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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,454 1,208 20.6 19.1-22.2 1,273 24.3 22.5-26.2 1,816 33.6 31.7-35.5 755 14.2 12.7-15.7 402 7.3 6.3- 8.5
GENDER
Male 2,546 608 21.8 19.6-24.2 604 24.8 22.2-27.5 786 30.8 28.2-33.5 360 14.5 12.4-16.8 188 8.1 6.6-10.0
Female 2,908 600 18.9 17.0-20.9 669 23.6 21.4-26.0 1,030 37.8 35.2-40.4 395 13.7 12.0-15.6 214 6.0 5.0- 7.3
RACE
White 4,382 957 20.3 18.7-22.1 1,012 23.5 21.6-25.5 1,473 34.4 32.3-36.5 628 15.2 13.6-16.9 312 6.6 5.5- 7.8
African American 695 177 24.5 20.1-29.4 165 25.0 20.3-30.3 227 30.5 25.9-35.6 85 13.1 9.2-18.4 41 6.9 4.3-10.9
Asian 38 11 25.3 13.0-43.6 7 18.0 6.8-39.8 10 21.0 10.3-38.1 5 18.6 7.4-39.4 5 17.0 6.2-39.1
Native American 98 25 20.6 12.2-32.6 27 33.6 20.9-49.3 27 28.9 18.3-42.4 8 5.3 2.1-12.7 11 11.6 5.8-22.0
Other Minorities 222 34 14.4 9.1-21.9 58 28.8 20.4-38.9 74 35.5 27.0-45.1 25 8.6 5.2-13.9 31 12.7 7.8-20.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 209 31 15.5 9.7-23.8 59 29.0 21.3-38.3 75 36.7 28.0-46.5 21 8.9 5.4-14.4 23 9.8 5.9-15.8
-English Speaking 98 13 13.5 6.8-25.1 22 21.5 12.1-35.2 44 45.0 31.9-58.9 13 14.9 8.2-25.4 6 5.1 2.0-12.5
-Spanish Speaking 111 18 16.4 9.1-27.8 37 32.3 22.3-44.4 31 33.1 22.3-45.9 8 6.3 2.8-13.6 17 11.9 6.7-20.2
Non-Hispanic 5,236 1,174 21.0 19.4-22.7 1,213 24.0 22.1-25.9 1,739 33.4 31.5-35.4 732 14.5 13.0-16.2 378 7.1 6.0- 8.3
AGE
18-24 281 46 13.2 9.3-18.4 71 29.3 22.6-37.0 95 33.5 26.9-40.8 49 15.7 11.1-21.7 20 8.4 4.9-13.8
25-34 752 144 21.0 17.1-25.4 171 23.3 19.6-27.4 278 34.3 30.1-38.9 107 14.7 11.2-19.0 52 6.7 4.8- 9.4
35-44 1,195 255 20.8 18.1-23.9 285 24.7 21.5-28.1 421 34.6 31.2-38.1 168 13.1 11.0-15.7 66 6.8 4.9- 9.4
45-54 1,185 286 23.9 20.9-27.2 271 22.5 19.6-25.6 374 32.1 28.7-35.6 164 15.3 12.7-18.4 90 6.2 4.8- 8.0
55-64 1,033 242 22.3 19.3-25.6 254 23.3 20.3-26.6 325 33.5 29.8-37.4 133 13.1 10.7-15.9 79 7.9 5.8-10.5
65-74 684 161 25.1 21.3-29.3 143 20.8 17.2-24.9 226 33.1 29.0-37.5 93 12.1 9.6-15.3 61 8.9 6.6-12.0
75+ 295 67 22.6 17.3-28.9 72 24.3 18.9-30.7 90 32.0 25.7-39.0 38 12.0 8.4-16.9 28 9.1 5.9-13.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 473 127 23.2 17.9-29.5 124 27.7 21.6-34.7 124 26.0 20.1-32.8 44 10.3 5.8-17.5 54 12.9 8.8-18.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,365 336 21.2 18.3-24.5 345 26.6 22.8-30.8 406 30.8 27.2-34.7 173 12.2 9.9-14.9 105 9.2 6.7-12.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,488 343 20.6 17.7-23.8 347 24.2 20.9-27.8 503 34.8 31.1-38.7 189 15.4 12.3-19.1 106 5.1 3.9- 6.5
College Graduate 2,124 400 19.3 17.0-21.9 457 21.8 19.3-24.6 783 37.0 34.2-40.0 348 15.8 13.8-18.0 136 6.0 4.7- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 283 80 22.2 16.1-29.8 67 24.9 17.4-34.3 74 28.4 19.8-39.0 28 8.5 4.7-14.7 34 16.1 9.1-26.9
$15,000- 24,999 672 180 21.3 17.2-26.0 155 25.9 20.6-32.0 195 29.2 23.8-35.3 83 15.9 10.4-23.5 59 7.7 5.3-11.0
$25,000- 34,999 574 126 19.7 15.2-25.0 136 25.0 19.7-31.1 183 31.3 25.9-37.2 71 10.9 7.9-14.9 58 13.2 8.8-19.2
$35,000- 49,999 838 189 25.5 21.2-30.2 206 23.6 19.8-27.9 280 33.6 29.0-38.5 115 13.7 10.7-17.3 48 3.7 2.5- 5.3
$50,000-74,999 963 208 20.8 17.2-25.0 231 24.6 20.5-29.3 327 34.5 30.1-39.3 136 14.8 11.8-18.4 61 5.2 3.7- 7.3
$75,000+ 1,552 301 18.9 16.3-21.8 349 23.6 20.4-27.1 578 36.4 33.1-39.8 235 15.8 13.3-18.6 89 5.4 4.1- 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,218 312 22.4 19.1-26.1 292 26.3 22.0-31.1 364 28.1 24.3-32.3 133 12.7 9.3-17.0 117 10.4 7.8-13.9
No 4,101 856 20.1 18.4-22.0 955 23.8 21.9-25.9 1,413 35.3 33.1-37.5 606 14.5 13.0-16.2 271 6.3 5.2- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 891 188 19.6 16.5-23.2 200 23.3 19.0-28.3 305 34.1 29.6-38.9 138 15.4 12.4-18.8 60 7.5 4.9-11.4
Non-Veteran 4,561 1,019 20.8 19.1-22.6 1,072 24.5 22.5-26.5 1,511 33.5 31.5-35.7 617 14.0 12.4-15.7 342 7.2 6.2- 8.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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