BRFSS 2007 - 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: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	2,119	1,594	77.0	74.5-79.4	525	23.0	20.6-25.5
GENDER
Male	652	488	79.3	75.0-83.0	164	20.7	17.0-25.0
Female	1,467	1,106	75.1	71.9-78.0	361	24.9	22.0-28.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	15	63.1	32.3-85.9	5	36.9	14.1-67.7
-English Speaking	20	15	63.1	32.3-85.9	5	36.9	14.1-67.7
Non-Hispanic	2,091	1,575	77.1	74.5-79.5	516	22.9	20.5-25.5
AGE
18-24	99	73	79.7	69.9-86.9	26	20.3	13.1-30.1
25-34	260	207	81.8	74.7-87.3	53	18.2	12.7-25.3
35-44	356	285	81.1	75.4-85.7	71	18.9	14.3-24.6
45-54	453	349	77.6	72.1-82.2	104	22.4	17.8-27.9
55-64	447	341	76.6	71.0-81.4	106	23.4	18.6-29.0
65-74	310	222	67.9	60.7-74.4	88	32.1	25.6-39.3
75+	180	109	59.0	49.4-67.9	71	41.0	32.1-50.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	270	66.2	59.1-72.6	161	33.8	27.4-40.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	714	524	75.3	70.7-79.4	190	24.7	20.6-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	565	447	80.7	75.9-84.8	118	19.3	15.2-24.1
College Graduate	407	352	85.3	80.2-89.2	55	14.7	10.8-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	352	234	68.6	61.6-74.9	118	31.4	25.1-38.4
$15,000- 24,999	476	347	77.2	71.6-81.9	129	22.8	18.1-28.4
$25,000- 34,999	312	246	77.6	70.2-83.7	66	22.4	16.3-29.8
$35,000- 49,999	286	231	80.1	72.5-85.9	55	19.9	14.1-27.5
$50,000-74,999	209	179	83.6	76.0-89.2	30	16.4	10.8-24.0
$75,000+	168	144	86.4	78.8-91.6	24	13.6	8.4-21.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	799	532	68.3	63.3-72.8	267	31.7	27.2-36.7
No	1,239	1,004	81.7	78.6-84.4	235	18.3	15.6-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	274	209	79.3	72.8-84.6	65	20.7	15.4-27.2
Non-Veteran	1,845	1,385	76.7	73.9-79.3	460	23.3	20.7-26.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,119

1,594

77.0

74.5-79.4

525

23.0

20.6-25.5

GENDER

Male

652

488

79.3

75.0-83.0

164

20.7

17.0-25.0

Female

1,467

1,106

75.1

71.9-78.0

361

24.9

22.0-28.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

63.1

32.3-85.9

36.9

14.1-67.7

-English Speaking

63.1

32.3-85.9

36.9

14.1-67.7

Non-Hispanic

2,091

1,575

77.1

74.5-79.5

516

22.9

20.5-25.5

AGE

18-24

79.7

69.9-86.9

20.3

13.1-30.1

25-34

260

207

81.8

74.7-87.3

18.2

12.7-25.3

35-44

356

285

81.1

75.4-85.7

18.9

14.3-24.6

45-54

453

349

77.6

72.1-82.2

104

22.4

17.8-27.9

55-64

447

341

76.6

71.0-81.4

106

23.4

18.6-29.0

65-74

310

222

67.9

60.7-74.4

32.1

25.6-39.3

75+

180

109

59.0

49.4-67.9

41.0

32.1-50.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

270

66.2

59.1-72.6

161

33.8

27.4-40.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

714

524

75.3

70.7-79.4

190

24.7

20.6-29.3

Some Post-H.S.

565

447

80.7

75.9-84.8

118

19.3

15.2-24.1

College Graduate

407

352

85.3

80.2-89.2

14.7

10.8-19.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

352

234

68.6

61.6-74.9

118

31.4

25.1-38.4

$15,000- 24,999

476

347

77.2

71.6-81.9

129

22.8

18.1-28.4

$25,000- 34,999

312

246

77.6

70.2-83.7

22.4

16.3-29.8

$35,000- 49,999

286

231

80.1

72.5-85.9

19.9

14.1-27.5

$50,000-74,999

209

179

83.6

76.0-89.2

16.4

10.8-24.0

$75,000+

168

144

86.4

78.8-91.6

13.6

8.4-21.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

799

532

68.3

63.3-72.8

267

31.7

27.2-36.7

1,239

1,004

81.7

78.6-84.4

235

18.3

15.6-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

274

209

79.3

72.8-84.6

20.7

15.4-27.2

Non-Veteran

1,845

1,385

76.7

73.9-79.3

460

23.3

20.7-26.1

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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.

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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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?*