BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Moderate Physical Activity*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Moderate Physical Activity*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,951	5,705	44.0	42.8-45.3	8,246	56.0	54.7-57.2
-Piedmont NC	6,712	2,772	44.6	42.7-46.4	3,940	55.4	53.6-57.3
GENDER
Male	2,480	1,095	46.5	43.5-49.6	1,385	53.5	50.4-56.5
Female	4,232	1,677	42.7	40.5-44.9	2,555	57.3	55.1-59.5
RACE
White	5,388	2,309	47.4	45.3-49.4	3,079	52.6	50.6-54.7
African American	920	318	39.8	35.2-44.6	602	60.2	55.4-64.8
Other Minorities	385	136	34.7	28.4-41.6	249	65.3	58.4-71.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	290	88	29.2	22.6-36.8	202	70.8	63.2-77.4
Non-Hispanic	6,410	2,680	46.0	44.1-47.9	3,730	54.0	52.1-55.9
AGE
18-24	224	113	50.1	41.8-58.4	111	49.9	41.6-58.2
25-34	675	324	49.5	44.5-54.6	351	50.5	45.4-55.5
35-44	1,155	513	45.3	41.6-49.0	642	54.7	51.0-58.4
45-54	1,405	608	43.7	40.4-47.0	797	56.3	53.0-59.6
55-64	1,370	565	42.2	38.9-45.6	805	57.8	54.4-61.1
65-74	1,044	384	38.1	34.3-42.0	660	61.9	58.0-65.7
75+	801	249	33.4	29.2-37.9	552	66.6	62.1-70.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	872	239	31.5	26.4-37.1	633	68.5	62.9-73.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,842	647	39.8	36.2-43.5	1,195	60.2	56.5-63.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,691	713	46.0	42.2-49.8	978	54.0	50.2-57.8
College Graduate	2,301	1,173	52.6	49.7-55.4	1,128	47.4	44.6-50.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	592	152	30.3	24.3-37.1	440	69.7	62.9-75.7
$15,000- 24,999	951	318	38.1	32.8-43.8	633	61.9	56.2-67.2
$25,000- 34,999	682	275	42.6	37.0-48.3	407	57.4	51.7-63.0
$35,000- 49,999	937	410	44.6	39.9-49.4	527	55.4	50.6-60.1
$50,000-74,999	997	449	48.2	43.6-52.9	548	51.8	47.1-56.4
$75,000+	1,648	854	53.5	50.1-56.8	794	46.5	43.2-49.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,242	695	35.2	32.1-38.5	1,547	64.8	61.5-67.9
No	4,308	2,018	48.5	46.2-50.7	2,290	51.5	49.3-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	898	396	49.5	44.7-54.4	502	50.5	45.6-55.3
Non-Veteran	5,813	2,375	43.9	41.9-45.9	3,438	56.1	54.1-58.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,951

5,705

44.0

42.8-45.3

8,246

56.0

54.7-57.2

-Piedmont NC

6,712

2,772

44.6

42.7-46.4

3,940

55.4

53.6-57.3

GENDER

Male

2,480

1,095

46.5

43.5-49.6

1,385

53.5

50.4-56.5

Female

4,232

1,677

42.7

40.5-44.9

2,555

57.3

55.1-59.5

RACE

White

5,388

2,309

47.4

45.3-49.4

3,079

52.6

50.6-54.7

African American

920

318

39.8

35.2-44.6

602

60.2

55.4-64.8

Other Minorities

385

136

34.7

28.4-41.6

249

65.3

58.4-71.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

290

29.2

22.6-36.8

202

70.8

63.2-77.4

Non-Hispanic

6,410

2,680

46.0

44.1-47.9

3,730

54.0

52.1-55.9

AGE

18-24

224

113

50.1

41.8-58.4

111

49.9

41.6-58.2

25-34

675

324

49.5

44.5-54.6

351

50.5

45.4-55.5

35-44

1,155

513

45.3

41.6-49.0

642

54.7

51.0-58.4

45-54

1,405

608

43.7

40.4-47.0

797

56.3

53.0-59.6

55-64

1,370

565

42.2

38.9-45.6

805

57.8

54.4-61.1

65-74

1,044

384

38.1

34.3-42.0

660

61.9

58.0-65.7

75+

801

249

33.4

29.2-37.9

552

66.6

62.1-70.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

872

239

31.5

26.4-37.1

633

68.5

62.9-73.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,842

647

39.8

36.2-43.5

1,195

60.2

56.5-63.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,691

713

46.0

42.2-49.8

978

54.0

50.2-57.8

College Graduate

2,301

1,173

52.6

49.7-55.4

1,128

47.4

44.6-50.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

592

152

30.3

24.3-37.1

440

69.7

62.9-75.7

$15,000- 24,999

951

318

38.1

32.8-43.8

633

61.9

56.2-67.2

$25,000- 34,999

682

275

42.6

37.0-48.3

407

57.4

51.7-63.0

$35,000- 49,999

937

410

44.6

39.9-49.4

527

55.4

50.6-60.1

$50,000-74,999

997

449

48.2

43.6-52.9

548

51.8

47.1-56.4

$75,000+

1,648

854

53.5

50.1-56.8

794

46.5

43.2-49.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,242

695

35.2

32.1-38.5

1,547

64.8

61.5-67.9

4,308

2,018

48.5

46.2-50.7

2,290

51.5

49.3-53.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

898

396

49.5

44.7-54.4

502

50.5

45.6-55.3

Non-Veteran

5,813

2,375

43.9

41.9-45.9

3,438

56.1

54.1-58.1

Back to Physical Activity.

*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or
respondents who report doing vigorous physical acti vity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No= Respondents who report no moderate physical activity or less than 30 minutes per day, or less than five days per week
and no vigorous physical activity or less than 20 minutes p er day, or less than three days per week.

^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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