BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Vigorous Physical Activity*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Vigorous Physical Activity*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,528	2,735	25.9	24.4-27.4	9,793	74.1	72.6-75.6
-Piedmont NC	6,432	1,426	26.1	24.2-28.1	5,006	73.9	71.9-75.8
GENDER
Male	2,417	664	32.2	29.0-35.6	1,753	67.8	64.4-71.0
Female	4,015	762	20.4	18.5-22.4	3,253	79.6	77.6-81.5
RACE
White	5,180	1,184	27.5	25.4-29.6	3,996	72.5	70.4-74.6
African American	882	160	20.6	16.8-24.9	722	79.4	75.1-83.2
Other Minorities	319	63	24.4	16.1-35.3	256	75.6	64.7-83.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	228	55	30.4	20.4-42.8	173	69.6	57.2-79.6
Non-Hispanic	6,184	1,367	25.6	23.8-27.5	4,817	74.4	72.5-76.2
AGE
18-24	173	64	35.7	26.7-45.8	109	64.3	54.2-73.3
25-34	609	196	35.0	29.5-40.9	413	65.0	59.1-70.5
35-44	1,032	299	27.7	24.2-31.5	733	72.3	68.5-75.8
45-54	1,297	336	26.4	23.2-29.9	961	73.6	70.1-76.8
55-64	1,316	260	17.9	15.4-20.8	1,056	82.1	79.2-84.6
65+	1,943	252	13.4	11.1-16.0	1,691	86.6	84.0-88.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	762	70	15.8	9.8-24.5	692	84.2	75.5-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,739	304	22.4	18.8-26.4	1,435	77.6	73.6-81.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,569	326	25.0	21.4-29.0	1,243	75.0	71.0-78.6
College Graduate	2,354	725	33.4	30.7-36.3	1,629	66.6	63.7-69.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	584	64	15.4	10.4-22.4	520	84.6	77.6-89.6
$15,000- 24,999	888	150	23.8	18.5-30.0	738	76.2	70.0-81.5
$25,000- 34,999	616	91	13.5	9.8-18.2	525	86.5	81.8-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	799	179	24.5	19.6-30.1	620	75.5	69.9-80.4
$50,000-74,999	937	256	33.2	28.1-38.7	681	66.8	61.3-71.9
$75,000+	1,642	536	33.5	30.4-36.8	1,106	66.5	63.2-69.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,100	266	14.5	12.3-17.2	1,834	85.5	82.8-87.7
No	4,136	1,118	30.5	28.1-32.9	3,018	69.5	67.1-71.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	747	160	21.2	17.1-26.0	587	78.8	74.0-82.9
Non-Veteran	5,150	1,136	26.6	24.5-28.9	4,014	73.4	71.1-75.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,528

2,735

25.9

24.4-27.4

9,793

74.1

72.6-75.6

-Piedmont NC

6,432

1,426

26.1

24.2-28.1

5,006

73.9

71.9-75.8

GENDER

Male

2,417

664

32.2

29.0-35.6

1,753

67.8

64.4-71.0

Female

4,015

762

20.4

18.5-22.4

3,253

79.6

77.6-81.5

RACE

White

5,180

1,184

27.5

25.4-29.6

3,996

72.5

70.4-74.6

African American

882

160

20.6

16.8-24.9

722

79.4

75.1-83.2

Other Minorities

319

24.4

16.1-35.3

256

75.6

64.7-83.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

228

30.4

20.4-42.8

173

69.6

57.2-79.6

Non-Hispanic

6,184

1,367

25.6

23.8-27.5

4,817

74.4

72.5-76.2

AGE

18-24

173

35.7

26.7-45.8

109

64.3

54.2-73.3

25-34

609

196

35.0

29.5-40.9

413

65.0

59.1-70.5

35-44

1,032

299

27.7

24.2-31.5

733

72.3

68.5-75.8

45-54

1,297

336

26.4

23.2-29.9

961

73.6

70.1-76.8

55-64

1,316

260

17.9

15.4-20.8

1,056

82.1

79.2-84.6

65+

1,943

252

13.4

11.1-16.0

1,691

86.6

84.0-88.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

762

15.8

9.8-24.5

692

84.2

75.5-90.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,739

304

22.4

18.8-26.4

1,435

77.6

73.6-81.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,569

326

25.0

21.4-29.0

1,243

75.0

71.0-78.6

College Graduate

2,354

725

33.4

30.7-36.3

1,629

66.6

63.7-69.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

584

15.4

10.4-22.4

520

84.6

77.6-89.6

$15,000- 24,999

888

150

23.8

18.5-30.0

738

76.2

70.0-81.5

$25,000- 34,999

616

13.5

9.8-18.2

525

86.5

81.8-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

799

179

24.5

19.6-30.1

620

75.5

69.9-80.4

$50,000-74,999

937

256

33.2

28.1-38.7

681

66.8

61.3-71.9

$75,000+

1,642

536

33.5

30.4-36.8

1,106

66.5

63.2-69.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,100

266

14.5

12.3-17.2

1,834

85.5

82.8-87.7

4,136

1,118

30.5

28.1-32.9

3,018

69.5

67.1-71.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

747

160

21.2

17.1-26.0

587

78.8

74.0-82.9

Non-Veteran

5,150

1,136

26.6

24.5-28.9

4,014

73.4

71.1-75.5

Back to Physical Activity.

*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No = Respondents who report no vigorous physical ac tivity or less than 20 minutes per day, or less than three days per week.

^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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