BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,<br>do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, <br> or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work,
or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,712	5,464	49.8	48.2-51.3	7,248	50.2	48.7-51.8
GENDER
Male	4,737	2,549	59.9	57.4-62.3	2,188	40.1	37.7-42.6
Female	7,975	2,915	40.2	38.4-42.1	5,060	59.8	57.9-61.6
RACE
White	10,090	4,439	51.2	49.5-52.9	5,651	48.8	47.1-50.5
African American	1,750	624	44.1	40.0-48.2	1,126	55.9	51.8-60.0
Asian	101	51	46.1	33.6-59.1	50	53.9	40.9-66.4
Native American	297	117	38.6	28.4-49.9	180	61.4	50.1-71.6
Other Minorities	390	198	54.3	44.6-63.7	192	45.7	36.3-55.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	427	200	52.1	43.1-61.0	227	47.9	39.0-56.9
-English Speaking	230	128	60.7	50.5-70.1	102	39.3	29.9-49.5
-Spanish Speaking	197	72	47.4	34.8-60.2	125	52.6	39.8-65.2
Non-Hispanic	12,252	5,255	49.6	48.0-51.1	6,997	50.4	48.9-52.0
AGE
18-24	387	245	65.2	58.0-71.8	142	34.8	28.2-42.0
25-34	1,168	683	60.6	56.1-64.9	485	39.4	35.1-43.9
35-44	1,898	1,075	56.9	53.5-60.3	823	43.1	39.7-46.5
45-54	2,470	1,192	50.2	47.3-53.1	1,278	49.8	46.9-52.7
55-64	2,679	1,091	40.4	37.7-43.1	1,588	59.6	56.9-62.3
65-74	2,256	739	31.4	28.7-34.2	1,517	68.6	65.8-71.3
75+	1,745	390	22.2	19.3-25.4	1,355	77.8	74.6-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,625	410	37.0	31.6-42.7	1,215	63.0	57.3-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,750	1,399	45.0	41.8-48.1	2,351	55.0	51.9-58.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,238	1,432	50.9	47.7-54.0	1,806	49.1	46.0-52.3
College Graduate	4,081	2,219	58.9	56.7-61.1	1,862	41.1	38.9-43.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,381	322	29.6	24.5-35.3	1,059	70.4	64.7-75.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,010	695	44.0	39.8-48.3	1,315	56.0	51.7-60.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,311	529	47.3	42.1-52.4	782	52.7	47.6-57.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,641	784	50.4	46.2-54.5	857	49.6	45.5-53.8
$50,000-74,999	1,773	874	55.3	51.6-58.9	899	44.7	41.1-48.4
$75,000+	2,702	1,625	63.8	61.1-66.5	1,077	36.2	33.5-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,489	1,221	33.9	31.2-36.7	3,268	66.1	63.3-68.8
No	7,833	4,048	55.9	54.0-57.8	3,785	44.1	42.2-46.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,647	793	52.5	48.4-56.5	854	47.5	43.5-51.6
Non-Veteran	9,997	4,196	49.2	47.4-51.0	5,801	50.8	49.0-52.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,712

5,464

49.8

48.2-51.3

7,248

50.2

48.7-51.8

GENDER

Male

4,737

2,549

59.9

57.4-62.3

2,188

40.1

37.7-42.6

Female

7,975

2,915

40.2

38.4-42.1

5,060

59.8

57.9-61.6

RACE

White

10,090

4,439

51.2

49.5-52.9

5,651

48.8

47.1-50.5

African American

1,750

624

44.1

40.0-48.2

1,126

55.9

51.8-60.0

Asian

101

46.1

33.6-59.1

53.9

40.9-66.4

Native American

297

117

38.6

28.4-49.9

180

61.4

50.1-71.6

Other Minorities

390

198

54.3

44.6-63.7

192

45.7

36.3-55.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

427

200

52.1

43.1-61.0

227

47.9

39.0-56.9

-English Speaking

230

128

60.7

50.5-70.1

102

39.3

29.9-49.5

-Spanish Speaking

197

47.4

34.8-60.2

125

52.6

39.8-65.2

Non-Hispanic

12,252

5,255

49.6

48.0-51.1

6,997

50.4

48.9-52.0

AGE

18-24

387

245

65.2

58.0-71.8

142

34.8

28.2-42.0

25-34

1,168

683

60.6

56.1-64.9

485

39.4

35.1-43.9

35-44

1,898

1,075

56.9

53.5-60.3

823

43.1

39.7-46.5

45-54

2,470

1,192

50.2

47.3-53.1

1,278

49.8

46.9-52.7

55-64

2,679

1,091

40.4

37.7-43.1

1,588

59.6

56.9-62.3

65-74

2,256

739

31.4

28.7-34.2

1,517

68.6

65.8-71.3

75+

1,745

390

22.2

19.3-25.4

1,355

77.8

74.6-80.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,625

410

37.0

31.6-42.7

1,215

63.0

57.3-68.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,750

1,399

45.0

41.8-48.1

2,351

55.0

51.9-58.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,238

1,432

50.9

47.7-54.0

1,806

49.1

46.0-52.3

College Graduate

4,081

2,219

58.9

56.7-61.1

1,862

41.1

38.9-43.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,381

322

29.6

24.5-35.3

1,059

70.4

64.7-75.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,010

695

44.0

39.8-48.3

1,315

56.0

51.7-60.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,311

529

47.3

42.1-52.4

782

52.7

47.6-57.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,641

784

50.4

46.2-54.5

857

49.6

45.5-53.8

$50,000-74,999

1,773

874

55.3

51.6-58.9

899

44.7

41.1-48.4

$75,000+

2,702

1,625

63.8

61.1-66.5

1,077

36.2

33.5-38.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,489

1,221

33.9

31.2-36.7

3,268

66.1

63.3-68.8

7,833

4,048

55.9

54.0-57.8

3,785

44.1

42.2-46.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,647

793

52.5

48.4-56.5

854

47.5

43.5-51.6

Non-Veteran

9,997

4,196

49.2

47.4-51.0

5,801

50.8

49.0-52.6

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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.

This page was generated on 09JUN10.

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work,
or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*