BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	5,411	1,149	19.5	17.8-21.4	1,238	24.4	22.3-26.7	1,867	34.2	31.9-36.6	752	14.4	12.7-16.2	405	7.4	6.3- 8.8
-Eastern NC	1,398	310	18.8	15.7-22.4	306	22.7	18.6-27.4	476	35.1	30.2-40.4	201	14.9	11.7-18.9	105	8.5	6.2-11.5
GENDER
Male	638	140	18.1	14.0-23.2	144	22.6	16.7-29.7	207	35.2	28.0-43.2	97	15.5	10.9-21.6	50	8.6	5.5-13.3
Female	760	170	19.9	15.6-25.0	162	22.9	18.1-28.5	269	35.0	29.6-40.8	104	14.0	10.3-18.6	55	8.2	5.6-12.0
RACE
White	978	233	21.2	17.2-25.9	199	19.7	15.9-24.3	338	36.5	30.3-43.2	139	13.9	10.4-18.4	69	8.6	6.0-12.2
African American	256	51	17.6	11.4-26.2	63	30.2	19.9-43.0	87	30.8	22.4-40.7	29	15.3	8.6-25.7	26	6.1	3.2-11.1
Other Minorities	157	25	8.7	4.9-15.2	42	25.5	12.3-45.6	47	34.3	21.3-50.1	33	19.8	9.6-36.2	10	11.7	4.3-28.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	77	9	6.9	2.9-15.4	13	27.3	10.1-55.8	30	34.7	19.1-54.4	17	15.0	7.0-29.3	8	16.1	5.5-38.8
Non-Hispanic	1,320	301	19.9	16.6-23.8	292	22.2	18.3-26.7	446	35.2	30.0-40.7	184	14.9	11.5-19.1	97	7.7	5.6-10.5
AGE
18-24	81	9	7.8	3.6-15.9	19	21.5	10.9-38.0	29	48.2	31.6-65.3	18	18.9	9.7-33.8	6	3.5	1.4- 8.7
25-34	214	25	10.9	6.1-18.7	50	18.9	12.5-27.4	68	31.9	23.1-42.2	41	20.3	12.4-31.6	30	18.0	10.4-29.3
35-44	288	64	23.9	16.4-33.4	64	29.5	19.4-42.1	97	28.5	21.0-37.5	49	13.3	8.6-19.9	14	4.9	2.3- 9.9
45-54	285	89	28.8	21.1-38.0	59	21.2	14.6-29.7	92	31.7	23.4-41.3	30	11.2	6.5-18.6	15	7.1	3.6-13.5
55-64	268	54	21.1	14.5-29.7	53	20.0	13.7-28.3	97	34.6	26.7-43.4	39	13.3	8.2-20.9	25	11.0	6.2-18.9
65+	253	68	27.0	19.5-36.2	58	24.3	17.3-33.0	89	37.7	28.9-47.3	24	6.5	4.0-10.3	14	4.5	2.0- 9.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	131	33	17.8	9.5-30.9	36	20.0	10.6-34.5	33	32.2	20.2-47.1	10	9.6	3.2-25.6	19	20.4	10.1-37.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	381	93	21.2	15.4-28.6	98	23.5	17.2-31.2	104	29.2	20.2-40.2	53	16.9	10.4-26.2	33	9.1	5.6-14.6
Some Post-H.S.	415	91	17.1	11.8-24.0	79	25.3	16.5-36.8	154	38.7	28.5-50.0	65	14.4	8.9-22.4	26	4.5	2.5- 8.0
College Graduate	470	93	18.9	13.9-25.1	93	20.0	14.9-26.4	184	37.8	31.2-45.0	73	15.7	11.2-21.7	27	7.6	3.9-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	95	34	26.2	15.1-41.5	26	20.2	11.7-32.8	20	43.3	26.5-61.8	6	2.9	0.9- 9.2	9	7.3	2.4-20.0
$15,000- 24,999	196	49	17.4	10.9-26.5	47	24.7	13.0-41.8	53	25.5	16.0-37.9	26	17.4	8.5-32.6	21	15.0	7.5-27.9
$25,000- 34,999	149	29	12.8	6.9-22.3	29	17.7	9.8-30.1	49	36.1	21.1-54.4	28	24.9	14.0-40.4	14	8.5	3.5-19.0
$35,000- 49,999	206	39	18.1	11.3-27.8	47	23.4	15.2-34.3	77	33.6	25.0-43.5	22	12.6	6.6-22.7	21	12.2	6.6-21.6
$50,000-74,999	218	45	22.6	14.4-33.5	47	28.2	18.8-39.8	78	29.8	21.3-40.0	39	15.0	9.4-23.1	9	4.4	2.0- 9.7
$75,000+	376	76	17.2	11.6-24.6	79	19.4	13.7-26.7	147	43.7	32.7-55.3	60	14.8	8.9-23.6	14	5.0	1.9-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	340	88	18.3	12.5-26.1	80	26.6	18.2-37.2	102	28.7	18.1-42.4	40	13.0	6.8-23.5	30	13.3	7.1-23.5
No	1,000	209	18.9	15.3-23.3	214	22.2	17.3-27.9	361	38.8	33.2-44.8	148	14.2	10.7-18.6	68	5.9	4.2- 8.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	275	50	19.5	12.6-28.7	55	25.5	15.4-39.2	100	27.9	20.3-37.1	50	21.1	13.0-32.3	20	6.1	3.1-11.7
Non-Veteran	1,006	228	17.7	14.3-21.8	230	22.7	18.1-28.0	336	36.6	30.5-43.1	138	13.8	10.2-18.4	74	9.2	6.3-13.2

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,411

1,149

19.5

17.8-21.4

1,238

24.4

22.3-26.7

1,867

34.2

31.9-36.6

752

14.4

12.7-16.2

405

7.4

6.3- 8.8

-Eastern NC

1,398

310

18.8

15.7-22.4

306

22.7

18.6-27.4

476

35.1

30.2-40.4

201

14.9

11.7-18.9

105

8.5

6.2-11.5

GENDER

Male

638

140

18.1

14.0-23.2

144

22.6

16.7-29.7

207

35.2

28.0-43.2

15.5

10.9-21.6

8.6

5.5-13.3

Female

760

170

19.9

15.6-25.0

162

22.9

18.1-28.5

269

35.0

29.6-40.8

104

14.0

10.3-18.6

8.2

5.6-12.0

RACE

White

978

233

21.2

17.2-25.9

199

19.7

15.9-24.3

338

36.5

30.3-43.2

139

13.9

10.4-18.4

8.6

6.0-12.2

African American

256

17.6

11.4-26.2

30.2

19.9-43.0

30.8

22.4-40.7

15.3

8.6-25.7

6.1

3.2-11.1

Other Minorities

157

8.7

4.9-15.2

25.5

12.3-45.6

34.3

21.3-50.1

19.8

9.6-36.2

11.7

4.3-28.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.9

2.9-15.4

27.3

10.1-55.8

34.7

19.1-54.4

15.0

7.0-29.3

16.1

5.5-38.8

Non-Hispanic

1,320

301

19.9

16.6-23.8

292

22.2

18.3-26.7

446

35.2

30.0-40.7

184

14.9

11.5-19.1

7.7

5.6-10.5

AGE

18-24

7.8

3.6-15.9

21.5

10.9-38.0

48.2

31.6-65.3

18.9

9.7-33.8

3.5

1.4- 8.7

25-34

214

10.9

6.1-18.7

18.9

12.5-27.4

31.9

23.1-42.2

20.3

12.4-31.6

18.0

10.4-29.3

35-44

288

23.9

16.4-33.4

29.5

19.4-42.1

28.5

21.0-37.5

13.3

8.6-19.9

4.9

2.3- 9.9

45-54

285

28.8

21.1-38.0

21.2

14.6-29.7

31.7

23.4-41.3

11.2

6.5-18.6

7.1

3.6-13.5

55-64

268

21.1

14.5-29.7

20.0

13.7-28.3

34.6

26.7-43.4

13.3

8.2-20.9

11.0

6.2-18.9

65+

253

27.0

19.5-36.2

24.3

17.3-33.0

37.7

28.9-47.3

6.5

4.0-10.3

4.5

2.0- 9.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

131

17.8

9.5-30.9

20.0

10.6-34.5

32.2

20.2-47.1

9.6

3.2-25.6

20.4

10.1-37.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

381

21.2

15.4-28.6

23.5

17.2-31.2

104

29.2

20.2-40.2

16.9

10.4-26.2

9.1

5.6-14.6

Some Post-H.S.

415

17.1

11.8-24.0

25.3

16.5-36.8

154

38.7

28.5-50.0

14.4

8.9-22.4

4.5

2.5- 8.0

College Graduate

470

18.9

13.9-25.1

20.0

14.9-26.4

184

37.8

31.2-45.0

15.7

11.2-21.7

7.6

3.9-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

26.2

15.1-41.5

20.2

11.7-32.8

43.3

26.5-61.8

2.9

0.9- 9.2

7.3

2.4-20.0

$15,000- 24,999

196

17.4

10.9-26.5

24.7

13.0-41.8

25.5

16.0-37.9

17.4

8.5-32.6

15.0

7.5-27.9

$25,000- 34,999

149

12.8

6.9-22.3

17.7

9.8-30.1

36.1

21.1-54.4

24.9

14.0-40.4

8.5

3.5-19.0

$35,000- 49,999

206

18.1

11.3-27.8

23.4

15.2-34.3

33.6

25.0-43.5

12.6

6.6-22.7

12.2

6.6-21.6

$50,000-74,999

218

22.6

14.4-33.5

28.2

18.8-39.8

29.8

21.3-40.0

15.0

9.4-23.1

4.4

2.0- 9.7

$75,000+

376

17.2

11.6-24.6

19.4

13.7-26.7

147

43.7

32.7-55.3

14.8

8.9-23.6

5.0

1.9-12.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

340

18.3

12.5-26.1

26.6

18.2-37.2

102

28.7

18.1-42.4

13.0

6.8-23.5

13.3

7.1-23.5

1,000

209

18.9

15.3-23.3

214

22.2

17.3-27.9

361

38.8

33.2-44.8

148

14.2

10.7-18.6

5.9

4.2- 8.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

275

19.5

12.6-28.7

25.5

15.4-39.2

100

27.9

20.3-37.1

21.1

13.0-32.3

6.1

3.1-11.7

Non-Veteran

1,006

228

17.7

14.3-21.8

230

22.7

18.1-28.0

336

36.6

30.5-43.1

138

13.8

10.2-18.4

9.2

6.3-13.2

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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 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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