BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

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
North Carolina	14,493	11,818	82.9	81.9-83.8	2,675	17.1	16.2-18.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	340	278	82.7	76.6-87.5	62	17.3	12.5-23.4
Buncombe	346	284	85.1	79.5-89.4	62	14.9	10.6-20.5
Cabarrus	353	284	78.2	70.0-84.7	69	21.8	15.3-30.0
Catawba	400	328	83.2	78.2-87.3	72	16.8	12.7-21.8
Cumberland	372	315	88.1	83.7-91.4	57	11.9	8.6-16.3
Davidson	357	285	84.0	77.7-88.8	72	16.0	11.2-22.3
Durham	322	267	75.9	66.5-83.3	55	24.1	16.7-33.5
Forsyth	372	298	81.5	76.1-85.9	74	18.5	14.1-23.9
Gaston	378	305	83.3	77.7-87.7	73	16.7	12.3-22.3
Guilford	380	319	84.2	78.7-88.4	61	15.8	11.6-21.3
Iredell	384	309	79.6	73.1-84.8	75	20.4	15.2-26.9
Johnston	432	339	78.6	70.8-84.7	93	21.4	15.3-29.2
Mecklenburg	662	573	87.1	82.7-90.5	89	12.9	9.5-17.3
New Hanover	382	325	87.1	81.4-91.2	57	12.9	8.8-18.6
Onslow	374	310	82.6	76.5-87.3	64	17.4	12.7-23.5
Orange	342	295	90.4	86.3-93.3	47	9.6	6.7-13.7
Pitt	377	300	81.1	75.0-86.0	77	18.9	14.0-25.0
Randolph	370	296	82.5	77.2-86.9	74	17.5	13.1-22.8
Robeson	405	294	73.3	66.8-79.0	111	26.7	21.0-33.2
Rowan	440	349	79.7	74.5-84.1	91	20.3	15.9-25.5
Union	365	307	81.3	74.1-86.8	58	18.7	13.2-25.9
Wake	596	513	86.7	82.3-90.2	83	13.3	9.8-17.7
Wayne	353	274	80.5	74.6-85.3	79	19.5	14.7-25.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,706	3,753	80.5	78.7-82.2	953	19.5	17.8-21.3
Piedmont	6,954	5,736	83.5	82.1-84.9	1,218	16.5	15.1-17.9
Western NC	2,833	2,329	85.0	83.1-86.6	504	15.0	13.4-16.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,869	1,532	84.6	82.3-86.7	337	15.4	13.3-17.7
Northwest	3,039	2,465	82.9	80.8-84.8	574	17.1	15.2-19.2
Charlotte	1,984	1,644	83.3	80.4-85.8	340	16.7	14.2-19.6
Greensboro	1,635	1,357	84.1	81.3-86.5	278	15.9	13.5-18.7
Southern Regional	1,345	1,066	83.0	80.0-85.6	279	17.0	14.4-20.0
Coastal	752	620	80.6	74.6-85.5	132	19.4	14.5-25.4
Wake	1,558	1,288	83.9	80.8-86.6	270	16.1	13.4-19.2
Area L	396	309	76.7	70.1-82.2	87	23.3	17.8-29.9
Eastern	1,915	1,537	80.5	77.8-82.9	378	19.5	17.1-22.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,493

11,818

82.9

81.9-83.8

2,675

17.1

16.2-18.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

340

278

82.7

76.6-87.5

17.3

12.5-23.4

Buncombe

346

284

85.1

79.5-89.4

14.9

10.6-20.5

Cabarrus

353

284

78.2

70.0-84.7

21.8

15.3-30.0

Catawba

400

328

83.2

78.2-87.3

16.8

12.7-21.8

Cumberland

372

315

88.1

83.7-91.4

11.9

8.6-16.3

Davidson

357

285

84.0

77.7-88.8

16.0

11.2-22.3

Durham

322

267

75.9

66.5-83.3

24.1

16.7-33.5

Forsyth

372

298

81.5

76.1-85.9

18.5

14.1-23.9

Gaston

378

305

83.3

77.7-87.7

16.7

12.3-22.3

Guilford

380

319

84.2

78.7-88.4

15.8

11.6-21.3

Iredell

384

309

79.6

73.1-84.8

20.4

15.2-26.9

Johnston

432

339

78.6

70.8-84.7

21.4

15.3-29.2

Mecklenburg

662

573

87.1

82.7-90.5

12.9

9.5-17.3

New Hanover

382

325

87.1

81.4-91.2

12.9

8.8-18.6

Onslow

374

310

82.6

76.5-87.3

17.4

12.7-23.5

Orange

342

295

90.4

86.3-93.3

9.6

6.7-13.7

Pitt

377

300

81.1

75.0-86.0

18.9

14.0-25.0

Randolph

370

296

82.5

77.2-86.9

17.5

13.1-22.8

Robeson

405

294

73.3

66.8-79.0

111

26.7

21.0-33.2

Rowan

440

349

79.7

74.5-84.1

20.3

15.9-25.5

Union

365

307

81.3

74.1-86.8

18.7

13.2-25.9

Wake

596

513

86.7

82.3-90.2

13.3

9.8-17.7

Wayne

353

274

80.5

74.6-85.3

19.5

14.7-25.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,706

3,753

80.5

78.7-82.2

953

19.5

17.8-21.3

Piedmont

6,954

5,736

83.5

82.1-84.9

1,218

16.5

15.1-17.9

Western NC

2,833

2,329

85.0

83.1-86.6

504

15.0

13.4-16.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,869

1,532

84.6

82.3-86.7

337

15.4

13.3-17.7

Northwest

3,039

2,465

82.9

80.8-84.8

574

17.1

15.2-19.2

Charlotte

1,984

1,644

83.3

80.4-85.8

340

16.7

14.2-19.6

Greensboro

1,635

1,357

84.1

81.3-86.5

278

15.9

13.5-18.7

Southern Regional

1,345

1,066

83.0

80.0-85.6

279

17.0

14.4-20.0

Coastal

752

620

80.6

74.6-85.5

132

19.4

14.5-25.4

Wake

1,558

1,288

83.9

80.8-86.6

270

16.1

13.4-19.2

Area L

396

309

76.7

70.1-82.2

23.3

17.8-29.9

Eastern

1,915

1,537

80.5

77.8-82.9

378

19.5

17.1-22.2

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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.

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.

This page was generated on 07MAY08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

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?*