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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,767 10,751 75.7 74.7-76.8 4,016 24.3 23.2-25.3
-Western NC 2,896 2,129 77.2 75.1-79.1 767 22.8 20.9-24.9
GENDER
Male 1,075 838 81.2 78.0-84.0 237 18.8 16.0-22.0
Female 1,821 1,291 73.4 70.8-75.8 530 26.6 24.2-29.2
RACE
White 2,674 1,984 77.9 75.9-79.8 690 22.1 20.2-24.1
African American 94 67 77.4 66.3-85.6 27 22.6 14.4-33.7
Other Minorities 118 72 66.2 53.0-77.3 46 33.8 22.7-47.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 43 63.5 47.0-77.3 26 36.5 22.7-53.0
Non-Hispanic 2,820 2,082 77.8 75.8-79.6 738 22.2 20.4-24.2
AGE
18-24 78 61 81.8 68.9-90.2 17 18.2 9.8-31.1
25-34 237 194 85.3 79.4-89.7 43 14.7 10.3-20.6
35-44 378 291 78.4 73.5-82.7 87 21.6 17.3-26.5
45-54 526 387 75.4 70.8-79.4 139 24.6 20.6-29.2
55-64 646 474 75.1 71.2-78.6 172 24.9 21.4-28.8
65-74 576 426 73.7 69.4-77.6 150 26.3 22.4-30.6
75+ 443 287 64.7 59.4-69.6 156 35.3 30.4-40.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 459 259 60.1 53.8-66.1 200 39.9 33.9-46.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 912 628 74.1 70.2-77.8 284 25.9 22.2-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 750 576 80.0 76.4-83.2 174 20.0 16.8-23.6
College Graduate 769 662 87.9 84.9-90.4 107 12.1 9.6-15.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 351 200 57.1 50.0-63.9 151 42.9 36.1-50.0
$15,000- 24,999 561 361 69.8 64.7-74.5 200 30.2 25.5-35.3
$25,000- 34,999 313 242 79.3 72.7-84.6 71 20.7 15.4-27.3
$35,000- 49,999 452 356 84.1 80.2-87.3 96 15.9 12.7-19.8
$50,000-74,999 396 324 82.9 78.0-86.8 72 17.1 13.2-22.0
$75,000+ 432 383 90.3 86.5-93.1 49 9.7 6.9-13.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,126 693 64.0 60.2-67.7 433 36.0 32.3-39.8
No 1,645 1,347 83.9 81.5-85.9 298 16.1 14.1-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 441 346 81.5 77.2-85.2 95 18.5 14.8-22.8
Non-Veteran 2,455 1,783 76.5 74.2-78.6 672 23.5 21.4-25.8

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^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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