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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day
do you spend doing these activities?*

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  Total
Respond.^
10-20 minutes 21-30 minutes 31-60 minutes 1-2 hours More than 2 hours
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,280 833 14.6 13.1-16.3 1,326 24.4 22.4-26.6 1,872 36.4 34.0-38.8 746 14.5 12.8-16.4 503 10.1 8.6-11.8
-Western NC 1,150 180 13.5 11.1-16.3 297 29.9 24.3-36.2 367 31.2 26.9-35.8 179 14.9 12.3-18.0 127 10.5 7.9-13.7
GENDER
Male 551 68 10.9 7.9-14.7 119 25.0 17.5-34.3 181 33.3 27.1-40.1 108 17.9 13.9-22.7 75 13.0 9.0-18.3
Female 599 112 17.1 13.3-21.6 178 36.6 28.8-45.1 186 28.3 23.2-34.1 71 10.9 8.1-14.5 52 7.1 4.8-10.3
RACE
White 1,063 167 13.6 11.1-16.6 277 30.5 24.5-37.2 341 30.6 26.4-35.3 165 15.0 12.4-18.1 113 10.3 7.6-13.7
African American 24 2 3.8 0.8-17.0 5 24.6 8.5-53.3 9 50.8 23.5-77.7 5 11.1 3.5-30.4 3 9.6 2.7-28.7
Other Minorities 60 10 16.0 6.8-33.0 15 24.7 10.6-47.4 17 29.1 13.2-52.5 7 15.8 4.4-43.1 11 14.6 5.8-32.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 3 5.9 1.3-22.6 10 42.3 17.6-71.6 7 28.4 10.3-57.8 2 20.1 3.5-63.6 1 3.3 0.4-21.0
Non-Hispanic 1,125 176 13.6 11.2-16.5 287 29.6 23.8-36.0 360 31.3 27.0-36.0 176 14.8 12.2-17.7 126 10.7 8.1-14.0
AGE
18-24 56 13 13.9 6.6-26.9 18 51.0 28.8-72.7 8 9.9 4.1-22.3 13 14.1 6.9-26.9 4 11.1 3.1-33.0
25-34 113 18 10.4 5.9-17.7 29 27.4 16.3-42.2 42 41.8 30.2-54.4 14 13.2 7.1-23.2 10 7.1 3.3-14.6
35-44 184 29 17.0 11.2-24.9 54 24.5 18.1-32.4 55 34.0 24.4-45.1 30 16.6 11.4-23.6 16 7.9 4.5-13.3
45-54 222 34 13.6 9.3-19.6 56 30.2 21.6-40.4 73 31.0 24.3-38.7 33 13.9 9.6-19.8 26 11.2 7.0-17.5
55-64 268 43 14.7 10.8-19.8 69 24.5 19.2-30.7 94 34.6 28.4-41.3 31 12.5 8.4-18.3 31 13.7 8.6-21.1
65+ 296 42 11.8 8.6-16.1 69 23.1 18.1-29.1 92 31.8 26.1-38.1 54 19.0 14.4-24.6 39 14.2 10.3-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 15 11.5 5.1-24.2 12 35.4 12.8-67.1 28 24.9 12.3-44.1 10 7.0 3.0-15.6 17 21.1 8.0-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 322 47 13.6 9.4-19.3 87 27.2 20.4-35.4 86 28.8 22.1-36.4 56 16.7 12.3-22.3 46 13.7 9.4-19.5
Some Post-H.S. 309 47 13.6 9.1-19.7 75 27.2 16.5-41.4 95 31.1 22.6-41.2 54 17.9 12.0-25.7 38 10.2 6.6-15.6
College Graduate 436 71 14.0 10.5-18.5 123 32.6 25.2-40.9 157 35.0 28.7-41.8 59 13.7 10.2-18.3 26 4.7 2.9- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 15 16.1 8.0-29.7 16 16.7 6.5-36.7 32 34.8 19.5-54.0 11 12.4 5.5-25.5 9 20.1 5.1-53.8
$15,000- 24,999 173 33 16.9 10.7-25.6 36 18.3 12.4-26.1 40 29.5 19.9-41.2 33 19.2 12.8-27.7 31 16.2 10.3-24.6
$25,000- 34,999 151 27 18.7 11.9-28.1 40 25.4 18.0-34.7 44 30.8 22.1-41.1 20 12.5 7.0-21.2 20 12.6 7.4-20.6
$35,000- 49,999 182 26 13.5 8.5-20.7 46 24.7 17.3-34.1 61 33.3 25.1-42.6 26 16.7 11.0-24.6 23 11.8 6.8-19.8
$50,000-74,999 173 28 13.3 8.6-20.2 58 41.0 28.2-55.1 54 27.8 19.7-37.7 24 13.2 8.2-20.5 9 4.7 2.3- 9.6
$75,000+ 260 29 8.0 5.0-12.6 72 30.0 18.3-45.0 99 38.1 27.8-49.6 41 16.9 10.9-25.3 19 7.0 3.9-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 267 49 15.0 10.3-21.3 64 28.9 20.6-38.9 82 28.3 21.9-35.7 39 16.9 11.4-24.2 33 10.9 7.0-16.6
No 850 125 13.5 10.8-16.8 224 28.2 22.5-34.8 277 33.4 28.4-38.7 134 14.1 11.5-17.3 90 10.8 7.7-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 14 8.5 4.8-14.3 31 20.7 14.3-29.0 53 33.8 25.9-42.7 33 24.7 16.9-34.5 21 12.4 7.8-19.3
Non-Veteran 904 156 14.6 11.8-18.0 239 31.0 24.5-38.4 278 30.5 25.7-35.8 133 13.4 10.7-16.7 98 10.5 7.6-14.3

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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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