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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day
do you spend doing these activities?*

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  Total
Respond.^
10-20 minutes 21-30 minutes 31-60 minutes 1-2 hours More than 2 hours
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,335 818 15.7 14.2-17.3 1,353 25.0 23.3-26.7 1,871 33.9 32.0-35.9 799 15.5 14.0-17.1 494 9.9 8.6-11.4
-Western NC 1,034 162 15.7 12.7-19.2 261 26.2 22.8-30.0 351 34.6 30.7-38.7 157 14.8 12.1-17.9 103 8.8 6.9-11.1
GENDER
Male 501 71 15.2 11.1-20.4 123 22.7 18.3-27.7 152 33.8 28.4-39.7 91 18.1 14.0-23.0 64 10.3 7.6-13.7
Female 533 91 16.4 12.6-21.1 138 31.5 26.4-37.1 199 35.7 30.7-41.0 66 9.9 7.4-13.0 39 6.6 4.3- 9.9
RACE
White 955 147 14.8 12.0-18.0 242 26.8 23.3-30.7 321 34.1 30.2-38.2 149 15.4 12.5-18.7 96 9.0 7.0-11.4
African American 38 7 31.2 9.6-65.8 13 32.7 15.3-56.6 10 20.7 9.2-40.2 5 9.6 3.3-24.6 3 5.8 1.6-18.7
Other Minorities 38 7 19.2 6.6-44.6 6 13.6 4.9-32.4 20 51.5 29.6-72.8 3 8.9 2.2-29.3 2 6.9 1.5-26.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 21 3 24.6 6.8-59.4 4 8.5 2.6-24.6 11 61.7 32.2-84.6 2 2.3 0.5-10.0 1 2.8 0.4-18.7
Non-Hispanic 1,012 159 15.3 12.4-18.8 257 26.9 23.5-30.7 340 33.5 29.7-37.5 155 15.3 12.5-18.5 101 9.0 7.0-11.4
AGE
18-24 48 6 14.1 5.8-30.4 18 27.8 16.2-43.4 14 33.8 19.4-52.2 7 18.5 8.3-36.4 3 5.7 1.7-17.5
25-34 123 17 16.7 9.3-28.2 37 31.4 22.9-41.4 50 36.6 27.6-46.6 12 10.9 6.0-18.9 7 4.4 1.9-10.1
35-44 210 33 14.8 10.2-21.0 48 23.5 17.5-30.8 68 31.7 24.9-39.4 35 16.8 11.7-23.4 26 13.2 8.5-19.9
45-54 209 38 17.2 11.8-24.3 52 25.0 18.6-32.6 72 39.3 31.1-48.2 27 12.7 8.3-18.9 20 5.9 3.6- 9.4
55-64 214 31 14.9 10.1-21.5 56 24.7 18.9-31.7 75 36.0 28.7-44.0 30 12.2 8.3-17.6 22 12.2 7.6-18.9
65-74 152 27 17.2 11.7-24.5 40 26.0 19.0-34.5 38 23.4 16.9-31.5 28 18.3 12.5-25.9 19 15.1 9.2-23.7
75+ 74 10 11.2 5.8-20.5 9 14.2 6.9-27.2 32 39.9 28.4-52.6 17 26.8 16.9-39.7 6 7.9 3.4-17.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 11 10.1 4.9-19.6 21 20.3 12.0-32.1 31 30.2 20.3-42.4 22 23.0 14.3-34.8 17 16.5 9.7-26.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 279 48 15.7 10.4-23.2 53 22.8 16.6-30.5 101 34.8 27.4-43.1 49 17.6 12.1-24.9 28 9.0 5.4-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 289 45 17.7 11.8-25.8 76 24.1 18.4-30.9 100 36.5 29.3-44.2 33 11.8 7.5-18.1 35 9.9 6.7-14.4
College Graduate 362 58 15.5 11.2-21.1 110 32.5 26.5-39.2 118 34.1 27.7-41.1 53 12.4 9.1-16.9 23 5.4 3.3- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 12 12.9 6.4-24.1 10 13.7 6.6-26.3 26 47.2 32.4-62.5 9 9.9 4.8-19.3 10 16.4 7.5-32.2
$15,000- 24,999 174 28 15.7 9.2-25.5 35 21.4 14.4-30.4 53 31.2 22.8-41.1 33 16.2 10.8-23.6 25 15.4 9.4-24.3
$25,000- 34,999 110 22 22.1 11.5-38.1 27 21.2 12.8-33.0 40 35.5 23.1-50.2 14 17.0 8.1-32.2 7 4.2 1.7-10.1
$35,000- 49,999 181 24 12.6 7.0-21.5 56 30.8 22.9-40.1 56 34.3 25.5-44.2 28 14.6 8.9-23.1 17 7.7 4.4-13.1
$50,000-74,999 177 29 14.9 9.6-22.3 43 27.0 19.1-36.7 60 31.1 23.4-39.9 27 17.9 11.4-27.0 18 9.1 5.5-14.9
$75,000+ 230 33 15.7 10.2-23.3 70 30.6 23.7-38.5 84 36.5 28.9-44.8 34 13.0 8.7-18.9 9 4.3 1.8- 9.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 253 44 16.6 11.4-23.6 55 23.3 17.2-30.7 70 28.4 21.6-36.2 48 19.2 13.7-26.3 36 12.5 8.3-18.3
No 752 112 14.9 11.5-19.0 200 27.3 23.3-31.7 273 36.6 32.0-41.5 104 13.3 10.4-16.9 63 7.8 5.8-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 22 11.4 6.9-18.3 48 27.3 19.5-36.9 49 34.4 25.1-45.0 27 15.8 8.9-26.5 23 11.1 6.9-17.3
Non-Veteran 865 140 16.4 13.0-20.4 213 26.0 22.3-30.1 302 34.6 30.4-39.1 130 14.6 11.8-17.9 80 8.4 6.4-11.0

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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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