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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 605 484 81.8 77.4-85.4 121 18.2 14.6-22.6
GENDER
Male 232 200 87.7 81.3-92.1 32 12.3 7.9-18.7
Female 373 284 75.7 69.5-80.9 89 24.3 19.1-30.5
RACE
White 462 379 84.1 79.4-87.9 83 15.9 12.1-20.6
Other 138 100 76.1 66.0-84.0 38 23.9 16.0-34.0
AGE
18-44 221 188 84.9 78.2-89.9 33 15.1 10.1-21.8
45+ 375 287 76.8 71.5-81.3 88 23.2 18.7-28.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 130 84 72.6 60.5-82.0 46 27.4 18.0-39.5
Some College + 475 400 85.0 80.5-88.6 75 15.0 11.4-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 176 119 71.1 60.7-79.7 57 28.9 20.3-39.3
$50,000+ 341 298 88.5 84.2-91.8 43 11.5 8.2-15.8

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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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