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

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	14,493	11,818	82.9	81.9-83.8	2,675	17.1	16.2-18.1
GENDER
Male	5,232	4,289	82.7	81.0-84.2	943	17.3	15.8-19.0
Female	9,261	7,529	83.1	81.9-84.1	1,732	16.9	15.9-18.1
RACE
White	11,378	9,518	86.5	85.5-87.4	1,860	13.5	12.6-14.5
African American	2,119	1,594	77.0	74.5-79.4	525	23.0	20.6-25.5
Asian	98	84	89.8	79.9-95.1	14	10.2	4.9-20.1
Native American	272	195	78.2	71.5-83.7	77	21.8	16.3-28.5
Other Minorities	578	389	64.4	58.1-70.2	189	35.6	29.8-41.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	581	402	66.2	60.1-71.8	179	33.8	28.2-39.9
-English Speaking	232	196	86.0	78.8-91.1	36	14.0	8.9-21.2
-Spanish Speaking	349	206	59.2	51.7-66.3	143	40.8	33.7-48.3
Non-Hispanic	13,877	11,391	84.3	83.3-85.2	2,486	15.7	14.8-16.7
AGE
18-24	478	393	82.2	77.0-86.4	85	17.8	13.6-23.0
25-34	1,474	1,285	86.1	83.3-88.5	189	13.9	11.5-16.7
35-44	2,292	1,991	85.8	83.8-87.6	301	14.2	12.4-16.2
45-54	2,877	2,420	84.2	82.4-85.8	457	15.8	14.2-17.6
55-64	3,033	2,496	83.1	81.3-84.7	537	16.9	15.3-18.7
65-74	2,424	1,899	78.0	75.9-80.0	525	22.0	20.0-24.1
75+	1,833	1,271	70.3	67.5-73.0	562	29.7	27.0-32.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,086	1,375	67.1	63.4-70.6	711	32.9	29.4-36.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,324	3,370	80.5	78.8-82.1	954	19.5	17.9-21.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,748	3,165	85.7	83.8-87.4	583	14.3	12.6-16.2
College Graduate	4,316	3,896	90.8	89.3-92.0	420	9.2	8.0-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,506	1,028	70.4	66.8-73.7	478	29.6	26.3-33.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,365	1,755	76.7	73.9-79.2	610	23.3	20.8-26.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,593	1,299	79.9	76.7-82.8	294	20.1	17.2-23.3
$35,000- 49,999	2,067	1,756	84.8	82.2-87.1	311	15.2	12.9-17.8
$50,000-74,999	2,064	1,847	90.0	88.1-91.6	217	10.0	8.4-11.9
$75,000+	2,895	2,655	91.8	89.9-93.3	240	8.2	6.7-10.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,236	3,712	73.7	71.8-75.6	1,524	26.3	24.4-28.2
No	8,847	7,789	87.1	85.9-88.2	1,058	12.9	11.8-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,142	1,761	84.8	82.8-86.6	381	15.2	13.4-17.2
Non-Veteran	12,348	10,054	82.6	81.4-83.6	2,294	17.4	16.4-18.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,493

11,818

82.9

81.9-83.8

2,675

17.1

16.2-18.1

GENDER

Male

5,232

4,289

82.7

81.0-84.2

943

17.3

15.8-19.0

Female

9,261

7,529

83.1

81.9-84.1

1,732

16.9

15.9-18.1

RACE

White

11,378

9,518

86.5

85.5-87.4

1,860

13.5

12.6-14.5

African American

2,119

1,594

77.0

74.5-79.4

525

23.0

20.6-25.5

Asian

89.8

79.9-95.1

10.2

4.9-20.1

Native American

272

195

78.2

71.5-83.7

21.8

16.3-28.5

Other Minorities

578

389

64.4

58.1-70.2

189

35.6

29.8-41.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

581

402

66.2

60.1-71.8

179

33.8

28.2-39.9

-English Speaking

232

196

86.0

78.8-91.1

14.0

8.9-21.2

-Spanish Speaking

349

206

59.2

51.7-66.3

143

40.8

33.7-48.3

Non-Hispanic

13,877

11,391

84.3

83.3-85.2

2,486

15.7

14.8-16.7

AGE

18-24

478

393

82.2

77.0-86.4

17.8

13.6-23.0

25-34

1,474

1,285

86.1

83.3-88.5

189

13.9

11.5-16.7

35-44

2,292

1,991

85.8

83.8-87.6

301

14.2

12.4-16.2

45-54

2,877

2,420

84.2

82.4-85.8

457

15.8

14.2-17.6

55-64

3,033

2,496

83.1

81.3-84.7

537

16.9

15.3-18.7

65-74

2,424

1,899

78.0

75.9-80.0

525

22.0

20.0-24.1

75+

1,833

1,271

70.3

67.5-73.0

562

29.7

27.0-32.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,086

1,375

67.1

63.4-70.6

711

32.9

29.4-36.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,324

3,370

80.5

78.8-82.1

954

19.5

17.9-21.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,748

3,165

85.7

83.8-87.4

583

14.3

12.6-16.2

College Graduate

4,316

3,896

90.8

89.3-92.0

420

9.2

8.0-10.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,506

1,028

70.4

66.8-73.7

478

29.6

26.3-33.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,365

1,755

76.7

73.9-79.2

610

23.3

20.8-26.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,593

1,299

79.9

76.7-82.8

294

20.1

17.2-23.3

$35,000- 49,999

2,067

1,756

84.8

82.2-87.1

311

15.2

12.9-17.8

$50,000-74,999

2,064

1,847

90.0

88.1-91.6

217

10.0

8.4-11.9

$75,000+

2,895

2,655

91.8

89.9-93.3

240

8.2

6.7-10.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,236

3,712

73.7

71.8-75.6

1,524

26.3

24.4-28.2

8,847

7,789

87.1

85.9-88.2

1,058

12.9

11.8-14.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,142

1,761

84.8

82.8-86.6

381

15.2

13.4-17.2

Non-Veteran

12,348

10,054

82.6

81.4-83.6

2,294

17.4

16.4-18.6

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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

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?*