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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity - Transportation

In the past week, how much time did you walk or bicycle for transportation, such as to and from
work or shopping, or walk to the bus stop?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 30 min. 30 min. to 1 hour 1 to 2 hours 2 hours or more No time
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,659 405 4.0 3.4- 4.7 376 3.8 3.1- 4.6 340 3.4 2.8- 4.2 503 5.4 4.6- 6.3 10,035 83.5 82.1-84.8
-Mecklenburg County 541 15 2.2 1.3- 3.9 19 4.8 2.5- 9.0 19 4.8 2.1-10.8 28 5.4 3.1- 9.0 460 82.8 76.8-87.5
GENDER
Male 198 3 1.2 0.4- 3.9 8 6.3 2.4-15.4 8 2.6 1.2- 5.7 7 1.8 0.8- 4.1 172 88.1 80.2-93.1
Female 343 12 3.2 1.7- 5.9 11 3.5 1.8- 6.7 11 6.8 2.2-18.6 21 8.6 4.7-15.2 288 78.0 68.8-85.1
RACE
White 379 13 3.2 1.7- 5.7 13 4.0 2.2- 7.4 15 3.9 2.2- 6.8 19 5.0 2.7- 9.1 319 83.9 78.7-88.0
Other 154 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 6 6.4 2.0-18.3 4 6.5 1.4-26.0 8 6.1 2.3-14.9 134 80.1 65.8-89.4
AGE
18-44 168 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0 9 6.8 2.9-15.1 4 5.3 1.3-19.5 9 6.1 2.6-13.4 142 80.4 69.3-88.2
45+ 367 10 2.9 1.5- 5.7 10 2.7 1.4- 5.4 15 4.4 2.4- 7.7 19 4.7 2.8- 7.9 313 85.3 80.5-89.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 125 3 1.8 0.5- 6.6 6 8.8 2.8-24.7 5 2.2 0.8- 5.7 5 6.2 1.8-19.3 106 81.0 66.6-90.1
Some College + 414 12 2.4 1.3- 4.4 13 3.4 1.8- 6.2 14 5.8 2.2-14.1 23 5.1 2.9- 8.6 352 83.4 76.6-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 195 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 7 4.8 2.0-11.2 8 8.4 2.2-27.3 11 6.6 2.6-15.8 167 80.0 65.9-89.2
$50,000+ 258 9 2.7 1.4- 5.4 9 5.7 2.1-14.3 10 3.6 1.8- 7.1 12 4.4 2.3- 8.2 218 83.6 76.3-89.0

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*Those who reported walking/biking just for excerise were excluded from this table.
(See results for NC BRFSS 2000)

^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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