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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Physical Activity

Vigorous Physical Activity*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,528 2,735 25.9 24.4-27.4 9,793 74.1 72.6-75.6
-Johnston County 343 82 27.7 21.9-34.4 261 72.3 65.6-78.1
GENDER
Male 127 39 33.8 24.3-44.7 88 66.2 55.3-75.7
Female 216 43 22.6 15.9-31.0 173 77.4 69.0-84.1
RACE
White 274 65 28.2 21.7-35.7 209 71.8 64.3-78.3
Other 67 17 27.0 15.6-42.5 50 73.0 57.5-84.4
AGE
18-44 117 47 36.0 26.1-47.2 70 64.0 52.8-73.9
45+ 224 34 17.6 12.3-24.5 190 82.4 75.5-87.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 170 36 27.7 19.5-37.7 134 72.3 62.3-80.5
Some College + 172 46 27.8 20.1-37.1 126 72.2 62.9-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 157 29 22.5 15.1-32.2 128 77.5 67.8-84.9
$50,000+ 145 46 31.2 22.6-41.4 99 68.8 58.6-77.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No = Respondents who report no vigorous physical ac tivity or less than 20 minutes per day, or less than three days per week.

^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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