BRFSS 2007 - Gaston County: (Moderate Physical Activity*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Physical Activity

Moderate Physical Activity*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,951	5,705	44.0	42.8-45.3	8,246	56.0	54.7-57.2
-Gaston County	365	135	41.5	34.5-48.9	230	58.5	51.1-65.5
GENDER
Male	144	61	48.9	38.1-59.8	83	51.1	40.2-61.9
Female	221	74	33.7	25.8-42.6	147	66.3	57.4-74.2
RACE
White	317	114	39.5	32.3-47.2	203	60.5	52.8-67.7
Other	48	21	50.5	31.6-69.3	27	49.5	30.7-68.4
AGE
18-44	113	47	45.1	33.5-57.1	66	54.9	42.9-66.5
45+	251	88	37.7	30.8-45.2	163	62.3	54.8-69.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	63	40.0	30.0-50.9	125	60.0	49.1-70.0
Some College +	177	72	43.2	33.9-53.1	105	56.8	46.9-66.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	197	69	39.3	29.7-49.9	128	60.7	50.1-70.3
$50,000+	112	46	46.0	34.9-57.6	66	54.0	42.4-65.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,951

5,705

44.0

42.8-45.3

8,246

56.0

54.7-57.2

-Gaston County

365

135

41.5

34.5-48.9

230

58.5

51.1-65.5

GENDER

Male

144

48.9

38.1-59.8

51.1

40.2-61.9

Female

221

33.7

25.8-42.6

147

66.3

57.4-74.2

RACE

White

317

114

39.5

32.3-47.2

203

60.5

52.8-67.7

Other

50.5

31.6-69.3

49.5

30.7-68.4

AGE

18-44

113

45.1

33.5-57.1

54.9

42.9-66.5

45+

251

37.7

30.8-45.2

163

62.3

54.8-69.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

188

40.0

30.0-50.9

125

60.0

49.1-70.0

Some College +

177

43.2

33.9-53.1

105

56.8

46.9-66.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

197

39.3

29.7-49.9

128

60.7

50.1-70.3

$50,000+

112

46.0

34.9-57.6

54.0

42.4-65.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or
respondents who report doing vigorous physical acti vity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No= Respondents who report no moderate physical activity or less than 30 minutes per day, or less than five days per week
and no vigorous physical activity or less than 20 minutes p er day, or less than three days per week.

^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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