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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,266 9,476 73.6 72.2-74.9 3,790 26.4 25.1-27.8
-Western NC 2,823 2,021 74.7 72.2-77.0 802 25.3 23.0-27.8
GENDER
Male 1,085 805 77.0 73.3-80.3 280 23.0 19.7-26.7
Female 1,738 1,216 72.6 69.1-75.7 522 27.4 24.3-30.9
RACE
White 2,595 1,869 75.1 72.5-77.5 726 24.9 22.5-27.5
African American 78 44 63.3 47.5-76.7 34 36.7 23.3-52.5
Other Minorities 138 98 75.0 61.3-85.0 40 25.0 15.0-38.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 60 42 72.6 53.0-86.2 18 27.4 13.8-47.0
Non-Hispanic 2,757 1,975 74.8 72.3-77.1 782 25.2 22.9-27.7
AGE
18-24 89 67 79.8 67.5-88.2 22 20.2 11.8-32.5
25-34 193 157 80.9 73.2-86.8 36 19.1 13.2-26.8
35-44 346 262 76.2 69.9-81.6 84 23.8 18.4-30.1
45-54 495 373 74.7 68.5-80.1 122 25.3 19.9-31.5
55-64 651 454 69.8 65.3-74.0 197 30.2 26.0-34.7
65+ 1,027 689 69.8 66.3-73.1 338 30.2 26.9-33.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 208 55.8 45.4-65.6 192 44.2 34.4-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 921 595 69.6 65.5-73.5 326 30.4 26.5-34.5
Some Post-H.S. 693 514 75.9 70.7-80.5 179 24.1 19.5-29.3
College Graduate 805 702 89.6 86.9-91.8 103 10.4 8.2-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 370 192 58.7 50.2-66.8 178 41.3 33.2-49.8
$15,000- 24,999 522 340 66.4 60.1-72.0 182 33.6 28.0-39.9
$25,000- 34,999 349 245 72.8 66.8-78.1 104 27.2 21.9-33.2
$35,000- 49,999 372 295 78.1 71.6-83.5 77 21.9 16.5-28.4
$50,000-74,999 360 286 78.1 71.4-83.6 74 21.9 16.4-28.6
$75,000+ 409 367 90.9 86.3-94.1 42 9.1 5.9-13.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,074 618 61.0 56.7-65.2 456 39.0 34.8-43.3
No 1,615 1,312 81.2 78.3-83.9 303 18.8 16.1-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 270 76.4 71.0-81.0 88 23.6 19.0-29.0
Non-Veteran 2,230 1,576 74.0 71.0-76.7 654 26.0 23.3-29.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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