BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,<br> do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as<br> brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that caus es small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as
brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,752	10,603	84.8	83.6-85.9	2,149	15.2	14.1-16.4
GENDER
Male	4,755	3,989	85.3	83.4-86.9	766	14.7	13.1-16.6
Female	7,997	6,614	84.4	82.9-85.7	1,383	15.6	14.3-17.1
RACE
White	10,132	8,567	87.3	86.2-88.3	1,565	12.7	11.7-13.8
African American	1,754	1,336	78.5	74.9-81.7	418	21.5	18.3-25.1
Asian	101	86	80.3	65.8-89.7	15	19.7	10.3-34.2
Native American	295	227	73.7	64.2-81.4	68	26.3	18.6-35.8
Other Minorities	388	320	81.3	73.9-86.9	68	18.7	13.1-26.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	423	343	79.2	71.6-85.2	80	20.8	14.8-28.4
-English Speaking	229	198	81.2	68.4-89.6	31	18.8	10.4-31.6
-Spanish Speaking	194	145	78.1	67.9-85.8	49	21.9	14.2-32.1
Non-Hispanic	12,295	10,235	85.3	84.2-86.3	2,060	14.7	13.7-15.8
AGE
18-24	387	339	87.2	81.4-91.4	48	12.8	8.6-18.6
25-34	1,168	1,042	88.4	85.3-90.9	126	11.6	9.1-14.7
35-44	1,905	1,700	88.2	85.4-90.5	205	11.8	9.5-14.6
45-54	2,475	2,141	85.6	83.2-87.6	334	14.4	12.4-16.8
55-64	2,693	2,229	84.6	82.6-86.3	464	15.4	13.7-17.4
65-74	2,267	1,823	78.7	75.8-81.2	444	21.3	18.8-24.2
75+	1,747	1,228	69.9	66.1-73.3	519	30.1	26.7-33.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,623	1,108	73.1	68.7-77.1	515	26.9	22.9-31.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,775	3,034	81.7	79.1-84.0	741	18.3	16.0-20.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,244	2,757	86.9	84.9-88.6	487	13.1	11.4-15.1
College Graduate	4,092	3,690	91.0	89.6-92.2	402	9.0	7.8-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,378	963	74.4	69.7-78.7	415	25.6	21.3-30.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,016	1,543	76.7	72.9-80.1	473	23.3	19.9-27.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,316	1,089	83.3	79.7-86.4	227	16.7	13.6-20.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,655	1,444	86.9	83.5-89.7	211	13.1	10.3-16.5
$50,000-74,999	1,775	1,596	91.8	89.9-93.4	179	8.2	6.6-10.1
$75,000+	2,713	2,516	92.6	91.0-93.9	197	7.4	6.1- 9.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,489	3,218	75.3	73.1-77.3	1,271	24.7	22.7-26.9
No	7,859	7,044	88.8	87.4-90.1	815	11.2	9.9-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,656	1,368	84.2	81.2-86.8	288	15.8	13.2-18.8
Non-Veteran	10,023	8,353	84.9	83.6-86.2	1,670	15.1	13.8-16.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,752

10,603

84.8

83.6-85.9

2,149

15.2

14.1-16.4

GENDER

Male

4,755

3,989

85.3

83.4-86.9

766

14.7

13.1-16.6

Female

7,997

6,614

84.4

82.9-85.7

1,383

15.6

14.3-17.1

RACE

White

10,132

8,567

87.3

86.2-88.3

1,565

12.7

11.7-13.8

African American

1,754

1,336

78.5

74.9-81.7

418

21.5

18.3-25.1

Asian

101

80.3

65.8-89.7

19.7

10.3-34.2

Native American

295

227

73.7

64.2-81.4

26.3

18.6-35.8

Other Minorities

388

320

81.3

73.9-86.9

18.7

13.1-26.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

423

343

79.2

71.6-85.2

20.8

14.8-28.4

-English Speaking

229

198

81.2

68.4-89.6

18.8

10.4-31.6

-Spanish Speaking

194

145

78.1

67.9-85.8

21.9

14.2-32.1

Non-Hispanic

12,295

10,235

85.3

84.2-86.3

2,060

14.7

13.7-15.8

AGE

18-24

387

339

87.2

81.4-91.4

12.8

8.6-18.6

25-34

1,168

1,042

88.4

85.3-90.9

126

11.6

9.1-14.7

35-44

1,905

1,700

88.2

85.4-90.5

205

11.8

9.5-14.6

45-54

2,475

2,141

85.6

83.2-87.6

334

14.4

12.4-16.8

55-64

2,693

2,229

84.6

82.6-86.3

464

15.4

13.7-17.4

65-74

2,267

1,823

78.7

75.8-81.2

444

21.3

18.8-24.2

75+

1,747

1,228

69.9

66.1-73.3

519

30.1

26.7-33.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,623

1,108

73.1

68.7-77.1

515

26.9

22.9-31.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,775

3,034

81.7

79.1-84.0

741

18.3

16.0-20.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,244

2,757

86.9

84.9-88.6

487

13.1

11.4-15.1

College Graduate

4,092

3,690

91.0

89.6-92.2

402

9.0

7.8-10.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,378

963

74.4

69.7-78.7

415

25.6

21.3-30.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,016

1,543

76.7

72.9-80.1

473

23.3

19.9-27.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,316

1,089

83.3

79.7-86.4

227

16.7

13.6-20.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,655

1,444

86.9

83.5-89.7

211

13.1

10.3-16.5

$50,000-74,999

1,775

1,596

91.8

89.9-93.4

179

8.2

6.6-10.1

$75,000+

2,713

2,516

92.6

91.0-93.9

197

7.4

6.1- 9.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,489

3,218

75.3

73.1-77.3

1,271

24.7

22.7-26.9

7,859

7,044

88.8

87.4-90.1

815

11.2

9.9-12.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,656

1,368

84.2

81.2-86.8

288

15.8

13.2-18.8

Non-Veteran

10,023

8,353

84.9

83.6-86.2

1,670

15.1

13.8-16.4

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*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^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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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as
brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*