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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Robeson County 345 101 31.9 25.6-39.0 162 45.8 38.8-53.0 82 22.2 16.9-28.6
GENDER
Male 128 46 38.0 27.6-49.6 56 45.0 33.8-56.7 26 17.1 10.6-26.3
Female 217 55 25.6 19.3-33.0 106 46.7 38.8-54.9 56 27.7 20.2-36.7
RACE
White 122 34 29.8 20.2-41.6 62 49.3 36.8-62.0 26 20.8 12.2-33.2
Other 220 66 33.3 25.5-42.2 99 45.4 37.1-54.0 55 21.3 15.6-28.4
AGE
18-44 105 40 38.6 27.9-50.4 45 43.4 32.1-55.5 20 18.0 10.5-29.0
45+ 238 61 24.7 19.2-31.2 115 48.0 40.9-55.2 62 27.3 21.1-34.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 203 56 29.7 22.1-38.6 90 44.3 35.7-53.4 57 26.0 19.1-34.3
Some College + 141 45 35.5 25.2-47.3 72 48.2 36.7-60.0 24 16.3 9.1-27.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 253 70 28.4 21.6-36.3 118 48.4 40.0-56.9 65 23.3 17.1-30.8
$50,000+ 51 18 37.4 24.1-53.0 27 51.7 36.9-66.2 6 10.8 4.4-24.1

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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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