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2009 North Carolina Statewide CHAMP Survey Results

Physical Activity

How often do you or your child use any of the playing fields or facilities at a school
in your community during after-school hours or on weekends?***

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  Total
Respond.#		 At least once a week At least once a month A few times per year Never Not allowed/Live too far
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,130 854 38.6 35.9-41.5 218 10.7 9.1-12.6 197 8.9 7.5-10.6 829 39.8 37.0-42.6 32 2.0 1.3- 3.1
GENDER
Male 1,162 494 40.4 36.6-44.2 112 10.2 8.1-12.8 99 8.1 6.3-10.4 439 39.4 35.6-43.3 18 2.0 1.1- 3.5
Female 968 360 36.7 32.6-40.9 106 11.3 8.8-14.3 98 9.8 7.7-12.5 390 40.2 36.1-44.5 14 2.0 1.0- 3.9
RACE
White 1,589 642 38.2 35.0-41.5 157 10.3 8.4-12.5 156 10.3 8.4-12.5 610 39.4 36.2-42.8 24 1.8 1.1- 3.0
African American 297 109 35.4 28.9-42.5 32 11.2 7.3-16.7 21 6.7 4.1-10.7 131 44.6 37.7-51.7 4 2.1 0.7- 6.2
Other Minorities 241 103 46.5 38.5-54.6 29 12.0 7.7-18.2 19 5.6 3.2- 9.9 87 33.6 26.6-41.4 3 2.2 0.6- 7.8
HISPANIC
Yes 171 80 50.1 41.2-59.0 17 9.7 5.6-16.4 10 5.6 2.7-11.1 61 32.7 25.0-41.4 3 1.8 0.4- 8.0
No 1,958 774 37.0 34.2-40.0 201 10.8 9.1-12.9 186 9.4 7.8-11.2 768 40.8 37.8-43.8 29 2.0 1.3- 3.2
AGE GROUPS
Under 5 358 132 35.7 29.5-42.4 40 10.5 7.2-15.0 23 5.8 3.5- 9.5 157 45.5 39.0-52.2 6 2.5 0.9- 6.2
5 through 10 710 301 40.2 35.6-45.1 74 10.8 8.1-14.2 72 9.3 7.0-12.3 250 37.2 32.6-42.1 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7
11 through 13 402 151 36.9 30.7-43.6 53 14.1 10.0-19.6 47 10.9 7.5-15.7 144 35.8 29.6-42.5 7 2.3 0.8- 6.2
14 through 17 660 270 39.8 34.7-45.2 51 8.5 5.9-12.2 55 9.4 6.7-13.0 278 41.4 36.2-46.8 6 0.8 0.3- 2.3
PARENT EDUCATION
Less H.S. 98 32 35.7 24.5-48.6 13 18.3 10.2-30.8 7 5.5 2.2-13.2 43 35.9 25.0-48.5 3 4.6 1.2-15.6
H.S. 377 131 32.5 26.4-39.2 35 10.6 6.7-16.2 26 4.8 2.9- 7.6 177 49.8 42.9-56.7 8 2.4 1.0- 5.8
Some College 538 183 31.6 26.5-37.2 57 11.0 7.9-15.1 48 8.7 6.1-12.5 239 46.2 40.5-52.1 11 2.4 1.1- 5.2
College Graduate 1,115 507 44.2 40.3-48.1 113 9.7 7.7-12.2 116 10.8 8.6-13.4 369 34.0 30.4-37.8 10 1.3 0.6- 2.9
SCHOOL
Public 1,584 653 39.1 35.8-42.4 163 11.2 9.2-13.6 151 9.5 7.8-11.6 593 38.2 34.9-41.5 24 2.0 1.2- 3.4
Private/Home 222 86 40.3 32.5-48.7 21 9.0 5.4-14.5 20 8.6 5.0-14.3 92 41.1 33.2-49.6 3 1.0 0.3- 3.1
GRADE
Not In School 324 115 35.9 29.4-43.0 34 9.8 6.6-14.4 26 6.8 4.2-10.8 144 45.0 38.2-52.0 5 2.5 0.9- 6.7
K-5th 794 337 39.6 35.2-44.2 90 11.8 9.1-15.2 73 8.5 6.4-11.2 280 37.8 33.4-42.4 14 2.3 1.2- 4.3
6th-8th 428 157 36.5 30.3-43.1 53 15.0 10.6-20.7 47 10.5 7.2-15.2 162 35.1 29.2-41.5 9 2.9 1.2- 6.8
9th-12th* 582 245 41.0 35.6-46.7 41 6.3 4.2- 9.5 51 10.1 7.1-14.1 241 42.2 36.7-47.9 4 0.4 0.1- 1.0
HEALTH INSURANCE
State Health Plan 92 38 43.8 30.6-57.9 16 15.0 8.0-26.4 6 4.1 1.7- 9.6 32 37.1 24.7-51.4 0 0.0 . - .
Private 1,196 504 41.1 37.4-44.9 122 9.8 7.9-12.2 129 10.7 8.7-13.2 426 36.6 33.0-40.4 15 1.7 0.9- 3.1
Health Choice 121 39 30.6 21.3-41.9 11 12.3 6.0-23.6 9 6.1 2.8-12.9 60 49.8 38.3-61.4 2 1.2 0.3- 5.0
Medicaid 423 143 31.5 25.9-37.6 43 13.0 9.0-18.3 31 6.5 4.1-10.2 196 45.4 39.1-51.8 10 3.6 1.8- 7.4
Other 161 72 46.9 36.8-57.2 17 8.9 4.8-16.1 14 8.1 4.2-15.2 56 34.5 25.4-45.0 2 1.5 0.3- 7.1
No health insurance 117 50 38.4 27.5-50.6 8 8.0 3.5-17.2 8 9.2 3.7-20.8 49 44.0 32.2-56.5 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8
CHILDREN WITH SHCN**
Yes 234 66 25.0 18.3-33.1 26 14.4 9.1-22.1 32 13.5 8.8-20.1 108 46.7 38.1-55.5 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8
No 1,868 776 40.2 37.2-43.3 188 10.3 8.6-12.3 163 8.4 6.9-10.2 711 38.9 35.9-41.9 30 2.2 1.4- 3.5

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*Includes those in college or other post high school education
**SHCN=Children with Special Health Care Needs

***Asked only for children 2 years and older.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = numerator, % = 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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