BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
North Carolina	13,951	5,705	44.0	42.8-45.3	5,899	41.6	40.4-42.9	2,347	14.3	13.5-15.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	324	123	41.8	33.8-50.3	146	43.9	36.2-51.8	55	14.3	10.2-19.7
Buncombe	326	144	50.2	42.9-57.6	131	38.0	31.3-45.3	51	11.7	7.9-17.0
Cabarrus	341	136	39.5	32.2-47.4	146	41.0	33.3-49.2	59	19.4	13.1-27.9
Catawba	389	155	42.0	35.1-49.2	172	43.1	36.3-50.2	62	14.9	11.1-19.9
Cumberland	359	169	51.2	44.1-58.2	140	38.5	31.8-45.6	50	10.3	7.3-14.5
Davidson	329	130	40.9	33.8-48.5	133	45.4	37.7-53.2	66	13.7	10.2-18.2
Durham	312	140	45.2	37.2-53.5	128	35.5	28.7-42.9	44	19.3	12.1-29.3
Forsyth	359	144	41.8	34.8-49.1	149	41.5	34.8-48.6	66	16.7	12.4-22.1
Gaston	365	135	41.5	34.5-48.9	162	43.7	36.9-50.7	68	14.8	10.7-20.1
Guilford	360	145	42.5	35.5-49.7	164	44.1	37.2-51.2	51	13.5	9.4-18.8
Iredell	373	152	43.2	36.8-49.9	158	40.4	34.1-47.0	63	16.4	11.6-22.6
Johnston	413	142	39.1	30.5-48.6	188	45.3	36.9-54.0	83	15.5	11.6-20.5
Mecklenburg	644	304	47.9	42.7-53.1	265	41.6	36.6-46.8	75	10.5	7.3-14.8
New Hanover	374	172	52.4	44.3-60.4	149	35.4	28.7-42.8	53	12.1	8.0-17.9
Onslow	359	155	49.2	42.2-56.2	151	37.1	30.8-43.8	53	13.7	9.5-19.5
Orange	335	157	48.4	40.3-56.5	135	42.6	34.7-50.8	43	9.0	6.1-13.1
Pitt	362	132	40.2	33.6-47.1	159	42.4	36.1-49.0	71	17.4	12.6-23.5
Randolph	361	140	43.1	36.3-50.2	161	43.7	37.0-50.5	60	13.2	9.6-17.9
Robeson	395	116	32.1	25.9-38.9	182	47.2	40.5-54.1	97	20.7	16.0-26.3
Rowan	431	147	40.7	34.3-47.4	206	43.3	37.1-49.6	78	16.0	12.3-20.6
Union	354	146	40.7	34.3-47.3	157	44.2	37.6-51.1	51	15.1	10.1-21.9
Wake	578	258	46.6	41.2-52.1	251	43.2	37.9-48.7	69	10.2	7.6-13.5
Wayne	335	136	41.6	34.2-49.4	129	40.6	33.4-48.1	70	17.8	13.1-23.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,515	1,762	41.5	39.4-43.7	1,908	41.8	39.7-44.0	845	16.6	15.1-18.3
Piedmont	6,712	2,772	44.6	42.7-46.4	2,891	42.0	40.2-43.8	1,049	13.4	12.3-14.7
Western NC	2,724	1,171	47.2	44.6-49.9	1,100	39.4	36.9-41.9	453	13.4	11.8-15.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,805	814	49.2	46.0-52.5	693	37.8	34.7-40.9	298	13.0	11.1-15.2
Northwest	2,916	1,135	42.9	40.0-45.7	1,276	42.9	40.1-45.7	505	14.2	12.6-16.0
Charlotte	1,923	798	44.5	41.2-47.8	824	41.0	37.8-44.2	301	14.5	12.1-17.3
Greensboro	1,575	649	42.9	39.2-46.7	689	43.7	40.1-47.5	237	13.4	11.1-16.0
Southern Regional	1,297	506	45.9	41.7-50.1	549	40.7	36.7-44.9	242	13.4	11.3-15.8
Coastal	723	302	41.2	35.6-47.0	300	41.9	36.3-47.8	121	16.9	12.3-22.8
Wake	1,501	619	45.4	41.6-49.3	653	42.3	38.5-46.1	229	12.3	10.2-14.8
Area L	378	129	34.0	28.1-40.5	169	43.8	37.1-50.7	80	22.2	16.7-29.0
Eastern	1,833	753	42.6	39.3-45.9	746	40.4	37.1-43.6	334	17.1	14.8-19.6

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,951

5,705

44.0

42.8-45.3

5,899

41.6

40.4-42.9

2,347

14.3

13.5-15.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

324

123

41.8

33.8-50.3

146

43.9

36.2-51.8

14.3

10.2-19.7

Buncombe

326

144

50.2

42.9-57.6

131

38.0

31.3-45.3

11.7

7.9-17.0

Cabarrus

341

136

39.5

32.2-47.4

146

41.0

33.3-49.2

19.4

13.1-27.9

Catawba

389

155

42.0

35.1-49.2

172

43.1

36.3-50.2

14.9

11.1-19.9

Cumberland

359

169

51.2

44.1-58.2

140

38.5

31.8-45.6

10.3

7.3-14.5

Davidson

329

130

40.9

33.8-48.5

133

45.4

37.7-53.2

13.7

10.2-18.2

Durham

312

140

45.2

37.2-53.5

128

35.5

28.7-42.9

19.3

12.1-29.3

Forsyth

359

144

41.8

34.8-49.1

149

41.5

34.8-48.6

16.7

12.4-22.1

Gaston

365

135

41.5

34.5-48.9

162

43.7

36.9-50.7

14.8

10.7-20.1

Guilford

360

145

42.5

35.5-49.7

164

44.1

37.2-51.2

13.5

9.4-18.8

Iredell

373

152

43.2

36.8-49.9

158

40.4

34.1-47.0

16.4

11.6-22.6

Johnston

413

142

39.1

30.5-48.6

188

45.3

36.9-54.0

15.5

11.6-20.5

Mecklenburg

644

304

47.9

42.7-53.1

265

41.6

36.6-46.8

10.5

7.3-14.8

New Hanover

374

172

52.4

44.3-60.4

149

35.4

28.7-42.8

12.1

8.0-17.9

Onslow

359

155

49.2

42.2-56.2

151

37.1

30.8-43.8

13.7

9.5-19.5

Orange

335

157

48.4

40.3-56.5

135

42.6

34.7-50.8

9.0

6.1-13.1

Pitt

362

132

40.2

33.6-47.1

159

42.4

36.1-49.0

17.4

12.6-23.5

Randolph

361

140

43.1

36.3-50.2

161

43.7

37.0-50.5

13.2

9.6-17.9

Robeson

395

116

32.1

25.9-38.9

182

47.2

40.5-54.1

20.7

16.0-26.3

Rowan

431

147

40.7

34.3-47.4

206

43.3

37.1-49.6

16.0

12.3-20.6

Union

354

146

40.7

34.3-47.3

157

44.2

37.6-51.1

15.1

10.1-21.9

Wake

578

258

46.6

41.2-52.1

251

43.2

37.9-48.7

10.2

7.6-13.5

Wayne

335

136

41.6

34.2-49.4

129

40.6

33.4-48.1

17.8

13.1-23.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,515

1,762

41.5

39.4-43.7

1,908

41.8

39.7-44.0

845

16.6

15.1-18.3

Piedmont

6,712

2,772

44.6

42.7-46.4

2,891

42.0

40.2-43.8

1,049

13.4

12.3-14.7

Western NC

2,724

1,171

47.2

44.6-49.9

1,100

39.4

36.9-41.9

453

13.4

11.8-15.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,805

814

49.2

46.0-52.5

693

37.8

34.7-40.9

298

13.0

11.1-15.2

Northwest

2,916

1,135

42.9

40.0-45.7

1,276

42.9

40.1-45.7

505

14.2

12.6-16.0

Charlotte

1,923

798

44.5

41.2-47.8

824

41.0

37.8-44.2

301

14.5

12.1-17.3

Greensboro

1,575

649

42.9

39.2-46.7

689

43.7

40.1-47.5

237

13.4

11.1-16.0

Southern Regional

1,297

506

45.9

41.7-50.1

549

40.7

36.7-44.9

242

13.4

11.3-15.8

Coastal

723

302

41.2

35.6-47.0

300

41.9

36.3-47.8

121

16.9

12.3-22.8

Wake

1,501

619

45.4

41.6-49.3

653

42.3

38.5-46.1

229

12.3

10.2-14.8

Area L

378

129

34.0

28.1-40.5

169

43.8

37.1-50.7

22.2

16.7-29.0

Eastern

1,833

753

42.6

39.3-45.9

746

40.4

37.1-43.6

334

17.1

14.8-19.6

Back to Physical Activity.

*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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