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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-FEMALES

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
-FEMALES 6,565 329 5.7 4.8- 6.8 699 11.0 9.7-12.4 2,148 33.1 31.2-35.1 1,356 20.0 18.3-21.7 2,033 30.2 28.4-32.1
RACE
White 5,290 253 5.2 4.2- 6.3 521 10.2 8.9-11.7 1,689 32.4 30.3-34.5 1,139 20.8 19.1-22.7 1,688 31.4 29.4-33.5
African American 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
Other Minorities 368 16 4.0 2.1- 7.6 51 16.7 11.7-23.3 112 30.6 24.1-38.0 73 18.8 14.1-24.7 116 29.8 22.9-37.8
AGE
18-24 169 8 4.2 1.9- 9.0 19 12.2 6.8-20.8 52 30.4 21.6-41.0 27 16.5 9.0-28.3 63 36.7 27.3-47.4
25-34 689 25 5.9 3.6- 9.7 90 12.7 9.8-16.2 232 34.5 29.7-39.7 122 19.0 15.1-23.7 220 27.9 23.7-32.4
35-44 1,083 38 5.1 3.0- 8.6 104 9.7 7.2-13.0 379 34.8 30.9-38.9 235 21.5 18.3-25.1 327 28.9 25.3-32.7
45-54 1,271 51 4.5 3.1- 6.5 127 9.7 7.6-12.3 441 35.7 32.0-39.6 248 19.5 16.7-22.7 404 30.6 27.0-34.4
55-64 1,349 72 6.1 4.4- 8.3 147 11.8 9.4-14.9 436 30.2 27.0-33.7 283 22.0 19.0-25.5 411 29.8 26.5-33.3
65+ 1,922 135 8.4 6.5-10.7 205 10.6 8.8-12.7 575 30.6 27.7-33.7 423 20.1 17.7-22.8 584 30.2 27.3-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 646 59 6.9 4.7- 9.9 84 14.6 9.2-22.5 185 29.0 22.3-36.8 90 10.7 7.3-15.6 228 38.7 31.5-46.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,867 118 7.7 5.8-10.3 204 10.7 8.6-13.2 597 29.7 26.4-33.3 366 19.6 16.0-23.7 582 32.2 28.4-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,791 78 4.6 3.2- 6.4 201 12.0 9.7-14.9 598 34.3 30.6-38.2 363 20.2 17.1-23.8 551 28.9 25.6-32.4
College Graduate 2,254 74 4.7 3.1- 6.8 209 9.3 7.8-11.1 764 35.7 32.8-38.7 537 22.9 20.5-25.5 670 27.4 24.9-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 667 57 8.6 5.7-12.8 104 13.9 10.2-18.5 180 31.3 24.4-39.2 95 10.3 7.4-14.1 231 35.9 29.3-43.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,014 63 5.1 3.6- 7.3 102 11.2 8.3-15.0 319 28.9 24.3-34.0 198 18.4 14.2-23.5 332 36.3 31.0-42.1
$25,000- 34,999 684 34 3.7 2.5- 5.5 68 10.3 7.4-14.2 234 32.2 26.0-39.2 141 20.4 16.0-25.6 207 33.4 27.3-40.1
$35,000- 49,999 903 36 5.4 3.2- 8.9 86 12.9 8.5-18.9 307 32.8 27.8-38.1 189 21.7 16.2-28.5 285 27.3 23.1-31.9
$50,000- 74,999 966 46 5.4 3.5- 8.2 99 9.6 7.0-13.2 340 37.4 32.8-42.3 219 23.8 20.0-28.1 262 23.8 20.3-27.6
$75,000+ 1,332 38 4.0 2.3- 6.8 112 8.2 6.5-10.4 469 36.8 33.1-40.6 300 21.5 18.1-25.4 413 29.5 26.2-33.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,006 138 7.7 6.0-10.0 251 11.2 9.1-13.7 631 31.2 27.7-34.9 366 17.0 14.3-20.1 620 32.8 29.0-36.9
No 4,360 178 4.9 3.8- 6.2 427 11.0 9.5-12.7 1,451 34.0 31.8-36.4 949 20.7 18.9-22.7 1,355 29.4 27.3-31.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 10 4.0 2.0- 8.1 15 10.2 5.0-19.8 58 40.1 29.3-52.0 27 15.1 8.5-25.4 49 30.5 20.4-43.0
Non-Veteran 5,864 295 5.8 4.8- 7.0 627 11.1 9.8-12.6 1,911 32.7 30.7-34.8 1,206 19.5 17.9-21.2 1,825 30.8 28.9-32.8

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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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