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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 182 40 25.6 18.3-34.6 41 25.5 18.6-33.7 61 27.1 20.8-34.5 19 11.3 7.0-17.7 21 10.5 6.2-17.4
GENDER
Male 77 20 31.4 19.7-45.9 18 25.3 15.9-37.7 21 19.3 12.2-29.2 10 13.7 7.1-24.8 8 10.3 4.8-20.6
Female 105 20 20.2 12.5-31.0 23 25.6 16.6-37.3 40 34.5 25.0-45.3 9 9.0 4.4-17.5 13 10.7 5.0-21.7
RACE
White 151 27 18.9 12.6-27.3 36 29.2 21.2-38.7 58 33.4 25.9-41.9 14 10.9 6.3-18.1 16 7.6 4.4-12.9
Other 28 12 46.9 26.8-68.1 5 15.7 6.2-34.3 2 5.8 1.4-21.0 4 11.4 3.7-30.4 5 20.2 7.6-43.7
AGE
18-44 59 15 31.5 19.0-47.3 16 28.3 17.3-42.5 15 17.0 9.8-27.9 7 10.9 4.9-22.6 6 12.3 5.2-26.5
45+ 119 24 20.2 13.6-29.1 24 22.5 15.0-32.3 45 37.0 28.2-46.9 11 11.1 6.1-19.4 15 9.1 5.3-15.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 22 9 39.8 18.7-65.5 1 6.4 0.9-34.4 5 23.0 8.7-48.5 1 3.7 0.5-22.5 6 27.1 8.9-58.5
Some College + 159 31 23.7 16.1-33.5 40 28.3 20.7-37.3 56 27.9 21.2-35.7 17 11.9 7.2-19.1 15 8.2 4.6-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 49 16 32.3 18.8-49.6 8 22.1 10.9-39.8 14 21.7 11.9-36.2 4 11.2 3.8-28.6 7 12.6 5.0-28.2
$50,000+ 113 22 26.7 17.2-38.9 28 26.4 18.0-37.0 42 29.9 21.8-39.6 11 10.6 5.7-19.0 10 6.4 3.3-12.1

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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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