BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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
North Carolina	5,411	1,149	19.5	17.8-21.4	1,238	24.4	22.3-26.7	1,867	34.2	31.9-36.6	752	14.4	12.7-16.2	405	7.4	6.3- 8.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	142	37	19.5	12.4-29.4	35	22.5	14.4-33.5	51	38.5	24.0-55.4	13	11.8	4.4-28.0	6	7.6	2.1-23.7
Buncombe	186	35	14.2	9.6-20.6	38	20.7	14.6-28.6	69	34.5	26.6-43.2	25	16.3	10.2-25.1	19	14.3	8.2-23.8
Cabarrus	144	26	23.2	13.6-36.5	39	28.3	18.5-40.8	55	35.4	25.6-46.5	17	9.9	5.2-18.3	7	3.2	1.5- 7.0
Catawba	139	25	16.7	10.4-25.8	34	30.0	18.2-45.3	58	36.8	26.7-48.2	10	9.0	4.2-18.2	12	7.5	3.2-16.5
Cumberland	155	28	13.8	8.4-21.8	30	17.6	11.6-25.7	59	41.9	31.7-52.9	26	16.5	10.4-25.1	12	10.2	5.0-19.7
Davidson	153	34	17.6	11.5-26.0	37	22.8	15.4-32.4	53	38.2	28.5-49.0	21	18.0	10.4-29.5	8	3.4	1.5- 7.4
Durham	198	33	17.3	11.0-26.2	52	27.7	19.9-37.1	76	36.5	27.9-46.0	26	10.3	6.6-15.8	11	8.2	3.7-17.4
Forsyth	148	38	23.7	16.5-32.9	35	27.3	17.6-39.7	50	34.1	24.9-44.7	19	10.7	6.2-17.8	6	4.2	1.8- 9.7
Gaston	132	33	21.5	14.6-30.6	33	25.6	16.8-36.9	43	39.0	27.9-51.4	16	10.4	5.9-17.6	7	3.5	1.5- 7.7
Guilford	170	33	14.0	8.9-21.5	43	20.1	13.4-29.1	65	51.6	39.0-64.0	17	7.3	4.1-12.7	12	6.9	3.5-13.1
Iredell	176	40	29.4	20.9-39.8	40	17.3	12.0-24.4	56	28.1	20.1-37.9	29	20.8	11.8-34.0	11	4.4	2.2- 8.3
Johnston	147	25	14.1	8.8-21.7	29	22.6	12.6-37.3	58	40.7	30.7-51.6	24	16.2	10.4-24.4	11	6.4	3.3-12.1
Mecklenburg	271	50	15.1	11.0-20.6	63	24.8	18.6-32.2	96	35.2	28.2-43.0	47	19.7	14.1-26.7	15	5.2	2.7- 9.9
New Hanover	174	35	17.3	10.8-26.6	35	20.9	13.3-31.2	70	44.5	33.4-56.2	28	14.2	8.1-23.7	6	3.1	1.1- 8.5
Onslow	190	38	17.4	11.9-24.9	33	17.2	10.9-25.9	67	33.6	25.7-42.7	38	24.5	17.5-33.2	14	7.3	3.7-13.8
Orange	182	40	25.6	18.3-34.6	41	25.5	18.6-33.7	61	27.1	20.8-34.5	19	11.3	7.0-17.7	21	10.5	6.2-17.4
Pitt	119	28	18.4	11.9-27.4	31	25.9	17.1-37.2	43	42.9	29.8-57.0	11	6.7	3.3-13.2	6	6.1	2.3-15.4
Randolph	148	27	14.7	9.1-22.7	32	21.5	13.8-31.8	55	33.0	23.8-43.6	24	21.3	12.2-34.6	10	9.6	3.8-22.0
Robeson	122	33	28.7	18.1-42.3	38	27.2	18.9-37.4	24	20.0	12.0-31.5	17	17.5	10.2-28.4	10	6.6	3.1-13.6
Rowan	154	28	17.5	10.5-27.6	38	26.7	17.7-38.2	43	26.1	18.5-35.5	28	17.0	9.9-27.7	17	12.6	6.9-21.9
Union	181	43	20.1	14.1-27.8	38	26.2	17.0-38.2	57	32.7	24.6-42.0	31	16.6	10.8-24.7	12	4.4	2.3- 8.2
Wake	280	60	20.9	15.6-27.4	64	23.6	17.9-30.5	102	32.0	25.6-39.2	38	13.6	9.3-19.5	16	9.9	4.8-19.1
Wayne	121	28	16.7	10.2-26.1	28	24.5	15.6-36.4	42	34.7	24.6-46.4	12	13.3	6.1-26.5	11	10.8	4.6-23.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,398	310	18.8	15.7-22.4	306	22.7	18.6-27.4	476	35.1	30.2-40.4	201	14.9	11.7-18.9	105	8.5	6.2-11.5
Piedmont	2,820	587	19.4	17.1-21.9	678	25.3	22.6-28.1	984	34.2	31.3-37.3	384	14.5	12.3-17.0	187	6.6	5.1- 8.4
Western NC	1,193	252	21.4	17.5-25.9	254	24.2	18.9-30.5	407	32.2	28.2-36.6	167	12.8	10.4-15.6	113	9.3	7.1-12.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	817	171	19.1	15.9-22.7	172	20.6	17.2-24.5	276	34.4	30.0-39.0	117	14.3	11.2-18.1	81	11.6	8.5-15.5
Northwest	1,168	251	23.2	19.2-27.7	269	25.8	20.6-31.7	400	32.5	28.2-37.2	161	13.2	10.5-16.3	87	5.4	4.1- 7.1
Charlotte	777	159	17.5	14.2-21.4	182	23.6	19.5-28.4	272	34.0	29.2-39.2	120	20.5	15.4-26.7	44	4.4	2.9- 6.6
Greensboro	708	152	16.4	12.9-20.7	172	28.1	21.6-35.6	248	38.3	31.2-46.0	81	9.8	7.0-13.6	55	7.4	5.0-10.7
Southern Regional	449	112	21.5	16.0-28.1	106	22.7	17.2-29.4	133	33.2	25.7-41.6	63	15.0	9.9-22.0	35	7.7	4.6-12.7
Coastal	238	50	22.9	15.2-32.9	52	20.4	13.9-28.9	86	32.7	23.5-43.3	37	14.3	8.5-23.0	13	9.8	4.1-21.8
Wake	670	128	21.3	16.3-27.5	159	24.2	19.6-29.4	247	33.0	27.7-38.6	94	13.1	9.7-17.4	42	8.5	5.1-13.7
Area L	44	9	14.6	6.3-30.1	11	20.0	8.8-39.4	15	47.4	25.9-69.9	6	10.0	3.3-26.6	3	8.0	2.1-26.7
Eastern	540	117	16.7	12.2-22.4	115	27.5	19.4-37.5	190	30.7	24.3-38.0	73	15.6	10.0-23.5	45	9.4	6.1-14.3

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,411

1,149

19.5

17.8-21.4

1,238

24.4

22.3-26.7

1,867

34.2

31.9-36.6

752

14.4

12.7-16.2

405

7.4

6.3- 8.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

142

19.5

12.4-29.4

22.5

14.4-33.5

38.5

24.0-55.4

11.8

4.4-28.0

7.6

2.1-23.7

Buncombe

186

14.2

9.6-20.6

20.7

14.6-28.6

34.5

26.6-43.2

16.3

10.2-25.1

14.3

8.2-23.8

Cabarrus

144

23.2

13.6-36.5

28.3

18.5-40.8

35.4

25.6-46.5

9.9

5.2-18.3

3.2

1.5- 7.0

Catawba

139

16.7

10.4-25.8

30.0

18.2-45.3

36.8

26.7-48.2

9.0

4.2-18.2

7.5

3.2-16.5

Cumberland

155

13.8

8.4-21.8

17.6

11.6-25.7

41.9

31.7-52.9

16.5

10.4-25.1

10.2

5.0-19.7

Davidson

153

17.6

11.5-26.0

22.8

15.4-32.4

38.2

28.5-49.0

18.0

10.4-29.5

3.4

1.5- 7.4

Durham

198

17.3

11.0-26.2

27.7

19.9-37.1

36.5

27.9-46.0

10.3

6.6-15.8

8.2

3.7-17.4

Forsyth

148

23.7

16.5-32.9

27.3

17.6-39.7

34.1

24.9-44.7

10.7

6.2-17.8

4.2

1.8- 9.7

Gaston

132

21.5

14.6-30.6

25.6

16.8-36.9

39.0

27.9-51.4

10.4

5.9-17.6

3.5

1.5- 7.7

Guilford

170

14.0

8.9-21.5

20.1

13.4-29.1

51.6

39.0-64.0

7.3

4.1-12.7

6.9

3.5-13.1

Iredell

176

29.4

20.9-39.8

17.3

12.0-24.4

28.1

20.1-37.9

20.8

11.8-34.0

4.4

2.2- 8.3

Johnston

147

14.1

8.8-21.7

22.6

12.6-37.3

40.7

30.7-51.6

16.2

10.4-24.4

6.4

3.3-12.1

Mecklenburg

271

15.1

11.0-20.6

24.8

18.6-32.2

35.2

28.2-43.0

19.7

14.1-26.7

5.2

2.7- 9.9

New Hanover

174

17.3

10.8-26.6

20.9

13.3-31.2

44.5

33.4-56.2

14.2

8.1-23.7

3.1

1.1- 8.5

Onslow

190

17.4

11.9-24.9

17.2

10.9-25.9

33.6

25.7-42.7

24.5

17.5-33.2

7.3

3.7-13.8

Orange

182

25.6

18.3-34.6

25.5

18.6-33.7

27.1

20.8-34.5

11.3

7.0-17.7

10.5

6.2-17.4

Pitt

119

18.4

11.9-27.4

25.9

17.1-37.2

42.9

29.8-57.0

6.7

3.3-13.2

6.1

2.3-15.4

Randolph

148

14.7

9.1-22.7

21.5

13.8-31.8

33.0

23.8-43.6

21.3

12.2-34.6

9.6

3.8-22.0

Robeson

122

28.7

18.1-42.3

27.2

18.9-37.4

20.0

12.0-31.5

17.5

10.2-28.4

6.6

3.1-13.6

Rowan

154

17.5

10.5-27.6

26.7

17.7-38.2

26.1

18.5-35.5

17.0

9.9-27.7

12.6

6.9-21.9

Union

181

20.1

14.1-27.8

26.2

17.0-38.2

32.7

24.6-42.0

16.6

10.8-24.7

4.4

2.3- 8.2

Wake

280

20.9

15.6-27.4

23.6

17.9-30.5

102

32.0

25.6-39.2

13.6

9.3-19.5

9.9

4.8-19.1

Wayne

121

16.7

10.2-26.1

24.5

15.6-36.4

34.7

24.6-46.4

13.3

6.1-26.5

10.8

4.6-23.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,398

310

18.8

15.7-22.4

306

22.7

18.6-27.4

476

35.1

30.2-40.4

201

14.9

11.7-18.9

105

8.5

6.2-11.5

Piedmont

2,820

587

19.4

17.1-21.9

678

25.3

22.6-28.1

984

34.2

31.3-37.3

384

14.5

12.3-17.0

187

6.6

5.1- 8.4

Western NC

1,193

252

21.4

17.5-25.9

254

24.2

18.9-30.5

407

32.2

28.2-36.6

167

12.8

10.4-15.6

113

9.3

7.1-12.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

817

171

19.1

15.9-22.7

172

20.6

17.2-24.5

276

34.4

30.0-39.0

117

14.3

11.2-18.1

11.6

8.5-15.5

Northwest

1,168

251

23.2

19.2-27.7

269

25.8

20.6-31.7

400

32.5

28.2-37.2

161

13.2

10.5-16.3

5.4

4.1- 7.1

Charlotte

777

159

17.5

14.2-21.4

182

23.6

19.5-28.4

272

34.0

29.2-39.2

120

20.5

15.4-26.7

4.4

2.9- 6.6

Greensboro

708

152

16.4

12.9-20.7

172

28.1

21.6-35.6

248

38.3

31.2-46.0

9.8

7.0-13.6

7.4

5.0-10.7

Southern Regional

449

112

21.5

16.0-28.1

106

22.7

17.2-29.4

133

33.2

25.7-41.6

15.0

9.9-22.0

7.7

4.6-12.7

Coastal

238

22.9

15.2-32.9

20.4

13.9-28.9

32.7

23.5-43.3

14.3

8.5-23.0

9.8

4.1-21.8

Wake

670

128

21.3

16.3-27.5

159

24.2

19.6-29.4

247

33.0

27.7-38.6

13.1

9.7-17.4

8.5

5.1-13.7

Area L

14.6

6.3-30.1

20.0

8.8-39.4

47.4

25.9-69.9

10.0

3.3-26.6

8.0

2.1-26.7

Eastern

540

117

16.7

12.2-22.4

115

27.5

19.4-37.5

190

30.7

24.3-38.0

15.6

10.0-23.5

9.4

6.1-14.3

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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.

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.

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