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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County	343	177	55.2	47.7-62.5	127	35.0	27.9-42.7	39	9.8	6.4-14.7
GENDER
Male	109	63	64.3	53.4-73.9	39	29.9	21.3-40.3	7	5.8	2.3-13.7
Female	234	114	49.8	40.2-59.3	88	38.0	28.5-48.5	32	12.2	7.6-19.1
RACE
White	300	158	56.2	48.1-64.0	108	33.8	26.4-42.1	34	10.0	6.3-15.5
Other	43	19	50.7	31.7-69.6	19	40.3	22.6-61.0	5	8.9	3.3-21.9
AGE
18-44	136	77	55.5	44.0-66.4	48	36.6	26.0-48.8	11	7.9	3.7-15.8
45+	204	100	55.3	46.7-63.5	77	32.5	25.5-40.3	27	12.3	7.7-19.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	118	47	53.1	41.7-64.2	48	32.5	23.3-43.3	23	14.3	8.8-22.5
Some College +	225	130	56.3	46.5-65.6	79	36.2	27.0-46.4	16	7.6	3.8-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	134	61	53.1	42.4-63.5	52	34.0	25.0-44.4	21	12.9	7.7-20.8
$50,000+	172	105	62.6	51.4-72.6	59	33.7	23.8-45.2	8	3.8	1.7- 8.0

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

-Union County

343

177

55.2

47.7-62.5

127

35.0

27.9-42.7

9.8

6.4-14.7

GENDER

Male

109

64.3

53.4-73.9

29.9

21.3-40.3

5.8

2.3-13.7

Female

234

114

49.8

40.2-59.3

38.0

28.5-48.5

12.2

7.6-19.1

RACE

White

300

158

56.2

48.1-64.0

108

33.8

26.4-42.1

10.0

6.3-15.5

Other

50.7

31.7-69.6

40.3

22.6-61.0

8.9

3.3-21.9

AGE

18-44

136

55.5

44.0-66.4

36.6

26.0-48.8

7.9

3.7-15.8

45+

204

100

55.3

46.7-63.5

32.5

25.5-40.3

12.3

7.7-19.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

118

53.1

41.7-64.2

32.5

23.3-43.3

14.3

8.8-22.5

Some College +

225

130

56.3

46.5-65.6

36.2

27.0-46.4

7.6

3.8-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

134

53.1

42.4-63.5

34.0

25.0-44.4

12.9

7.7-20.8

$50,000+

172

105

62.6

51.4-72.6

33.7

23.8-45.2

3.8

1.7- 8.0

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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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