BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (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

Physical Activity--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
TOTAL	12,752	10,603	84.8	83.6-85.9	2,149	15.2	14.1-16.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	11,165	9,309	85.7	84.6-86.7	1,856	14.3	13.3-15.4
No	1,561	1,271	80.4	76.2-84.1	290	19.6	15.9-23.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	205	160	81.5	68.9-89.8	45	18.5	10.2-31.1
Recommended Range	4,045	3,487	86.8	84.7-88.7	558	13.2	11.3-15.3
Overweight	4,388	3,700	85.5	83.6-87.3	688	14.5	12.7-16.4
Obese	3,540	2,808	82.2	80.0-84.2	732	17.8	15.8-20.0
Current Smoker
No	10,407	8,738	85.1	83.8-86.3	1,669	14.9	13.7-16.2
Yes	2,289	1,826	83.7	81.3-85.9	463	16.3	14.1-18.7
History of CVD**
Yes	1,529	1,076	74.1	70.0-77.9	453	25.9	22.1-30.0
No	11,093	9,432	85.8	84.6-87.0	1,661	14.2	13.0-15.4
Binge Drinker
No	11,560	9,574	84.4	83.2-85.6	1,986	15.6	14.4-16.8
Yes	1,065	931	88.8	85.5-91.5	134	11.2	8.5-14.5
Heavy Drinker
No	12,083	10,042	84.9	83.8-86.0	2,041	15.1	14.0-16.2
Yes	465	408	87.3	80.4-92.0	57	12.7	8.0-19.6
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,454	1,095	80.2	76.6-83.3	359	19.8	16.7-23.4
No	11,028	9,329	85.6	84.4-86.8	1,699	14.4	13.2-15.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,068	815	80.3	76.1-84.0	253	19.7	16.0-23.9
No	11,627	9,745	85.2	84.0-86.3	1,882	14.8	13.7-16.0
Diabetes
Yes	1,652	1,182	72.1	67.6-76.3	470	27.9	23.7-32.4
No	11,084	9,406	86.1	85.0-87.2	1,678	13.9	12.8-15.0
Disability
Yes	4,489	3,218	75.3	73.1-77.3	1,271	24.7	22.7-26.9
No	7,859	7,044	88.8	87.4-90.1	815	11.2	9.9-12.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,752

10,603

84.8

83.6-85.9

2,149

15.2

14.1-16.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

11,165

9,309

85.7

84.6-86.7

1,856

14.3

13.3-15.4

1,561

1,271

80.4

76.2-84.1

290

19.6

15.9-23.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

205

160

81.5

68.9-89.8

18.5

10.2-31.1

Recommended Range

4,045

3,487

86.8

84.7-88.7

558

13.2

11.3-15.3

Overweight

4,388

3,700

85.5

83.6-87.3

688

14.5

12.7-16.4

Obese

3,540

2,808

82.2

80.0-84.2

732

17.8

15.8-20.0

Current Smoker

10,407

8,738

85.1

83.8-86.3

1,669

14.9

13.7-16.2

Yes

2,289

1,826

83.7

81.3-85.9

463

16.3

14.1-18.7

History of CVD**

Yes

1,529

1,076

74.1

70.0-77.9

453

25.9

22.1-30.0

11,093

9,432

85.8

84.6-87.0

1,661

14.2

13.0-15.4

Binge Drinker

11,560

9,574

84.4

83.2-85.6

1,986

15.6

14.4-16.8

Yes

1,065

931

88.8

85.5-91.5

134

11.2

8.5-14.5

Heavy Drinker

12,083

10,042

84.9

83.8-86.0

2,041

15.1

14.0-16.2

Yes

465

408

87.3

80.4-92.0

12.7

8.0-19.6

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,454

1,095

80.2

76.6-83.3

359

19.8

16.7-23.4

11,028

9,329

85.6

84.4-86.8

1,699

14.4

13.2-15.6

Current Asthma

Yes

1,068

815

80.3

76.1-84.0

253

19.7

16.0-23.9

11,627

9,745

85.2

84.0-86.3

1,882

14.8

13.7-16.0

Diabetes

Yes

1,652

1,182

72.1

67.6-76.3

470

27.9

23.7-32.4

11,084

9,406

86.1

85.0-87.2

1,678

13.9

12.8-15.0

Disability

Yes

4,489

3,218

75.3

73.1-77.3

1,271

24.7

22.7-26.9

7,859

7,044

88.8

87.4-90.1

815

11.2

9.9-12.6

Back to Physical Activity.

*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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 13JUL10.

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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?*