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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,644 11,529 76.2 75.3-77.1 4,115 23.8 22.9-24.7
-Northeastern Partnership 1,082 741 69.5 65.8-73.0 341 30.5 27.0-34.2
GENDER
Male 387 276 73.2 67.1-78.5 111 26.8 21.5-32.9
Female 695 465 66.2 61.7-70.4 230 33.8 29.6-38.3
RACE
White 672 481 74.1 69.8-78.0 191 25.9 22.0-30.2
African American 354 226 62.0 55.0-68.6 128 38.0 31.4-45.0
Other Minorities 52 32 63.5 46.5-77.7 20 36.5 22.3-53.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 34 19 61.0 41.1-77.8 15 39.0 22.2-58.9
Non-Hispanic 1,044 721 70.4 66.6-73.8 323 29.6 26.2-33.4
AGE
18-24 39 31 81.2 63.4-91.5 8 18.8 8.5-36.6
25-34 93 63 66.0 54.5-75.8 30 34.0 24.2-45.5
35-44 145 103 70.2 61.2-77.9 42 29.8 22.1-38.8
45-54 235 164 68.7 61.4-75.2 71 31.3 24.8-38.6
55-64 240 165 69.6 62.6-75.8 75 30.4 24.2-37.4
65-74 184 124 64.8 56.5-72.4 60 35.2 27.6-43.5
75+ 138 85 62.1 52.4-70.9 53 37.9 29.1-47.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 133 56.2 47.0-65.0 102 43.8 35.0-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 372 230 65.4 59.0-71.3 142 34.6 28.7-41.0
Some Post-H.S. 239 176 76.6 68.8-82.9 63 23.4 17.1-31.2
College Graduate 233 200 84.2 77.5-89.1 33 15.8 10.9-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 104 61.0 51.4-69.8 64 39.0 30.2-48.6
$15,000- 24,999 208 123 62.1 53.2-70.3 85 37.9 29.7-46.8
$25,000- 34,999 139 96 63.7 52.4-73.6 43 36.3 26.4-47.6
$35,000- 49,999 147 106 72.1 61.7-80.6 41 27.9 19.4-38.3
$50,000-74,999 123 103 84.8 76.9-90.3 20 15.2 9.7-23.1
$75,000+ 128 107 85.9 78.6-91.0 21 14.1 9.0-21.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 445 255 58.1 52.0-63.9 190 41.9 36.1-48.0
No 605 463 76.5 71.6-80.8 142 23.5 19.2-28.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 106 70.0 60.6-78.0 47 30.0 22.0-39.4
Non-Veteran 926 633 69.5 65.4-73.3 293 30.5 26.7-34.6

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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