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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,523 514 5.8 4.9- 6.8 1,095 10.9 9.9-12.0 3,466 32.6 31.1-34.2 2,281 21.0 19.6-22.5 3,167 29.7 28.1-31.3
-Eastern NC 2,809 155 7.7 5.5-10.7 302 10.8 8.9-13.1 945 32.0 28.8-35.3 555 19.2 16.3-22.4 852 30.3 27.1-33.6
GENDER
Male 1,015 59 7.7 4.2-13.8 110 11.4 8.6-15.0 337 31.3 26.2-37.0 221 20.5 15.6-26.4 288 29.0 24.0-34.7
Female 1,794 96 7.7 5.8-10.3 192 10.3 7.8-13.5 608 32.6 29.2-36.2 334 17.8 15.1-20.9 564 31.6 28.0-35.3
RACE
White 1,958 101 6.5 4.8- 8.8 183 11.1 8.6-14.3 631 30.8 27.2-34.6 423 19.8 16.4-23.6 620 31.8 28.0-35.8
African American 578 39 8.1 5.2-12.3 82 10.0 7.2-13.7 225 35.5 29.4-42.2 82 19.3 12.9-27.9 150 27.1 21.1-34.1
Other Minorities 259 15 14.6 4.0-41.0 36 10.9 6.5-17.6 83 32.5 20.4-47.4 47 15.1 8.5-25.4 78 27.0 16.9-40.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 114 4 18.0 3.7-56.1 15 9.0 4.4-17.3 39 39.6 21.8-60.7 28 16.3 7.5-31.8 28 17.1 8.9-30.4
Non-Hispanic 2,690 151 6.9 5.5- 8.8 287 11.0 9.0-13.4 905 31.4 28.4-34.6 524 19.4 16.4-22.7 823 31.3 28.1-34.7
AGE
18-24 108 5 3.8 1.4- 9.8 14 13.2 6.3-25.4 30 22.2 12.6-36.2 15 21.4 9.7-40.6 44 39.4 26.4-54.0
25-34 321 11 12.1 4.4-29.1 31 9.9 5.7-16.7 109 32.9 24.8-42.1 61 15.1 10.1-22.0 109 30.0 22.1-39.4
35-44 458 15 4.2 1.9- 9.1 45 10.6 6.7-16.3 164 36.8 29.1-45.2 89 17.5 12.6-23.6 145 31.0 24.5-38.4
45-54 567 37 8.0 5.1-12.5 65 11.0 7.7-15.4 207 34.8 29.2-41.0 91 18.1 13.6-23.6 167 28.1 22.5-34.5
55-64 581 32 7.9 4.8-12.7 74 13.2 9.5-18.0 205 34.1 28.7-40.1 118 20.5 15.9-26.1 152 24.3 19.3-30.1
65+ 751 55 10.4 7.1-14.9 73 7.9 5.7-11.0 217 27.0 22.5-32.1 177 24.5 19.1-30.9 229 30.2 25.1-35.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 317 31 9.6 5.3-16.6 45 15.0 8.0-26.5 88 25.2 18.2-33.8 46 19.2 11.2-30.7 107 31.0 22.4-41.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 844 56 11.5 6.0-20.9 81 8.4 5.7-12.2 284 31.5 25.5-38.2 163 16.2 12.8-20.4 260 32.4 26.4-39.0
Some Post-H.S. 820 32 5.0 2.9- 8.3 101 11.8 8.6-15.9 286 31.3 25.4-37.8 157 20.6 14.3-28.7 244 31.4 25.3-38.2
College Graduate 825 36 5.9 3.6- 9.5 74 10.4 7.4-14.5 287 36.6 31.6-42.0 189 20.9 16.8-25.6 239 26.2 21.8-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 299 32 26.0 12.6-46.0 41 8.7 5.4-13.9 88 24.9 17.2-34.5 40 9.0 5.1-15.4 98 31.4 21.4-43.5
$15,000- 24,999 440 27 4.7 2.6- 8.2 42 6.9 4.3-10.9 154 35.6 26.8-45.6 72 15.3 10.1-22.7 145 37.4 28.8-47.0
$25,000- 34,999 286 10 2.8 1.1- 6.9 32 10.7 6.4-17.5 95 31.8 20.9-45.0 60 23.7 15.6-34.1 89 31.1 21.5-42.7
$35,000- 49,999 394 17 5.9 2.9-11.6 39 11.4 5.3-22.8 136 37.1 29.5-45.4 82 17.0 12.2-23.3 120 28.6 22.2-35.9
$50,000-74,999 417 22 7.1 4.0-12.3 55 12.7 8.4-18.7 146 36.6 29.4-44.4 84 17.8 12.9-24.0 110 25.9 19.6-33.4
$75,000+ 608 25 4.1 2.2- 7.2 60 12.5 8.3-18.4 211 30.2 24.5-36.6 141 23.0 15.8-32.2 171 30.2 23.2-38.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 933 74 9.3 6.5-13.2 108 10.5 7.7-14.3 303 27.0 22.4-32.1 173 21.7 15.4-29.8 275 31.4 25.6-37.9
No 1,781 75 6.8 4.0-11.4 180 10.9 8.4-14.0 612 34.3 30.2-38.7 364 18.5 15.4-21.9 550 29.5 25.7-33.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 450 26 6.2 3.6-10.4 44 10.4 6.8-15.7 146 32.9 24.7-42.2 108 23.0 16.9-30.4 126 27.5 20.7-35.7
Non-Veteran 2,123 117 8.3 5.6-12.3 235 11.0 8.7-13.7 720 31.2 27.7-35.0 391 18.0 14.6-21.9 660 31.5 27.8-35.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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