BRFSS 2009 - Mecklenburg County: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
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
-Mecklenburg County	581	267	46.5	41.1-52.0	242	43.1	37.6-48.7	72	10.4	7.7-13.9
GENDER
Male	217	103	48.5	40.4-56.7	93	43.1	35.2-51.3	21	8.4	4.9-14.0
Female	364	164	44.7	37.5-52.1	149	43.1	35.7-50.9	51	12.2	8.6-17.1
RACE
White	406	197	48.7	42.5-54.8	162	41.5	35.4-47.8	47	9.8	6.7-14.3
Other	165	66	42.6	32.8-53.2	75	46.3	36.1-56.9	24	11.0	6.8-17.4
AGE
18-44	182	94	48.1	39.1-57.3	74	43.8	34.8-53.2	14	8.1	4.5-14.2
45+	392	171	44.9	39.2-50.7	163	41.9	36.3-47.7	58	13.2	9.8-17.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	135	55	40.8	29.6-53.1	60	49.8	37.9-61.7	20	9.4	5.2-16.6
Some College +	444	211	48.6	42.6-54.8	181	40.6	34.6-46.8	52	10.8	7.6-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	214	88	41.4	32.0-51.4	90	44.1	34.1-54.6	36	14.5	9.2-22.2
$50,000+	273	139	51.5	44.4-58.5	114	41.8	35.0-48.9	20	6.7	4.1-10.6

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

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

-Mecklenburg County

581

267

46.5

41.1-52.0

242

43.1

37.6-48.7

10.4

7.7-13.9

GENDER

Male

217

103

48.5

40.4-56.7

43.1

35.2-51.3

8.4

4.9-14.0

Female

364

164

44.7

37.5-52.1

149

43.1

35.7-50.9

12.2

8.6-17.1

RACE

White

406

197

48.7

42.5-54.8

162

41.5

35.4-47.8

9.8

6.7-14.3

Other

165

42.6

32.8-53.2

46.3

36.1-56.9

11.0

6.8-17.4

AGE

18-44

182

48.1

39.1-57.3

43.8

34.8-53.2

8.1

4.5-14.2

45+

392

171

44.9

39.2-50.7

163

41.9

36.3-47.7

13.2

9.8-17.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

135

40.8

29.6-53.1

49.8

37.9-61.7

9.4

5.2-16.6

Some College +

444

211

48.6

42.6-54.8

181

40.6

34.6-46.8

10.8

7.6-15.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

214

41.4

32.0-51.4

44.1

34.1-54.6

14.5

9.2-22.2

$50,000+

273

139

51.5

44.4-58.5

114

41.8

35.0-48.9

6.7

4.1-10.6

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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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