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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS 1,325 85 8.3 5.9-11.6 184 12.8 10.2-15.9 499 35.3 31.3-39.6 217 18.0 14.3-22.5 340 25.6 21.9-29.6
GENDER
Male 451 28 8.4 4.7-14.6 59 13.5 9.4-18.9 161 32.9 26.8-39.7 82 19.5 14.0-26.5 121 25.7 20.1-32.2
Female 874 57 8.1 5.4-12.1 125 12.2 9.2-16.2 338 37.3 32.1-42.8 135 16.8 12.1-22.9 219 25.5 20.9-30.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 0 0.0 . - . 2 41.5 11.0-80.3 4 24.3 6.5-59.6 3 16.8 3.3-53.9 4 17.4 3.5-55.2
Non-Hispanic 1,311 85 8.4 6.0-11.7 182 12.4 9.9-15.5 494 35.5 31.3-39.8 214 18.1 14.3-22.6 336 25.7 22.0-29.8
AGE
18-24 66 6 6.8 2.7-15.7 7 10.7 4.4-23.7 23 30.2 17.6-46.7 8 21.8 9.2-43.3 22 30.6 18.7-45.8
25-34 157 8 7.1 3.2-15.1 20 12.6 7.4-20.7 58 37.4 27.5-48.4 26 16.2 9.2-27.1 45 26.7 18.2-37.3
35-44 232 11 7.2 2.9-16.6 15 8.8 4.2-17.7 92 34.5 26.8-43.3 41 19.2 13.1-27.2 73 30.3 22.5-39.3
45-54 289 26 12.8 5.9-25.5 33 10.6 6.6-16.5 121 42.7 34.2-51.6 42 14.3 9.5-20.9 67 19.7 13.9-27.1
55-64 287 18 7.1 3.8-12.8 55 21.9 15.0-30.9 106 33.9 26.8-41.7 39 11.3 7.7-16.3 69 25.8 18.6-34.6
65+ 283 16 8.7 4.6-15.7 53 16.1 10.7-23.4 94 30.0 22.9-38.2 59 28.2 18.8-39.9 61 17.2 12.0-23.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 19 9.0 4.6-16.8 35 12.7 6.9-22.4 52 22.4 14.5-32.8 36 19.1 10.2-33.0 65 36.8 25.9-49.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 435 29 9.2 4.8-17.2 56 12.5 8.2-18.7 165 32.9 26.1-40.6 70 17.9 11.3-27.1 115 27.4 20.9-35.1
Some Post-H.S. 345 21 7.2 4.2-12.1 53 16.3 10.8-23.9 133 34.8 26.9-43.7 56 17.9 11.1-27.5 82 23.8 17.2-32.0
College Graduate 336 16 7.8 3.8-15.5 40 9.5 6.4-14.0 147 45.3 37.7-53.1 55 18.0 12.7-24.8 78 19.4 14.4-25.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 23 11.3 6.5-19.0 39 12.0 7.2-19.4 56 27.3 17.2-40.3 41 11.4 7.2-17.5 77 38.0 28.0-49.1
$15,000- 24,999 256 14 4.1 2.2- 7.5 32 11.3 6.7-18.6 106 32.8 25.1-41.6 33 17.8 10.8-28.0 71 34.0 25.2-44.1
$25,000- 34,999 154 7 11.0 2.6-36.3 25 18.7 10.4-31.3 48 26.9 17.4-39.1 28 20.2 11.4-33.3 46 23.1 14.2-35.5
$35,000-49,999 162 8 5.1 2.2-11.2 17 8.5 4.3-16.0 77 44.3 30.8-58.8 34 32.3 16.8-52.8 26 9.8 5.7-16.4
$50,000- 74,999 170 10 9.5 4.6-18.8 22 15.7 7.9-28.8 75 41.7 31.2-53.1 35 15.2 9.4-23.7 28 17.8 10.0-29.7
$75,000+ 169 13 10.7 4.6-23.1 18 8.9 5.0-15.4 77 43.9 33.7-54.6 19 14.1 8.3-23.0 42 22.4 15.0-32.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 471 43 12.1 7.0-20.0 66 11.1 7.4-16.5 171 34.4 27.2-42.4 70 14.3 9.2-21.6 121 28.1 21.5-35.7
No 799 38 6.5 4.1-10.1 110 13.8 10.4-18.0 314 36.8 32.0-41.9 133 18.4 14.2-23.5 204 24.5 20.2-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 10 5.7 2.7-11.6 18 10.4 5.6-18.5 74 41.3 30.8-52.7 26 20.5 11.5-34.0 41 22.0 14.4-32.2
Non-Veteran 1,055 71 9.2 6.3-13.1 155 13.3 10.3-16.9 385 34.5 30.0-39.2 169 16.2 12.7-20.6 275 26.8 22.7-31.5

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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.

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