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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,266 9,476 73.6 72.2-74.9 3,790 26.4 25.1-27.8
-Mecklenburg County 617 481 79.0 74.0-83.2 136 21.0 16.8-26.0
GENDER
Male 232 183 80.4 73.7-85.8 49 19.6 14.2-26.3
Female 385 298 77.7 70.2-83.8 87 22.3 16.2-29.8
RACE
White 428 342 82.4 77.6-86.3 86 17.6 13.7-22.4
Other 178 129 73.3 62.7-81.7 49 26.7 18.3-37.3
AGE
18-44 191 158 80.4 71.2-87.1 33 19.6 12.9-28.8
45+ 418 316 77.8 73.0-81.9 102 22.2 18.1-27.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 149 104 76.7 67.2-84.1 45 23.3 15.9-32.8
Some College + 465 375 79.9 73.8-84.9 90 20.1 15.1-26.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 232 154 69.7 59.5-78.3 78 30.3 21.7-40.5
$50,000+ 283 249 85.9 79.9-90.3 34 14.1 9.7-20.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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