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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Moderate Physical Activity*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,228 5,393 46.4 44.8-48.0 6,835 53.6 52.0-55.2
-Eastern NC 3,350 1,395 45.0 41.7-48.4 1,955 55.0 51.6-58.3
GENDER
Male 1,209 571 52.0 46.4-57.5 638 48.0 42.5-53.6
Female 2,141 824 38.3 34.8-41.9 1,317 61.7 58.1-65.2
RACE
White 2,253 1,008 47.9 44.0-51.8 1,245 52.1 48.2-56.0
African American 757 237 36.0 29.6-42.9 520 64.0 57.1-70.4
Other Minorities 322 142 47.9 35.5-60.5 180 52.1 39.5-64.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 138 76 48.6 30.8-66.8 62 51.4 33.2-69.2
Non-Hispanic 3,208 1,318 44.7 41.4-48.1 1,890 55.3 51.9-58.6
AGE
18-24 123 71 58.7 44.6-71.6 52 41.3 28.4-55.4
25-34 367 201 54.1 44.4-63.4 166 45.9 36.6-55.6
35-44 512 253 46.8 39.4-54.2 259 53.2 45.8-60.6
45-54 659 249 40.5 34.7-46.7 410 59.5 53.3-65.3
55-64 690 272 39.2 33.6-45.0 418 60.8 55.0-66.4
65+ 975 342 32.8 28.4-37.5 633 67.2 62.5-71.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 438 132 36.2 28.0-45.3 306 63.8 54.7-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,054 398 41.5 35.4-47.9 656 58.5 52.1-64.6
Some Post-H.S. 946 408 48.7 42.2-55.3 538 51.3 44.7-57.8
College Graduate 908 457 50.4 45.2-55.6 451 49.6 44.4-54.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 419 114 29.8 21.7-39.4 305 70.2 60.6-78.3
$15,000- 24,999 576 205 41.8 34.0-50.0 371 58.2 50.0-66.0
$25,000- 34,999 341 153 55.3 45.0-65.1 188 44.7 34.9-55.0
$35,000- 49,999 461 206 44.3 37.0-51.9 255 55.7 48.1-63.0
$50,000-74,999 466 211 47.0 39.8-54.3 255 53.0 45.7-60.2
$75,000+ 644 340 55.1 47.7-62.2 304 44.9 37.8-52.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,271 395 36.2 30.6-42.2 876 63.8 57.8-69.4
No 1,978 956 49.1 44.7-53.4 1,022 50.9 46.6-55.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 540 265 49.3 41.6-57.0 275 50.7 43.0-58.4
Non-Veteran 2,517 1,011 44.7 40.7-48.7 1,506 55.3 51.3-59.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or
respondents who report doing vigorous physical acti vity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No= Respondents who report no moderate physical activity or less than 30 minutes per day, or less than five days per week
and no vigorous physical activity or less than 20 minutes p er day, or less than three days per week.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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