BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,<br>do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, <br> or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work,
or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,434	5,500	46.2	44.9-47.5	8,934	53.8	52.5-55.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	339	121	43.4	35.5-51.6	218	56.6	48.4-64.5
Buncombe	344	135	47.8	40.6-55.1	209	52.2	44.9-59.4
Cabarrus	353	142	44.1	36.3-52.3	211	55.9	47.7-63.7
Catawba	399	157	47.5	40.5-54.6	242	52.5	45.4-59.5
Cumberland	370	140	45.3	38.3-52.4	230	54.7	47.6-61.7
Davidson	354	122	40.6	33.1-48.5	232	59.4	51.5-66.9
Durham	321	123	40.9	33.4-48.8	198	59.1	51.2-66.6
Forsyth	371	137	42.8	35.8-50.0	234	57.2	50.0-64.2
Gaston	379	122	39.7	33.0-46.8	257	60.3	53.2-67.0
Guilford	379	144	44.8	37.9-51.9	235	55.2	48.1-62.1
Iredell	382	145	43.9	37.5-50.6	237	56.1	49.4-62.5
Johnston	430	147	46.5	37.8-55.4	283	53.5	44.6-62.2
Mecklenburg	657	307	54.2	49.0-59.2	350	45.8	40.8-51.0
New Hanover	381	144	47.8	39.5-56.1	237	52.2	43.9-60.5
Onslow	373	152	52.4	45.6-59.1	221	47.6	40.9-54.4
Orange	341	158	53.4	45.5-61.2	183	46.6	38.8-54.5
Pitt	376	132	42.7	36.2-49.5	244	57.3	50.5-63.8
Randolph	368	137	44.0	37.4-50.8	231	56.0	49.2-62.6
Robeson	404	125	41.4	34.6-48.5	279	58.6	51.5-65.4
Rowan	439	154	40.6	34.4-47.1	285	59.4	52.9-65.6
Union	364	151	49.9	43.1-56.8	213	50.1	43.2-56.9
Wake	595	249	49.7	44.3-55.1	346	50.3	44.9-55.7
Wayne	351	133	43.7	36.4-51.2	218	56.3	48.8-63.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,686	1,714	44.1	42.0-46.3	2,972	55.9	53.7-58.0
Piedmont	6,932	2,723	47.4	45.5-49.2	4,209	52.6	50.8-54.5
Western NC	2,816	1,063	45.4	42.8-48.0	1,753	54.6	52.0-57.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,860	721	47.1	43.9-50.4	1,139	52.9	49.6-56.1
Northwest	3,023	1,108	43.4	40.6-46.3	1,915	56.6	53.7-59.4
Charlotte	1,980	798	48.8	45.5-52.0	1,182	51.2	48.0-54.5
Greensboro	1,629	643	45.9	42.2-49.7	986	54.1	50.3-57.8
Southern Regional	1,340	499	48.8	44.6-52.9	841	51.2	47.1-55.4
Coastal	749	265	42.1	36.4-48.0	484	57.9	52.0-63.6
Wake	1,554	599	48.3	44.5-52.2	955	51.7	47.8-55.5
Area L	393	129	38.4	32.1-45.1	264	61.6	54.9-67.9
Eastern	1,906	738	44.7	41.4-48.0	1,168	55.3	52.0-58.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,434

5,500

46.2

44.9-47.5

8,934

53.8

52.5-55.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

339

121

43.4

35.5-51.6

218

56.6

48.4-64.5

Buncombe

344

135

47.8

40.6-55.1

209

52.2

44.9-59.4

Cabarrus

353

142

44.1

36.3-52.3

211

55.9

47.7-63.7

Catawba

399

157

47.5

40.5-54.6

242

52.5

45.4-59.5

Cumberland

370

140

45.3

38.3-52.4

230

54.7

47.6-61.7

Davidson

354

122

40.6

33.1-48.5

232

59.4

51.5-66.9

Durham

321

123

40.9

33.4-48.8

198

59.1

51.2-66.6

Forsyth

371

137

42.8

35.8-50.0

234

57.2

50.0-64.2

Gaston

379

122

39.7

33.0-46.8

257

60.3

53.2-67.0

Guilford

379

144

44.8

37.9-51.9

235

55.2

48.1-62.1

Iredell

382

145

43.9

37.5-50.6

237

56.1

49.4-62.5

Johnston

430

147

46.5

37.8-55.4

283

53.5

44.6-62.2

Mecklenburg

657

307

54.2

49.0-59.2

350

45.8

40.8-51.0

New Hanover

381

144

47.8

39.5-56.1

237

52.2

43.9-60.5

Onslow

373

152

52.4

45.6-59.1

221

47.6

40.9-54.4

Orange

341

158

53.4

45.5-61.2

183

46.6

38.8-54.5

Pitt

376

132

42.7

36.2-49.5

244

57.3

50.5-63.8

Randolph

368

137

44.0

37.4-50.8

231

56.0

49.2-62.6

Robeson

404

125

41.4

34.6-48.5

279

58.6

51.5-65.4

Rowan

439

154

40.6

34.4-47.1

285

59.4

52.9-65.6

Union

364

151

49.9

43.1-56.8

213

50.1

43.2-56.9

Wake

595

249

49.7

44.3-55.1

346

50.3

44.9-55.7

Wayne

351

133

43.7

36.4-51.2

218

56.3

48.8-63.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,686

1,714

44.1

42.0-46.3

2,972

55.9

53.7-58.0

Piedmont

6,932

2,723

47.4

45.5-49.2

4,209

52.6

50.8-54.5

Western NC

2,816

1,063

45.4

42.8-48.0

1,753

54.6

52.0-57.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,860

721

47.1

43.9-50.4

1,139

52.9

49.6-56.1

Northwest

3,023

1,108

43.4

40.6-46.3

1,915

56.6

53.7-59.4

Charlotte

1,980

798

48.8

45.5-52.0

1,182

51.2

48.0-54.5

Greensboro

1,629

643

45.9

42.2-49.7

986

54.1

50.3-57.8

Southern Regional

1,340

499

48.8

44.6-52.9

841

51.2

47.1-55.4

Coastal

749

265

42.1

36.4-48.0

484

57.9

52.0-63.6

Wake

1,554

599

48.3

44.5-52.2

955

51.7

47.8-55.5

Area L

393

129

38.4

32.1-45.1

264

61.6

54.9-67.9

Eastern

1,906

738

44.7

41.4-48.0

1,168

55.3

52.0-58.6

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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 02JUN08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work,
or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*