BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises <br>such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
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

Total
Respond.^

Yes

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

79.6

66.1-88.6

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

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

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

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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^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.

This page was generated on 29MAY08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: 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?

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?