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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 8,739 6,547 78.1 76.9-79.2 2,192 21.9 20.8-23.1
GENDER
Male 3,242 2,541 80.6 78.7-82.4 701 19.4 17.6-21.3
Female 5,497 4,006 75.7 74.2-77.1 1,491 24.3 22.9-25.8
RACE
White 6,770 5,254 81.9 80.8-83.1 1,516 18.1 16.9-19.2
African American 1,337 899 71.2 68.1-74.2 438 28.8 25.8-31.9
Other Minorities 590 363 66.0 60.8-70.8 227 34.0 29.2-39.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 488 276 61.8 56.0-67.3 212 38.2 32.7-44.0
Non-Hispanic 8,233 6,258 80.0 78.9-81.0 1,975 20.0 19.0-21.1
AGE
18-24 340 269 83.8 79.0-87.7 71 16.2 12.3-21.0
25-34 1,060 831 80.0 76.9-82.8 229 20.0 17.2-23.1
35-44 1,574 1,246 79.5 76.8-81.9 328 20.5 18.1-23.2
45-54 1,727 1,326 79.2 76.8-81.4 401 20.8 18.6-23.2
55-64 1,699 1,240 74.2 71.7-76.7 459 25.8 23.3-28.3
65-74 1,280 931 74.5 71.5-77.3 349 25.5 22.7-28.5
75+ 989 641 65.6 61.9-69.0 348 34.4 31.0-38.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,269 678 54.6 50.4-58.7 591 45.4 41.3-49.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,533 1,779 74.8 72.4-76.9 754 25.2 23.1-27.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,115 1,634 81.2 79.0-83.2 481 18.8 16.8-21.0
College Graduate 2,796 2,440 89.0 87.4-90.3 356 11.0 9.7-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 893 496 56.1 50.6-61.4 397 43.9 38.6-49.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,372 869 67.2 63.7-70.5 503 32.8 29.5-36.3
$25,000- 34,999 966 700 74.8 71.1-78.2 266 25.2 21.8-28.9
$35,000- 49,999 1,195 939 80.7 77.7-83.3 256 19.3 16.7-22.3
$50,000-74,999 1,123 920 83.7 80.8-86.3 203 16.3 13.7-19.2
$75,000+ 1,885 1,685 90.5 88.8-91.9 200 9.5 8.1-11.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,982 1,901 68.8 66.5-71.0 1,081 31.2 29.0-33.5
No 5,484 4,451 82.2 80.8-83.5 1,033 17.8 16.5-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,145 869 78.8 75.9-81.5 276 21.2 18.5-24.1
Non-Veteran 7,576 5,663 78.0 76.7-79.2 1,913 22.0 20.8-23.3

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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.

** 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, 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.

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