BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (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

Physical Activity-WHITES

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
TOTAL	11,378	9,518	86.5	85.5-87.4	1,860	13.5	12.6-14.5
GENDER
Male	4,185	3,538	87.0	85.5-88.4	647	13.0	11.6-14.5
Female	7,193	5,980	86.0	84.8-87.2	1,213	14.0	12.8-15.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	111	95	86.5	74.2-93.5	16	13.5	6.5-25.8
-English Speaking	110	94	86.5	74.1-93.5	16	13.5	6.5-25.9
-Spanish Speaking	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	11,257	9,415	86.5	85.5-87.4	1,842	13.5	12.6-14.5
AGE
18-24	286	260	90.7	84.6-94.5	26	9.3	5.5-15.4
25-34	969	888	91.1	88.4-93.2	81	8.9	6.8-11.6
35-44	1,704	1,537	89.4	87.3-91.3	167	10.6	8.7-12.7
45-54	2,234	1,938	87.3	85.5-88.9	296	12.7	11.1-14.5
55-64	2,473	2,079	85.3	83.6-87.0	394	14.7	13.0-16.4
65-74	2,046	1,638	80.7	78.5-82.7	408	19.3	17.3-21.5
75+	1,620	1,140	72.6	69.9-75.2	480	27.4	24.8-30.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,334	914	73.0	68.9-76.8	420	27.0	23.2-31.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,320	2,644	83.7	82.0-85.2	676	16.3	14.8-18.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,995	2,575	87.6	85.4-89.5	420	12.4	10.5-14.6
College Graduate	3,715	3,377	92.2	91.0-93.2	338	7.8	6.8- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,007	701	70.8	66.7-74.7	306	29.2	25.3-33.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,628	1,240	80.3	77.3-82.9	388	19.7	17.1-22.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,173	979	83.4	80.1-86.3	194	16.6	13.7-19.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,672	1,440	86.8	83.8-89.2	232	13.2	10.8-16.2
$50,000-74,999	1,770	1,596	91.0	89.1-92.6	174	9.0	7.4-10.9
$75,000+	2,628	2,424	93.2	91.9-94.3	204	6.8	5.7- 8.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,146	2,999	76.5	74.6-78.4	1,147	23.5	21.6-25.4
No	6,962	6,298	91.1	90.0-92.0	664	8.9	8.0-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,787	1,486	85.9	83.8-87.7	301	14.1	12.3-16.2
Non-Veteran	9,590	8,031	86.6	85.5-87.6	1,559	13.4	12.4-14.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,378

9,518

86.5

85.5-87.4

1,860

13.5

12.6-14.5

GENDER

Male

4,185

3,538

87.0

85.5-88.4

647

13.0

11.6-14.5

Female

7,193

5,980

86.0

84.8-87.2

1,213

14.0

12.8-15.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

111

86.5

74.2-93.5

13.5

6.5-25.8

-English Speaking

110

86.5

74.1-93.5

13.5

6.5-25.9

-Spanish Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

11,257

9,415

86.5

85.5-87.4

1,842

13.5

12.6-14.5

AGE

18-24

286

260

90.7

84.6-94.5

9.3

5.5-15.4

25-34

969

888

91.1

88.4-93.2

8.9

6.8-11.6

35-44

1,704

1,537

89.4

87.3-91.3

167

10.6

8.7-12.7

45-54

2,234

1,938

87.3

85.5-88.9

296

12.7

11.1-14.5

55-64

2,473

2,079

85.3

83.6-87.0

394

14.7

13.0-16.4

65-74

2,046

1,638

80.7

78.5-82.7

408

19.3

17.3-21.5

75+

1,620

1,140

72.6

69.9-75.2

480

27.4

24.8-30.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,334

914

73.0

68.9-76.8

420

27.0

23.2-31.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,320

2,644

83.7

82.0-85.2

676

16.3

14.8-18.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,995

2,575

87.6

85.4-89.5

420

12.4

10.5-14.6

College Graduate

3,715

3,377

92.2

91.0-93.2

338

7.8

6.8- 9.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,007

701

70.8

66.7-74.7

306

29.2

25.3-33.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,628

1,240

80.3

77.3-82.9

388

19.7

17.1-22.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,173

979

83.4

80.1-86.3

194

16.6

13.7-19.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,672

1,440

86.8

83.8-89.2

232

13.2

10.8-16.2

$50,000-74,999

1,770

1,596

91.0

89.1-92.6

174

9.0

7.4-10.9

$75,000+

2,628

2,424

93.2

91.9-94.3

204

6.8

5.7- 8.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,146

2,999

76.5

74.6-78.4

1,147

23.5

21.6-25.4

6,962

6,298

91.1

90.0-92.0

664

8.9

8.0-10.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,787

1,486

85.9

83.8-87.7

301

14.1

12.3-16.2

Non-Veteran

9,590

8,031

86.6

85.5-87.6

1,559

13.4

12.4-14.5

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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.

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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITES

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?*