BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
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
-Western NC	1,056	213	18.9	16.0-22.1	256	24.3	20.9-28.0	347	33.3	29.5-37.3	143	14.7	11.8-18.1	97	8.8	6.7-11.5
GENDER
Male	512	109	19.1	15.2-23.6	121	23.2	18.6-28.5	159	31.8	26.6-37.4	74	15.9	11.8-21.1	49	10.1	6.9-14.4
Female	544	104	18.6	14.6-23.2	135	25.9	21.4-31.0	188	35.6	30.5-40.9	69	12.9	9.6-17.2	48	7.0	5.0- 9.7
RACE
White	977	196	19.0	16.1-22.5	243	24.8	21.5-28.6	321	33.4	29.6-37.4	130	14.9	11.9-18.4	87	7.8	5.9-10.3
African American	38	11	26.2	12.2-47.6	3	6.4	1.6-22.5	15	53.7	29.8-75.9	6	7.7	2.7-19.9	3	6.0	1.5-20.6
Other Minorities	38	5	11.2	3.5-30.4	10	27.4	10.6-54.5	11	19.1	8.4-37.7	6	16.3	5.2-40.9	6	26.1	10.7-51.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	3	9.2	2.2-31.6	7	37.7	13.5-70.1	6	16.9	6.4-38.0	3	13.3	2.7-45.9	2	22.8	5.7-58.9
Non-Hispanic	1,034	210	19.2	16.3-22.6	249	23.8	20.6-27.4	341	33.9	30.1-38.0	140	14.8	11.9-18.2	94	8.2	6.3-10.7
AGE
18-24	48	5	6.3	2.4-15.5	13	25.6	13.3-43.6	19	40.5	25.6-57.4	6	13.7	5.3-31.2	5	13.9	5.3-31.5
25-34	128	19	16.6	10.1-26.0	30	25.6	17.9-35.2	40	27.8	19.7-37.7	26	20.7	13.5-30.3	13	9.3	5.0-16.6
35-44	212	45	19.5	14.3-26.0	63	27.0	20.9-34.0	65	35.9	28.6-44.0	29	13.2	8.7-19.6	10	4.4	2.3- 8.2
45-54	212	53	26.0	19.0-34.4	38	19.4	13.7-26.9	74	31.7	24.9-39.5	28	13.3	8.1-21.3	19	9.6	5.6-15.8
55-64	219	39	18.6	13.2-25.6	61	26.6	20.6-33.6	71	36.1	28.8-44.1	24	11.0	7.1-16.7	24	7.6	4.9-11.8
65-74	158	36	26.2	19.0-34.9	29	16.5	11.2-23.5	56	34.2	26.6-42.8	19	10.3	6.5-16.1	18	12.8	7.8-20.3
75+	75	16	22.9	13.8-35.7	21	27.3	17.5-39.9	21	27.8	18.0-40.3	10	14.0	7.3-25.4	7	7.9	3.6-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	106	23	22.6	14.5-33.6	27	20.1	13.0-29.6	31	30.7	20.8-42.6	11	7.9	3.8-15.7	14	18.8	10.1-32.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	286	57	17.4	12.2-24.2	76	25.4	18.9-33.3	86	34.2	26.9-42.4	40	13.3	8.5-20.2	27	9.7	5.6-16.3
Some Post-H.S.	298	69	20.0	15.1-26.0	69	24.0	18.1-31.1	103	36.6	29.3-44.5	37	14.6	9.7-21.3	20	4.9	2.7- 8.7
College Graduate	364	64	18.3	13.5-24.3	84	24.9	19.5-31.2	127	30.5	25.0-36.6	54	17.7	12.5-24.4	35	8.6	5.6-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	68	20	31.4	19.2-46.9	13	16.4	8.6-29.1	20	34.0	20.6-50.6	8	7.1	3.3-14.6	7	11.1	4.7-23.8
$15,000- 24,999	176	44	24.4	17.2-33.5	49	26.2	18.6-35.5	43	24.8	17.2-34.3	24	15.0	9.2-23.7	16	9.6	4.6-18.9
$25,000- 34,999	116	22	12.5	7.4-20.5	24	24.6	13.8-39.9	37	35.7	23.1-50.6	15	10.2	5.6-17.8	18	17.0	9.1-29.5
$35,000- 49,999	182	28	15.4	9.3-24.4	50	24.5	17.6-33.0	60	34.3	25.6-44.2	29	19.8	12.3-30.3	15	6.0	3.2-10.9
$50,000-74,999	180	39	22.2	15.5-30.7	42	23.2	16.7-31.3	60	33.7	25.6-43.0	26	14.0	8.7-21.8	13	6.9	2.9-15.6
$75,000+	232	40	15.9	10.8-22.9	53	24.7	17.9-33.0	99	41.3	33.6-49.3	24	11.6	7.0-18.6	16	6.6	3.6-11.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	259	61	22.9	17.2-29.8	61	25.4	19.0-33.0	77	28.9	22.6-36.2	27	9.7	5.5-16.5	33	13.1	8.4-19.8
No	766	140	17.4	14.1-21.2	191	24.9	21.0-29.4	265	35.6	31.2-40.4	110	15.3	12.1-19.3	60	6.7	4.8- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	172	35	20.6	14.3-28.8	42	21.6	15.2-29.9	54	36.0	26.3-47.1	24	13.9	8.1-22.7	17	7.8	4.2-14.3
Non-Veteran	884	178	18.6	15.5-22.2	214	24.7	21.0-28.8	293	32.9	28.8-37.1	119	14.8	11.7-18.6	80	9.0	6.7-12.0

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

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

-Western NC

1,056

213

18.9

16.0-22.1

256

24.3

20.9-28.0

347

33.3

29.5-37.3

143

14.7

11.8-18.1

8.8

6.7-11.5

GENDER

Male

512

109

19.1

15.2-23.6

121

23.2

18.6-28.5

159

31.8

26.6-37.4

15.9

11.8-21.1

10.1

6.9-14.4

Female

544

104

18.6

14.6-23.2

135

25.9

21.4-31.0

188

35.6

30.5-40.9

12.9

9.6-17.2

7.0

5.0- 9.7

RACE

White

977

196

19.0

16.1-22.5

243

24.8

21.5-28.6

321

33.4

29.6-37.4

130

14.9

11.9-18.4

7.8

5.9-10.3

African American

26.2

12.2-47.6

6.4

1.6-22.5

53.7

29.8-75.9

7.7

2.7-19.9

6.0

1.5-20.6

Other Minorities

11.2

3.5-30.4

27.4

10.6-54.5

19.1

8.4-37.7

16.3

5.2-40.9

26.1

10.7-51.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.2

2.2-31.6

37.7

13.5-70.1

16.9

6.4-38.0

13.3

2.7-45.9

22.8

5.7-58.9

Non-Hispanic

1,034

210

19.2

16.3-22.6

249

23.8

20.6-27.4

341

33.9

30.1-38.0

140

14.8

11.9-18.2

8.2

6.3-10.7

AGE

18-24

6.3

2.4-15.5

25.6

13.3-43.6

40.5

25.6-57.4

13.7

5.3-31.2

13.9

5.3-31.5

25-34

128

16.6

10.1-26.0

25.6

17.9-35.2

27.8

19.7-37.7

20.7

13.5-30.3

9.3

5.0-16.6

35-44

212

19.5

14.3-26.0

27.0

20.9-34.0

35.9

28.6-44.0

13.2

8.7-19.6

4.4

2.3- 8.2

45-54

212

26.0

19.0-34.4

19.4

13.7-26.9

31.7

24.9-39.5

13.3

8.1-21.3

9.6

5.6-15.8

55-64

219

18.6

13.2-25.6

26.6

20.6-33.6

36.1

28.8-44.1

11.0

7.1-16.7

7.6

4.9-11.8

65-74

158

26.2

19.0-34.9

16.5

11.2-23.5

34.2

26.6-42.8

10.3

6.5-16.1

12.8

7.8-20.3

75+

22.9

13.8-35.7

27.3

17.5-39.9

27.8

18.0-40.3

14.0

7.3-25.4

7.9

3.6-16.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

106

22.6

14.5-33.6

20.1

13.0-29.6

30.7

20.8-42.6

7.9

3.8-15.7

18.8

10.1-32.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

286

17.4

12.2-24.2

25.4

18.9-33.3

34.2

26.9-42.4

13.3

8.5-20.2

9.7

5.6-16.3

Some Post-H.S.

298

20.0

15.1-26.0

24.0

18.1-31.1

103

36.6

29.3-44.5

14.6

9.7-21.3

4.9

2.7- 8.7

College Graduate

364

18.3

13.5-24.3

24.9

19.5-31.2

127

30.5

25.0-36.6

17.7

12.5-24.4

8.6

5.6-13.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.4

19.2-46.9

16.4

8.6-29.1

34.0

20.6-50.6

7.1

3.3-14.6

11.1

4.7-23.8

$15,000- 24,999

176

24.4

17.2-33.5

26.2

18.6-35.5

24.8

17.2-34.3

15.0

9.2-23.7

9.6

4.6-18.9

$25,000- 34,999

116

12.5

7.4-20.5

24.6

13.8-39.9

35.7

23.1-50.6

10.2

5.6-17.8

17.0

9.1-29.5

$35,000- 49,999

182

15.4

9.3-24.4

24.5

17.6-33.0

34.3

25.6-44.2

19.8

12.3-30.3

6.0

3.2-10.9

$50,000-74,999

180

22.2

15.5-30.7

23.2

16.7-31.3

33.7

25.6-43.0

14.0

8.7-21.8

6.9

2.9-15.6

$75,000+

232

15.9

10.8-22.9

24.7

17.9-33.0

41.3

33.6-49.3

11.6

7.0-18.6

6.6

3.6-11.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

259

22.9

17.2-29.8

25.4

19.0-33.0

28.9

22.6-36.2

9.7

5.5-16.5

13.1

8.4-19.8

766

140

17.4

14.1-21.2

191

24.9

21.0-29.4

265

35.6

31.2-40.4

110

15.3

12.1-19.3

6.7

4.8- 9.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

172

20.6

14.3-28.8

21.6

15.2-29.9

36.0

26.3-47.1

13.9

8.1-22.7

7.8

4.2-14.3

Non-Veteran

884

178

18.6

15.5-22.2

214

24.7

21.0-28.8

293

32.9

28.8-37.1

119

14.8

11.7-18.6

9.0

6.7-12.0

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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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