BRFSS 2009 - Mecklenburg County: (Moderate Physical Activity*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

Moderate Physical Activity*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,228	5,393	46.4	44.8-48.0	6,835	53.6	52.0-55.2
-Mecklenburg County	581	267	46.5	41.1-52.0	314	53.5	48.0-58.9
GENDER
Male	217	103	48.5	40.4-56.7	114	51.5	43.3-59.6
Female	364	164	44.7	37.5-52.1	200	55.3	47.9-62.5
RACE
White	406	197	48.7	42.5-54.8	209	51.3	45.2-57.5
Other	165	66	42.6	32.8-53.2	99	57.4	46.8-67.2
AGE
18-44	182	94	48.1	39.1-57.3	88	51.9	42.7-60.9
45+	392	171	44.9	39.2-50.7	221	55.1	49.3-60.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	135	55	40.8	29.6-53.1	80	59.2	46.9-70.4
Some College +	444	211	48.6	42.6-54.8	233	51.4	45.2-57.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	214	88	41.4	32.0-51.4	126	58.6	48.6-68.0
$50,000+	273	139	51.5	44.4-58.5	134	48.5	41.5-55.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,228

5,393

46.4

44.8-48.0

6,835

53.6

52.0-55.2

-Mecklenburg County

581

267

46.5

41.1-52.0

314

53.5

48.0-58.9

GENDER

Male

217

103

48.5

40.4-56.7

114

51.5

43.3-59.6

Female

364

164

44.7

37.5-52.1

200

55.3

47.9-62.5

RACE

White

406

197

48.7

42.5-54.8

209

51.3

45.2-57.5

Other

165

42.6

32.8-53.2

57.4

46.8-67.2

AGE

18-44

182

48.1

39.1-57.3

51.9

42.7-60.9

45+

392

171

44.9

39.2-50.7

221

55.1

49.3-60.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

135

40.8

29.6-53.1

59.2

46.9-70.4

Some College +

444

211

48.6

42.6-54.8

233

51.4

45.2-57.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

214

41.4

32.0-51.4

126

58.6

48.6-68.0

$50,000+

273

139

51.5

44.4-58.5

134

48.5

41.5-55.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or
respondents who report doing vigorous physical acti vity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No= Respondents who report no moderate physical activity or less than 30 minutes per day, or less than five days per week
and no vigorous physical activity or less than 20 minutes p er 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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