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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 13,266 9,476 73.6 72.2-74.9 3,790 26.4 25.1-27.8
-Eastern NC 3,661 2,484 68.3 65.2-71.2 1,177 31.7 28.8-34.8
GENDER
Male 1,328 918 70.9 66.0-75.3 410 29.1 24.7-34.0
Female 2,333 1,566 65.9 62.0-69.5 767 34.1 30.5-38.0
RACE
White 2,442 1,722 70.9 67.4-74.2 720 29.1 25.8-32.6
African American 850 511 58.8 51.8-65.3 339 41.2 34.7-48.2
Other Minorities 346 237 74.5 64.8-82.3 109 25.5 17.7-35.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 146 110 74.7 59.4-85.6 36 25.3 14.4-40.6
Non-Hispanic 3,508 2,369 67.8 64.7-70.8 1,139 32.2 29.2-35.3
AGE
18-24 136 105 70.2 55.1-81.8 31 29.8 18.2-44.9
25-34 395 306 78.1 70.3-84.3 89 21.9 15.7-29.7
35-44 556 400 69.0 62.0-75.2 156 31.0 24.8-38.0
45-54 718 488 70.8 65.4-75.6 230 29.2 24.4-34.6
55-64 741 493 62.3 56.6-67.6 248 37.7 32.4-43.4
65+ 1,086 675 59.2 54.3-63.9 411 40.8 36.1-45.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 505 289 56.2 47.6-64.4 216 43.8 35.6-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,166 694 59.9 53.8-65.7 472 40.1 34.3-46.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,021 714 70.1 64.3-75.4 307 29.9 24.6-35.7
College Graduate 963 783 84.8 81.4-87.7 180 15.2 12.3-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 467 241 54.8 44.9-64.4 226 45.2 35.6-55.1
$15,000- 24,999 626 375 61.3 53.7-68.4 251 38.7 31.6-46.3
$25,000- 34,999 373 251 68.4 56.9-78.0 122 31.6 22.0-43.1
$35,000- 49,999 489 329 65.7 57.0-73.5 160 34.3 26.5-43.0
$50,000-74,999 490 361 70.7 63.6-76.9 129 29.3 23.1-36.4
$75,000+ 683 572 85.1 80.7-88.6 111 14.9 11.4-19.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,367 744 57.3 52.2-62.2 623 42.7 37.8-47.8
No 2,054 1,567 73.8 69.5-77.7 487 26.2 22.3-30.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 583 408 73.9 68.0-79.0 175 26.1 21.0-32.0
Non-Veteran 2,766 1,850 66.9 63.2-70.4 916 33.1 29.6-36.8

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^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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