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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,454 1,208 20.6 19.1-22.2 1,273 24.3 22.5-26.2 1,816 33.6 31.7-35.5 755 14.2 12.7-15.7 402 7.3 6.3- 8.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance 121 26 19.1 11.0-31.0 39 26.9 18.0-38.2 36 28.1 18.7-39.9 12 10.0 4.9-19.3 8 15.9 5.0-40.3
Buncombe 134 25 20.7 13.1-31.2 31 23.1 14.7-34.3 47 31.5 22.2-42.6 22 19.8 11.9-31.1 9 4.9 2.3-10.2
Cabarrus 142 33 28.3 16.5-44.3 44 30.0 20.8-41.1 42 28.4 19.5-39.3 18 10.6 5.6-19.0 5 2.7 0.9- 8.0
Catawba 154 38 18.3 11.8-27.4 35 27.0 17.2-39.6 49 36.0 25.2-48.4 24 12.6 7.5-20.4 8 6.2 2.2-16.1
Cumberland 139 33 20.5 13.6-29.6 26 14.6 9.3-22.2 49 41.1 30.3-52.9 19 15.5 9.3-24.5 12 8.3 3.5-18.7
Davidson 121 36 23.9 15.4-35.1 26 24.6 14.8-37.9 39 28.6 19.2-40.4 14 13.6 7.2-24.4 6 9.3 2.6-28.1
Durham 123 25 17.9 11.1-27.5 19 17.9 10.9-27.9 44 36.9 26.7-48.3 28 23.8 15.2-35.3 7 3.5 1.4- 8.6
Forsyth 136 32 18.0 11.7-26.6 38 34.6 24.0-46.9 40 32.5 21.9-45.3 23 13.1 8.1-20.6 3 1.8 0.5- 6.9
Gaston 122 37 29.4 20.4-40.3 23 16.1 9.8-25.2 37 31.7 21.8-43.6 16 15.8 8.5-27.7 9 7.1 2.6-18.1
Guilford 142 27 20.2 12.3-31.4 39 30.3 19.9-43.3 49 33.8 24.4-44.7 17 10.1 5.6-17.6 10 5.5 2.6-11.2
Iredell 144 31 22.0 14.3-32.2 37 23.6 15.7-33.8 50 38.1 28.5-48.8 14 8.5 4.6-15.3 12 7.8 4.0-14.4
Johnston 143 33 14.9 9.0-23.8 33 28.7 16.0-46.0 44 28.0 16.4-43.6 20 13.9 6.9-25.8 13 14.5 4.3-38.9
Mecklenburg 305 53 17.0 12.3-22.9 77 28.2 21.9-35.6 119 37.6 30.9-44.8 40 12.7 8.7-18.0 16 4.5 2.3- 8.7
New Hanover 142 22 13.2 7.7-21.7 32 16.5 10.1-25.9 54 43.3 29.1-58.7 24 16.0 9.5-25.5 10 11.0 4.7-23.7
Onslow 150 27 14.8 9.3-22.8 27 19.4 12.0-29.7 58 38.0 28.4-48.7 28 22.7 14.3-33.9 10 5.1 2.5-10.3
Orange 158 28 19.6 12.1-30.3 27 17.2 10.1-27.8 74 47.1 35.5-59.0 19 10.0 5.2-18.3 10 6.0 2.3-14.9
Pitt 131 32 26.7 18.0-37.6 27 16.9 10.7-25.6 46 39.7 29.3-51.2 18 12.0 6.7-20.7 8 4.7 2.1-10.0
Randolph 135 39 28.7 20.4-38.7 32 23.6 16.0-33.3 35 31.4 22.3-42.2 17 10.3 5.8-17.7 12 6.0 2.7-12.7
Robeson 124 34 24.3 15.9-35.4 24 19.6 11.3-31.6 39 32.7 22.6-44.7 17 13.8 7.0-25.2 10 9.6 4.5-19.2
Rowan 152 38 24.3 16.7-34.0 43 26.3 17.9-36.7 42 26.9 18.6-37.1 20 14.9 8.5-24.8 9 7.7 3.3-16.8
Union 150 32 21.0 13.9-30.4 35 25.9 17.4-36.8 45 26.8 19.0-36.3 26 17.8 11.4-26.7 12 8.5 3.9-17.7
Wake 248 48 20.5 14.5-28.1 51 23.2 16.4-31.9 97 35.8 28.6-43.7 34 13.6 8.1-22.0 18 6.8 4.0-11.3
Wayne 132 32 29.8 19.2-43.1 29 20.6 13.4-30.2 44 35.7 25.1-48.0 18 10.0 5.7-16.9 9 4.0 1.9- 8.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,693 401 22.8 20.1-25.7 372 22.3 19.5-25.4 548 31.9 28.6-35.3 242 15.0 12.6-17.8 130 8.1 6.1-10.6
Piedmont 2,705 594 20.0 17.9-22.3 645 25.2 22.7-28.0 921 34.5 31.8-37.2 370 13.7 11.7-15.9 175 6.6 5.3- 8.2
Western NC 1,056 213 18.9 16.0-22.1 256 24.3 20.9-28.0 347 33.3 29.5-37.3 143 14.7 11.8-18.1 97 8.8 6.7-11.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 718 145 19.1 15.6-23.2 164 22.7 18.7-27.3 239 33.4 28.8-38.3 103 16.3 12.6-20.9 67 8.5 6.1-11.8
Northwest 1,096 252 18.7 15.9-21.9 282 27.4 23.4-31.9 342 32.7 28.4-37.3 144 13.6 10.9-16.8 76 7.5 5.3-10.6
Charlotte 795 169 20.3 16.6-24.5 200 26.2 21.9-30.9 275 36.2 31.4-41.1 106 12.6 9.9-16.1 45 4.8 3.1- 7.2
Greensboro 639 141 22.0 17.5-27.2 155 26.7 21.3-33.0 220 33.8 28.7-39.3 77 9.9 7.4-13.3 46 7.5 4.7-11.9
Southern Regional 493 117 20.5 16.0-26.0 107 20.0 15.1-26.0 151 30.7 24.9-37.1 72 16.7 12.1-22.6 46 12.2 7.9-18.3
Coastal 263 57 24.3 16.9-33.5 63 22.9 16.6-30.8 90 35.0 26.1-45.1 35 10.7 7.2-15.8 18 7.1 3.7-13.2
Wake 593 126 19.1 15.0-24.1 121 23.2 18.2-29.1 210 34.0 28.8-39.6 91 16.4 11.8-22.3 45 7.2 4.7-10.9
Area L 127 37 32.0 22.6-43.1 28 19.0 12.6-27.5 41 29.4 20.8-39.7 13 11.8 6.3-20.9 8 7.9 3.7-16.2
Eastern 730 164 22.3 18.5-26.6 153 22.9 18.8-27.7 248 33.4 28.8-38.4 114 16.4 12.7-20.9 51 5.0 3.5- 7.0

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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