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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITES

On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day
do you spend doing these activities?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 10-20 minutes 21-30 minutes 31-60 minutes 1-2 hours More than 2 hours
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,280 833 14.6 13.1-16.3 1,326 24.4 22.4-26.6 1,872 36.4 34.0-38.8 746 14.5 12.8-16.4 503 10.1 8.6-11.8
-WHITES 4,285 671 15.4 13.7-17.3 1,107 26.1 23.8-28.6 1,512 35.4 32.9-38.0 612 14.0 12.4-15.9 383 9.0 7.5-10.9
GENDER
Male 1,988 263 12.3 10.1-14.8 450 23.6 20.5-27.0 704 36.0 32.3-39.8 350 16.3 13.8-19.1 221 11.8 9.3-14.9
Female 2,297 408 19.3 16.7-22.2 657 29.3 26.0-32.9 808 34.6 31.5-37.9 262 11.2 9.2-13.6 162 5.5 4.3- 7.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 71 9 8.7 2.8-24.0 20 31.7 16.1-52.9 26 32.0 18.6-49.2 12 8.3 4.1-16.1 4 19.3 6.0-47.0
Non-Hispanic 4,213 662 15.6 13.8-17.5 1,087 26.0 23.7-28.5 1,485 35.5 32.9-38.1 600 14.2 12.5-16.1 379 8.8 7.3-10.5
AGE
18-24 169 26 14.7 8.7-23.9 52 30.2 21.1-41.2 47 28.0 18.7-39.6 32 16.6 10.4-25.6 12 10.5 4.8-21.3
25-34 493 82 14.5 10.8-19.0 147 32.0 26.1-38.5 180 34.6 28.9-40.8 57 12.5 8.7-17.5 27 6.4 3.8-10.8
35-44 823 152 18.0 14.8-21.7 240 26.7 22.6-31.2 295 37.9 33.3-42.8 86 11.7 8.8-15.4 50 5.6 3.6- 8.7
45-54 951 137 14.7 11.7-18.5 238 22.4 19.0-26.2 359 38.9 34.4-43.6 134 14.9 12.0-18.4 83 9.0 6.7-12.1
55-64 889 130 14.5 11.4-18.3 217 21.3 18.0-25.1 335 39.0 34.5-43.8 117 12.2 9.6-15.4 90 12.9 9.7-17.0
65+ 928 140 14.9 11.9-18.4 204 21.8 18.3-25.8 285 30.6 26.5-35.0 180 18.7 15.6-22.3 119 14.0 10.6-18.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 238 42 16.8 8.2-31.6 32 20.2 9.5-37.9 74 27.0 17.9-38.7 48 18.3 11.5-27.9 42 17.7 10.6-27.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,055 163 15.0 11.7-19.1 267 24.3 20.2-28.9 310 30.0 25.3-35.2 173 15.9 12.5-19.9 142 14.8 10.7-20.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,126 181 15.9 12.8-19.6 282 25.4 20.8-30.6 380 33.6 28.3-39.3 175 15.7 12.1-20.2 108 9.4 6.6-13.1
College Graduate 1,865 285 15.0 12.8-17.4 526 28.8 25.7-32.1 747 41.1 37.8-44.5 216 11.1 9.1-13.5 91 4.0 2.8- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 192 35 16.9 9.0-29.6 39 20.9 10.9-36.4 58 26.2 17.3-37.7 35 18.5 10.4-30.5 25 17.5 8.8-31.6
$15,000- 24,999 480 82 19.4 13.2-27.5 112 23.8 17.1-32.3 136 32.6 25.4-40.7 84 13.4 9.9-17.9 66 10.8 7.0-16.5
$25,000- 34,999 397 75 18.7 13.0-26.3 98 27.0 18.3-37.8 117 23.0 17.1-30.1 51 10.5 6.6-16.3 56 20.8 11.6-34.5
$35,000-49,999 634 88 11.9 8.7-16.2 167 24.3 19.7-29.6 212 32.1 26.8-37.9 103 17.8 13.5-23.2 64 13.8 9.0-20.6
$50,000- 74,999 716 128 17.3 13.7-21.8 185 26.0 21.0-31.7 257 34.2 28.8-40.0 95 15.4 10.9-21.3 51 7.1 4.7-10.5
$75,000+ 1,426 197 14.2 11.4-17.6 397 27.0 23.4-31.0 579 40.8 36.5-45.2 177 13.2 10.5-16.6 76 4.7 3.3- 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 914 151 13.2 10.1-17.0 227 24.7 20.1-29.9 282 32.6 26.5-39.4 144 15.7 12.4-19.7 110 13.9 10.2-18.7
No 3,252 503 16.3 14.2-18.5 844 25.6 23.1-28.3 1,193 36.4 33.7-39.1 452 14.0 12.0-16.2 260 7.8 6.1- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 609 76 12.1 8.5-16.8 125 22.7 17.8-28.6 224 36.2 30.6-42.1 112 15.9 12.3-20.4 72 13.2 9.3-18.2
Non-Veteran 3,298 539 15.8 13.8-18.0 891 27.2 24.5-30.1 1,150 35.1 32.2-38.0 440 13.2 11.3-15.4 278 8.7 6.9-10.9

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*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.

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