BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,<br>do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, <br> or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work,
or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,434	5,500	46.2	44.9-47.5	8,934	53.8	52.5-55.1
GENDER
Male	5,212	2,566	56.8	54.7-58.8	2,646	43.2	41.2-45.3
Female	9,222	2,934	36.2	34.8-37.7	6,288	63.8	62.3-65.2
RACE
White	11,336	4,419	47.1	45.7-48.5	6,917	52.9	51.5-54.3
African American	2,106	700	43.4	40.1-46.7	1,406	56.6	53.3-59.9
Asian	96	38	37.8	26.4-50.9	58	62.2	49.1-73.6
Native American	271	98	48.9	40.3-57.6	173	51.1	42.4-59.7
Other Minorities	577	225	45.4	39.4-51.6	352	54.6	48.4-60.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	579	212	41.7	36.0-47.8	367	58.3	52.2-64.0
-English Speaking	230	98	48.1	39.1-57.2	132	51.9	42.8-60.9
-Spanish Speaking	349	114	39.5	32.5-47.0	235	60.5	53.0-67.5
Non-Hispanic	13,819	5,278	46.6	45.3-47.9	8,541	53.4	52.1-54.7
AGE
18-24	474	281	62.0	56.2-67.5	193	38.0	32.5-43.8
25-34	1,470	756	56.5	53.0-59.9	714	43.5	40.1-47.0
35-44	2,285	1,202	54.4	51.7-57.1	1,083	45.6	42.9-48.3
45-54	2,865	1,195	43.8	41.4-46.1	1,670	56.2	53.9-58.6
55-64	3,011	1,037	36.4	34.2-38.6	1,974	63.6	61.4-65.8
65-74	2,413	693	30.1	27.8-32.4	1,720	69.9	67.6-72.2
75+	1,835	305	16.7	14.7-18.9	1,530	83.3	81.1-85.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,080	483	32.5	28.9-36.3	1,597	67.5	63.7-71.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,307	1,381	41.0	38.6-43.4	2,926	59.0	56.6-61.4
Some Post-H.S.	3,724	1,497	49.5	46.9-52.0	2,227	50.5	48.0-53.1
College Graduate	4,304	2,135	55.3	53.2-57.4	2,169	44.7	42.6-46.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,503	288	25.1	21.3-29.5	1,215	74.9	70.5-78.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,355	685	38.2	34.7-41.8	1,670	61.8	58.2-65.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,582	576	41.7	37.9-45.5	1,006	58.3	54.5-62.1
$35,000- 49,999	2,060	846	47.8	44.6-51.0	1,214	52.2	49.0-55.4
$50,000-74,999	2,058	967	53.1	49.9-56.3	1,091	46.9	43.7-50.1
$75,000+	2,886	1,557	59.3	56.9-61.8	1,329	40.7	38.2-43.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,230	1,228	30.2	28.0-32.5	4,002	69.8	67.5-72.0
No	8,822	4,134	53.5	51.9-55.1	4,688	46.5	44.9-48.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,135	894	48.6	45.6-51.7	1,241	51.4	48.3-54.4
Non-Veteran	12,296	4,604	45.8	44.4-47.2	7,692	54.2	52.8-55.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,434

5,500

46.2

44.9-47.5

8,934

53.8

52.5-55.1

GENDER

Male

5,212

2,566

56.8

54.7-58.8

2,646

43.2

41.2-45.3

Female

9,222

2,934

36.2

34.8-37.7

6,288

63.8

62.3-65.2

RACE

White

11,336

4,419

47.1

45.7-48.5

6,917

52.9

51.5-54.3

African American

2,106

700

43.4

40.1-46.7

1,406

56.6

53.3-59.9

Asian

37.8

26.4-50.9

62.2

49.1-73.6

Native American

271

48.9

40.3-57.6

173

51.1

42.4-59.7

Other Minorities

577

225

45.4

39.4-51.6

352

54.6

48.4-60.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

579

212

41.7

36.0-47.8

367

58.3

52.2-64.0

-English Speaking

230

48.1

39.1-57.2

132

51.9

42.8-60.9

-Spanish Speaking

349

114

39.5

32.5-47.0

235

60.5

53.0-67.5

Non-Hispanic

13,819

5,278

46.6

45.3-47.9

8,541

53.4

52.1-54.7

AGE

18-24

474

281

62.0

56.2-67.5

193

38.0

32.5-43.8

25-34

1,470

756

56.5

53.0-59.9

714

43.5

40.1-47.0

35-44

2,285

1,202

54.4

51.7-57.1

1,083

45.6

42.9-48.3

45-54

2,865

1,195

43.8

41.4-46.1

1,670

56.2

53.9-58.6

55-64

3,011

1,037

36.4

34.2-38.6

1,974

63.6

61.4-65.8

65-74

2,413

693

30.1

27.8-32.4

1,720

69.9

67.6-72.2

75+

1,835

305

16.7

14.7-18.9

1,530

83.3

81.1-85.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,080

483

32.5

28.9-36.3

1,597

67.5

63.7-71.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,307

1,381

41.0

38.6-43.4

2,926

59.0

56.6-61.4

Some Post-H.S.

3,724

1,497

49.5

46.9-52.0

2,227

50.5

48.0-53.1

College Graduate

4,304

2,135

55.3

53.2-57.4

2,169

44.7

42.6-46.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,503

288

25.1

21.3-29.5

1,215

74.9

70.5-78.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,355

685

38.2

34.7-41.8

1,670

61.8

58.2-65.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,582

576

41.7

37.9-45.5

1,006

58.3

54.5-62.1

$35,000- 49,999

2,060

846

47.8

44.6-51.0

1,214

52.2

49.0-55.4

$50,000-74,999

2,058

967

53.1

49.9-56.3

1,091

46.9

43.7-50.1

$75,000+

2,886

1,557

59.3

56.9-61.8

1,329

40.7

38.2-43.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,230

1,228

30.2

28.0-32.5

4,002

69.8

67.5-72.0

8,822

4,134

53.5

51.9-55.1

4,688

46.5

44.9-48.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,135

894

48.6

45.6-51.7

1,241

51.4

48.3-54.4

Non-Veteran

12,296

4,604

45.8

44.4-47.2

7,692

54.2

52.8-55.6

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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.

This page was generated on 29MAY08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work,
or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*