BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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
North Carolina	5,411	1,149	19.5	17.8-21.4	1,238	24.4	22.3-26.7	1,867	34.2	31.9-36.6	752	14.4	12.7-16.2	405	7.4	6.3- 8.8
-Piedmont NC	2,820	587	19.4	17.1-21.9	678	25.3	22.6-28.1	984	34.2	31.3-37.3	384	14.5	12.3-17.0	187	6.6	5.1- 8.4
GENDER
Male	1,317	299	19.2	16.5-22.3	307	24.1	20.4-28.2	430	33.0	28.8-37.5	190	16.1	12.8-20.1	91	7.5	5.4-10.5
Female	1,503	288	19.7	16.0-24.0	371	26.8	23.2-30.8	554	35.8	32.1-39.8	194	12.4	10.1-15.0	96	5.3	3.9- 7.1
RACE
White	2,317	476	19.8	17.3-22.4	555	23.9	21.3-26.7	810	34.7	31.6-37.9	330	16.1	13.5-19.1	146	5.6	4.2- 7.3
African American	338	78	22.8	16.1-31.3	79	27.8	20.6-36.4	122	32.9	26.1-40.5	33	8.5	5.5-13.1	26	7.9	4.5-13.3
Other Minorities	141	29	12.4	7.2-20.5	43	33.5	21.3-48.5	42	30.6	17.5-47.8	14	11.4	5.0-23.7	13	12.1	5.3-25.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	97	15	11.1	5.6-21.0	24	26.2	14.3-43.1	38	40.4	24.8-58.2	10	11.1	4.4-25.3	10	11.1	4.2-26.4
Non-Hispanic	2,717	570	20.2	17.9-22.8	654	25.3	22.7-28.1	945	33.7	31.0-36.6	372	14.6	12.4-17.1	176	6.2	4.8- 7.8
AGE
18-24	108	16	15.1	7.4-28.2	24	23.4	15.0-34.6	35	34.0	22.8-47.4	17	17.0	9.3-29.0	16	10.6	5.7-18.8
25-34	353	62	16.4	11.9-22.2	85	23.0	16.8-30.7	143	38.4	31.3-46.1	49	16.0	10.8-23.1	14	6.2	2.8-13.0
35-44	594	111	18.1	14.5-22.4	162	29.5	24.6-34.9	202	32.1	27.4-37.2	94	15.6	12.1-20.0	25	4.7	2.7- 8.1
45-54	669	159	22.2	18.2-26.8	153	24.9	19.9-30.7	231	34.6	29.7-39.9	85	12.7	9.7-16.5	41	5.5	3.7- 8.1
55-64	533	130	28.1	22.9-34.0	121	24.9	19.8-30.8	184	30.0	25.0-35.4	65	11.0	8.2-14.8	33	6.0	3.9- 9.0
65+	535	105	18.9	14.7-24.0	128	25.3	19.9-31.5	179	34.4	28.5-40.7	67	12.5	8.2-18.5	56	9.0	6.4-12.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	178	46	19.2	10.3-32.8	46	27.9	16.5-43.1	47	24.3	12.3-42.4	15	14.1	5.7-31.0	24	14.6	7.0-28.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	665	146	21.3	16.1-27.7	170	27.4	21.3-34.3	218	32.7	26.7-39.4	69	11.8	7.8-17.4	62	6.8	4.7- 9.9
Some Post-H.S.	684	157	19.9	16.0-24.5	168	25.1	20.5-30.4	223	35.6	29.8-41.8	87	11.3	8.2-15.5	49	8.1	5.3-12.1
College Graduate	1,291	238	18.1	15.4-21.1	293	23.4	20.2-26.9	496	36.6	33.1-40.4	212	18.1	15.0-21.6	52	3.8	2.3- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	28	12.1	6.9-20.3	37	37.7	21.7-56.8	39	24.2	14.2-38.0	10	13.9	5.0-33.3	21	12.1	6.5-21.6
$15,000- 24,999	304	64	16.3	11.0-23.4	73	21.6	15.3-29.7	102	37.5	28.4-47.7	35	10.8	6.3-17.8	30	13.8	7.4-24.1
$25,000- 34,999	222	60	28.8	18.0-42.7	62	37.3	25.2-51.2	71	22.7	15.3-32.3	13	6.0	2.6-13.4	16	5.2	2.7- 9.7
$35,000- 49,999	384	88	24.1	15.6-35.4	96	26.1	19.5-34.0	134	32.9	25.4-41.5	46	12.7	7.8-20.1	20	4.1	2.1- 8.0
$50,000-74,999	477	100	19.0	14.6-24.5	99	18.3	13.8-23.7	171	40.8	33.5-48.4	79	14.8	10.8-20.0	28	7.1	3.4-14.3
$75,000+	980	192	20.2	16.9-23.9	224	24.3	20.5-28.4	368	35.5	31.4-39.8	153	16.2	12.9-20.3	43	3.9	2.5- 6.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	581	153	28.0	22.6-34.1	128	24.7	19.0-31.4	187	28.0	23.0-33.6	57	9.3	6.2-13.6	56	10.0	6.9-14.4
No	2,143	418	17.2	15.0-19.7	519	25.2	22.3-28.4	770	36.2	33.0-39.6	316	15.7	13.2-18.5	120	5.7	4.1- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	345	81	23.8	18.0-30.7	85	30.3	22.6-39.2	109	30.0	23.5-37.4	50	12.9	8.2-19.7	20	3.1	1.8- 5.2
Non-Veteran	2,219	441	18.0	15.7-20.6	546	25.1	22.3-28.2	783	35.0	31.7-38.5	303	15.3	12.8-18.2	146	6.6	5.0- 8.6

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,411

1,149

19.5

17.8-21.4

1,238

24.4

22.3-26.7

1,867

34.2

31.9-36.6

752

14.4

12.7-16.2

405

7.4

6.3- 8.8

-Piedmont NC

2,820

587

19.4

17.1-21.9

678

25.3

22.6-28.1

984

34.2

31.3-37.3

384

14.5

12.3-17.0

187

6.6

5.1- 8.4

GENDER

Male

1,317

299

19.2

16.5-22.3

307

24.1

20.4-28.2

430

33.0

28.8-37.5

190

16.1

12.8-20.1

7.5

5.4-10.5

Female

1,503

288

19.7

16.0-24.0

371

26.8

23.2-30.8

554

35.8

32.1-39.8

194

12.4

10.1-15.0

5.3

3.9- 7.1

RACE

White

2,317

476

19.8

17.3-22.4

555

23.9

21.3-26.7

810

34.7

31.6-37.9

330

16.1

13.5-19.1

146

5.6

4.2- 7.3

African American

338

22.8

16.1-31.3

27.8

20.6-36.4

122

32.9

26.1-40.5

8.5

5.5-13.1

7.9

4.5-13.3

Other Minorities

141

12.4

7.2-20.5

33.5

21.3-48.5

30.6

17.5-47.8

11.4

5.0-23.7

12.1

5.3-25.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.1

5.6-21.0

26.2

14.3-43.1

40.4

24.8-58.2

11.1

4.4-25.3

11.1

4.2-26.4

Non-Hispanic

2,717

570

20.2

17.9-22.8

654

25.3

22.7-28.1

945

33.7

31.0-36.6

372

14.6

12.4-17.1

176

6.2

4.8- 7.8

AGE

18-24

108

15.1

7.4-28.2

23.4

15.0-34.6

34.0

22.8-47.4

17.0

9.3-29.0

10.6

5.7-18.8

25-34

353

16.4

11.9-22.2

23.0

16.8-30.7

143

38.4

31.3-46.1

16.0

10.8-23.1

6.2

2.8-13.0

35-44

594

111

18.1

14.5-22.4

162

29.5

24.6-34.9

202

32.1

27.4-37.2

15.6

12.1-20.0

4.7

2.7- 8.1

45-54

669

159

22.2

18.2-26.8

153

24.9

19.9-30.7

231

34.6

29.7-39.9

12.7

9.7-16.5

5.5

3.7- 8.1

55-64

533

130

28.1

22.9-34.0

121

24.9

19.8-30.8

184

30.0

25.0-35.4

11.0

8.2-14.8

6.0

3.9- 9.0

65+

535

105

18.9

14.7-24.0

128

25.3

19.9-31.5

179

34.4

28.5-40.7

12.5

8.2-18.5

9.0

6.4-12.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

178

19.2

10.3-32.8

27.9

16.5-43.1

24.3

12.3-42.4

14.1

5.7-31.0

14.6

7.0-28.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

665

146

21.3

16.1-27.7

170

27.4

21.3-34.3

218

32.7

26.7-39.4

11.8

7.8-17.4

6.8

4.7- 9.9

Some Post-H.S.

684

157

19.9

16.0-24.5

168

25.1

20.5-30.4

223

35.6

29.8-41.8

11.3

8.2-15.5

8.1

5.3-12.1

College Graduate

1,291

238

18.1

15.4-21.1

293

23.4

20.2-26.9

496

36.6

33.1-40.4

212

18.1

15.0-21.6

3.8

2.3- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

12.1

6.9-20.3

37.7

21.7-56.8

24.2

14.2-38.0

13.9

5.0-33.3

12.1

6.5-21.6

$15,000- 24,999

304

16.3

11.0-23.4

21.6

15.3-29.7

102

37.5

28.4-47.7

10.8

6.3-17.8

13.8

7.4-24.1

$25,000- 34,999

222

28.8

18.0-42.7

37.3

25.2-51.2

22.7

15.3-32.3

6.0

2.6-13.4

5.2

2.7- 9.7

$35,000- 49,999

384

24.1

15.6-35.4

26.1

19.5-34.0

134

32.9

25.4-41.5

12.7

7.8-20.1

4.1

2.1- 8.0

$50,000-74,999

477

100

19.0

14.6-24.5

18.3

13.8-23.7

171

40.8

33.5-48.4

14.8

10.8-20.0

7.1

3.4-14.3

$75,000+

980

192

20.2

16.9-23.9

224

24.3

20.5-28.4

368

35.5

31.4-39.8

153

16.2

12.9-20.3

3.9

2.5- 6.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

581

153

28.0

22.6-34.1

128

24.7

19.0-31.4

187

28.0

23.0-33.6

9.3

6.2-13.6

10.0

6.9-14.4

2,143

418

17.2

15.0-19.7

519

25.2

22.3-28.4

770

36.2

33.0-39.6

316

15.7

13.2-18.5

120

5.7

4.1- 7.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

345

23.8

18.0-30.7

30.3

22.6-39.2

109

30.0

23.5-37.4

12.9

8.2-19.7

3.1

1.8- 5.2

Non-Veteran

2,219

441

18.0

15.7-20.6

546

25.1

22.3-28.2

783

35.0

31.7-38.5

303

15.3

12.8-18.2

146

6.6

5.0- 8.6

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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.

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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