BRFSS 2009 - Rowan County: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
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
-Rowan County	409	160	39.4	32.9-46.3	168	40.8	34.3-47.6	81	19.9	14.3-27.0
GENDER
Male	147	67	46.5	35.2-58.2	53	31.3	22.3-41.9	27	22.3	12.6-36.4
Female	262	93	33.8	26.5-41.9	115	48.3	40.1-56.5	54	17.9	12.7-24.8
RACE
White	356	141	39.9	33.4-46.6	151	43.8	37.1-50.6	64	16.4	11.7-22.4
Other	51	17	36.8	19.5-58.4	17	29.8	15.5-49.5	17	33.4	16.2-56.6
AGE
18-44	99	37	35.4	24.1-48.5	49	45.0	32.9-57.7	13	19.7	10.1-34.9
45+	307	121	42.6	36.4-49.1	118	37.1	31.2-43.4	68	20.3	15.8-25.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	69	37.8	28.1-48.5	72	35.4	26.3-45.7	56	26.8	17.9-38.1
Some College +	212	91	41.0	32.7-49.8	96	46.1	37.4-54.9	25	12.9	7.3-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	81	37.4	28.7-47.0	77	36.5	27.7-46.2	50	26.2	18.3-35.9
$50,000+	125	55	41.5	32.0-51.7	62	54.0	43.8-63.9	8	4.4	2.1- 9.0

Total
Respond.^

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

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

-Rowan County

409

160

39.4

32.9-46.3

168

40.8

34.3-47.6

19.9

14.3-27.0

GENDER

Male

147

46.5

35.2-58.2

31.3

22.3-41.9

22.3

12.6-36.4

Female

262

33.8

26.5-41.9

115

48.3

40.1-56.5

17.9

12.7-24.8

RACE

White

356

141

39.9

33.4-46.6

151

43.8

37.1-50.6

16.4

11.7-22.4

Other

36.8

19.5-58.4

29.8

15.5-49.5

33.4

16.2-56.6

AGE

18-44

35.4

24.1-48.5

45.0

32.9-57.7

19.7

10.1-34.9

45+

307

121

42.6

36.4-49.1

118

37.1

31.2-43.4

20.3

15.8-25.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

197

37.8

28.1-48.5

35.4

26.3-45.7

26.8

17.9-38.1

Some College +

212

41.0

32.7-49.8

46.1

37.4-54.9

12.9

7.3-22.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

208

37.4

28.7-47.0

36.5

27.7-46.2

26.2

18.3-35.9

$50,000+

125

41.5

32.0-51.7

54.0

43.8-63.9

4.4

2.1- 9.0

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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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