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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise-FEMALES

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,133 8,669 74.3 73.0-75.5 3,464 25.7 24.5-27.0
-FEMALES 7,643 5,277 71.0 69.4-72.6 2,366 29.0 27.4-30.6
RACE
White 5,849 4,141 73.5 71.7-75.3 1,708 26.5 24.7-28.3
African American 1,326 846 65.3 61.1-69.3 480 34.7 30.7-38.9
Other Minorities 423 258 64.3 56.8-71.2 165 35.7 28.8-43.2
AGE
18-24 193 149 76.7 67.6-83.8 44 23.3 16.2-32.4
25-34 622 460 76.3 71.6-80.5 162 23.7 19.5-28.4
35-44 1,070 826 74.6 71.0-78.0 244 25.4 22.0-29.0
45-54 1,397 949 67.3 64.0-70.5 448 32.7 29.5-36.0
55-64 1,625 1,122 67.9 64.7-70.8 503 32.1 29.2-35.3
65+ 2,641 1,699 65.1 62.5-67.7 942 34.9 32.3-37.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 948 469 50.2 44.5-55.9 479 49.8 44.1-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,242 1,371 64.6 61.3-67.8 871 35.4 32.2-38.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,039 1,431 72.1 69.1-74.9 608 27.9 25.1-30.9
College Graduate 2,401 1,997 83.5 81.1-85.6 404 16.5 14.4-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 929 485 55.2 50.4-60.0 444 44.8 40.0-49.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,250 747 58.9 54.4-63.3 503 41.1 36.7-45.6
$25,000- 34,999 812 523 63.2 57.6-68.6 289 36.8 31.4-42.4
$35,000- 49,999 935 673 73.3 68.9-77.3 262 26.7 22.7-31.1
$50,000- 74,999 949 758 82.0 78.2-85.2 191 18.0 14.8-21.8
$75,000+ 1,337 1,142 85.3 82.5-87.6 195 14.7 12.4-17.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,958 1,651 57.0 54.1-59.9 1,307 43.0 40.1-45.9
No 4,400 3,422 77.9 76.0-79.8 978 22.1 20.2-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 129 72.0 61.3-80.7 46 28.0 19.3-38.7
Non-Veteran 7,467 5,147 71.0 69.3-72.6 2,320 29.0 27.4-30.7

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^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.

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