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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe 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
-Buncombe County	326	144	50.2	42.9-57.6	131	38.0	31.3-45.3	51	11.7	7.9-17.0
GENDER
Male	120	55	51.3	39.7-62.8	51	39.5	29.0-51.1	14	9.2	4.1-19.2
Female	206	89	49.0	40.9-57.1	80	36.3	29.0-44.2	37	14.8	10.4-20.5
RACE
White	289	130	48.4	40.8-55.9	118	41.0	33.8-48.7	41	10.6	6.7-16.4
Other	35	13	62.3	40.2-80.3	13	19.5	8.9-37.5	9	18.2	7.9-36.5
AGE
18-44	89	55	63.1	50.1-74.4	27	30.0	19.8-42.7	7	6.9	2.3-18.7
45+	234	89	37.5	30.8-44.9	102	46.0	38.7-53.5	43	16.5	11.9-22.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	117	42	44.2	31.8-57.4	48	37.4	26.1-50.3	27	18.4	10.4-30.4
Some College +	208	102	54.1	45.4-62.6	82	38.3	30.3-47.1	24	7.5	4.8-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	79	51.1	40.9-61.3	74	35.7	26.9-45.4	27	13.2	7.5-22.4
$50,000+	110	56	53.3	42.3-64.1	44	40.6	30.2-51.9	10	6.1	3.2-11.3

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

-Buncombe County

326

144

50.2

42.9-57.6

131

38.0

31.3-45.3

11.7

7.9-17.0

GENDER

Male

120

51.3

39.7-62.8

39.5

29.0-51.1

9.2

4.1-19.2

Female

206

49.0

40.9-57.1

36.3

29.0-44.2

14.8

10.4-20.5

RACE

White

289

130

48.4

40.8-55.9

118

41.0

33.8-48.7

10.6

6.7-16.4

Other

62.3

40.2-80.3

19.5

8.9-37.5

18.2

7.9-36.5

AGE

18-44

63.1

50.1-74.4

30.0

19.8-42.7

6.9

2.3-18.7

45+

234

37.5

30.8-44.9

102

46.0

38.7-53.5

16.5

11.9-22.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

117

44.2

31.8-57.4

37.4

26.1-50.3

18.4

10.4-30.4

Some College +

208

102

54.1

45.4-62.6

38.3

30.3-47.1

7.5

4.8-11.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

180

51.1

40.9-61.3

35.7

26.9-45.4

13.2

7.5-22.4

$50,000+

110

53.3

42.3-64.1

40.6

30.2-51.9

6.1

3.2-11.3

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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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