BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.^	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
North Carolina	5,972	754	12.0	11.0-13.2	1,608	27.4	25.8-29.0	2,145	36.3	34.6-38.0	889	14.5	13.3-15.8	576	9.8	8.7-11.0
-Western NC	679	79	11.5	8.7-15.0	185	30.4	25.8-35.4	226	29.6	25.4-34.2	116	18.5	14.3-23.6	73	10.0	7.6-13.1
GENDER
Male	319	29	9.9	6.2-15.5	76	27.5	21.2-34.8	100	27.6	22.0-33.9	72	23.8	17.6-31.3	42	11.3	7.8-16.1
Female	360	50	13.7	10.1-18.4	109	34.4	28.2-41.3	126	32.5	26.6-38.9	44	11.2	6.8-17.8	31	8.2	5.5-11.9
RACE
White	621	74	12.2	9.1-16.0	168	28.7	24.3-33.5	206	29.8	25.5-34.4	104	19.4	14.9-25.0	69	10.0	7.6-13.1
African American	22	2	3.0	0.7-12.7	6	37.9	12.7-71.9	8	32.0	12.2-61.3	4	8.1	2.5-23.3	2	19.0	4.5-53.8
Other Minorities	36	3	7.7	2.1-24.3	11	50.5	27.0-73.7	12	25.7	11.5-47.9	8	13.2	5.2-29.7	2	2.9	0.7-11.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	1	15.4	2.3-58.9	4	43.4	17.3-73.8	6	16.8	6.0-38.9	4	9.4	2.7-27.9	3	15.0	3.5-46.2
Non-Hispanic	661	78	11.3	8.6-14.6	181	29.7	25.2-34.6	220	30.3	26.1-35.0	112	19.0	14.7-24.3	70	9.7	7.3-12.7
AGE
18-24	56	5	11.9	4.6-27.6	19	29.8	17.0-46.9	15	19.2	10.2-33.1	12	31.4	17.0-50.4	5	7.8	2.8-20.0
25-34	124	14	10.8	6.2-18.1	36	35.7	26.5-46.2	46	34.3	25.7-44.0	17	10.5	6.1-17.6	11	8.7	4.6-15.8
35-44	148	19	10.8	6.5-17.5	44	34.0	24.8-44.6	51	35.1	26.4-45.0	22	13.4	8.4-20.6	12	6.6	3.1-13.4
45-54	140	19	15.1	9.2-23.7	41	29.4	21.6-38.7	44	29.3	20.8-39.5	22	15.0	9.3-23.3	14	11.1	6.4-18.7
55-64	107	8	6.5	3.2-12.9	16	17.1	10.0-27.8	39	31.4	22.4-42.1	27	26.4	17.5-37.9	17	18.6	11.2-29.2
65-74	73	9	13.7	7.1-24.7	18	21.2	13.2-32.4	23	30.5	19.8-43.9	11	18.9	10.2-32.3	12	15.7	8.6-26.7
75+	29	5	14.8	5.4-34.6	11	46.6	27.8-66.4	7	19.3	8.5-38.1	4	11.1	4.0-27.1	2	8.2	2.0-27.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	69	6	10.7	3.4-29.0	16	32.8	17.3-53.3	18	21.4	11.9-35.5	15	24.5	10.3-47.7	14	10.6	5.4-19.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	180	23	12.0	7.3-19.1	49	29.6	21.5-39.4	55	29.4	21.5-38.7	31	17.0	11.1-25.1	22	12.0	7.0-20.0
Some Post-H.S.	178	21	12.5	7.4-20.5	49	28.7	21.1-37.7	55	24.9	17.9-33.4	30	21.5	13.3-32.8	23	12.4	7.8-19.2
College Graduate	251	29	10.5	7.0-15.4	70	31.2	24.6-38.8	98	37.8	30.9-45.3	40	14.7	10.2-20.7	14	5.8	3.1-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	4	5.9	1.9-16.5	11	29.2	14.4-50.2	16	35.5	20.3-54.3	11	22.4	8.5-47.0	6	7.1	2.8-17.1
$15,000- 24,999	116	14	18.1	9.0-33.2	24	31.7	20.1-46.1	44	27.3	18.3-38.8	18	11.1	6.4-18.4	16	11.8	6.5-20.4
$25,000- 34,999	99	13	11.6	6.5-20.0	26	26.4	17.4-37.9	21	24.5	14.9-37.6	24	26.4	16.5-39.3	15	11.1	6.3-18.8
$35,000- 49,999	123	7	5.4	2.2-13.1	40	37.3	27.5-48.3	49	30.9	22.4-40.9	17	16.4	9.4-27.0	10	9.9	4.7-19.9
$50,000-74,999	94	13	11.0	5.9-19.5	27	24.3	15.2-36.5	28	28.5	18.4-41.3	17	27.0	13.7-46.2	9	9.3	4.4-18.7
$75,000+	116	18	17.6	10.8-27.3	35	34.5	24.0-46.7	45	35.8	26.4-46.4	11	6.8	2.8-15.4	7	5.4	2.4-11.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	135	15	6.9	3.7-12.5	39	34.8	24.0-47.3	42	27.2	18.7-37.8	22	20.0	10.8-34.1	17	11.0	6.5-18.1
No	534	64	12.9	9.5-17.3	143	29.3	24.3-34.8	183	30.8	26.0-36.0	91	18.0	13.4-23.6	53	9.1	6.5-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	10	7.9	3.9-15.4	22	23.1	14.8-34.2	33	31.3	21.9-42.6	23	28.2	18.5-40.4	10	9.6	4.7-18.4
Non-Veteran	581	69	12.0	8.9-16.0	163	31.4	26.3-37.0	193	29.4	24.9-34.3	93	17.2	12.7-22.9	63	10.0	7.4-13.5

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,972

754

12.0

11.0-13.2

1,608

27.4

25.8-29.0

2,145

36.3

34.6-38.0

889

14.5

13.3-15.8

576

9.8

8.7-11.0

-Western NC

679

11.5

8.7-15.0

185

30.4

25.8-35.4

226

29.6

25.4-34.2

116

18.5

14.3-23.6

10.0

7.6-13.1

GENDER

Male

319

9.9

6.2-15.5

27.5

21.2-34.8

100

27.6

22.0-33.9

23.8

17.6-31.3

11.3

7.8-16.1

Female

360

13.7

10.1-18.4

109

34.4

28.2-41.3

126

32.5

26.6-38.9

11.2

6.8-17.8

8.2

5.5-11.9

RACE

White

621

12.2

9.1-16.0

168

28.7

24.3-33.5

206

29.8

25.5-34.4

104

19.4

14.9-25.0

10.0

7.6-13.1

African American

3.0

0.7-12.7

37.9

12.7-71.9

32.0

12.2-61.3

8.1

2.5-23.3

19.0

4.5-53.8

Other Minorities

7.7

2.1-24.3

50.5

27.0-73.7

25.7

11.5-47.9

13.2

5.2-29.7

2.9

0.7-11.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.4

2.3-58.9

43.4

17.3-73.8

16.8

6.0-38.9

9.4

2.7-27.9

15.0

3.5-46.2

Non-Hispanic

661

11.3

8.6-14.6

181

29.7

25.2-34.6

220

30.3

26.1-35.0

112

19.0

14.7-24.3

9.7

7.3-12.7

AGE

18-24

11.9

4.6-27.6

29.8

17.0-46.9

19.2

10.2-33.1

31.4

17.0-50.4

7.8

2.8-20.0

25-34

124

10.8

6.2-18.1

35.7

26.5-46.2

34.3

25.7-44.0

10.5

6.1-17.6

8.7

4.6-15.8

35-44

148

10.8

6.5-17.5

34.0

24.8-44.6

35.1

26.4-45.0

13.4

8.4-20.6

6.6

3.1-13.4

45-54

140

15.1

9.2-23.7

29.4

21.6-38.7

29.3

20.8-39.5

15.0

9.3-23.3

11.1

6.4-18.7

55-64

107

6.5

3.2-12.9

17.1

10.0-27.8

31.4

22.4-42.1

26.4

17.5-37.9

18.6

11.2-29.2

65-74

13.7

7.1-24.7

21.2

13.2-32.4

30.5

19.8-43.9

18.9

10.2-32.3

15.7

8.6-26.7

75+

14.8

5.4-34.6

46.6

27.8-66.4

19.3

8.5-38.1

11.1

4.0-27.1

8.2

2.0-27.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.7

3.4-29.0

32.8

17.3-53.3

21.4

11.9-35.5

24.5

10.3-47.7

10.6

5.4-19.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

180

12.0

7.3-19.1

29.6

21.5-39.4

29.4

21.5-38.7

17.0

11.1-25.1

12.0

7.0-20.0

Some Post-H.S.

178

12.5

7.4-20.5

28.7

21.1-37.7

24.9

17.9-33.4

21.5

13.3-32.8

12.4

7.8-19.2

College Graduate

251

10.5

7.0-15.4

31.2

24.6-38.8

37.8

30.9-45.3

14.7

10.2-20.7

5.8

3.1-10.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.9

1.9-16.5

29.2

14.4-50.2

35.5

20.3-54.3

22.4

8.5-47.0

7.1

2.8-17.1

$15,000- 24,999

116

18.1

9.0-33.2

31.7

20.1-46.1

27.3

18.3-38.8

11.1

6.4-18.4

11.8

6.5-20.4

$25,000- 34,999

11.6

6.5-20.0

26.4

17.4-37.9

24.5

14.9-37.6

26.4

16.5-39.3

11.1

6.3-18.8

$35,000- 49,999

123

5.4

2.2-13.1

37.3

27.5-48.3

30.9

22.4-40.9

16.4

9.4-27.0

9.9

4.7-19.9

$50,000-74,999

11.0

5.9-19.5

24.3

15.2-36.5

28.5

18.4-41.3

27.0

13.7-46.2

9.3

4.4-18.7

$75,000+

116

17.6

10.8-27.3

34.5

24.0-46.7

35.8

26.4-46.4

6.8

2.8-15.4

5.4

2.4-11.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

135

6.9

3.7-12.5

34.8

24.0-47.3

27.2

18.7-37.8

20.0

10.8-34.1

11.0

6.5-18.1

534

12.9

9.5-17.3

143

29.3

24.3-34.8

183

30.8

26.0-36.0

18.0

13.4-23.6

9.1

6.5-12.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

7.9

3.9-15.4

23.1

14.8-34.2

31.3

21.9-42.6

28.2

18.5-40.4

9.6

4.7-18.4

Non-Veteran

581

12.0

8.9-16.0

163

31.4

26.3-37.0

193

29.4

24.9-34.3

17.2

12.7-22.9

10.0

7.4-13.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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