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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate 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 11,727 643 5.4 4.8- 6.2 1,374 11.8 10.9-12.7 3,769 31.8 30.5-33.0 2,308 19.3 18.2-20.4 3,633 31.8 30.4-33.1
-Piedmont NC 5,697 309 5.5 4.6- 6.6 709 12.4 11.1-13.8 1,872 32.1 30.4-33.9 1,145 19.7 18.2-21.3 1,662 30.3 28.4-32.2
GENDER
Male 2,109 118 6.8 5.1- 8.9 284 13.6 11.5-16.0 692 32.2 29.4-35.1 445 20.4 17.9-23.2 570 27.0 24.1-30.0
Female 3,588 191 4.4 3.6- 5.3 425 11.3 9.9-12.9 1,180 32.1 29.9-34.3 700 19.0 17.3-20.8 1,092 33.3 31.0-35.7
RACE
White 4,671 238 4.6 3.7- 5.7 559 11.6 10.3-13.2 1,524 32.3 30.4-34.3 963 20.7 19.0-22.4 1,387 30.7 28.7-32.9
African American 721 53 8.0 5.4-11.6 99 12.4 9.4-16.2 247 32.0 27.4-37.1 143 20.5 16.1-25.8 179 27.0 22.6-31.9
Other Minorities 288 18 8.3 4.4-15.0 49 18.5 13.1-25.5 95 29.7 23.4-36.9 36 10.1 6.4-15.5 90 33.4 26.0-41.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 211 17 9.8 5.0-18.5 41 21.8 15.0-30.5 61 24.8 18.1-32.8 22 10.4 5.9-17.6 70 33.3 24.6-43.2
Non-Hispanic 5,475 291 5.2 4.3- 6.2 667 11.7 10.5-13.1 1,807 32.6 30.8-34.5 1,122 20.4 18.8-22.1 1,588 30.1 28.2-32.0
AGE
18-24 194 10 6.8 3.4-13.4 18 11.4 6.5-19.2 53 23.7 17.5-31.2 31 15.3 10.2-22.3 82 42.8 34.3-51.8
25-34 612 28 6.4 4.0-10.2 72 11.5 8.6-15.0 202 32.2 27.5-37.2 131 21.6 17.3-26.7 179 28.3 23.9-33.2
35-44 1,021 48 5.3 3.6- 7.7 140 14.1 11.5-17.1 378 36.4 32.8-40.3 192 17.7 15.0-20.8 263 26.5 23.0-30.2
45-54 1,218 66 4.6 3.4- 6.2 158 13.3 11.0-15.9 386 32.4 29.1-35.8 263 21.8 19.0-24.9 345 27.9 24.8-31.3
55-64 1,175 56 4.4 3.2- 6.0 146 12.6 10.3-15.3 406 34.3 30.9-37.9 231 20.1 17.4-23.2 336 28.6 25.4-32.0
65-74 861 53 5.1 3.6- 7.2 99 11.3 8.9-14.3 286 33.0 29.2-37.1 178 21.6 18.3-25.4 245 29.0 25.1-33.2
75+ 582 46 7.0 4.9- 9.8 73 10.5 7.9-13.9 150 27.7 23.3-32.6 114 18.9 15.3-23.1 199 35.9 30.9-41.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 594 46 7.0 4.2-11.3 96 15.9 11.9-20.9 166 25.4 20.4-31.1 71 10.9 7.6-15.3 215 40.9 34.4-47.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,495 108 6.8 5.0- 9.1 205 14.4 11.5-17.9 477 30.6 27.1-34.3 257 15.8 13.3-18.7 448 32.4 28.5-36.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,487 76 5.3 3.5- 7.9 161 11.0 8.7-13.8 510 33.8 30.3-37.5 305 21.2 17.9-24.9 435 28.8 25.3-32.4
College Graduate 2,117 78 4.4 3.1- 6.1 246 10.9 9.3-12.7 719 34.2 31.4-37.0 510 24.0 21.6-26.6 564 26.5 24.0-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 417 36 9.1 4.9-16.1 60 12.8 8.5-18.7 128 30.8 24.0-38.7 49 9.2 6.0-13.8 144 38.1 30.5-46.4
$15,000- 24,999 731 61 7.7 5.2-11.5 105 15.8 11.6-21.0 194 23.8 19.4-28.9 115 17.1 12.2-23.5 256 35.5 29.7-41.8
$25,000- 34,999 560 28 5.1 2.5-10.1 70 13.8 10.0-18.6 186 30.0 24.7-35.9 102 14.5 11.1-18.8 174 36.6 30.6-43.0
$35,000- 49,999 819 41 6.2 3.9- 9.8 83 10.0 7.4-13.5 280 31.8 27.6-36.4 171 20.6 16.9-25.0 244 31.2 26.7-36.2
$50,000-74,999 910 41 3.8 2.4- 6.0 87 8.2 6.1-10.9 351 40.2 35.5-45.0 203 20.3 16.9-24.3 228 27.5 23.0-32.6
$75,000+ 1,531 49 3.4 2.3- 4.9 185 13.2 10.7-16.0 523 34.1 31.0-37.4 369 24.3 21.6-27.3 405 25.0 22.3-28.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,665 119 5.5 4.3- 6.9 241 14.6 12.0-17.5 515 32.1 28.7-35.6 268 18.0 15.0-21.4 522 30.0 26.8-33.3
No 3,885 179 5.3 4.2- 6.8 442 11.7 10.2-13.3 1,314 32.4 30.3-34.6 843 20.0 18.3-21.9 1,107 30.5 28.3-32.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 762 42 5.5 3.5- 8.7 78 8.4 6.3-11.2 264 35.7 30.9-40.7 157 19.6 16.0-23.8 221 30.8 25.7-36.5
Non-Veteran 4,933 267 5.5 4.5- 6.7 631 13.0 11.6-14.5 1,607 31.6 29.7-33.6 988 19.7 18.1-21.4 1,440 30.2 28.2-32.2

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