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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Physical Activity

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%)
North Carolina 12,228 5,393 46.4 44.8-48.0 4,933 40.4 38.8-41.9 1,902 13.2 12.2-14.3
-Iredell County 404 176 48.9 41.8-56.1 160 40.6 34.0-47.6 68 10.5 7.9-13.9
GENDER
Male 151 68 48.0 36.7-59.6 70 46.0 35.1-57.3 13 6.0 3.2-10.7
Female 253 108 49.7 40.9-58.4 90 36.0 28.1-44.7 55 14.4 10.4-19.5
RACE
White 350 152 49.8 42.0-57.6 137 39.1 32.0-46.6 61 11.1 8.2-14.9
Other 53 23 42.6 26.8-60.2 23 49.7 32.8-66.7 7 7.7 3.3-16.7
AGE
18-44 121 64 54.6 42.9-65.8 47 40.7 30.0-52.4 10 4.7 2.4- 9.1
45+ 282 111 41.9 35.6-48.6 113 40.6 34.3-47.2 58 17.4 13.2-22.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 188 83 52.0 41.9-62.0 71 37.8 28.6-48.0 34 10.2 6.7-15.1
Some College + 216 93 46.0 36.2-56.1 89 43.2 34.0-52.9 34 10.8 7.2-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 184 74 46.0 34.6-57.8 70 38.2 28.4-49.1 40 15.8 10.7-22.7
$50,000+ 147 74 53.7 43.6-63.4 61 41.3 31.9-51.4 12 5.0 2.7- 9.1

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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 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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