BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
North Carolina	7,115	4,476	58.9	57.1-60.6	1,741	25.9	24.3-27.5	898	15.2	14.0-16.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	163	105	61.4	50.2-71.5	42	28.3	19.6-39.0	16	10.3	5.7-17.9
Buncombe	169	108	58.7	48.8-68.0	40	22.3	15.8-30.6	21	19.0	11.4-29.9
Cabarrus	181	112	52.6	41.4-63.5	39	22.7	14.6-33.5	30	24.7	15.9-36.4
Catawba	204	126	55.7	46.1-64.9	59	32.5	24.0-42.4	19	11.8	7.1-18.9
Cumberland	170	111	61.2	50.8-70.6	43	26.2	18.7-35.4	16	12.6	6.3-23.7
Davidson	147	91	51.5	39.7-63.1	41	36.8	25.4-49.9	15	11.7	6.2-21.2
Durham	176	138	74.6	65.2-82.2	32	20.7	13.8-29.8	6	4.6	1.8-11.4
Forsyth	175	118	64.6	54.7-73.4	41	24.1	16.8-33.3	16	11.3	6.2-19.7
Gaston	186	101	50.3	40.9-59.6	49	23.1	16.8-30.9	36	26.7	18.7-36.5
Guilford	207	137	61.8	51.9-70.8	47	22.3	15.6-30.8	23	15.9	8.8-26.8
Iredell	191	110	54.5	45.9-62.9	42	21.0	15.2-28.3	39	24.5	17.6-33.0
Johnston	233	150	56.9	46.3-66.9	59	30.0	20.4-41.6	24	13.2	8.0-20.9
Mecklenburg	375	275	67.5	60.8-73.7	81	26.0	20.3-32.6	19	6.5	3.7-11.0
New Hanover	173	120	63.0	52.2-72.7	33	17.7	12.0-25.4	20	19.3	11.1-31.5
Onslow	208	122	55.2	45.8-64.3	57	24.2	17.5-32.4	29	20.6	13.1-31.0
Orange	202	151	64.4	52.6-74.7	37	23.0	14.2-34.9	14	12.7	6.4-23.6
Pitt	174	122	65.4	55.2-74.4	33	17.4	11.8-24.8	19	17.2	9.8-28.4
Randolph	212	109	46.2	37.8-54.8	60	28.7	21.7-37.0	43	25.1	18.2-33.5
Robeson	191	108	56.1	46.9-65.0	57	31.1	23.1-40.5	26	12.8	8.4-19.0
Rowan	216	121	54.5	45.4-63.3	62	26.2	19.1-34.7	33	19.3	12.8-28.2
Union	199	130	61.8	52.6-70.3	48	23.7	17.2-31.7	21	14.5	8.5-23.5
Wake	351	273	72.0	65.1-78.0	51	19.7	14.4-26.3	27	8.3	5.2-12.9
Wayne	168	97	49.3	39.3-59.3	53	34.2	25.3-44.4	18	16.5	8.9-28.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,217	1,381	57.3	54.2-60.3	558	26.5	23.8-29.5	278	16.2	13.9-18.7
Piedmont	3,625	2,348	60.3	57.8-62.7	859	25.9	23.7-28.1	418	13.9	12.2-15.7
Western NC	1,273	747	55.5	51.8-59.2	324	24.5	21.6-27.6	202	20.0	17.0-23.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	825	481	54.3	49.6-58.9	209	24.7	21.1-28.8	135	20.9	17.0-25.5
Northwest	1,437	860	55.4	51.4-59.4	378	28.8	25.0-33.0	199	15.8	13.2-18.7
Charlotte	1,049	689	61.5	57.1-65.7	240	24.8	21.0-28.9	120	13.7	10.9-17.2
Greensboro	895	561	55.7	50.6-60.6	221	26.6	22.5-31.1	113	17.8	13.6-22.8
Southern Regional	641	383	53.2	47.5-58.9	174	30.7	25.4-36.5	84	16.1	12.1-21.1
Coastal	303	197	56.5	46.9-65.5	70	26.3	18.1-36.4	36	17.3	11.1-25.9
Wake	854	620	68.4	63.6-72.9	166	21.6	17.7-26.1	68	10.0	7.3-13.5
Area L	187	116	61.3	52.0-69.8	47	27.2	19.8-36.2	24	11.5	6.9-18.4
Eastern	924	569	56.4	51.9-60.8	236	25.5	21.8-29.7	119	18.1	14.5-22.3

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,115

4,476

58.9

57.1-60.6

1,741

25.9

24.3-27.5

898

15.2

14.0-16.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

163

105

61.4

50.2-71.5

28.3

19.6-39.0

10.3

5.7-17.9

Buncombe

169

108

58.7

48.8-68.0

22.3

15.8-30.6

19.0

11.4-29.9

Cabarrus

181

112

52.6

41.4-63.5

22.7

14.6-33.5

24.7

15.9-36.4

Catawba

204

126

55.7

46.1-64.9

32.5

24.0-42.4

11.8

7.1-18.9

Cumberland

170

111

61.2

50.8-70.6

26.2

18.7-35.4

12.6

6.3-23.7

Davidson

147

51.5

39.7-63.1

36.8

25.4-49.9

11.7

6.2-21.2

Durham

176

138

74.6

65.2-82.2

20.7

13.8-29.8

4.6

1.8-11.4

Forsyth

175

118

64.6

54.7-73.4

24.1

16.8-33.3

11.3

6.2-19.7

Gaston

186

101

50.3

40.9-59.6

23.1

16.8-30.9

26.7

18.7-36.5

Guilford

207

137

61.8

51.9-70.8

22.3

15.6-30.8

15.9

8.8-26.8

Iredell

191

110

54.5

45.9-62.9

21.0

15.2-28.3

24.5

17.6-33.0

Johnston

233

150

56.9

46.3-66.9

30.0

20.4-41.6

13.2

8.0-20.9

Mecklenburg

375

275

67.5

60.8-73.7

26.0

20.3-32.6

6.5

3.7-11.0

New Hanover

173

120

63.0

52.2-72.7

17.7

12.0-25.4

19.3

11.1-31.5

Onslow

208

122

55.2

45.8-64.3

24.2

17.5-32.4

20.6

13.1-31.0

Orange

202

151

64.4

52.6-74.7

23.0

14.2-34.9

12.7

6.4-23.6

Pitt

174

122

65.4

55.2-74.4

17.4

11.8-24.8

17.2

9.8-28.4

Randolph

212

109

46.2

37.8-54.8

28.7

21.7-37.0

25.1

18.2-33.5

Robeson

191

108

56.1

46.9-65.0

31.1

23.1-40.5

12.8

8.4-19.0

Rowan

216

121

54.5

45.4-63.3

26.2

19.1-34.7

19.3

12.8-28.2

Union

199

130

61.8

52.6-70.3

23.7

17.2-31.7

14.5

8.5-23.5

Wake

351

273

72.0

65.1-78.0

19.7

14.4-26.3

8.3

5.2-12.9

Wayne

168

49.3

39.3-59.3

34.2

25.3-44.4

16.5

8.9-28.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,217

1,381

57.3

54.2-60.3

558

26.5

23.8-29.5

278

16.2

13.9-18.7

Piedmont

3,625

2,348

60.3

57.8-62.7

859

25.9

23.7-28.1

418

13.9

12.2-15.7

Western NC

1,273

747

55.5

51.8-59.2

324

24.5

21.6-27.6

202

20.0

17.0-23.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

825

481

54.3

49.6-58.9

209

24.7

21.1-28.8

135

20.9

17.0-25.5

Northwest

1,437

860

55.4

51.4-59.4

378

28.8

25.0-33.0

199

15.8

13.2-18.7

Charlotte

1,049

689

61.5

57.1-65.7

240

24.8

21.0-28.9

120

13.7

10.9-17.2

Greensboro

895

561

55.7

50.6-60.6

221

26.6

22.5-31.1

113

17.8

13.6-22.8

Southern Regional

641

383

53.2

47.5-58.9

174

30.7

25.4-36.5

16.1

12.1-21.1

Coastal

303

197

56.5

46.9-65.5

26.3

18.1-36.4

17.3

11.1-25.9

Wake

854

620

68.4

63.6-72.9

166

21.6

17.7-26.1

10.0

7.3-13.5

Area L

187

116

61.3

52.0-69.8

27.2

19.8-36.2

11.5

6.9-18.4

Eastern

924

569

56.4

51.9-60.8

236

25.5

21.8-29.7

119

18.1

14.5-22.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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