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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

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
-Piedmont NC 5,450 271 5.4 4.4- 6.6 595 11.1 9.8-12.5 1,815 33.5 31.5-35.6 1,212 21.7 19.9-23.6 1,557 28.3 26.2-30.5
GENDER
Male 2,081 98 5.6 4.1- 7.6 214 10.7 8.8-13.0 724 33.3 30.1-36.6 497 22.9 20.1-25.9 548 27.5 24.1-31.2
Female 3,369 173 5.2 4.1- 6.7 381 11.4 9.8-13.2 1,091 33.7 31.1-36.5 715 20.5 18.3-22.9 1,009 29.2 26.7-31.8
RACE
White 4,452 210 4.9 4.0- 6.0 456 10.0 8.7-11.4 1,464 33.0 30.9-35.3 1,027 23.2 21.3-25.3 1,295 28.8 26.7-31.1
African American 696 45 8.5 5.3-13.5 97 14.3 10.7-19.0 258 35.8 30.4-41.6 124 17.6 13.1-23.1 172 23.8 19.3-28.8
Other Minorities 259 12 3.1 1.4- 6.9 40 13.6 9.0-20.1 83 33.4 24.1-44.2 51 15.8 10.2-23.5 73 34.2 23.3-47.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 179 11 6.7 3.2-13.6 26 13.2 7.9-21.4 56 28.3 18.7-40.3 32 17.0 10.4-26.6 54 34.8 22.3-49.8
Non-Hispanic 5,256 258 5.3 4.3- 6.5 567 10.9 9.6-12.3 1,754 33.9 31.9-36.0 1,178 22.0 20.2-24.0 1,499 27.9 25.9-29.9
AGE
18-24 152 6 2.9 1.1- 7.1 15 8.3 4.6-14.5 46 30.3 21.5-40.7 29 17.8 11.0-27.7 56 40.7 30.5-51.9
25-34 548 26 5.5 3.4- 8.9 68 11.7 8.5-15.9 181 33.3 27.8-39.3 115 22.6 17.7-28.4 158 26.9 21.8-32.7
35-44 931 41 6.0 3.9- 9.1 90 9.9 7.5-13.1 339 35.9 31.9-40.1 209 22.8 19.4-26.5 252 25.4 21.8-29.3
45-54 1,141 48 5.0 2.8- 8.8 115 9.5 7.5-12.0 419 38.2 34.3-42.2 246 21.0 17.9-24.4 313 26.3 22.8-30.1
55-64 1,117 56 5.3 3.8- 7.3 135 15.1 11.9-19.0 358 30.9 27.4-34.7 234 20.5 17.4-24.0 334 28.2 24.7-31.9
65+ 1,503 93 7.6 5.6-10.4 162 11.5 9.3-14.2 455 29.6 26.6-32.9 363 24.2 21.1-27.6 430 27.0 24.0-30.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 505 39 4.7 2.8- 7.8 63 11.4 7.4-17.2 149 29.1 21.3-38.5 83 14.9 9.6-22.4 171 39.8 30.3-50.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,443 87 7.7 5.2-11.1 167 12.5 9.7-16.0 467 30.5 26.5-34.7 303 19.4 15.8-23.6 419 29.9 25.7-34.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,351 69 5.4 3.9- 7.5 150 11.2 8.8-14.1 453 34.6 30.6-38.9 297 23.2 19.7-27.1 382 25.5 22.0-29.4
College Graduate 2,145 76 4.1 2.9- 5.7 215 9.9 8.4-11.7 743 36.1 33.2-39.0 527 24.1 21.6-26.9 584 25.8 23.2-28.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 414 32 5.2 3.1- 8.7 65 14.3 9.5-21.0 110 32.5 23.3-43.3 66 10.8 7.5-15.5 141 37.1 27.9-47.3
$15,000- 24,999 685 39 4.2 2.7- 6.3 73 12.3 8.9-16.8 213 30.1 24.3-36.6 147 24.1 18.5-30.9 213 29.3 23.9-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 505 38 9.9 4.8-19.2 51 10.1 6.5-15.3 153 29.1 22.4-36.8 123 20.1 15.6-25.7 140 30.8 24.0-38.5
$35,000- 49,999 714 32 4.9 3.0- 8.0 77 11.8 8.6-16.1 260 35.5 30.2-41.2 149 24.0 18.0-31.3 196 23.7 19.5-28.4
$50,000-74,999 855 47 6.4 4.3- 9.4 70 8.6 5.8-12.6 294 35.7 30.8-40.9 211 22.4 18.4-27.0 233 26.9 22.3-32.2
$75,000+ 1,528 42 3.3 2.1- 5.2 144 9.1 7.4-11.3 562 37.3 33.9-40.9 363 24.2 21.2-27.5 417 26.0 23.1-29.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,512 98 8.2 5.7-11.6 183 12.4 9.7-15.7 485 32.9 28.8-37.2 280 17.3 14.3-20.9 466 29.2 25.4-33.3
No 3,762 165 4.6 3.7- 5.8 395 10.7 9.3-12.3 1,269 33.9 31.6-36.4 885 22.9 20.8-25.1 1,048 27.9 25.5-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 636 28 5.0 3.1- 8.0 59 10.7 7.6-15.0 227 39.5 33.7-45.6 161 23.9 19.2-29.4 161 20.8 16.9-25.5
Non-Veteran 4,366 221 5.5 4.4- 6.9 487 11.1 9.7-12.7 1,443 33.2 30.9-35.6 962 21.2 19.3-23.2 1,253 28.9 26.5-31.4

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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.

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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