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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,333 684 5.0 4.6- 5.6 1,650 12.2 11.5-13.0 4,496 34.3 33.2-35.4 2,478 18.5 17.6-19.4 4,025 29.9 28.9-31.0
-Western NC 1,582 72 4.5 3.3- 5.9 165 10.4 8.6-12.5 502 33.9 30.8-37.1 318 18.3 16.1-20.8 525 32.9 29.8-36.2
GENDER
Male 559 31 5.7 3.7- 8.6 63 11.2 8.3-15.0 178 33.4 28.6-38.6 118 18.4 14.8-22.7 169 31.3 26.0-37.0
Female 1,023 41 3.4 2.4- 4.8 102 9.7 7.7-12.2 324 34.3 30.5-38.3 200 18.3 15.7-21.2 356 34.3 30.7-38.1
RACE
White 1,442 67 4.3 3.2- 5.8 148 9.9 8.2-11.9 459 33.8 30.6-37.1 296 19.3 16.9-21.9 472 32.8 29.6-36.2
African American 59 4 7.4 2.2-22.1 7 11.4 4.4-26.5 16 31.3 16.7-50.9 12 9.8 4.9-18.4 20 40.1 21.6-61.9
Other Minorities 81 1 4.0 0.6-23.2 10 18.1 7.8-36.3 27 37.3 23.4-53.8 10 10.5 5.1-20.6 33 30.1 19.1-44.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 39 2 6.4 1.1-28.6 5 17.7 5.8-42.9 10 36.9 18.4-60.3 7 12.1 5.2-26.0 15 26.9 13.4-46.8
Non-Hispanic 1,542 70 4.4 3.3- 5.8 160 10.1 8.4-12.1 492 33.8 30.7-36.9 311 18.6 16.4-21.2 509 33.2 30.0-36.5
AGE
18-24 78 1 1.5 0.2- 9.9 5 6.1 2.3-14.8 28 38.8 26.0-53.3 13 10.9 5.8-19.6 31 42.7 29.1-57.6
25-34 220 8 5.0 2.3-10.4 28 11.0 7.2-16.5 71 32.1 25.3-39.7 36 16.9 11.4-24.3 77 35.0 27.9-42.9
35-44 255 9 4.3 2.0- 9.0 25 11.5 6.7-19.0 84 33.6 27.0-40.9 54 20.2 15.0-26.6 83 30.4 24.2-37.5
45-54 291 12 3.3 1.7- 6.0 25 8.2 5.4-12.4 103 40.7 34.0-47.7 64 20.3 15.6-26.0 87 27.5 22.0-33.8
55-64 299 20 8.3 5.0-13.2 31 11.4 7.7-16.4 92 30.8 25.0-37.4 63 20.9 15.9-26.8 93 28.7 23.1-35.0
65-74 242 10 3.1 1.5- 6.3 26 10.9 7.2-16.1 69 29.8 23.5-36.9 51 21.3 16.0-27.8 86 35.0 28.5-42.1
75+ 191 12 5.3 2.8- 9.7 25 15.6 10.3-22.8 53 28.9 21.9-37.0 36 17.9 12.6-24.7 65 32.3 25.2-40.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 15 5.4 2.8-10.0 33 14.2 8.9-22.1 59 27.8 20.2-36.8 31 10.5 6.9-15.8 92 42.1 32.4-52.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 29 6.8 4.3-10.6 44 9.0 6.2-13.0 148 32.0 26.7-37.9 97 18.4 14.2-23.5 161 33.7 28.3-39.5
Some Post-H.S. 394 19 2.8 1.7- 4.6 44 10.3 7.3-14.3 134 40.0 33.6-46.7 83 19.7 15.4-24.8 114 27.3 21.7-33.6
College Graduate 471 9 2.7 1.4- 5.3 44 9.9 7.2-13.5 160 34.3 29.3-39.7 106 21.8 17.8-26.4 152 31.2 26.5-36.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 9 5.2 1.9-13.5 23 13.0 8.0-20.6 48 22.6 16.3-30.4 31 15.3 10.2-22.4 83 43.9 34.7-53.5
$15,000- 24,999 318 15 3.0 1.7- 5.3 32 9.6 5.9-15.4 98 34.7 27.9-42.3 65 19.0 13.6-25.8 108 33.7 26.9-41.1
$25,000- 34,999 211 14 5.4 3.0- 9.4 29 14.2 9.2-21.4 65 32.6 24.9-41.3 35 16.5 11.4-23.4 68 31.3 24.1-39.4
$35,000- 49,999 261 14 5.4 2.8-10.0 30 10.8 7.1-16.1 80 33.3 26.5-40.8 50 17.6 12.9-23.6 87 32.9 26.3-40.3
$50,000-74,999 189 4 1.6 0.5- 4.6 20 9.7 6.0-15.3 69 36.5 27.8-46.2 45 24.5 17.6-32.9 51 27.7 18.2-39.8
$75,000+ 200 5 4.5 1.8-10.9 12 6.3 3.3-11.6 76 41.9 33.8-50.4 47 19.2 14.1-25.5 60 28.1 21.6-35.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 455 28 5.0 3.2- 7.9 48 10.5 7.1-15.2 130 33.4 27.4-39.9 83 16.1 12.6-20.4 166 35.0 29.4-41.1
No 1,102 40 3.9 2.6- 5.6 116 10.5 8.5-13.0 367 34.5 30.9-38.2 230 19.2 16.5-22.3 349 31.9 28.2-35.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 10 5.7 2.7-11.5 23 10.6 6.8-16.1 80 40.1 32.6-48.1 51 22.9 17.1-30.1 53 20.7 15.2-27.6
Non-Veteran 1,365 62 4.3 3.1- 5.8 142 10.4 8.5-12.7 422 33.0 29.6-36.4 267 17.7 15.3-20.3 472 34.7 31.3-38.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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