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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Wayne County 356 130 43.7 36.4-51.2 155 40.6 33.8-47.8 71 15.7 11.8-20.6
GENDER
Male 115 55 57.0 44.8-68.4 43 32.5 22.3-44.5 17 10.6 6.1-17.7
Female 241 75 32.5 25.0-41.0 112 47.4 39.2-55.8 54 20.1 14.5-27.0
RACE
White 223 88 47.7 38.1-57.6 95 38.4 29.6-48.0 40 13.9 9.3-20.2
Other 132 41 36.8 26.7-48.2 60 44.4 34.3-55.0 31 18.8 12.4-27.4
AGE
18-44 105 48 54.9 42.7-66.6 44 36.7 25.9-49.0 13 8.4 4.4-15.4
45+ 248 81 31.5 25.2-38.5 109 44.8 37.6-52.2 58 23.7 17.9-30.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 58 42.0 31.5-53.2 72 37.1 28.0-47.2 48 20.9 14.6-29.0
Some College + 178 72 45.5 35.9-55.6 83 44.3 34.8-54.4 23 10.1 6.2-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 200 58 36.2 26.7-46.8 91 42.4 33.3-51.9 51 21.5 15.4-29.2
$50,000+ 96 47 54.1 41.1-66.6 42 38.8 27.1-51.9 7 7.1 3.2-15.1

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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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