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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Physical Activity - Transportation

In the past week, how much time did you walk or bicycle for transportation, such as to and from
work or shopping, or walk to the bus stop?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 30 min. 30 min. to 1 hour 1 to 2 hours 2 hours or more No time
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,659 405 4.0 3.4- 4.7 376 3.8 3.1- 4.6 340 3.4 2.8- 4.2 503 5.4 4.6- 6.3 10,035 83.5 82.1-84.8
-Gaston County 300 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 12 4.5 2.1- 9.4 9 2.3 1.1- 4.7 16 6.6 3.6-11.8 259 85.8 79.6-90.3
GENDER
Male 115 3 1.5 0.5- 4.9 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2 3 1.6 0.5- 5.2 5 4.9 1.7-13.2 102 90.9 83.2-95.3
Female 185 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 10 7.5 3.3-16.0 6 2.8 1.1- 7.0 11 7.9 3.7-16.3 157 81.5 72.0-88.3
RACE
White 260 4 1.0 0.4- 2.8 10 4.7 2.0-10.6 8 2.6 1.2- 5.5 14 7.0 3.6-13.2 224 84.7 77.7-89.9
Other 40 0 0.0 . - . 2 3.4 0.8-13.6 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2 2 4.5 1.1-17.2 35 91.2 78.5-96.7
AGE
18-44 80 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 4 5.8 1.7-17.6 1 1.1 0.2- 7.4 9 9.8 4.4-20.4 65 83.0 70.7-90.7
45+ 217 3 1.3 0.4- 4.0 8 3.5 1.7- 7.2 8 3.3 1.5- 6.9 7 4.0 1.5-10.2 191 88.0 81.7-92.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 164 3 1.5 0.4- 4.6 6 3.1 1.3- 7.2 6 2.5 1.0- 6.1 8 4.4 2.1- 9.4 141 88.5 82.3-92.7
Some College + 135 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 6 5.8 2.0-15.4 3 2.1 0.7- 6.5 8 8.5 3.7-18.4 117 83.3 72.5-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 166 4 1.7 0.6- 4.6 6 4.9 1.5-14.9 6 2.7 1.1- 6.5 10 7.5 3.2-16.6 140 83.2 73.1-90.0
$50,000+ 81 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.4 1.5-12.1 2 2.4 0.6- 9.8 4 6.9 2.4-18.4 71 86.3 74.9-93.0

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*Those who reported walking/biking just for excerise were excluded from this table.
(See results for NC BRFSS 2000)

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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