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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 174 35 17.3 10.8-26.6 35 20.9 13.3-31.2 70 44.5 33.4-56.2 28 14.2 8.1-23.7 6 3.1 1.1- 8.5
GENDER
Male 76 18 22.6 12.3-37.8 13 15.0 7.9-26.5 29 45.8 30.8-61.7 13 13.2 6.5-25.1 3 3.4 0.7-14.0
Female 98 17 10.6 6.0-18.3 22 28.3 15.5-46.1 41 42.9 27.6-59.7 15 15.4 6.3-33.1 3 2.7 0.7- 9.3
RACE
White 156 32 18.7 11.5-29.0 29 20.1 12.2-31.4 62 41.8 30.5-54.1 27 15.9 9.0-26.4 6 3.5 1.2- 9.5
Other 16 2 4.3 0.8-19.6 6 27.9 8.9-60.7 7 66.2 33.1-88.5 1 1.6 0.2-11.9 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 54 8 13.5 5.4-29.8 14 24.2 12.9-40.8 22 45.8 29.2-63.4 6 11.9 4.2-29.5 4 4.6 1.4-13.9
45+ 118 27 23.5 15.8-33.4 20 15.1 9.3-23.4 47 42.7 31.8-54.3 22 18.0 11.6-26.8 2 0.8 0.2- 3.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 35 8 11.4 4.5-26.0 13 35.4 15.8-61.6 8 31.2 12.4-59.2 5 15.6 4.4-42.8 1 6.3 0.9-33.8
Some College + 139 27 19.0 11.2-30.4 22 16.7 9.8-27.1 62 48.3 35.8-61.1 23 13.8 7.4-24.4 5 2.2 0.8- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 53 11 11.4 5.4-22.5 11 23.9 10.6-45.3 21 55.3 34.9-74.0 7 7.0 2.7-16.9 3 2.4 0.7- 8.1
$50,000+ 98 18 15.4 9.0-25.1 20 24.9 14.3-39.8 41 40.3 27.5-54.6 17 17.4 8.7-31.8 2 1.9 0.4- 7.9

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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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