BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,<br> do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as<br> brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that caus es small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as
brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,493	11,818	82.9	81.9-83.8	2,675	17.1	16.2-18.1
-Eastern NC	4,706	3,753	80.5	78.7-82.2	953	19.5	17.8-21.3
GENDER
Male	1,621	1,287	79.8	76.7-82.7	334	20.2	17.3-23.3
Female	3,085	2,466	81.2	79.3-83.0	619	18.8	17.0-20.7
RACE
White	3,185	2,648	85.5	83.5-87.3	537	14.5	12.7-16.5
African American	1,068	792	73.6	69.6-77.2	276	26.4	22.8-30.4
Other Minorities	433	296	67.7	60.5-74.2	137	32.3	25.8-39.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	211	142	62.8	52.9-71.7	69	37.2	28.3-47.1
Non-Hispanic	4,479	3,601	82.0	80.3-83.7	878	18.0	16.3-19.7
AGE
18-24	170	127	77.3	68.4-84.2	43	22.7	15.8-31.6
25-34	544	465	83.3	78.3-87.3	79	16.7	12.7-21.7
35-44	742	635	83.4	79.4-86.8	107	16.6	13.2-20.6
45-54	922	762	83.6	80.6-86.2	160	16.4	13.8-19.4
55-64	987	792	81.6	78.6-84.2	195	18.4	15.8-21.4
65-74	768	581	75.4	71.6-78.8	187	24.6	21.2-28.4
75+	545	370	70.2	65.3-74.6	175	29.8	25.4-34.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	717	468	64.4	57.7-70.5	249	35.6	29.5-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,511	1,150	78.4	75.4-81.1	361	21.6	18.9-24.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,254	1,034	84.2	81.1-86.8	220	15.8	13.2-18.9
College Graduate	1,217	1,096	90.3	87.8-92.3	121	9.7	7.7-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	533	364	68.5	62.6-73.8	169	31.5	26.2-37.4
$15,000- 24,999	829	592	73.9	69.3-78.1	237	26.1	21.9-30.7
$25,000- 34,999	581	468	78.9	73.6-83.3	113	21.1	16.7-26.4
$35,000- 49,999	658	557	84.3	80.2-87.7	101	15.7	12.3-19.8
$50,000-74,999	649	580	90.3	87.1-92.8	69	9.7	7.2-12.9
$75,000+	791	724	90.7	86.9-93.5	67	9.3	6.5-13.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,788	1,240	70.5	66.9-73.9	548	29.5	26.1-33.1
No	2,782	2,410	85.8	83.8-87.6	372	14.2	12.4-16.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	780	630	83.1	79.7-86.1	150	16.9	13.9-20.3
Non-Veteran	3,925	3,122	79.9	77.9-81.9	803	20.1	18.1-22.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,493

11,818

82.9

81.9-83.8

2,675

17.1

16.2-18.1

-Eastern NC

4,706

3,753

80.5

78.7-82.2

953

19.5

17.8-21.3

GENDER

Male

1,621

1,287

79.8

76.7-82.7

334

20.2

17.3-23.3

Female

3,085

2,466

81.2

79.3-83.0

619

18.8

17.0-20.7

RACE

White

3,185

2,648

85.5

83.5-87.3

537

14.5

12.7-16.5

African American

1,068

792

73.6

69.6-77.2

276

26.4

22.8-30.4

Other Minorities

433

296

67.7

60.5-74.2

137

32.3

25.8-39.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

211

142

62.8

52.9-71.7

37.2

28.3-47.1

Non-Hispanic

4,479

3,601

82.0

80.3-83.7

878

18.0

16.3-19.7

AGE

18-24

170

127

77.3

68.4-84.2

22.7

15.8-31.6

25-34

544

465

83.3

78.3-87.3

16.7

12.7-21.7

35-44

742

635

83.4

79.4-86.8

107

16.6

13.2-20.6

45-54

922

762

83.6

80.6-86.2

160

16.4

13.8-19.4

55-64

987

792

81.6

78.6-84.2

195

18.4

15.8-21.4

65-74

768

581

75.4

71.6-78.8

187

24.6

21.2-28.4

75+

545

370

70.2

65.3-74.6

175

29.8

25.4-34.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

717

468

64.4

57.7-70.5

249

35.6

29.5-42.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,511

1,150

78.4

75.4-81.1

361

21.6

18.9-24.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,254

1,034

84.2

81.1-86.8

220

15.8

13.2-18.9

College Graduate

1,217

1,096

90.3

87.8-92.3

121

9.7

7.7-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

533

364

68.5

62.6-73.8

169

31.5

26.2-37.4

$15,000- 24,999

829

592

73.9

69.3-78.1

237

26.1

21.9-30.7

$25,000- 34,999

581

468

78.9

73.6-83.3

113

21.1

16.7-26.4

$35,000- 49,999

658

557

84.3

80.2-87.7

101

15.7

12.3-19.8

$50,000-74,999

649

580

90.3

87.1-92.8

9.7

7.2-12.9

$75,000+

791

724

90.7

86.9-93.5

9.3

6.5-13.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,788

1,240

70.5

66.9-73.9

548

29.5

26.1-33.1

2,782

2,410

85.8

83.8-87.6

372

14.2

12.4-16.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

780

630

83.1

79.7-86.1

150

16.9

13.9-20.3

Non-Veteran

3,925

3,122

79.9

77.9-81.9

803

20.1

18.1-22.1

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*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^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.

This page was generated on 06MAY08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as
brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*