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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 5,454 1,208 20.6 19.1-22.2 1,273 24.3 22.5-26.2 1,816 33.6 31.7-35.5 755 14.2 12.7-15.7 402 7.3 6.3- 8.5
-Piedmont NC 2,705 594 20.0 17.9-22.3 645 25.2 22.7-28.0 921 34.5 31.8-37.2 370 13.7 11.7-15.9 175 6.6 5.3- 8.2
GENDER
Male 1,280 311 21.8 18.7-25.1 302 26.1 22.5-30.1 391 30.3 26.8-34.0 186 14.3 11.4-17.6 90 7.5 5.6-10.0
Female 1,425 283 17.4 14.9-20.3 343 23.9 20.7-27.3 530 40.6 36.9-44.4 184 12.8 10.6-15.4 85 5.2 3.9- 7.1
RACE
White 2,205 495 20.3 18.0-22.9 508 24.0 21.3-26.9 750 34.9 32.0-37.9 314 14.7 12.6-17.2 138 6.1 4.7- 7.9
African American 336 73 22.7 16.9-29.8 88 27.6 21.0-35.3 117 32.1 25.8-39.2 42 13.3 8.0-21.3 16 4.3 2.5- 7.5
Other Minorities 156 24 12.8 7.4-21.2 46 29.7 20.0-41.7 52 35.9 26.1-47.1 13 7.1 3.6-13.4 21 14.4 8.3-23.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 107 12 13.0 6.5-24.5 31 28.0 18.5-40.0 43 41.9 29.9-54.9 7 5.9 2.5-13.4 14 11.2 6.0-20.1
Non-Hispanic 2,595 581 20.5 18.3-22.9 613 25.0 22.4-27.8 877 33.9 31.3-36.7 363 14.3 12.2-16.6 161 6.3 5.0- 7.9
AGE
18-24 141 22 13.3 8.2-20.9 40 34.9 25.4-45.8 46 31.1 22.6-41.0 24 13.9 8.3-22.2 9 6.8 3.2-13.8
25-34 357 72 21.7 16.4-28.2 91 23.6 18.6-29.5 138 36.3 30.2-42.9 41 13.6 8.8-20.5 15 4.7 2.6- 8.4
35-44 619 128 19.2 15.6-23.4 143 24.4 20.3-29.1 229 36.0 31.4-41.0 83 12.4 9.6-15.8 36 7.9 5.1-12.0
45-54 612 142 22.9 18.9-27.4 151 22.6 18.8-27.0 184 32.7 28.1-37.7 97 17.2 13.6-21.6 38 4.5 3.0- 6.8
55-64 492 113 21.1 17.0-25.9 121 23.2 19.0-28.0 157 33.8 28.5-39.5 66 12.8 9.5-16.9 35 9.1 6.1-13.5
65-74 326 84 25.9 20.3-32.3 64 20.2 15.1-26.5 116 36.1 29.9-42.8 39 11.0 7.5-15.8 23 6.8 4.1-11.1
75+ 144 29 18.1 11.8-26.9 33 21.2 14.4-30.1 46 37.4 28.1-47.8 20 12.0 7.2-19.2 16 11.3 6.4-19.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 56 20.5 13.8-29.3 62 32.8 23.9-43.2 56 25.1 17.3-35.0 17 11.5 5.0-24.5 20 10.0 5.7-16.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 150 19.4 15.3-24.3 157 30.9 24.7-37.8 176 29.8 24.4-35.8 70 10.9 8.0-14.8 37 9.0 5.6-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 706 157 21.1 16.9-26.0 165 23.6 19.1-28.7 243 35.6 30.4-41.2 87 14.5 10.2-20.1 54 5.3 3.7- 7.5
College Graduate 1,197 230 19.4 16.4-22.9 261 21.4 18.1-25.1 446 38.6 34.7-42.5 196 15.2 12.7-18.1 64 5.4 3.7- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 27 20.5 11.6-33.7 26 24.1 13.5-39.3 34 33.9 20.3-50.8 9 5.5 1.8-15.2 12 16.0 7.0-32.7
$15,000- 24,999 277 68 15.6 10.7-22.2 69 28.2 20.3-37.7 78 28.1 20.6-37.1 34 20.3 11.4-33.6 28 7.8 4.7-12.8
$25,000- 34,999 247 50 19.0 12.2-28.4 67 29.0 20.7-39.0 83 33.3 25.1-42.7 31 10.4 6.2-17.0 16 8.2 4.0-16.2
$35,000- 49,999 388 93 27.9 21.6-35.2 92 24.1 18.4-31.0 135 34.4 27.5-41.9 52 11.8 8.0-17.1 16 1.8 0.9- 3.5
$50,000-74,999 476 104 21.0 16.0-27.2 110 23.9 18.0-30.9 170 36.6 30.2-43.5 66 13.9 9.9-19.2 26 4.6 2.8- 7.3
$75,000+ 918 190 19.6 16.3-23.3 213 23.8 19.8-28.3 322 35.6 31.5-39.9 138 15.4 12.6-18.8 55 5.6 4.0- 7.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 566 130 19.7 15.3-25.1 151 30.4 23.9-37.7 177 27.0 22.0-32.7 63 13.8 8.8-20.8 45 9.1 5.8-14.0
No 2,078 444 19.9 17.5-22.5 480 23.7 21.0-26.6 728 36.8 33.8-39.9 300 13.6 11.6-15.9 126 6.0 4.7- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 77 17.4 12.9-22.9 85 26.2 18.9-35.1 136 36.9 29.6-44.8 52 12.2 8.6-17.1 24 7.4 4.4-12.0
Non-Veteran 2,330 516 20.3 18.0-22.9 560 25.1 22.4-28.0 785 34.2 31.4-37.1 318 13.9 11.7-16.3 151 6.5 5.1- 8.3

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