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-FEMALES

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	9,261	7,529	83.1	81.9-84.1	1,732	16.9	15.9-18.1
RACE
White	7,193	5,980	86.0	84.8-87.2	1,213	14.0	12.8-15.2
African American	1,467	1,106	75.1	71.9-78.0	361	24.9	22.0-28.1
Asian	60	50	90.1	79.9-95.5	10	9.9	4.5-20.1
Native American	183	132	81.0	73.5-86.8	51	19.0	13.2-26.5
Other Minorities	331	241	73.0	65.9-79.1	90	27.0	20.9-34.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	341	256	74.6	67.7-80.5	85	25.4	19.5-32.3
-English Speaking	154	129	85.6	76.2-91.7	25	14.4	8.3-23.8
-Spanish Speaking	187	127	69.7	60.4-77.6	60	30.3	22.4-39.6
Non-Hispanic	8,903	7,263	83.6	82.5-84.7	1,640	16.4	15.3-17.5
AGE
18-24	278	231	83.3	76.7-88.2	47	16.7	11.8-23.3
25-34	1,009	891	87.4	84.2-90.0	118	12.6	10.0-15.8
35-44	1,449	1,279	87.5	85.1-89.5	170	12.5	10.5-14.9
45-54	1,773	1,502	85.4	83.1-87.4	271	14.6	12.6-16.9
55-64	1,875	1,528	82.3	80.1-84.3	347	17.7	15.7-19.9
65-74	1,517	1,180	76.7	73.8-79.3	337	23.3	20.7-26.2
75+	1,294	868	68.1	64.6-71.3	426	31.9	28.7-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,321	867	70.6	66.9-74.0	454	29.4	26.0-33.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,807	2,183	79.7	77.5-81.7	624	20.3	18.3-22.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,502	2,104	84.1	81.5-86.5	398	15.9	13.5-18.5
College Graduate	2,621	2,369	91.1	89.6-92.5	252	8.9	7.5-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,108	751	68.5	64.5-72.2	357	31.5	27.8-35.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,558	1,171	78.0	74.9-80.8	387	22.0	19.2-25.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,002	830	81.0	77.0-84.4	172	19.0	15.6-23.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,262	1,092	85.6	81.6-88.8	170	14.4	11.2-18.4
$50,000-74,999	1,239	1,122	90.9	88.7-92.8	117	9.1	7.2-11.3
$75,000+	1,591	1,466	92.3	90.5-93.8	125	7.7	6.2- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,383	2,353	73.3	71.2-75.2	1,030	26.7	24.8-28.8
No	5,625	4,983	87.8	86.3-89.1	642	12.2	10.9-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	220	189	87.9	81.8-92.1	31	12.1	7.9-18.2
Non-Veteran	9,040	7,339	82.9	81.8-84.1	1,701	17.1	15.9-18.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,261

7,529

83.1

81.9-84.1

1,732

16.9

15.9-18.1

RACE

White

7,193

5,980

86.0

84.8-87.2

1,213

14.0

12.8-15.2

African American

1,467

1,106

75.1

71.9-78.0

361

24.9

22.0-28.1

Asian

90.1

79.9-95.5

9.9

4.5-20.1

Native American

183

132

81.0

73.5-86.8

19.0

13.2-26.5

Other Minorities

331

241

73.0

65.9-79.1

27.0

20.9-34.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

341

256

74.6

67.7-80.5

25.4

19.5-32.3

-English Speaking

154

129

85.6

76.2-91.7

14.4

8.3-23.8

-Spanish Speaking

187

127

69.7

60.4-77.6

30.3

22.4-39.6

Non-Hispanic

8,903

7,263

83.6

82.5-84.7

1,640

16.4

15.3-17.5

AGE

18-24

278

231

83.3

76.7-88.2

16.7

11.8-23.3

25-34

1,009

891

87.4

84.2-90.0

118

12.6

10.0-15.8

35-44

1,449

1,279

87.5

85.1-89.5

170

12.5

10.5-14.9

45-54

1,773

1,502

85.4

83.1-87.4

271

14.6

12.6-16.9

55-64

1,875

1,528

82.3

80.1-84.3

347

17.7

15.7-19.9

65-74

1,517

1,180

76.7

73.8-79.3

337

23.3

20.7-26.2

75+

1,294

868

68.1

64.6-71.3

426

31.9

28.7-35.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,321

867

70.6

66.9-74.0

454

29.4

26.0-33.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,807

2,183

79.7

77.5-81.7

624

20.3

18.3-22.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,502

2,104

84.1

81.5-86.5

398

15.9

13.5-18.5

College Graduate

2,621

2,369

91.1

89.6-92.5

252

8.9

7.5-10.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,108

751

68.5

64.5-72.2

357

31.5

27.8-35.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,558

1,171

78.0

74.9-80.8

387

22.0

19.2-25.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,002

830

81.0

77.0-84.4

172

19.0

15.6-23.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,262

1,092

85.6

81.6-88.8

170

14.4

11.2-18.4

$50,000-74,999

1,239

1,122

90.9

88.7-92.8

117

9.1

7.2-11.3

$75,000+

1,591

1,466

92.3

90.5-93.8

125

7.7

6.2- 9.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,383

2,353

73.3

71.2-75.2

1,030

26.7

24.8-28.8

5,625

4,983

87.8

86.3-89.1

642

12.2

10.9-13.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

220

189

87.9

81.8-92.1

12.1

7.9-18.2

Non-Veteran

9,040

7,339

82.9

81.8-84.1

1,701

17.1

15.9-18.2

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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-FEMALES

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?*