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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,523 514 5.8 4.9- 6.8 1,095 10.9 9.9-12.0 3,466 32.6 31.1-34.2 2,281 21.0 19.6-22.5 3,167 29.7 28.1-31.3
-Mecklenburg County 515 24 5.0 3.0- 8.4 58 12.4 8.8-17.2 186 37.2 31.6-43.0 117 21.2 17.1-25.9 130 24.2 19.5-29.6
GENDER
Male 194 12 7.4 3.8-14.1 29 17.8 11.5-26.6 71 36.1 28.5-44.5 40 18.1 12.7-25.1 42 20.6 14.6-28.1
Female 321 12 2.9 1.3- 6.3 29 7.6 4.6-12.3 115 38.1 30.4-46.4 77 24.0 18.2-30.8 88 27.5 20.8-35.4
RACE
White 363 18 5.4 2.8- 9.9 38 9.3 6.4-13.5 126 37.0 31.0-43.4 84 23.2 18.2-29.1 97 25.1 19.8-31.3
Other 143 6 4.8 1.8-11.7 19 16.9 9.5-28.2 54 36.6 26.2-48.5 32 18.0 11.8-26.5 32 23.7 15.4-34.6
AGE
18-44 167 9 5.4 2.4-11.8 21 13.6 7.9-22.4 61 37.2 28.3-47.1 38 20.3 14.2-28.2 38 23.5 16.1-32.9
45+ 341 15 4.7 2.6- 8.5 35 10.4 7.2-14.9 121 36.9 31.1-43.0 79 22.7 17.9-28.2 91 25.3 20.4-31.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 6 7.7 2.9-19.2 11 14.3 6.2-29.4 48 36.5 25.7-48.8 22 11.9 7.0-19.5 34 29.6 18.9-43.2
Some College + 392 18 4.1 2.3- 7.1 47 11.8 8.4-16.3 137 37.3 31.0-44.0 94 24.5 19.5-30.4 96 22.4 17.6-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 181 10 3.5 1.7- 7.0 18 9.4 5.2-16.6 69 42.3 31.4-54.0 40 20.4 13.4-29.8 44 24.4 16.3-34.7
$50,000+ 252 12 5.2 2.6-10.1 28 12.6 7.6-20.3 91 37.6 30.8-45.0 59 22.3 17.0-28.7 62 22.2 17.0-28.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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