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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 154 28 17.5 10.5-27.6 38 26.7 17.7-38.2 43 26.1 18.5-35.5 28 17.0 9.9-27.7 17 12.6 6.9-21.9
GENDER
Male 72 14 12.8 6.9-22.7 13 21.8 10.2-40.4 20 28.9 17.7-43.4 16 24.9 13.0-42.5 9 11.6 5.1-24.2
Female 82 14 22.7 11.2-40.7 25 32.2 19.9-47.7 23 23.1 14.2-35.1 12 8.2 4.2-15.5 8 13.7 5.7-29.6
RACE
White 138 25 19.4 11.4-31.0 31 19.4 13.2-27.8 41 30.9 22.3-41.0 24 14.4 9.2-21.9 17 15.9 8.9-26.7
Other 15 3 10.5 2.6-33.6 7 55.1 23.4-83.1 2 8.2 1.7-31.5 3 26.3 6.0-66.8 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 46 6 15.2 5.5-35.5 17 35.3 19.7-54.9 8 14.6 6.6-29.4 9 18.8 7.6-39.4 6 16.0 6.6-33.8
45+ 106 22 20.4 13.2-30.3 21 18.1 11.6-27.2 34 38.1 28.1-49.3 18 14.0 8.5-22.3 11 9.3 5.1-16.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 66 12 17.4 7.5-35.6 14 28.2 14.2-48.3 15 16.3 8.9-28.1 13 17.6 7.0-37.5 12 20.4 10.1-37.0
Some College + 88 16 17.6 10.1-28.9 24 25.1 16.2-36.7 28 36.6 25.4-49.5 15 16.5 9.5-27.1 5 4.2 1.7-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 72 12 21.5 9.6-41.5 18 23.6 12.0-41.2 17 17.2 9.6-28.8 15 14.2 7.7-24.8 10 23.5 11.6-41.8
$50,000+ 64 14 16.5 9.6-26.7 16 26.6 16.3-40.4 22 38.5 26.1-52.5 8 13.8 6.8-26.0 4 4.7 1.7-12.0

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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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