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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

Physical Activity

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do?*
Would you say:

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  Total
Respond.^
Mostly sitting/standing Mostly walking Mostly heavy labor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,061 3,976 62.3 60.2-64.4 1,378 23.9 22.0-25.8 707 13.8 12.3-15.5
-Wake County 327 264 76.6 69.0-82.8 44 14.3 10.1-19.8 19 9.1 4.7-17.1
GENDER
Male 149 116 72.3 60.4-81.8 19 13.9 8.1-22.7 14 13.8 6.5-26.9
Female 178 148 82.1 74.8-87.7 25 14.8 9.8-21.8 5 3.0 1.2- 7.6
RACE
White 249 201 80.5 74.0-85.7 35 14.5 10.1-20.2 13 5.0 2.5- 9.7
Other 74 59 67.0 48.5-81.3 9 14.6 6.6-29.2 6 18.5 7.1-40.3
AGE
18-44 143 113 73.2 61.8-82.2 22 15.4 9.6-23.8 8 11.4 4.9-24.2
45+ 179 146 81.9 74.8-87.3 22 12.6 8.1-19.1 11 5.5 2.9-10.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 48 29 51.5 29.4-73.0 10 13.7 6.2-27.7 9 34.8 15.1-61.4
Some College + 279 235 81.8 75.2-87.0 34 14.4 9.8-20.7 10 3.8 1.7- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 67 47 61.5 39.4-79.7 9 11.9 5.4-24.2 11 26.6 10.3-53.3
$50,000+ 234 194 81.1 74.0-86.7 34 14.9 10.1-21.4 6 4.0 1.6- 9.6

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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