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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County	556	256	47.4	41.6-53.4	232	42.0	36.4-47.9	68	10.5	7.8-14.2
GENDER
Male	217	110	52.2	42.7-61.5	88	40.9	32.0-50.5	19	6.9	3.7-12.3
Female	339	146	42.4	36.0-49.1	144	43.1	36.7-49.9	49	14.4	10.3-19.8
RACE
White	426	209	50.0	43.8-56.1	175	41.9	36.0-48.1	42	8.1	5.5-11.8
Other	125	42	39.9	27.2-54.2	57	43.6	31.2-56.9	26	16.4	9.9-26.1
AGE
18-44	208	102	50.4	41.4-59.3	91	42.1	33.6-51.1	15	7.6	4.2-13.3
45+	340	149	43.0	37.3-49.0	138	41.8	36.0-47.8	53	15.2	11.4-20.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	109	37	48.3	32.6-64.4	49	37.0	23.3-53.2	23	14.7	8.3-24.8
Some College +	447	219	47.2	41.5-53.0	183	43.6	37.9-49.5	45	9.2	6.3-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	159	60	43.4	32.0-55.6	66	39.6	28.4-52.1	33	16.9	10.7-25.7
$50,000+	323	164	49.6	42.8-56.3	136	44.2	37.6-50.9	23	6.3	3.8-10.3

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

-Wake County

556

256

47.4

41.6-53.4

232

42.0

36.4-47.9

10.5

7.8-14.2

GENDER

Male

217

110

52.2

42.7-61.5

40.9

32.0-50.5

6.9

3.7-12.3

Female

339

146

42.4

36.0-49.1

144

43.1

36.7-49.9

14.4

10.3-19.8

RACE

White

426

209

50.0

43.8-56.1

175

41.9

36.0-48.1

8.1

5.5-11.8

Other

125

39.9

27.2-54.2

43.6

31.2-56.9

16.4

9.9-26.1

AGE

18-44

208

102

50.4

41.4-59.3

42.1

33.6-51.1

7.6

4.2-13.3

45+

340

149

43.0

37.3-49.0

138

41.8

36.0-47.8

15.2

11.4-20.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

109

48.3

32.6-64.4

37.0

23.3-53.2

14.7

8.3-24.8

Some College +

447

219

47.2

41.5-53.0

183

43.6

37.9-49.5

9.2

6.3-13.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

159

43.4

32.0-55.6

39.6

28.4-52.1

16.9

10.7-25.7

$50,000+

323

164

49.6

42.8-56.3

136

44.2

37.6-50.9

6.3

3.8-10.3

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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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