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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITES

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
-WHITES 8,505 395 5.1 4.3- 5.9 822 10.3 9.2-11.5 2,750 32.1 30.4-33.8 1,927 22.2 20.6-23.8 2,611 30.4 28.7-32.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
HISPANIC
Hispanic 112 6 13.2 5.1-30.1 12 6.9 3.5-13.2 28 25.6 16.0-38.4 32 30.5 19.1-44.8 34 23.8 14.6-36.5
Non-Hispanic 8,383 388 4.9 4.2- 5.7 807 10.4 9.3-11.6 2,721 32.2 30.6-33.9 1,892 22.0 20.5-23.6 2,575 30.5 28.8-32.3
AGE
18-24 225 7 2.4 1.0- 5.8 24 10.4 6.3-16.8 57 25.5 18.3-34.3 53 23.5 15.8-33.5 84 38.2 29.4-47.8
25-34 762 23 4.6 2.7- 7.8 88 12.2 9.0-16.4 249 32.4 27.8-37.4 150 19.7 15.9-24.1 252 31.0 26.5-36.0
35-44 1,292 49 5.3 3.6- 7.7 126 10.0 7.7-12.9 449 34.6 31.1-38.4 291 22.1 19.1-25.3 377 28.0 24.6-31.6
45-54 1,702 68 4.1 3.0- 5.6 162 8.9 7.3-10.9 605 36.2 33.1-39.5 352 21.2 18.6-24.1 515 29.6 26.4-32.9
55-64 1,827 87 5.8 4.3- 7.8 182 11.4 9.3-13.9 591 31.6 28.7-34.8 409 22.6 19.9-25.6 558 28.6 25.8-31.5
65+ 2,624 161 7.5 5.9- 9.6 231 9.1 7.7-10.9 771 28.7 26.3-31.1 655 24.3 22.0-26.8 806 30.3 27.8-32.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 710 62 7.0 4.4-10.9 83 12.5 7.8-19.3 206 27.2 21.0-34.4 108 18.8 12.9-26.5 251 34.6 27.5-42.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,400 138 7.2 5.5- 9.3 238 11.1 8.9-13.7 757 29.9 26.8-33.3 518 19.1 16.8-21.6 749 32.7 29.3-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 2,244 94 4.4 3.2- 6.0 223 9.8 7.9-12.0 742 32.2 29.0-35.5 504 24.2 20.7-28.0 681 29.5 26.2-33.0
College Graduate 3,143 101 3.6 2.8- 4.8 277 9.6 8.2-11.3 1,043 34.6 32.2-37.1 795 23.7 21.6-26.0 927 28.4 26.1-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 606 48 9.2 5.2-15.7 77 10.4 7.5-14.3 172 30.7 24.6-37.5 95 15.1 10.5-21.2 214 34.7 28.0-42.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,127 75 5.7 4.1- 8.0 98 9.3 6.9-12.4 328 27.9 23.5-32.8 243 21.5 17.5-26.2 383 35.5 30.6-40.8
$25,000- 34,999 850 48 5.6 3.5- 8.7 73 7.6 5.6-10.4 267 31.1 24.6-38.4 211 23.2 18.8-28.3 251 32.5 26.6-39.0
$35,000-49,999 1,209 44 4.7 3.0- 7.4 105 10.4 7.2-14.9 397 32.9 28.9-37.2 275 21.0 17.8-24.6 388 30.9 27.2-35.0
$50,000- 74,999 1,342 62 5.0 3.6- 7.0 129 9.4 7.4-12.0 451 35.5 31.4-39.7 311 20.8 17.9-24.0 389 29.3 25.4-33.5
$75,000+ 2,239 59 2.7 1.9- 3.8 198 10.1 8.2-12.4 796 34.2 31.3-37.2 544 25.2 22.0-28.8 642 27.7 24.9-30.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,499 150 7.2 5.5- 9.2 271 10.9 8.9-13.4 781 29.7 26.9-32.7 495 20.6 17.3-24.3 802 31.6 28.4-35.0
No 5,769 233 4.3 3.5- 5.2 527 10.1 8.8-11.5 1,894 33.1 31.1-35.2 1,378 22.8 21.1-24.6 1,737 29.6 27.7-31.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,121 49 5.5 3.7- 8.0 98 10.3 7.8-13.5 350 32.3 28.3-36.5 302 26.3 22.5-30.5 322 25.7 22.2-29.5
Non-Veteran 6,666 314 5.0 4.2- 6.0 657 10.4 9.1-11.7 2,170 32.0 30.1-33.9 1,460 21.7 19.9-23.5 2,065 31.0 29.0-33.0

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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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