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Walking | Gardening | Running | Aerobics | Other | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 11,515 | 4,656 | 37.3 | 35.9-38.7 | 697 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.3 | 444 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.4 | 295 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.5 | 5,423 | 49.4 | 47.9-50.9 |
-Eastern NC | 3,127 | 1,220 | 37.3 | 34.5-40.2 | 189 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.5 | 125 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 | 78 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 | 1,515 | 49.7 | 46.7-52.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,091 | 384 | 32.9 | 28.7-37.4 | 65 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 | 78 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.2 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.2 | 549 | 51.2 | 46.5-55.9 |
Female | 2,036 | 836 | 41.4 | 37.9-45.1 | 124 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.6 | 47 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.0 | 63 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 | 966 | 48.3 | 44.6-52.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,087 | 801 | 37.7 | 34.3-41.2 | 146 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.8 | 94 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.1 | 54 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 992 | 48.2 | 44.7-51.8 |
African American | 695 | 299 | 38.5 | 32.8-44.6 | 23 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.5 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.1 | 19 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.4 | 339 | 51.8 | 45.6-58.0 |
Other minorities | 323 | 115 | 32.2 | 24.0-41.7 | 19 | 5.9 | 2.6-12.8 | 14 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.6 | *** | *** | *** | 170 | 54.7 | 44.8-64.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 164 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 6.8 | 3.3-13.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 2,952 | 1,159 | 37.9 | 35.0-40.9 | 182 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.6 | 112 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.7 | 73 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.8 | 1,426 | 49.1 | 46.1-52.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 471 | 161 | 31.2 | 25.7-37.3 | *** | *** | *** | 68 | 14.8 | 10.8-19.9 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.8 | 220 | 50.4 | 44.0-56.7 |
35-54 | 940 | 392 | 40.4 | 35.6-45.4 | 34 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 46 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.3 | 19 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.7 | 449 | 48.5 | 43.5-53.5 |
55-64 | 690 | 272 | 40.1 | 34.6-45.9 | 51 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.9 | 345 | 51.5 | 45.8-57.2 |
65-74 | 542 | 212 | 42.4 | 36.1-48.9 | 61 | 11.3 | 7.8-16.2 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 | 250 | 43.6 | 37.5-50.0 |
75+ | 448 | 167 | 37.5 | 30.3-45.3 | 32 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.7 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.3 | 236 | 56.6 | 48.8-64.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 443 | 139 | 35.0 | 27.8-42.9 | 31 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 266 | 57.0 | 49.0-64.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 973 | 371 | 34.6 | 29.9-39.5 | 64 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.6 | 33 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.2 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.5 | 485 | 53.5 | 48.3-58.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 847 | 358 | 40.4 | 35.3-45.8 | 45 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 32 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.5 | 19 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 393 | 46.4 | 41.0-51.9 |
College Graduate | 859 | 351 | 39.3 | 34.6-44.3 | 48 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.3 | 56 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.2 | 36 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.3 | 368 | 40.9 | 36.0-45.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 435 | 166 | 39.1 | 31.8-47.0 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 237 | 53.2 | 45.4-60.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 521 | 195 | 36.2 | 29.7-43.2 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.8 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.6 | 263 | 53.0 | 45.8-60.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 303 | 114 | 33.2 | 25.3-42.2 | 26 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 151 | 60.8 | 51.6-69.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 423 | 179 | 37.4 | 30.8-44.5 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.4 | 22 | 9.1 | 4.9-16.2 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.7 | 185 | 48.2 | 40.9-55.6 |
$50,000+ | 880 | 357 | 38.7 | 33.5-44.1 | 46 | 4.6 | 3.1- 7.0 | 67 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.2 | 28 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 382 | 42.0 | 36.8-47.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 971 | 352 | 38.2 | 33.1-43.7 | 58 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 527 | 54.5 | 49.2-59.7 |
No | 2,004 | 847 | 38.8 | 35.3-42.4 | 130 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 | 113 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 | 53 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 861 | 45.5 | 41.9-49.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 506 | 178 | 31.7 | 26.1-38.0 | 31 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.4 | 47 | 14.8 | 10.3-20.7 | *** | *** | *** | 243 | 47.2 | 40.6-53.9 |
Non-Veteran | 2,619 | 1,041 | 38.4 | 35.3-41.6 | 158 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.5 | 78 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 | 71 | 2.0 | 1.3- 2.9 | 1,271 | 50.2 | 46.9-53.5 |
*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest fr
equency of any single category.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
**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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