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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 280 60 20.9 15.6-27.4 64 23.6 17.9-30.5 102 32.0 25.6-39.2 38 13.6 9.3-19.5 16 9.9 4.8-19.1
GENDER
Male 132 33 23.0 15.4-32.9 31 24.6 16.6-34.7 41 25.7 17.5-36.0 22 15.1 9.3-23.6 5 11.6 4.4-27.3
Female 148 27 18.0 11.9-26.4 33 22.4 15.2-31.8 61 40.6 31.3-50.5 16 11.5 6.0-20.9 11 7.5 3.2-16.8
RACE
White 220 48 22.1 16.1-29.6 49 22.3 16.4-29.5 84 34.1 26.8-42.3 29 14.6 9.5-21.7 10 6.9 2.7-16.9
Other 56 12 18.8 9.4-34.1 15 29.2 16.2-46.8 16 26.0 14.2-42.8 7 7.2 2.9-16.4 6 18.8 6.6-43.2
AGE
18-44 126 25 19.4 12.5-28.7 33 24.5 16.8-34.3 42 28.7 20.3-38.9 19 15.0 9.1-23.8 7 12.4 5.3-26.3
45+ 150 35 24.1 17.5-32.2 30 22.1 15.5-30.5 59 38.5 30.4-47.2 18 10.7 6.6-16.8 8 4.6 2.1- 9.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 42 9 14.9 6.2-31.7 8 12.2 5.3-25.5 15 31.7 15.2-54.5 4 14.0 4.6-35.4 6 27.3 10.3-55.0
Some College + 238 51 22.4 16.5-29.6 56 26.5 19.9-34.2 87 32.1 25.6-39.4 34 13.5 9.1-19.5 10 5.6 2.1-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 59 9 12.0 4.9-26.6 13 18.6 8.7-35.2 25 37.9 22.9-55.7 6 12.2 4.2-30.6 6 19.4 6.1-47.2
$50,000+ 190 47 23.3 17.1-31.0 42 24.8 18.0-33.2 65 30.2 22.9-38.7 30 15.0 9.9-22.1 6 6.6 2.3-17.7

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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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