BRFSS 2009 - New Hanover County: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
North Carolina	12,228	5,393	46.4	44.8-48.0	4,933	40.4	38.8-41.9	1,902	13.2	12.2-14.3
-New Hanover County	381	184	53.9	45.9-61.7	138	33.5	26.7-41.0	59	12.7	7.9-19.6
GENDER
Male	142	72	57.4	44.6-69.3	45	27.4	18.5-38.7	25	15.2	7.0-29.7
Female	239	112	50.8	40.8-60.7	93	38.8	29.6-48.8	34	10.4	6.9-15.4
RACE
White	327	170	56.9	48.0-65.3	113	32.3	25.0-40.7	44	10.8	5.9-19.1
Other	52	13	38.7	20.1-61.3	24	38.8	22.9-57.6	15	22.5	11.4-39.5
AGE
18-44	79	45	59.6	44.2-73.4	29	30.5	18.8-45.2	5	9.9	3.0-28.1
45+	295	137	49.3	42.5-56.1	105	35.5	29.4-42.2	53	15.2	11.3-20.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	38	42.2	27.6-58.3	50	34.3	21.8-49.5	26	23.5	11.6-41.9
Some College +	267	146	59.4	50.7-67.6	88	33.1	25.4-41.7	33	7.5	5.1-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	155	61	46.3	33.7-59.3	64	41.2	29.1-54.4	30	12.6	7.5-20.4
$50,000+	170	94	60.0	50.3-68.9	61	32.6	24.7-41.8	15	7.4	4.2-12.6

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,228

5,393

46.4

44.8-48.0

4,933

40.4

38.8-41.9

1,902

13.2

12.2-14.3

-New Hanover County

381

184

53.9

45.9-61.7

138

33.5

26.7-41.0

12.7

7.9-19.6

GENDER

Male

142

57.4

44.6-69.3

27.4

18.5-38.7

15.2

7.0-29.7

Female

239

112

50.8

40.8-60.7

38.8

29.6-48.8

10.4

6.9-15.4

RACE

White

327

170

56.9

48.0-65.3

113

32.3

25.0-40.7

10.8

5.9-19.1

Other

38.7

20.1-61.3

38.8

22.9-57.6

22.5

11.4-39.5

AGE

18-44

59.6

44.2-73.4

30.5

18.8-45.2

9.9

3.0-28.1

45+

295

137

49.3

42.5-56.1

105

35.5

29.4-42.2

15.2

11.3-20.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

114

42.2

27.6-58.3

34.3

21.8-49.5

23.5

11.6-41.9

Some College +

267

146

59.4

50.7-67.6

33.1

25.4-41.7

7.5

5.1-11.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

155

46.3

33.7-59.3

41.2

29.1-54.4

12.6

7.5-20.4

$50,000+

170

60.0

50.3-68.9

32.6

24.7-41.8

7.4

4.2-12.6

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activit y, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no activity.

^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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