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Level of Physical Activity*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Physically inactive
N % C.I.(95%) |
Irregular
N % C.I.(95%) |
Regular
N % C.I.(95%) |
Regular and vigorous
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
3016 |
962 30.4 (28.6-32.3) |
855 29.2 (27.3-31.2) |
829 27.9 (26.0-29.8) |
370 12.4 (11.1-13.9) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1145 |
323 27.3 (24.5-30.3) |
359 31.6 (28.5-34.8) |
315 28.2 (25.2-31.4) |
148 12.9 (10.8-15.4) |
| Female |
1871 |
639 33.3 (31.0-35.8) |
496 27.1 (24.8-29.4) |
514 27.6 (25.4-29.9) |
222 12.0 (10.4-13.8) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
2318 |
682 28.7 (26.7-30.9) |
665 29.2 (27.1-31.4) |
661 28.3 (26.2-30.5) |
310 13.7 (12.2-15.5) |
| African American |
593 |
247 37.6 (33.1-42.3) |
154 28.8 (24.4-33.6) |
141 25.1 (20.9-29.8) |
51 8.5 ( 5.9-12.2) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
247 |
56 20.2 (14.9-26.7) |
76 29.3 (23.0-36.5) |
90 37.9 (30.6-45.8) |
25 12.6 ( 7.8-19.7) |
| 25-34 |
543 |
145 25.1 (21.3-29.4) |
156 31.3 (26.8-36.2) |
192 35.4 (30.9-40.1) |
50 8.2 ( 6.1-11.0) |
| 35-44 |
624 |
169 27.8 (24.1-31.9) |
198 32.1 (28.1-36.4) |
176 26.6 (23.0-30.5) |
81 13.5 (10.7-17.0) |
| 45-54 |
554 |
194 35.7 (31.3-40.4) |
153 27.3 (23.3-31.7) |
129 23.1 (19.4-27.4) |
78 13.8 (10.9-17.4) |
| 55-64 |
408 |
156 38.7 (33.6-44.0) |
100 25.4 (21.0-30.3) |
98 23.2 (19.1-27.9) |
54 12.7 ( 9.7-16.6) |
| 65+ |
622 |
240 36.6 (32.6-40.8) |
166 27.9 (24.2-32.0) |
136 21.4 (18.1-25.1) |
80 14.1 (11.3-17.5) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
509 |
260 48.4 (43.1-53.7) |
142 28.6 (24.0-33.6) |
92 20.0 (15.5-25.4) |
15 3.1 ( 1.8- 5.4) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
941 |
336 34.9 (31.5-38.4) |
275 30.6 (27.3-34.1) |
254 26.4 (23.3-29.7) |
76 8.2 ( 6.3-10.4) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
756 |
211 27.0 (23.5-30.8) |
201 26.2 (22.8-30.0) |
218 29.2 (25.5-33.2) |
126 17.5 (14.3-21.3) |
| College Graduate |
803 |
151 16.3 (13.8-19.2) |
236 31.2 (27.4-35.2) |
264 33.7 (30.1-37.6) |
152 18.8 (15.9-22.0) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
338 |
159 45.7 (39.7-51.9) |
89 25.7 (20.7-31.4) |
72 22.4 (17.5-28.1) |
18 6.2 ( 3.7-10.4) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
557 |
233 39.5 (34.8-44.3) |
152 29.9 (25.5-34.6) |
134 24.6 (20.3-29.5) |
38 6.0 ( 4.2- 8.5) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
426 |
128 30.6 (25.7-36.0) |
121 26.7 (22.3-31.6) |
123 31.2 (26.2-36.8) |
54 11.5 ( 8.5-15.4) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
446 |
124 28.0 (23.6-32.9) |
127 31.8 (26.6-37.4) |
134 27.6 (23.3-32.4) |
61 12.6 ( 9.6-16.5) |
| $50,000+ |
773 |
155 20.2 (17.1-23.7) |
236 30.7 (27.0-34.6) |
241 30.8 (27.2-34.7) |
141 18.3 (15.2-21.9) |
| *Data in this table were derived from the exercise questions. Physically inactive: No reported activity.Irregular activity: Any physical activity or pair of activities done for less than 20 minutes or less than three times per week.Regular activity: Any physical activity or pair of activities done for a total of 20 or more minutes three or more times per week, at less than 50% of functional cardiorespiratory.Regular and vigorous activity: Any physical activity or pair of physical activities that requires rhythmic contraction of large muscle groups at 50% of functional cardiorespiratory conditioning capacity for 20 or more minutes three or more times per week. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
