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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-MALES

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
-MALES 3,958 185 5.9 4.4- 7.8 396 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,318 32.1 29.7-34.7 925 22.1 19.8-24.5 1,134 29.0 26.4-31.8
RACE
White 3,215 142 4.9 3.9- 6.3 301 10.4 8.8-12.3 1,061 31.8 29.2-34.4 788 23.7 21.2-26.4 923 29.2 26.5-32.1
African American 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
Other Minorities 258 14 8.8 2.7-25.1 34 10.0 6.2-15.7 86 33.7 23.5-45.6 45 14.7 9.0-23.1 79 32.8 21.8-46.0
AGE
18-24 168 5 2.2 0.7- 6.1 17 8.3 4.6-14.3 44 24.1 16.0-34.5 40 23.8 15.0-35.7 62 41.7 30.7-53.6
25-34 352 16 8.0 3.3-18.1 36 10.1 6.5-15.6 109 31.4 24.6-39.1 77 19.7 14.2-26.6 114 30.7 23.9-38.5
35-44 611 27 5.3 3.3- 8.5 65 11.7 8.4-15.9 224 36.3 30.9-42.0 131 20.7 16.8-25.3 164 26.0 21.4-31.2
45-54 858 47 6.7 3.8-11.6 88 9.9 7.6-12.8 328 37.8 33.3-42.4 174 20.6 17.0-24.7 221 25.0 20.9-29.6
55-64 865 37 5.8 3.8- 8.8 98 15.0 11.4-19.5 286 32.7 28.4-37.3 193 20.0 16.5-24.0 251 26.6 22.6-31.0
65+ 1,086 52 7.0 4.6-10.4 88 9.2 6.9-12.2 322 27.2 23.8-30.9 304 29.9 25.6-34.6 320 26.7 23.1-30.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 440 33 6.2 3.5-10.7 56 10.9 7.1-16.4 126 25.8 18.5-34.6 76 21.2 14.3-30.4 149 35.9 25.9-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,133 61 9.0 5.2-15.3 109 11.8 8.7-15.7 374 31.1 26.4-36.3 251 17.4 14.3-20.9 338 30.7 26.0-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 955 43 5.3 3.5- 7.9 99 10.3 7.7-13.8 325 31.8 26.9-37.1 226 25.3 20.0-31.5 262 27.2 22.4-32.6
College Graduate 1,424 48 3.5 2.5- 5.0 131 10.3 8.2-12.7 492 35.8 32.3-39.6 369 24.1 20.9-27.5 384 26.3 23.0-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 285 22 17.4 7.0-36.9 27 8.4 4.4-15.3 80 27.6 18.3-39.4 54 13.9 8.7-21.7 102 32.7 22.1-45.5
$15,000- 24,999 514 32 4.2 2.6- 6.6 45 8.8 5.9-12.9 163 34.0 26.6-42.4 102 22.2 16.3-29.6 172 30.8 24.4-38.0
$25,000- 34,999 398 24 9.2 4.1-19.3 38 10.1 6.2-15.9 106 27.1 19.1-37.0 114 23.5 17.4-30.9 116 30.1 22.5-39.0
$35,000- 49,999 535 20 4.3 2.4- 7.3 49 8.1 5.6-11.6 190 37.9 32.1-44.2 128 22.3 17.5-27.9 148 27.4 22.4-33.1
$50,000- 74,999 623 32 6.7 4.3-10.3 59 11.2 7.7-16.1 210 35.0 29.2-41.3 150 17.9 13.8-23.0 172 29.1 23.3-35.7
$75,000+ 1,180 35 2.7 1.8- 4.1 118 11.3 8.7-14.7 436 33.8 29.8-38.1 293 26.3 21.9-31.1 298 25.9 21.9-30.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,180 72 8.5 5.7-12.6 113 11.7 8.7-15.5 386 30.5 26.1-35.2 238 21.2 16.4-26.9 371 28.1 23.9-32.8
No 2,643 109 5.1 3.4- 7.6 266 10.5 8.8-12.5 890 33.1 30.1-36.2 653 22.9 20.3-25.7 725 28.4 25.4-31.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,199 52 5.4 3.8- 7.7 106 10.2 7.8-13.3 390 35.3 30.5-40.4 312 24.4 20.6-28.7 339 24.7 20.9-28.8
Non-Veteran 2,423 116 6.2 4.3- 8.9 257 11.0 9.2-13.1 822 31.7 28.6-34.8 541 21.6 18.8-24.7 687 29.5 26.2-33.0

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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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