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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,266 9,476 73.6 72.2-74.9 3,790 26.4 25.1-27.8
-Rowan County 437 294 68.4 61.5-74.6 143 31.6 25.4-38.5
GENDER
Male 158 121 76.0 63.2-85.4 37 24.0 14.6-36.8
Female 279 173 62.3 54.2-69.8 106 37.7 30.2-45.8
RACE
White 384 261 68.1 61.4-74.1 123 31.9 25.9-38.6
Other 51 31 69.3 45.8-85.8 20 30.7 14.2-54.2
AGE
18-44 104 74 68.1 54.5-79.2 30 31.9 20.8-45.5
45+ 330 217 68.3 62.4-73.5 113 31.7 26.5-37.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 217 129 61.9 51.3-71.5 88 38.1 28.5-48.7
Some College + 220 165 75.2 66.7-82.1 55 24.8 17.9-33.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 222 142 63.6 54.2-72.1 80 36.4 27.9-45.8
$50,000+ 130 103 81.3 73.1-87.5 27 18.7 12.5-26.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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