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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 181 43 20.1 14.1-27.8 38 26.2 17.0-38.2 57 32.7 24.6-42.0 31 16.6 10.8-24.7 12 4.4 2.3- 8.2
GENDER
Male 73 19 22.2 13.3-34.8 15 24.1 14.1-38.0 21 32.2 20.9-46.1 12 15.7 7.5-29.8 6 5.8 2.4-13.4
Female 108 24 18.2 11.2-28.1 23 28.2 14.5-47.5 36 33.2 22.3-46.2 19 17.5 10.3-28.1 6 3.1 1.2- 7.5
RACE
White 161 37 19.5 13.2-27.8 32 25.2 15.2-38.8 50 30.5 22.3-40.2 31 19.7 12.8-29.1 11 5.1 2.6- 9.7
Other 20 6 23.6 9.8-46.8 6 31.4 12.8-58.8 7 44.4 22.1-69.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4
AGE
18-44 88 17 17.5 10.3-28.1 20 29.2 16.5-46.2 32 35.0 23.9-48.1 16 16.5 9.1-28.1 3 1.9 0.5- 6.2
45+ 93 26 25.0 16.4-36.2 18 20.7 12.6-32.1 25 28.4 18.8-40.6 15 16.9 9.4-28.3 9 9.0 4.2-18.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 15 23.7 12.8-39.6 12 27.8 14.3-47.1 12 33.6 18.5-53.0 3 9.9 2.0-37.5 4 5.0 1.6-14.2
Some College + 135 28 18.7 12.0-27.9 26 25.6 14.5-41.0 45 32.4 23.3-43.0 28 19.3 12.6-28.3 8 4.1 1.8- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 58 14 22.9 12.6-37.9 15 32.6 18.9-50.2 18 34.7 20.6-52.1 6 5.8 2.3-14.2 5 4.0 1.5-10.3
$50,000+ 108 22 14.8 9.1-23.2 18 22.8 11.0-41.4 37 33.5 23.3-45.5 24 23.8 14.8-36.0 7 5.1 2.2-11.2

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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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