BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina: (During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises <br>such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

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
TOTAL	11,889	8,641	75.1	74.1-76.1	3,248	24.9	23.9-25.9
GENDER
Male	4,638	3,546	77.9	76.4-79.4	1,092	22.1	20.6-23.6
Female	7,251	5,095	72.5	71.1-73.8	2,156	27.5	26.2-28.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	8,199	6,133	77.1	75.9-78.2	2,066	22.9	21.8-24.1
Non-Hispanic Black	2,156	1,453	71.9	69.4-74.2	703	28.1	25.8-30.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	456	297	64.2	56.7-71.0	159	35.8	29.0-43.3
Non-Hispanic Other	300	225	79.9	73.8-84.9	75	20.1	15.1-26.2
Hispanic	689	471	67.3	62.9-71.4	218	32.7	28.6-37.1
AGE
18-34	2,033	1,650	82.1	80.0-84.0	383	17.9	16.0-20.0
35-44	1,626	1,267	77.8	75.2-80.1	359	22.2	19.9-24.8
45-54	2,055	1,499	73.2	70.7-75.5	556	26.8	24.5-29.3
55-64	2,368	1,677	70.3	67.8-72.6	691	29.7	27.4-32.2
65-74	2,116	1,491	70.6	68.2-73.0	625	29.4	27.0-31.8
75+	1,564	969	63.0	59.9-66.0	595	37.0	34.0-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,499	799	57.3	54.0-60.5	700	42.7	39.5-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,446	2,235	69.3	67.4-71.2	1,211	30.7	28.8-32.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,212	2,430	79.4	77.6-81.1	782	20.6	18.9-22.4
College Graduate	3,690	3,153	88.1	86.8-89.3	537	11.9	10.7-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,456	840	62.4	59.0-65.6	616	37.6	34.4-41.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,052	1,304	66.3	63.6-68.9	748	33.7	31.1-36.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,277	906	72.3	69.1-75.4	371	27.7	24.6-30.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,438	1,097	77.9	75.1-80.4	341	22.1	19.6-24.9
$50,000-74,999	1,389	1,147	83.0	80.1-85.5	242	17.0	14.5-19.9
$75,000+	2,197	1,943	89.3	87.5-90.8	254	10.7	9.2-12.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,188	1,750	57.0	54.7-59.3	1,438	43.0	40.7-45.3
No	8,564	6,816	80.4	79.3-81.4	1,748	19.6	18.6-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,549	1,201	79.4	76.9-81.7	348	20.6	18.3-23.1
Non-Veteran	10,335	7,435	74.5	73.4-75.6	2,900	25.5	24.4-26.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,889

8,641

75.1

74.1-76.1

3,248

24.9

23.9-25.9

GENDER

Male

4,638

3,546

77.9

76.4-79.4

1,092

22.1

20.6-23.6

Female

7,251

5,095

72.5

71.1-73.8

2,156

27.5

26.2-28.9

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

8,199

6,133

77.1

75.9-78.2

2,066

22.9

21.8-24.1

Non-Hispanic Black

2,156

1,453

71.9

69.4-74.2

703

28.1

25.8-30.6

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

456

297

64.2

56.7-71.0

159

35.8

29.0-43.3

Non-Hispanic Other

300

225

79.9

73.8-84.9

20.1

15.1-26.2

Hispanic

689

471

67.3

62.9-71.4

218

32.7

28.6-37.1

AGE

18-34

2,033

1,650

82.1

80.0-84.0

383

17.9

16.0-20.0

35-44

1,626

1,267

77.8

75.2-80.1

359

22.2

19.9-24.8

45-54

2,055

1,499

73.2

70.7-75.5

556

26.8

24.5-29.3

55-64

2,368

1,677

70.3

67.8-72.6

691

29.7

27.4-32.2

65-74

2,116

1,491

70.6

68.2-73.0

625

29.4

27.0-31.8

75+

1,564

969

63.0

59.9-66.0

595

37.0

34.0-40.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,499

799

57.3

54.0-60.5

700

42.7

39.5-46.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,446

2,235

69.3

67.4-71.2

1,211

30.7

28.8-32.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,212

2,430

79.4

77.6-81.1

782

20.6

18.9-22.4

College Graduate

3,690

3,153

88.1

86.8-89.3

537

11.9

10.7-13.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,456

840

62.4

59.0-65.6

616

37.6

34.4-41.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,052

1,304

66.3

63.6-68.9

748

33.7

31.1-36.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,277

906

72.3

69.1-75.4

371

27.7

24.6-30.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,438

1,097

77.9

75.1-80.4

341

22.1

19.6-24.9

$50,000-74,999

1,389

1,147

83.0

80.1-85.5

242

17.0

14.5-19.9

$75,000+

2,197

1,943

89.3

87.5-90.8

254

10.7

9.2-12.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,188

1,750

57.0

54.7-59.3

1,438

43.0

40.7-45.3

8,564

6,816

80.4

79.3-81.4

1,748

19.6

18.6-20.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,549

1,201

79.4

76.9-81.7

348

20.6

18.3-23.1

Non-Veteran

10,335

7,435

74.5

73.4-75.6

2,900

25.5

24.4-26.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

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?

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?