BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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
North Carolina	12,752	10,603	84.8	83.6-85.9	2,149	15.2	14.1-16.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	346	286	84.0	77.5-88.9	60	16.0	11.1-22.5
Buncombe	388	345	90.7	86.1-93.8	43	9.3	6.2-13.9
Cabarrus	332	280	85.5	79.7-89.9	52	14.5	10.1-20.3
Catawba	351	288	80.7	71.9-87.2	63	19.3	12.8-28.1
Cumberland	366	290	82.4	77.2-86.5	76	17.6	13.5-22.8
Davidson	399	329	86.7	82.7-89.9	70	13.3	10.1-17.3
Durham	409	359	85.3	76.3-91.3	50	14.7	8.7-23.7
Forsyth	370	313	85.9	80.6-89.9	57	14.1	10.1-19.4
Gaston	332	273	84.7	79.3-88.9	59	15.3	11.1-20.7
Guilford	408	342	88.1	83.7-91.4	66	11.9	8.6-16.3
Iredell	418	343	87.0	82.8-90.3	75	13.0	9.7-17.2
Johnston	350	292	84.4	78.2-89.1	58	15.6	10.9-21.8
Mecklenburg	597	515	86.8	82.8-90.1	82	13.2	9.9-17.2
New Hanover	398	336	87.5	80.9-92.1	62	12.5	7.9-19.1
Onslow	375	314	83.1	77.5-87.6	61	16.9	12.4-22.5
Orange	357	315	91.3	87.9-93.8	42	8.7	6.2-12.1
Pitt	357	289	83.4	77.4-88.0	68	16.6	12.0-22.6
Randolph	340	292	86.7	81.0-90.9	48	13.3	9.1-19.0
Robeson	358	268	75.6	69.0-81.1	90	24.4	18.9-31.0
Rowan	423	332	77.4	70.1-83.4	91	22.6	16.6-29.9
Union	353	300	86.9	81.8-90.7	53	13.1	9.3-18.2
Wake	578	500	88.2	84.6-91.1	78	11.8	8.9-15.4
Wayne	369	294	84.2	79.4-88.1	75	15.8	11.9-20.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,500	2,833	82.9	80.4-85.2	667	17.1	14.8-19.6
Piedmont	6,522	5,483	85.5	84.0-86.9	1,039	14.5	13.1-16.0
Western NC	2,730	2,287	85.4	83.1-87.5	443	14.6	12.5-16.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,867	1,567	86.3	83.8-88.4	300	13.7	11.6-16.2
Northwest	2,900	2,386	83.6	81.0-85.8	514	16.4	14.2-19.0
Charlotte	1,733	1,461	84.6	81.6-87.2	272	15.4	12.8-18.4
Greensboro	1,583	1,345	86.6	83.5-89.2	238	13.4	10.8-16.5
Southern Regional	1,133	891	82.6	79.0-85.8	242	17.4	14.2-21.0
Coastal	549	455	83.6	77.4-88.4	94	16.4	11.6-22.6
Wake	1,457	1,252	87.2	84.2-89.6	205	12.8	10.4-15.8
Area L	135	114	87.9	80.0-92.9	21	12.1	7.1-20.0
Eastern	1,395	1,132	81.3	75.9-85.6	263	18.7	14.4-24.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,752

10,603

84.8

83.6-85.9

2,149

15.2

14.1-16.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

346

286

84.0

77.5-88.9

16.0

11.1-22.5

Buncombe

388

345

90.7

86.1-93.8

9.3

6.2-13.9

Cabarrus

332

280

85.5

79.7-89.9

14.5

10.1-20.3

Catawba

351

288

80.7

71.9-87.2

19.3

12.8-28.1

Cumberland

366

290

82.4

77.2-86.5

17.6

13.5-22.8

Davidson

399

329

86.7

82.7-89.9

13.3

10.1-17.3

Durham

409

359

85.3

76.3-91.3

14.7

8.7-23.7

Forsyth

370

313

85.9

80.6-89.9

14.1

10.1-19.4

Gaston

332

273

84.7

79.3-88.9

15.3

11.1-20.7

Guilford

408

342

88.1

83.7-91.4

11.9

8.6-16.3

Iredell

418

343

87.0

82.8-90.3

13.0

9.7-17.2

Johnston

350

292

84.4

78.2-89.1

15.6

10.9-21.8

Mecklenburg

597

515

86.8

82.8-90.1

13.2

9.9-17.2

New Hanover

398

336

87.5

80.9-92.1

12.5

7.9-19.1

Onslow

375

314

83.1

77.5-87.6

16.9

12.4-22.5

Orange

357

315

91.3

87.9-93.8

8.7

6.2-12.1

Pitt

357

289

83.4

77.4-88.0

16.6

12.0-22.6

Randolph

340

292

86.7

81.0-90.9

13.3

9.1-19.0

Robeson

358

268

75.6

69.0-81.1

24.4

18.9-31.0

Rowan

423

332

77.4

70.1-83.4

22.6

16.6-29.9

Union

353

300

86.9

81.8-90.7

13.1

9.3-18.2

Wake

578

500

88.2

84.6-91.1

11.8

8.9-15.4

Wayne

369

294

84.2

79.4-88.1

15.8

11.9-20.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,500

2,833

82.9

80.4-85.2

667

17.1

14.8-19.6

Piedmont

6,522

5,483

85.5

84.0-86.9

1,039

14.5

13.1-16.0

Western NC

2,730

2,287

85.4

83.1-87.5

443

14.6

12.5-16.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,867

1,567

86.3

83.8-88.4

300

13.7

11.6-16.2

Northwest

2,900

2,386

83.6

81.0-85.8

514

16.4

14.2-19.0

Charlotte

1,733

1,461

84.6

81.6-87.2

272

15.4

12.8-18.4

Greensboro

1,583

1,345

86.6

83.5-89.2

238

13.4

10.8-16.5

Southern Regional

1,133

891

82.6

79.0-85.8

242

17.4

14.2-21.0

Coastal

549

455

83.6

77.4-88.4

16.4

11.6-22.6

Wake

1,457

1,252

87.2

84.2-89.6

205

12.8

10.4-15.8

Area L

135

114

87.9

80.0-92.9

12.1

7.1-20.0

Eastern

1,395

1,132

81.3

75.9-85.6

263

18.7

14.4-24.1

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

This page was generated on 09JUN10.

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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?*