BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Are you trying to increase your daily amount of physical activity or exercise?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,113	9,349	62.8	61.7-63.9	5,764	37.2	36.1-38.3
GENDER
Male	5,507	3,108	58.7	56.8-60.5	2,399	41.3	39.5-43.2
Female	9,606	6,241	66.7	65.4-67.9	3,365	33.3	32.1-34.6
RACE
White	11,472	7,002	62.1	60.8-63.4	4,470	37.9	36.6-39.2
African American	2,448	1,613	67.0	64.5-69.5	835	33.0	30.5-35.5
Asian	102	69	70.0	57.6-80.0	33	30.0	20.0-42.4
Native American	285	176	62.6	54.2-70.2	109	37.4	29.8-45.8
Other Minorities	748	456	60.8	56.0-65.4	292	39.2	34.6-44.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	780	473	60.6	55.9-65.1	307	39.4	34.9-44.1
-English Speaking	299	191	64.3	56.4-71.5	108	35.7	28.5-43.6
-Spanish Speaking	480	282	59.4	53.6-64.9	198	40.6	35.1-46.4
Non-Hispanic	14,304	8,862	63.1	61.9-64.2	5,442	36.9	35.8-38.1
AGE
18-24	598	414	67.9	63.0-72.4	184	32.1	27.6-37.0
25-34	1,778	1,218	65.8	62.9-68.6	560	34.2	31.4-37.1
35-44	2,594	1,720	65.3	63.0-67.6	874	34.7	32.4-37.0
45-54	2,983	1,952	64.3	62.1-66.5	1,031	35.7	33.5-37.9
55-64	3,019	1,889	62.1	59.9-64.2	1,130	37.9	35.8-40.1
65-74	2,303	1,274	54.8	52.4-57.3	1,029	45.2	42.7-47.6
75+	1,734	803	46.4	43.6-49.3	931	53.6	50.7-56.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,283	1,203	53.0	49.8-56.1	1,080	47.0	43.9-50.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,545	2,661	61.4	59.4-63.4	1,884	38.6	36.6-40.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,757	2,432	64.4	62.1-66.7	1,325	35.6	33.3-37.9
College Graduate	4,495	3,030	67.9	66.1-69.7	1,465	32.1	30.3-33.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,717	992	60.7	57.1-64.2	725	39.3	35.8-42.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,493	1,488	60.4	57.5-63.3	1,005	39.6	36.7-42.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,820	1,115	61.5	58.3-64.7	705	38.5	35.3-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	2,142	1,361	63.2	60.3-66.0	781	36.8	34.0-39.7
$50,000-74,999	1,981	1,285	64.1	61.2-67.0	696	35.9	33.0-38.8
$75,000+	2,777	1,876	67.5	65.2-69.7	901	32.5	30.3-34.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,508	3,282	61.4	59.6-63.2	2,226	38.6	36.8-40.4
No	9,492	6,001	63.4	62.0-64.8	3,491	36.6	35.2-38.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,216	1,229	56.2	53.4-58.9	987	43.8	41.1-46.6
Non-Veteran	12,885	8,114	63.9	62.7-65.1	4,771	36.1	34.9-37.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,113

9,349

62.8

61.7-63.9

5,764

37.2

36.1-38.3

GENDER

Male

5,507

3,108

58.7

56.8-60.5

2,399

41.3

39.5-43.2

Female

9,606

6,241

66.7

65.4-67.9

3,365

33.3

32.1-34.6

RACE

White

11,472

7,002

62.1

60.8-63.4

4,470

37.9

36.6-39.2

African American

2,448

1,613

67.0

64.5-69.5

835

33.0

30.5-35.5

Asian

102

70.0

57.6-80.0

30.0

20.0-42.4

Native American

285

176

62.6

54.2-70.2

109

37.4

29.8-45.8

Other Minorities

748

456

60.8

56.0-65.4

292

39.2

34.6-44.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

780

473

60.6

55.9-65.1

307

39.4

34.9-44.1

-English Speaking

299

191

64.3

56.4-71.5

108

35.7

28.5-43.6

-Spanish Speaking

480

282

59.4

53.6-64.9

198

40.6

35.1-46.4

Non-Hispanic

14,304

8,862

63.1

61.9-64.2

5,442

36.9

35.8-38.1

AGE

18-24

598

414

67.9

63.0-72.4

184

32.1

27.6-37.0

25-34

1,778

1,218

65.8

62.9-68.6

560

34.2

31.4-37.1

35-44

2,594

1,720

65.3

63.0-67.6

874

34.7

32.4-37.0

45-54

2,983

1,952

64.3

62.1-66.5

1,031

35.7

33.5-37.9

55-64

3,019

1,889

62.1

59.9-64.2

1,130

37.9

35.8-40.1

65-74

2,303

1,274

54.8

52.4-57.3

1,029

45.2

42.7-47.6

75+

1,734

803

46.4

43.6-49.3

931

53.6

50.7-56.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,283

1,203

53.0

49.8-56.1

1,080

47.0

43.9-50.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,545

2,661

61.4

59.4-63.4

1,884

38.6

36.6-40.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,757

2,432

64.4

62.1-66.7

1,325

35.6

33.3-37.9

College Graduate

4,495

3,030

67.9

66.1-69.7

1,465

32.1

30.3-33.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,717

992

60.7

57.1-64.2

725

39.3

35.8-42.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,493

1,488

60.4

57.5-63.3

1,005

39.6

36.7-42.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,820

1,115

61.5

58.3-64.7

705

38.5

35.3-41.7

$35,000- 49,999

2,142

1,361

63.2

60.3-66.0

781

36.8

34.0-39.7

$50,000-74,999

1,981

1,285

64.1

61.2-67.0

696

35.9

33.0-38.8

$75,000+

2,777

1,876

67.5

65.2-69.7

901

32.5

30.3-34.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,508

3,282

61.4

59.6-63.2

2,226

38.6

36.8-40.4

9,492

6,001

63.4

62.0-64.8

3,491

36.6

35.2-38.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,216

1,229

56.2

53.4-58.9

987

43.8

41.1-46.6

Non-Veteran

12,885

8,114

63.9

62.7-65.1

4,771

36.1

34.9-37.3

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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.

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