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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,844 879 34.5 31.9-37.1 1,212 40.0 37.6-42.5 753 25.5 23.4-27.8
GENDER
Male 860 321 41.9 37.5-46.5 339 36.8 32.8-41.0 200 21.3 18.1-25.0
Female 1,984 558 27.9 25.5-30.5 873 42.8 40.1-45.6 553 29.3 26.6-32.0
AGE
18-24 168 71 47.9 37.7-58.3 62 32.0 23.7-41.5 35 20.1 13.5-28.9
25-34 450 167 38.4 32.6-44.6 199 42.9 37.0-49.0 84 18.7 14.1-24.5
35-44 589 198 35.8 31.0-40.8 266 42.0 37.2-47.0 125 22.2 18.2-26.8
45-54 610 177 28.0 23.6-32.9 260 39.8 34.9-44.8 173 32.2 27.3-37.5
55-64 494 148 35.0 29.7-40.7 223 45.5 40.1-51.0 123 19.5 15.9-23.7
65-74 327 84 25.4 19.8-31.9 135 38.8 32.7-45.2 108 35.9 29.8-42.4
75+ 192 31 19.7 13.3-28.2 62 34.6 26.8-43.2 99 45.7 37.6-54.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 565 125 26.5 20.1-33.9 204 31.5 26.6-36.9 236 42.0 36.0-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,002 306 35.4 31.3-39.7 409 38.2 34.2-42.4 287 26.4 22.9-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 689 250 39.5 34.3-44.9 303 42.3 37.3-47.4 136 18.2 14.8-22.2
College Graduate 582 195 34.3 29.7-39.4 296 49.5 44.4-54.6 91 16.1 12.5-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 579 160 27.7 23.1-32.9 223 35.8 30.9-41.0 196 36.5 31.3-42.1
$15,000- 24,999 675 188 26.7 22.6-31.2 290 42.8 37.8-48.0 197 30.5 25.9-35.5
$25,000- 34,999 422 143 40.9 34.5-47.6 186 40.5 34.6-46.8 93 18.6 14.4-23.6
$35,000- 49,999 322 110 38.5 30.4-47.2 155 45.3 37.7-53.0 57 16.3 11.9-21.9
$50,000-74,999 235 88 40.6 31.5-50.3 115 45.1 36.4-54.2 32 14.3 9.2-21.6
$75,000+ 210 73 39.2 30.9-48.1 109 47.7 39.3-56.2 28 13.1 8.4-19.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,027 243 25.6 22.1-29.5 404 39.6 35.7-43.6 380 34.8 31.2-38.6
No 1,742 611 38.5 35.2-42.0 782 40.7 37.6-43.9 349 20.8 18.2-23.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 120 43.9 37.1-50.9 119 36.2 30.1-42.8 68 19.9 15.2-25.6
Non-Veteran 2,534 758 33.2 30.4-36.0 1,093 40.6 37.9-43.2 683 26.3 24.0-28.7

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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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