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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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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
-New Hanover County 413 306 77.0 70.7-82.3 107 23.0 17.7-29.3
GENDER
Male 162 117 76.0 65.5-84.1 45 24.0 15.9-34.5
Female 251 189 78.0 70.3-84.2 62 22.0 15.8-29.7
RACE
White 351 271 80.9 74.2-86.1 80 19.1 13.9-25.8
Other 60 34 59.2 41.9-74.6 26 40.8 25.4-58.1
AGE
18-44 88 66 78.3 65.9-87.1 22 21.7 12.9-34.1
45+ 318 234 75.5 69.8-80.5 84 24.5 19.5-30.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 129 85 72.5 60.9-81.7 44 27.5 18.3-39.1
Some College + 284 221 79.2 71.3-85.4 63 20.8 14.6-28.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 115 71.1 60.3-80.0 57 28.9 20.0-39.7
$50,000+ 177 149 85.4 78.6-90.3 28 14.6 9.7-21.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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