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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Physical Activity

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do?*
Would you say:

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  Total
Respond.^
Mostly sitting/standing Mostly walking Mostly heavy labor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,061 3,976 62.3 60.2-64.4 1,378 23.9 22.0-25.8 707 13.8 12.3-15.5
-Orange County 199 154 73.7 65.3-80.7 32 19.6 13.3-28.0 13 6.7 3.7-11.8
GENDER
Male 82 60 69.0 55.5-79.9 14 21.2 11.8-35.1 8 9.8 4.6-19.6
Female 117 94 78.1 67.4-86.0 18 18.1 10.7-28.9 5 3.8 1.5- 9.3
RACE
White 166 133 79.6 71.9-85.6 23 14.4 9.4-21.4 10 6.0 3.1-11.3
Other 30 20 58.7 37.0-77.4 8 35.1 17.5-58.0 2 6.2 1.3-24.8
AGE
18-44 70 51 70.8 56.5-81.9 13 21.2 11.5-35.9 6 7.9 3.4-17.6
45+ 125 100 76.9 67.3-84.4 18 17.6 11.0-27.0 7 5.5 2.5-11.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 29 16 49.3 28.2-70.7 7 29.5 12.7-54.5 6 21.2 8.6-43.5
Some College + 169 138 78.8 69.8-85.6 24 17.3 11.0-26.3 7 3.9 1.8- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 46 32 66.8 49.2-80.6 9 21.1 10.5-37.8 5 12.1 4.5-28.9
$50,000+ 133 107 76.8 66.2-84.8 18 17.4 10.2-28.1 8 5.8 2.8-11.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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