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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Western NC 1,193 252 21.4 17.5-25.9 254 24.2 18.9-30.5 407 32.2 28.2-36.6 167 12.8 10.4-15.6 113 9.3 7.1-12.1
GENDER
Male 570 137 24.5 18.6-31.6 112 22.6 15.7-31.4 168 27.0 21.9-32.7 91 14.7 11.1-19.1 62 11.2 7.9-15.8
Female 623 115 17.3 13.3-22.1 142 26.4 18.9-35.6 239 39.3 33.0-46.0 76 10.3 7.6-13.7 51 6.7 4.8- 9.4
RACE
White 1,102 233 21.8 17.6-26.6 237 25.3 19.6-32.0 382 32.7 28.4-37.2 152 12.4 10.0-15.2 98 7.9 6.1-10.2
African American 24 6 21.8 7.3-49.5 4 10.7 3.3-29.9 9 43.5 17.1-74.1 2 7.4 1.6-28.4 3 16.7 4.3-47.0
Other Minorities 63 11 13.7 5.1-32.1 12 15.1 6.1-32.8 15 19.5 9.3-36.4 13 23.0 9.5-46.2 12 28.7 12.2-53.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 25 4 14.8 3.2-48.1 3 7.3 1.9-24.1 9 22.5 8.9-46.3 2 8.4 1.9-30.3 7 47.0 20.4-75.4
Non-Hispanic 1,166 247 21.6 17.6-26.2 250 24.8 19.4-31.2 398 32.6 28.4-37.0 165 12.9 10.5-15.9 106 8.1 6.3-10.4
AGE
18-24 56 6 7.9 3.1-18.8 17 51.5 29.4-73.0 18 22.2 11.5-38.5 8 8.9 3.8-19.6 7 9.5 3.5-23.2
25-34 115 23 25.3 14.4-40.6 22 17.4 10.9-26.6 45 33.4 23.4-45.1 15 13.5 7.2-23.7 10 10.4 5.0-20.3
35-44 188 39 26.1 16.9-37.9 51 23.1 17.0-30.5 64 31.4 24.0-40.0 20 12.2 7.6-19.0 14 7.2 4.0-12.8
45-54 230 49 21.4 15.6-28.6 46 17.3 12.6-23.4 81 40.0 31.5-49.1 30 11.3 7.6-16.6 24 10.0 6.4-15.3
55-64 279 68 24.0 18.2-31.0 61 22.4 17.2-28.5 88 31.2 25.4-37.8 41 13.3 9.6-18.3 21 9.0 5.5-14.5
65+ 313 65 21.5 16.9-27.0 56 17.2 13.0-22.5 104 33.6 28.0-39.8 51 17.5 13.3-22.8 37 10.1 6.9-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 22 20.9 9.9-38.7 22 42.5 19.5-69.2 21 14.7 7.3-27.4 13 10.9 4.8-22.9 17 11.1 5.2-22.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 334 70 22.1 16.8-28.5 70 19.0 14.5-24.4 103 32.1 25.1-40.0 48 12.8 8.5-19.0 43 14.0 9.2-20.7
Some Post-H.S. 318 72 22.8 15.3-32.6 75 25.5 15.0-39.9 102 30.4 23.0-38.9 39 11.4 7.2-17.5 30 9.9 5.7-16.7
College Graduate 445 88 20.0 13.3-28.9 87 21.4 16.5-27.1 180 39.6 33.1-46.6 67 14.5 10.9-19.1 23 4.5 2.8- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 12 9.5 4.1-20.5 19 35.1 16.9-59.0 26 30.9 17.1-49.2 10 4.8 2.1-10.8 21 19.7 8.8-38.2
$15,000- 24,999 182 33 21.4 13.4-32.4 50 22.9 16.2-31.3 43 22.5 15.7-31.2 25 12.3 7.6-19.5 31 20.9 13.5-30.9
$25,000- 34,999 153 36 21.1 14.4-29.7 33 23.5 16.0-33.3 59 39.2 29.8-49.4 18 9.1 5.5-14.8 7 7.1 2.6-18.2
$35,000- 49,999 187 36 19.4 12.9-28.1 51 30.2 22.1-39.7 57 27.0 20.2-35.2 30 16.5 10.3-25.4 13 6.9 3.6-12.6
$50,000-74,999 177 39 27.6 15.3-44.6 32 16.1 10.5-23.8 75 40.2 29.8-51.6 18 9.2 5.1-15.8 13 6.9 3.7-12.3
$75,000+ 263 56 21.4 13.6-32.1 52 24.4 13.1-41.0 91 30.2 21.9-39.9 50 18.1 12.4-25.5 14 5.9 2.5-13.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 283 60 21.1 15.2-28.5 54 18.6 13.3-25.3 91 33.4 25.5-42.3 46 16.4 11.3-23.3 32 10.5 6.8-15.9
No 873 187 22.5 17.8-28.0 186 23.1 17.8-29.5 308 33.5 28.9-38.4 118 12.6 9.8-15.9 74 8.4 6.1-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 42 24.5 18.0-32.5 27 17.1 11.2-25.1 48 28.5 21.3-36.8 28 18.6 12.4-27.0 17 11.3 6.3-19.5
Non-Veteran 932 194 21.8 17.3-27.2 203 24.9 18.7-32.3 318 32.2 27.5-37.3 129 11.8 9.3-14.8 88 9.3 6.8-12.5

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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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