.7

81.5-85.7

315

16.3

14.3-18.5

African American

63.9

48.4-76.9

36.1

23.1-51.6

Other Minorities

124

59.4

46.1-71.4

40.6

28.6-53.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

46.4

32.3-61.0

53.6

39.0-67.7

Non-Hispanic

1,907

1,556

83.5

81.3-85.4

351

16.5

14.6-18.7

AGE

18-24

102

77.5

66.3-85.8

22.5

14.2-33.7

25-34

264

220

80.7

73.7-86.2

19.3

13.8-26.3

35-44

307

257

83.0

76.9-87.7

17.0

12.3-23.1

45-54

347

293

83.7

78.4-87.8

16.3

12.2-21.6

55-64

379

303

83.5

78.9-87.3

16.5

12.7-21.1

65-74

307

246

81.8

76.4-86.1

18.2

13.9-23.6

75+

275

194

71.5

64.9-77.2

28.5

22.8-35.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

234

69.5

62.1-76.0

113

30.5

24.0-37.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

606

482

80.8

76.1-84.7

124

19.2

15.3-23.9

Some Post-H.S.

478

397

83.6

79.0-87.4

16.4

12.6-21.0

College Graduate

548

476

86.0

81.9-89.4

14.0

10.6-18.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

279

197

68.8

60.1-76.3

31.2

23.7-39.9

$15,000- 24,999

414

321

77.1

71.0-82.2

22.9

17.8-29.0

$25,000- 34,999

269

213

79.2

72.5-84.7

20.8

15.3-27.5

$35,000- 49,999

293

263

88.7

82.9-92.7

11.3

7.3-17.1

$50,000-74,999

212

190

90.0

84.5-93.7

10.0

6.3-15.5

$75,000+

225

201

91.3

86.8-94.4

8.7

5.6-13.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

672

465

73.1

68.7-77.1

207

26.9

22.9-31.3

1,277

1,106

84.3

81.1-87.0

171

15.7

13.0-18.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

264

218

81.5

75.2-86.5

18.5

13.5-24.8

Non-Veteran

1,724

1,379

80.5

77.8-82.9

345

19.5

17.1-22.2

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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