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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITES

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 10,967 4,689 46.8 45.4-48.3 4,613 41.3 39.9-42.8 1,665 11.8 11.0-12.7
GENDER
Male 4,052 1,852 49.3 47.0-51.7 1,672 40.2 38.0-42.5 528 10.5 9.2-11.9
Female 6,915 2,837 44.5 42.8-46.3 2,941 42.4 40.7-44.1 1,137 13.1 12.0-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 107 39 41.2 29.3-54.3 53 44.7 32.8-57.2 15 14.1 6.7-27.1
-English Speaking 106 39 41.4 29.5-54.5 52 44.4 32.5-57.0 15 14.2 6.8-27.3
-Spanish Speaking 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 10,851 4,647 46.9 45.5-48.4 4,556 41.3 39.9-42.7 1,648 11.8 11.0-12.7
AGE
18-24 279 158 56.8 49.0-64.2 104 36.3 29.2-44.0 17 6.9 3.7-12.6
25-34 943 506 54.7 50.5-58.8 373 38.2 34.3-42.3 64 7.1 5.1- 9.6
35-44 1,672 818 48.2 45.2-51.2 723 43.6 40.6-46.6 131 8.2 6.6-10.2
45-54 2,171 956 44.7 42.0-47.4 960 44.3 41.7-47.0 255 11.0 9.5-12.7
55-64 2,397 1,001 43.4 40.9-45.9 1,037 42.8 40.4-45.3 359 13.8 12.2-15.6
65-74 1,937 752 40.2 37.5-42.9 808 41.6 38.9-44.3 377 18.3 16.3-20.4
75+ 1,528 480 33.8 30.9-36.9 592 38.9 35.9-42.0 456 27.3 24.7-30.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,267 389 37.8 33.1-42.8 491 36.2 31.9-40.8 387 25.9 22.1-30.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,162 1,154 42.8 40.0-45.6 1,392 42.4 39.7-45.2 616 14.8 13.3-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 2,882 1,241 46.2 43.3-49.2 1,264 43.0 40.1-45.9 377 10.8 9.1-12.8
College Graduate 3,642 1,901 53.2 51.0-55.4 1,460 40.7 38.6-42.9 281 6.1 5.2- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 946 285 31.7 27.2-36.5 367 39.0 34.5-43.7 294 29.3 25.3-33.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,578 550 40.0 35.7-44.5 666 41.6 37.3-46.0 362 18.4 15.9-21.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,130 458 45.1 40.9-49.4 499 40.0 36.0-44.1 173 14.9 12.0-18.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,627 728 47.1 43.5-50.7 695 41.8 38.3-45.3 204 11.1 9.0-13.6
$50,000-74,999 1,717 807 48.6 45.0-52.1 770 44.5 41.0-48.0 140 6.9 5.6- 8.6
$75,000+ 2,584 1,355 54.0 51.3-56.6 1,065 40.7 38.1-43.4 164 5.3 4.4- 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,979 1,279 36.2 33.9-38.6 1,617 41.5 39.2-43.9 1,083 22.3 20.4-24.2
No 6,751 3,315 51.8 50.0-53.6 2,896 41.1 39.4-42.9 540 7.0 6.2- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,737 785 49.5 46.2-52.8 687 38.0 34.9-41.1 265 12.6 10.8-14.6
Non-Veteran 9,230 3,904 46.4 44.8-48.0 3,926 41.9 40.4-43.5 1,400 11.7 10.8-12.7

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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.

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