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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 5,411 1,149 19.5 17.8-21.4 1,238 24.4 22.3-26.7 1,867 34.2 31.9-36.6 752 14.4 12.7-16.2 405 7.4 6.3- 8.8
-Mecklenburg County 271 50 15.1 11.0-20.6 63 24.8 18.6-32.2 96 35.2 28.2-43.0 47 19.7 14.1-26.7 15 5.2 2.7- 9.9
GENDER
Male 123 26 17.6 11.4-26.2 29 21.2 14.1-30.6 43 34.9 25.3-46.0 19 20.1 12.4-30.9 6 6.1 2.3-15.1
Female 148 24 12.2 7.6-19.2 34 29.0 19.3-41.1 53 35.5 25.8-46.5 28 19.1 12.1-28.8 9 4.1 2.0- 8.4
RACE
White 200 38 18.4 12.8-25.7 46 26.2 18.5-35.6 71 34.4 26.8-42.9 35 17.4 11.9-24.8 10 3.6 1.8- 7.2
Other 68 12 9.9 5.1-18.4 17 23.8 14.0-37.5 24 38.3 24.4-54.4 10 19.3 9.8-34.5 5 8.6 2.9-22.6
AGE
18-44 105 10 7.5 3.9-14.1 23 24.5 15.5-36.6 38 36.2 25.6-48.3 28 27.2 18.1-38.7 6 4.6 1.5-13.4
45+ 165 40 25.2 18.0-34.1 40 25.4 18.4-33.9 57 33.2 25.4-42.1 19 10.1 6.2-16.0 9 6.1 3.0-12.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 52 13 18.9 9.5-34.2 15 30.2 15.5-50.4 15 35.5 19.1-56.3 3 5.9 1.4-21.4 6 9.5 2.9-26.9
Some College + 218 37 13.9 9.7-19.6 47 22.5 16.5-30.0 81 35.3 28.2-43.1 44 24.5 17.7-32.9 9 3.8 1.8- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 86 21 18.1 10.6-29.2 21 26.7 16.0-41.2 30 32.2 20.3-46.8 7 15.4 6.8-31.3 7 7.6 2.4-21.6
$50,000+ 150 25 16.2 10.6-24.0 31 21.6 14.9-30.2 54 36.9 27.9-47.0 35 22.4 15.5-31.3 5 2.8 1.1- 6.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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