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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 14,767 10,751 75.7 74.7-76.8 4,016 24.3 23.2-25.3
-Eastern NC 4,776 3,369 73.4 71.6-75.2 1,407 26.6 24.8-28.4
GENDER
Male 1,639 1,202 75.6 72.6-78.4 437 24.4 21.6-27.4
Female 3,137 2,167 71.3 69.2-73.4 970 28.7 26.6-30.8
RACE
White 3,223 2,352 76.9 74.9-78.8 871 23.1 21.2-25.1
African American 1,093 733 69.7 65.8-73.4 360 30.3 26.6-34.2
Other Minorities 439 267 61.9 54.9-68.5 172 38.1 31.5-45.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 215 133 59.5 49.8-68.5 82 40.5 31.5-50.2
Non-Hispanic 4,544 3,227 74.7 72.9-76.4 1,317 25.3 23.6-27.1
AGE
18-24 179 143 82.9 76.1-88.1 36 17.1 11.9-23.9
25-34 554 416 76.1 71.1-80.5 138 23.9 19.5-28.9
35-44 751 560 74.2 69.6-78.3 191 25.8 21.7-30.4
45-54 934 663 70.4 66.7-73.9 271 29.6 26.1-33.3
55-64 993 701 71.7 68.3-74.9 292 28.3 25.1-31.7
65-74 782 517 66.9 62.9-70.6 265 33.1 29.4-37.1
75+ 554 348 64.2 59.2-68.9 206 35.8 31.1-40.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 730 375 56.8 50.6-62.7 355 43.2 37.3-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,547 999 68.2 64.8-71.4 548 31.8 28.6-35.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,266 940 78.7 75.6-81.6 326 21.3 18.4-24.4
College Graduate 1,226 1,049 86.1 83.5-88.3 177 13.9 11.7-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 542 296 58.2 52.1-64.1 246 41.8 35.9-47.9
$15,000- 24,999 843 510 62.2 56.9-67.2 333 37.8 32.8-43.1
$25,000- 34,999 586 391 65.9 60.1-71.2 195 34.1 28.8-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 662 512 80.0 75.9-83.5 150 20.0 16.5-24.1
$50,000-74,999 655 527 82.6 78.5-86.1 128 17.4 13.9-21.5
$75,000+ 794 685 87.3 83.7-90.2 109 12.7 9.8-16.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,801 1,061 61.5 58.0-64.8 740 38.5 35.2-42.0
No 2,780 2,171 79.0 76.8-81.1 609 21.0 18.9-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 786 593 80.0 76.4-83.1 193 20.0 16.9-23.6
Non-Veteran 3,989 2,775 72.0 69.9-74.0 1,214 28.0 26.0-30.1

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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.

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