BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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	Total Respond.^	Walking	Gardening	Running	Aerobics	Other
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

Total
Respond.^

Walking

Gardening

Running

Aerobics

Other

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

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

4.4

2.9- 6.6

9.9

7.4-13.2

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

3.8

2.3- 6.0

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

6.9

5.1- 9.1

2.1

1.3- 3.3

992

48.2

44.7-51.8

African American

695

299

38.5

32.8-44.6

1.8

0.9- 3.5

6.2

3.4-11.1

1.7

0.8- 3.4

339

51.8

45.6-58.0

Other minorities

323

115

32.2

24.0-41.7

5.9

2.6-12.8

5.4

2.7-10.6

***

170

54.7

44.8-64.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

164

***

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

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

***

14.8

10.8-19.9

2.4

1.2- 4.8

220

50.4

44.0-56.7

35-54

940

392

40.4

35.6-45.4

4.3

2.7- 6.9

4.9

3.2- 7.3

1.9

0.9- 3.7

449

48.5

43.5-53.5

55-64

690

272

40.1

34.6-45.9

5.8

3.9- 8.5

***

1.4

0.6- 2.9

345

51.5

45.8-57.2

65-74

542

212

42.4

36.1-48.9

11.3

7.8-16.2

***

2.1

1.1- 3.9

250

43.6

37.5-50.0

75+

448

167

37.5

30.3-45.3

4.8

3.0- 7.7

***

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

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

4.9

3.1- 7.6

5.3

3.4- 8.2

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

3.1

2.1- 4.7

8.8

5.6-13.5

1.3

0.6- 2.9

393

46.4

41.0-51.9

College Graduate

859

351

39.3

34.6-44.3

4.6

2.9- 7.3

11.0

7.8-15.2

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

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

4.1

2.5- 6.8

***

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

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

3.9

2.1- 7.4

9.1

4.9-16.2

1.3

0.7- 2.7

185

48.2

40.9-55.6

$50,000+

880

357

38.7

33.5-44.1

4.6

3.1- 7.0

11.2

8.1-15.2

3.5

2.0- 6.0

382

42.0

36.8-47.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

971

352

38.2

33.1-43.7

3.7

2.6- 5.4

***

1.2

0.7- 1.9

527

54.5

49.2-59.7

2,004

847

38.8

35.3-42.4

130

4.8

3.6- 6.4

113

8.6

6.6-11.1

2.3

1.5- 3.5

861

45.5

41.9-49.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

506

178

31.7

26.1-38.0

4.4

2.1- 9.4

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

5.2

3.7- 7.2

2.0

1.3- 2.9

1,271

50.2

46.9-53.5

Back to Exercise.

*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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