BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
North Carolina	11,727	643	5.4	4.8- 6.2	1,374	11.8	10.9-12.7	3,769	31.8	30.5-33.0	2,308	19.3	18.2-20.4	3,633	31.8	30.4-33.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	275	15	7.1	3.3-14.5	39	11.8	7.8-17.3	93	32.3	25.2-40.2	47	16.7	11.9-22.9	81	32.2	23.6-42.3
Buncombe	283	14	3.9	2.0- 7.7	25	9.8	5.8-16.0	77	26.4	20.2-33.7	64	21.9	16.2-29.0	103	38.0	30.6-45.9
Cabarrus	283	18	6.5	3.4-12.2	30	9.6	6.3-14.6	94	34.2	25.9-43.5	50	17.0	12.1-23.4	91	32.7	25.3-41.0
Catawba	326	15	5.7	2.3-13.7	51	15.8	11.0-22.2	100	28.7	22.6-35.6	73	18.6	14.2-23.9	87	31.2	23.8-39.8
Cumberland	314	27	9.6	5.7-15.5	32	9.9	6.2-15.6	86	28.2	21.7-35.8	69	21.4	16.0-28.1	100	30.8	24.4-38.1
Davidson	281	17	3.6	2.1- 6.1	44	13.8	9.2-20.2	83	36.2	28.1-45.3	48	15.2	10.6-21.3	89	31.1	24.2-39.1
Durham	264	15	8.2	4.4-14.7	31	11.6	7.8-17.0	83	28.2	21.7-35.7	59	19.9	14.7-26.3	76	32.1	24.4-41.0
Forsyth	296	20	10.3	5.3-19.0	29	8.8	5.6-13.5	101	34.8	27.7-42.7	74	22.1	16.3-29.2	72	24.0	17.9-31.3
Gaston	303	21	5.1	3.2- 8.1	38	12.1	8.3-17.5	99	34.4	27.4-42.1	56	16.8	12.3-22.5	89	31.7	24.4-39.9
Guilford	319	19	6.2	3.0-12.2	33	10.1	6.6-15.0	109	31.5	25.4-38.4	65	22.3	16.7-29.0	93	29.9	23.0-37.9
Iredell	308	20	5.6	3.3- 9.3	27	7.6	4.6-12.4	105	32.3	26.3-39.1	69	24.3	18.6-31.2	87	30.1	23.9-37.2
Johnston	336	23	9.0	3.2-22.6	46	14.3	9.6-20.5	104	26.3	20.1-33.5	58	17.5	11.8-25.1	105	33.0	24.0-43.5
Mecklenburg	570	15	3.0	1.4- 6.4	66	13.1	9.8-17.3	189	33.0	28.2-38.2	140	25.2	20.7-30.2	160	25.7	21.4-30.6
New Hanover	323	10	3.4	1.1-10.2	31	9.2	5.6-14.8	95	26.6	20.7-33.6	84	23.8	17.7-31.0	103	37.0	27.9-47.1
Onslow	308	13	4.2	2.1- 7.9	30	8.1	5.2-12.4	118	35.3	28.7-42.5	65	22.9	17.0-30.1	82	29.5	22.8-37.4
Orange	294	16	4.2	2.4- 7.4	40	13.7	9.3-19.7	81	27.9	20.3-37.0	62	22.1	15.2-30.9	95	32.1	24.9-40.2
Pitt	298	18	6.3	3.5-10.8	38	13.6	9.4-19.2	109	32.4	26.2-39.4	45	17.1	11.9-24.0	88	30.6	24.3-37.7
Randolph	290	15	4.0	2.1- 7.5	40	13.9	9.8-19.4	93	34.4	27.4-42.2	66	21.7	16.4-28.1	76	25.9	19.2-34.1
Robeson	292	21	6.0	3.5-10.1	43	14.6	10.0-20.9	92	29.6	23.2-37.0	38	14.0	9.0-21.1	98	35.7	28.6-43.5
Rowan	348	21	3.6	2.1- 5.9	44	11.3	7.8-16.1	129	33.9	27.5-40.8	64	18.5	13.4-25.2	90	32.7	25.9-40.4
Union	306	13	3.3	1.9- 5.9	34	12.1	8.3-17.4	108	38.4	31.6-45.8	56	18.8	14.1-24.7	95	27.3	21.8-33.6
Wake	508	28	4.5	2.8- 7.3	66	14.7	10.7-19.9	173	33.0	28.0-38.4	96	19.1	14.7-24.5	145	28.6	23.7-34.1
Wayne	270	13	3.9	2.1- 7.3	36	19.1	12.7-27.8	83	28.8	22.4-36.3	53	16.1	11.1-22.7	85	32.0	24.3-40.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,719	222	5.6	4.6- 6.9	453	11.8	10.4-13.4	1,195	31.5	29.3-33.7	681	18.0	16.3-19.8	1,168	33.1	30.8-35.4
Piedmont	5,697	309	5.5	4.6- 6.6	709	12.4	11.1-13.8	1,872	32.1	30.4-33.9	1,145	19.7	18.2-21.3	1,662	30.3	28.4-32.2
Western NC	2,311	112	4.6	3.5- 5.9	212	8.9	7.4-10.7	702	30.7	28.2-33.4	482	20.2	18.0-22.4	803	35.6	32.9-38.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,523	74	5.0	3.6- 6.8	133	8.4	6.6-10.6	433	28.9	25.8-32.2	348	22.1	19.4-25.2	535	35.6	32.2-39.1
Northwest	2,446	137	5.8	4.2- 7.8	285	11.3	9.4-13.5	821	33.7	30.9-36.7	483	18.5	16.4-20.8	720	30.7	27.9-33.8
Charlotte	1,637	77	4.1	2.8- 6.0	192	12.6	10.4-15.1	555	33.7	30.5-37.0	322	20.7	18.0-23.7	491	28.9	25.8-32.1
Greensboro	1,346	71	5.4	3.6- 7.8	186	13.2	10.9-15.8	419	30.3	26.8-33.9	271	20.7	17.6-24.2	399	30.5	26.7-34.6
Southern Regional	1,059	75	7.0	4.9- 9.8	132	9.9	7.8-12.5	329	30.4	26.3-34.8	182	17.6	14.3-21.3	341	35.2	30.9-39.8
Coastal	615	25	3.6	2.0- 6.4	70	11.4	8.5-15.1	189	32.6	27.0-38.7	128	17.9	14.2-22.2	203	34.6	28.9-40.7
Wake	1,274	85	7.0	5.1- 9.6	161	13.0	10.4-16.2	412	30.5	27.1-34.2	243	19.0	15.9-22.6	373	30.4	26.6-34.5
Area L	307	24	4.8	3.0- 7.7	43	14.6	10.1-20.6	98	33.5	26.5-41.3	43	13.2	9.3-18.3	99	33.9	27.4-41.2
Eastern	1,520	75	4.3	3.2- 5.8	172	11.8	9.4-14.7	513	31.9	28.8-35.3	288	18.5	16.0-21.2	472	33.5	30.0-37.1

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,727

643

5.4

4.8- 6.2

1,374

11.8

10.9-12.7

3,769

31.8

30.5-33.0

2,308

19.3

18.2-20.4

3,633

31.8

30.4-33.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

275

7.1

3.3-14.5

11.8

7.8-17.3

32.3

25.2-40.2

16.7

11.9-22.9

32.2

23.6-42.3

Buncombe

283

3.9

2.0- 7.7

9.8

5.8-16.0

26.4

20.2-33.7

21.9

16.2-29.0

103

38.0

30.6-45.9

Cabarrus

283

6.5

3.4-12.2

9.6

6.3-14.6

34.2

25.9-43.5

17.0

12.1-23.4

32.7

25.3-41.0

Catawba

326

5.7

2.3-13.7

15.8

11.0-22.2

100

28.7

22.6-35.6

18.6

14.2-23.9

31.2

23.8-39.8

Cumberland

314

9.6

5.7-15.5

9.9

6.2-15.6

28.2

21.7-35.8

21.4

16.0-28.1

100

30.8

24.4-38.1

Davidson

281

3.6

2.1- 6.1

13.8

9.2-20.2

36.2

28.1-45.3

15.2

10.6-21.3

31.1

24.2-39.1

Durham

264

8.2

4.4-14.7

11.6

7.8-17.0

28.2

21.7-35.7

19.9

14.7-26.3

32.1

24.4-41.0

Forsyth

296

10.3

5.3-19.0

8.8

5.6-13.5

101

34.8

27.7-42.7

22.1

16.3-29.2

24.0

17.9-31.3

Gaston

303

5.1

3.2- 8.1

12.1

8.3-17.5

34.4

27.4-42.1

16.8

12.3-22.5

31.7

24.4-39.9

Guilford

319

6.2

3.0-12.2

10.1

6.6-15.0

109

31.5

25.4-38.4

22.3

16.7-29.0

29.9

23.0-37.9

Iredell

308

5.6

3.3- 9.3

7.6

4.6-12.4

105

32.3

26.3-39.1

24.3

18.6-31.2

30.1

23.9-37.2

Johnston

336

9.0

3.2-22.6

14.3

9.6-20.5

104

26.3

20.1-33.5

17.5

11.8-25.1

105

33.0

24.0-43.5

Mecklenburg

570

3.0

1.4- 6.4

13.1

9.8-17.3

189

33.0

28.2-38.2

140

25.2

20.7-30.2

160

25.7

21.4-30.6

New Hanover

323

3.4

1.1-10.2

9.2

5.6-14.8

26.6

20.7-33.6

23.8

17.7-31.0

103

37.0

27.9-47.1

Onslow

308

4.2

2.1- 7.9

8.1

5.2-12.4

118

35.3

28.7-42.5

22.9

17.0-30.1

29.5

22.8-37.4

Orange

294

4.2

2.4- 7.4

13.7

9.3-19.7

27.9

20.3-37.0

22.1

15.2-30.9

32.1

24.9-40.2

Pitt

298

6.3

3.5-10.8

13.6

9.4-19.2

109

32.4

26.2-39.4

17.1

11.9-24.0

30.6

24.3-37.7

Randolph

290

4.0

2.1- 7.5

13.9

9.8-19.4

34.4

27.4-42.2

21.7

16.4-28.1

25.9

19.2-34.1

Robeson

292

6.0

3.5-10.1

14.6

10.0-20.9

29.6

23.2-37.0

14.0

9.0-21.1

35.7

28.6-43.5

Rowan

348

3.6

2.1- 5.9

11.3

7.8-16.1

129

33.9

27.5-40.8

18.5

13.4-25.2

32.7

25.9-40.4

Union

306

3.3

1.9- 5.9

12.1

8.3-17.4

108

38.4

31.6-45.8

18.8

14.1-24.7

27.3

21.8-33.6

Wake

508

4.5

2.8- 7.3

14.7

10.7-19.9

173

33.0

28.0-38.4

19.1

14.7-24.5

145

28.6

23.7-34.1

Wayne

270

3.9

2.1- 7.3

19.1

12.7-27.8

28.8

22.4-36.3

16.1

11.1-22.7

32.0

24.3-40.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,719

222

5.6

4.6- 6.9

453

11.8

10.4-13.4

1,195

31.5

29.3-33.7

681

18.0

16.3-19.8

1,168

33.1

30.8-35.4

Piedmont

5,697

309

5.5

4.6- 6.6

709

12.4

11.1-13.8

1,872

32.1

30.4-33.9

1,145

19.7

18.2-21.3

1,662

30.3

28.4-32.2

Western NC

2,311

112

4.6

3.5- 5.9

212

8.9

7.4-10.7

702

30.7

28.2-33.4

482

20.2

18.0-22.4

803

35.6

32.9-38.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,523

5.0

3.6- 6.8

133

8.4

6.6-10.6

433

28.9

25.8-32.2

348

22.1

19.4-25.2

535

35.6

32.2-39.1

Northwest

2,446

137

5.8

4.2- 7.8

285

11.3

9.4-13.5

821

33.7

30.9-36.7

483

18.5

16.4-20.8

720

30.7

27.9-33.8

Charlotte

1,637

4.1

2.8- 6.0

192

12.6

10.4-15.1

555

33.7

30.5-37.0

322

20.7

18.0-23.7

491

28.9

25.8-32.1

Greensboro

1,346

5.4

3.6- 7.8

186

13.2

10.9-15.8

419

30.3

26.8-33.9

271

20.7

17.6-24.2

399

30.5

26.7-34.6

Southern Regional

1,059

7.0

4.9- 9.8

132

9.9

7.8-12.5

329

30.4

26.3-34.8

182

17.6

14.3-21.3

341

35.2

30.9-39.8

Coastal

615

3.6

2.0- 6.4

11.4

8.5-15.1

189

32.6

27.0-38.7

128

17.9

14.2-22.2

203

34.6

28.9-40.7

Wake

1,274

7.0

5.1- 9.6

161

13.0

10.4-16.2

412

30.5

27.1-34.2

243

19.0

15.9-22.6

373

30.4

26.6-34.5

Area L

307

4.8

3.0- 7.7

14.6

10.1-20.6

33.5

26.5-41.3

13.2

9.3-18.3

33.9

27.4-41.2

Eastern

1,520

4.3

3.2- 5.8

172

11.8

9.4-14.7

513

31.9

28.8-35.3

288

18.5

16.0-21.2

472

33.5

30.0-37.1

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate 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.

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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