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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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
-Johnston County 331 148 44.0 36.9-51.4 131 42.4 34.8-50.4 52 13.5 9.1-19.7
GENDER
Male 124 65 49.3 37.7-61.0 43 41.5 29.7-54.4 16 9.2 5.1-16.0
Female 207 83 39.5 30.9-48.9 88 43.2 33.7-53.2 36 17.3 10.4-27.4
RACE
White 264 115 43.5 35.7-51.7 108 43.3 34.9-52.0 41 13.2 8.6-19.8
Other 66 33 46.4 30.5-63.1 22 38.8 22.7-57.7 11 14.8 5.8-32.9
AGE
18-44 116 65 48.3 36.5-60.3 42 41.6 29.6-54.7 9 10.2 4.5-21.4
45+ 213 82 38.6 31.2-46.6 88 43.6 35.8-51.8 43 17.8 12.2-25.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 72 48.6 38.7-58.7 58 34.8 26.0-44.7 30 16.6 9.6-27.0
Some College + 170 76 40.4 31.0-50.7 72 48.4 37.5-59.6 22 11.1 6.1-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 151 62 42.3 32.5-52.8 56 37.9 28.2-48.6 33 19.8 12.2-30.4
$50,000+ 143 71 44.9 34.1-56.1 62 49.8 38.3-61.4 10 5.3 2.6-10.5

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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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