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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate 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 10,523 514 5.8 4.9- 6.8 1,095 10.9 9.9-12.0 3,466 32.6 31.1-34.2 2,281 21.0 19.6-22.5 3,167 29.7 28.1-31.3
-Wake County 496 21 4.0 2.4- 6.6 51 10.9 7.6-15.4 176 35.9 30.0-42.2 121 22.7 18.4-27.7 127 26.5 20.9-33.0
GENDER
Male 193 8 3.2 1.5- 6.6 21 10.3 5.7-17.9 67 35.0 25.9-45.4 56 26.5 19.4-35.1 41 25.0 16.4-36.3
Female 303 13 5.0 2.5- 9.6 30 11.6 7.6-17.3 109 36.8 30.2-44.0 65 18.5 14.2-23.8 86 28.1 22.1-35.0
RACE
White 394 18 4.0 2.4- 6.6 35 11.3 7.3-17.0 139 32.9 27.4-38.9 93 25.1 20.0-31.0 109 26.8 21.3-33.0
Other 97 3 4.3 1.3-13.5 16 10.5 5.6-18.7 37 45.2 30.5-60.9 24 13.7 8.2-22.1 17 26.3 13.6-44.8
AGE
18-44 191 6 3.3 1.4- 7.6 18 10.1 5.7-17.3 67 35.3 26.7-44.9 52 23.9 17.6-31.6 48 27.4 19.2-37.5
45+ 297 15 5.2 3.0- 8.8 32 12.2 8.4-17.4 108 37.1 31.2-43.5 65 20.3 15.9-25.5 77 25.2 20.0-31.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 91 6 2.5 0.9- 6.6 13 16.0 7.0-32.6 28 34.2 19.2-53.3 22 12.6 7.1-21.4 22 34.6 18.9-54.7
Some College + 405 15 4.5 2.5- 7.8 38 9.4 6.6-13.2 148 36.4 30.7-42.4 99 25.8 20.7-31.5 105 24.0 19.2-29.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 131 5 2.5 0.9- 6.6 20 14.7 8.2-25.2 45 43.1 29.7-57.6 32 19.3 12.5-28.4 29 20.4 12.3-31.9
$50,000+ 300 12 4.7 2.5- 8.7 26 8.2 5.3-12.3 111 36.5 30.1-43.5 71 23.4 18.2-29.6 80 27.2 21.1-34.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate 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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