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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 14,767 10,751 75.7 74.7-76.8 4,016 24.3 23.2-25.3
GENDER
Male 5,337 4,090 79.5 77.9-81.1 1,247 20.5 18.9-22.1
Female 9,430 6,661 72.1 70.8-73.4 2,769 27.9 26.6-29.2
RACE
White 11,565 8,625 78.8 77.7-79.8 2,940 21.2 20.2-22.3
African American 2,172 1,476 71.3 68.5-73.9 696 28.7 26.1-31.5
Asian 104 84 79.6 66.1-88.6 20 20.4 11.4-33.9
Native American 276 160 63.1 54.5-70.9 116 36.9 29.1-45.5
Other Minorities 594 363 60.6 54.6-66.3 231 39.4 33.7-45.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 596 365 59.4 53.4-65.1 231 40.6 34.9-46.6
-English Speaking 238 180 78.9 71.3-84.9 58 21.1 15.1-28.7
-Spanish Speaking 358 185 52.6 45.3-59.8 173 47.4 40.2-54.7
Non-Hispanic 14,133 10,362 77.1 76.1-78.1 3,771 22.9 21.9-23.9
AGE
18-24 494 397 82.1 77.4-86.0 97 17.9 14.0-22.6
25-34 1,504 1,174 79.2 76.2-82.0 330 20.8 18.0-23.8
35-44 2,336 1,805 77.1 74.7-79.3 531 22.9 20.7-25.3
45-54 2,924 2,152 74.0 72.0-76.0 772 26.0 24.0-28.0
55-64 3,069 2,225 73.6 71.5-75.5 844 26.4 24.5-28.5
65-74 2,478 1,735 70.8 68.6-73.0 743 29.2 27.0-31.4
75+ 1,873 1,196 66.4 63.6-69.1 677 33.6 30.9-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,128 1,145 57.3 53.6-60.9 983 42.7 39.1-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,434 2,935 69.5 67.5-71.5 1,499 30.5 28.5-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 3,807 2,883 79.2 77.3-81.1 924 20.8 18.9-22.7
College Graduate 4,378 3,773 88.0 86.6-89.1 605 12.0 10.9-13.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,539 841 54.9 50.9-59.0 698 45.1 41.0-49.1
$15,000- 24,999 2,406 1,519 66.4 63.3-69.4 887 33.6 30.6-36.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,616 1,138 70.6 67.2-73.8 478 29.4 26.2-32.8
$35,000- 49,999 2,092 1,613 78.7 76.0-81.1 479 21.3 18.9-24.0
$50,000-74,999 2,093 1,704 83.7 81.6-85.7 389 16.3 14.3-18.4
$75,000+ 2,921 2,550 89.0 87.5-90.4 371 11.0 9.6-12.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,298 3,184 63.0 61.0-65.0 2,114 37.0 35.0-39.0
No 8,846 7,111 81.4 80.1-82.6 1,735 18.6 17.4-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,175 1,664 80.4 78.2-82.4 511 19.6 17.6-21.8
Non-Veteran 12,588 9,083 75.0 73.8-76.1 3,505 25.0 23.9-26.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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