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2007 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 2,026 675 37.9 34.6-41.3 894 42.5 39.3-45.7 457 19.7 17.4-22.1
GENDER
Male 619 234 43.5 37.8-49.3 257 40.5 35.1-46.0 128 16.1 12.8-19.9
Female 1,407 441 32.9 29.6-36.5 637 44.2 40.6-47.9 329 22.8 20.0-25.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 19 9 42.9 18.9-70.7 5 19.3 7.1-42.8 5 37.8 14.4-68.7
-English Speaking 19 9 42.9 18.9-70.7 5 19.3 7.1-42.8 5 37.8 14.4-68.7
Non-Hispanic 2,000 664 37.8 34.5-41.2 887 42.7 39.5-46.0 449 19.5 17.3-21.9
AGE
18-24 96 40 43.2 31.7-55.5 36 40.6 29.3-53.0 20 16.2 9.7-25.8
25-34 250 100 45.2 36.0-54.7 109 41.6 32.9-50.8 41 13.3 8.9-19.3
35-44 346 125 40.5 33.7-47.7 169 45.9 39.2-52.8 52 13.5 9.7-18.6
45-54 444 160 37.0 31.1-43.2 193 43.4 37.5-49.6 91 19.6 15.2-24.9
55-64 428 134 35.0 28.9-41.5 199 44.1 37.8-50.5 95 21.0 16.4-26.4
65-74 290 84 27.0 20.8-34.4 123 42.0 34.8-49.4 83 31.0 24.5-38.3
75+ 158 26 18.6 11.3-29.2 63 35.6 27.1-45.2 69 45.7 35.9-55.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 96 30.1 22.9-38.6 155 37.5 30.4-45.1 152 32.4 26.1-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 685 211 33.7 28.5-39.4 306 43.9 38.4-49.5 168 22.4 18.4-27.0
Some Post-H.S. 540 205 42.8 36.2-49.6 240 42.8 36.6-49.3 95 14.4 10.9-18.7
College Graduate 396 163 45.3 38.6-52.2 192 44.1 37.5-51.0 41 10.6 7.4-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 335 84 28.4 21.0-37.2 143 42.8 35.3-50.6 108 28.9 22.8-35.8
$15,000- 24,999 458 144 40.4 32.7-48.5 200 38.3 31.9-45.2 114 21.3 16.6-26.9
$25,000- 34,999 299 113 37.3 29.1-46.4 128 42.3 33.9-51.3 58 20.3 14.5-27.7
$35,000- 49,999 277 91 34.3 27.0-42.4 141 51.4 43.2-59.4 45 14.3 9.9-20.3
$50,000-74,999 206 90 47.1 37.5-56.9 95 40.9 31.8-50.6 21 12.0 7.2-19.4
$75,000+ 163 75 50.8 40.4-61.2 72 41.8 31.8-52.5 16 7.4 4.2-12.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 756 187 28.9 23.2-35.3 323 40.4 35.2-45.9 246 30.7 26.1-35.7
No 1,204 472 42.3 38.2-46.5 539 43.6 39.5-47.7 193 14.2 11.8-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 257 101 43.5 34.9-52.5 105 40.3 32.3-48.8 51 16.2 11.7-22.1
Non-Veteran 1,769 574 37.1 33.5-40.7 789 42.8 39.3-46.3 406 20.2 17.7-22.8

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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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