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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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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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^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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