BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

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
North Carolina	14,493	11,818	82.9	81.9-83.8	2,675	17.1	16.2-18.1
-Piedmont NC	6,954	5,736	83.5	82.1-84.9	1,218	16.5	15.1-17.9
GENDER
Male	2,559	2,118	83.4	81.0-85.6	441	16.6	14.4-19.0
Female	4,395	3,618	83.7	82.0-85.2	777	16.3	14.8-18.0
RACE
White	5,570	4,695	87.0	85.7-88.3	875	13.0	11.7-14.3
African American	963	731	79.0	75.5-82.1	232	21.0	17.9-24.5
Other Minorities	399	292	68.9	61.4-75.5	107	31.1	24.5-38.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	302	213	67.4	59.1-74.7	89	32.6	25.3-40.9
Non-Hispanic	6,638	5,512	85.0	83.7-86.3	1,126	15.0	13.7-16.3
AGE
18-24	230	194	83.7	76.1-89.3	36	16.3	10.7-23.9
25-34	696	615	87.1	82.9-90.3	81	12.9	9.7-17.1
35-44	1,180	1,027	86.1	83.4-88.5	153	13.9	11.5-16.6
45-54	1,442	1,226	84.3	81.7-86.6	216	15.7	13.4-18.3
55-64	1,413	1,183	83.6	81.0-86.0	230	16.4	14.0-19.0
65-74	1,096	867	78.7	75.4-81.7	229	21.3	18.3-24.6
75+	855	589	69.2	64.9-73.1	266	30.8	26.9-35.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	919	606	68.2	62.8-73.1	313	31.8	26.9-37.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,933	1,507	80.4	77.8-82.8	426	19.6	17.2-22.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,755	1,497	85.8	82.9-88.3	258	14.2	11.7-17.1
College Graduate	2,341	2,122	90.9	88.9-92.7	219	9.1	7.3-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	634	429	70.7	65.2-75.7	205	29.3	24.3-34.8
$15,000- 24,999	982	736	77.6	73.3-81.3	246	22.4	18.7-26.7
$25,000- 34,999	702	563	78.7	73.6-83.1	139	21.3	16.9-26.4
$35,000- 49,999	965	821	84.5	80.2-88.0	144	15.5	12.0-19.8
$50,000-74,999	1,024	913	89.4	86.7-91.6	111	10.6	8.4-13.3
$75,000+	1,676	1,536	91.8	89.3-93.7	140	8.2	6.3-10.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,343	1,685	75.1	72.3-77.7	658	24.9	22.3-27.7
No	4,419	3,899	87.0	85.3-88.6	520	13.0	11.4-14.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	930	765	85.5	82.5-88.1	165	14.5	11.9-17.5
Non-Veteran	6,022	4,969	83.3	81.7-84.7	1,053	16.7	15.3-18.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,493

11,818

82.9

81.9-83.8

2,675

17.1

16.2-18.1

-Piedmont NC

6,954

5,736

83.5

82.1-84.9

1,218

16.5

15.1-17.9

GENDER

Male

2,559

2,118

83.4

81.0-85.6

441

16.6

14.4-19.0

Female

4,395

3,618

83.7

82.0-85.2

777

16.3

14.8-18.0

RACE

White

5,570

4,695

87.0

85.7-88.3

875

13.0

11.7-14.3

African American

963

731

79.0

75.5-82.1

232

21.0

17.9-24.5

Other Minorities

399

292

68.9

61.4-75.5

107

31.1

24.5-38.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

302

213

67.4

59.1-74.7

32.6

25.3-40.9

Non-Hispanic

6,638

5,512

85.0

83.7-86.3

1,126

15.0

13.7-16.3

AGE

18-24

230

194

83.7

76.1-89.3

16.3

10.7-23.9

25-34

696

615

87.1

82.9-90.3

12.9

9.7-17.1

35-44

1,180

1,027

86.1

83.4-88.5

153

13.9

11.5-16.6

45-54

1,442

1,226

84.3

81.7-86.6

216

15.7

13.4-18.3

55-64

1,413

1,183

83.6

81.0-86.0

230

16.4

14.0-19.0

65-74

1,096

867

78.7

75.4-81.7

229

21.3

18.3-24.6

75+

855

589

69.2

64.9-73.1

266

30.8

26.9-35.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

919

606

68.2

62.8-73.1

313

31.8

26.9-37.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,933

1,507

80.4

77.8-82.8

426

19.6

17.2-22.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,755

1,497

85.8

82.9-88.3

258

14.2

11.7-17.1

College Graduate

2,341

2,122

90.9

88.9-92.7

219

9.1

7.3-11.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

634

429

70.7

65.2-75.7

205

29.3

24.3-34.8

$15,000- 24,999

982

736

77.6

73.3-81.3

246

22.4

18.7-26.7

$25,000- 34,999

702

563

78.7

73.6-83.1

139

21.3

16.9-26.4

$35,000- 49,999

965

821

84.5

80.2-88.0

144

15.5

12.0-19.8

$50,000-74,999

1,024

913

89.4

86.7-91.6

111

10.6

8.4-13.3

$75,000+

1,676

1,536

91.8

89.3-93.7

140

8.2

6.3-10.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,343

1,685

75.1

72.3-77.7

658

24.9

22.3-27.7

4,419

3,899

87.0

85.3-88.6

520

13.0

11.4-14.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

930

765

85.5

82.5-88.1

165

14.5

11.9-17.5

Non-Veteran

6,022

4,969

83.3

81.7-84.7

1,053

16.7

15.3-18.3

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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.

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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

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?*