BRFSS 2007 - Alamance County: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
North Carolina	13,951	5,705	44.0	42.8-45.3	5,899	41.6	40.4-42.9	2,347	14.3	13.5-15.2
-Alamance County	324	123	41.8	33.8-50.3	146	43.9	36.2-51.8	55	14.3	10.2-19.7
GENDER
Male	121	42	42.9	29.8-57.1	59	44.9	32.7-57.8	20	12.1	6.8-20.8
Female	203	81	40.7	32.1-49.8	87	42.9	33.9-52.4	35	16.4	11.0-23.9
RACE
White	262	101	41.1	33.8-48.8	118	45.6	38.0-53.3	43	13.4	9.3-18.9
Other	60	20	42.9	23.5-64.7	28	40.3	23.3-59.9	12	16.9	8.0-32.0
AGE
18-44	89	43	50.1	36.2-64.0	37	38.7	26.4-52.6	9	11.2	5.5-21.4
45+	233	78	33.2	26.5-40.7	109	49.3	41.6-57.0	46	17.5	12.7-23.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	157	48	32.2	23.2-42.7	70	45.1	34.7-55.9	39	22.8	15.5-32.1
Some College +	167	75	51.4	39.6-63.0	76	42.7	32.0-54.1	16	5.9	3.2-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	189	61	34.1	25.8-43.5	81	43.6	34.3-53.4	47	22.3	15.7-30.7
$50,000+	98	49	47.3	35.9-58.9	45	46.4	34.9-58.2	4	6.4	2.4-16.0

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,951

5,705

44.0

42.8-45.3

5,899

41.6

40.4-42.9

2,347

14.3

13.5-15.2

-Alamance County

324

123

41.8

33.8-50.3

146

43.9

36.2-51.8

14.3

10.2-19.7

GENDER

Male

121

42.9

29.8-57.1

44.9

32.7-57.8

12.1

6.8-20.8

Female

203

40.7

32.1-49.8

42.9

33.9-52.4

16.4

11.0-23.9

RACE

White

262

101

41.1

33.8-48.8

118

45.6

38.0-53.3

13.4

9.3-18.9

Other

42.9

23.5-64.7

40.3

23.3-59.9

16.9

8.0-32.0

AGE

18-44

50.1

36.2-64.0

38.7

26.4-52.6

11.2

5.5-21.4

45+

233

33.2

26.5-40.7

109

49.3

41.6-57.0

17.5

12.7-23.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

157

32.2

23.2-42.7

45.1

34.7-55.9

22.8

15.5-32.1

Some College +

167

51.4

39.6-63.0

42.7

32.0-54.1

5.9

3.2-10.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

189

34.1

25.8-43.5

43.6

34.3-53.4

22.3

15.7-30.7

$50,000+

47.3

35.9-58.9

46.4

34.9-58.2

6.4

2.4-16.0

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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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