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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 2,264 88 3.5 2.6- 4.7 198 10.3 8.4-12.5 706 30.0 27.1-33.1 514 22.0 19.0-25.2 758 34.3 31.0-37.7
GENDER
Male 862 28 3.4 2.0- 5.6 72 9.8 6.9-13.7 257 28.5 23.9-33.6 207 22.0 18.1-26.4 298 36.4 30.8-42.3
Female 1,402 60 3.6 2.5- 5.1 126 10.7 8.5-13.5 449 31.4 27.9-35.2 307 21.9 17.7-26.8 460 32.4 28.8-36.2
RACE
White 2,095 84 3.4 2.5- 4.5 183 10.2 8.2-12.6 655 30.6 27.5-33.8 477 22.1 19.0-25.5 696 33.8 30.3-37.4
African American 51 1 4.3 0.6-25.2 5 12.1 3.7-33.1 16 19.2 9.8-34.2 11 12.2 5.4-25.3 18 52.2 32.0-71.7
Other Minorities 108 3 5.0 1.0-21.2 9 9.7 4.2-20.6 32 26.8 15.7-41.9 20 24.1 13.0-40.5 44 34.4 22.0-49.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 47 1 1.5 0.2-10.0 7 18.1 7.7-36.7 12 26.4 10.9-51.2 8 16.9 7.4-33.9 19 37.2 20.2-58.0
Non-Hispanic 2,212 87 3.5 2.6- 4.8 189 10.0 8.1-12.3 693 30.2 27.2-33.3 504 22.1 19.1-25.4 739 34.2 30.9-37.7
AGE
18-24 77 2 2.2 0.4-10.5 7 10.3 4.5-22.1 20 22.8 13.0-37.0 23 30.8 15.4-52.0 25 33.8 17.9-54.4
25-34 172 4 2.3 0.6- 7.7 27 13.7 9.0-20.3 51 31.7 22.3-43.0 23 12.5 7.7-19.8 67 39.8 30.7-49.6
35-44 305 9 3.7 1.7- 7.9 34 14.9 8.8-23.9 100 30.5 24.7-37.0 68 20.7 15.9-26.5 94 30.2 24.3-36.7
45-54 421 13 3.1 1.7- 5.6 35 8.6 6.0-12.2 143 33.4 28.1-39.2 85 19.6 15.5-24.3 145 35.3 29.3-41.8
55-64 516 21 4.9 2.6- 9.1 36 6.2 4.3- 8.8 159 28.1 23.9-32.9 124 24.5 20.4-29.2 176 36.2 31.3-41.5
65+ 754 39 4.2 3.0- 5.9 58 8.5 6.2-11.4 225 30.7 26.8-35.0 187 25.3 21.9-29.1 245 31.3 27.4-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 22 7.0 3.8-12.6 32 12.0 7.3-19.2 74 24.0 16.1-34.3 37 17.1 9.2-29.7 99 39.8 25.7-55.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 713 36 5.0 3.1- 7.9 65 12.0 8.9-16.0 220 28.2 24.1-32.7 151 19.4 15.8-23.6 241 35.4 30.5-40.6
Some Post-H.S. 575 20 2.6 1.3- 5.2 49 10.2 5.9-17.1 184 31.4 25.7-37.7 135 24.7 17.4-33.9 187 31.0 25.5-37.1
College Graduate 708 10 1.3 0.6- 2.7 51 7.8 5.7-10.7 226 32.5 27.1-38.4 190 24.3 20.6-28.5 231 34.1 29.3-39.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 239 15 5.4 2.6-10.8 25 7.4 4.5-12.1 62 31.2 22.0-42.2 43 23.2 13.1-37.8 94 32.7 24.1-42.7
$15,000- 24,999 403 29 6.5 4.1-10.3 32 9.1 6.0-13.5 115 26.3 20.8-32.6 81 16.3 12.6-20.8 146 41.8 35.3-48.7
$25,000- 34,999 291 10 3.2 1.6- 6.5 23 9.3 6.0-14.3 92 27.3 21.8-33.7 72 23.9 18.5-30.4 94 36.1 29.2-43.7
$35,000- 49,999 330 7 2.9 1.0- 8.3 19 6.3 3.6-11.0 101 28.8 22.8-35.8 86 23.8 18.8-29.7 117 38.1 31.5-45.1
$50,000-74,999 317 9 2.1 0.9- 4.8 33 14.1 9.0-21.4 110 38.1 29.3-47.8 74 20.9 15.9-27.0 91 24.7 19.1-31.2
$75,000+ 376 6 1.1 0.4- 2.5 26 9.6 4.7-18.6 132 31.5 24.9-39.0 89 26.7 17.4-38.6 123 31.1 24.2-39.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 741 38 5.1 3.4- 7.6 73 9.4 7.0-12.6 229 31.2 26.8-36.0 151 19.8 16.4-23.7 250 34.4 29.7-39.5
No 1,460 47 2.9 1.9- 4.5 118 10.6 8.2-13.6 460 30.6 27.0-34.4 353 23.4 19.6-27.7 482 32.5 29.1-36.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 272 8 2.9 1.4- 5.9 18 7.1 4.3-11.6 75 28.2 22.5-34.8 70 23.1 18.1-28.9 101 38.7 32.1-45.7
Non-Veteran 1,798 73 3.7 2.7- 5.2 162 10.8 8.5-13.5 570 30.1 26.8-33.7 394 21.5 18.1-25.3 599 33.9 30.1-37.9

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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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