2012 North Carolina Statewide CHAMP Survey Results

Physical Activity

Do any schools in your community allow people to use the school playing fields,
playgrounds, or athletic facilities for their own personal exercise or recreation?1

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  Total
Respond2		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 879 633 68.9 63.9-73.5 246 31.1 26.5-36.1
GENDER
Male 467 336 68.1 60.7-74.6 131 31.9 25.4-39.3
Female 412 297 69.8 62.7-76.1 115 30.2 23.9-37.3
RACE
White 552 415 72.0 66.0-77.3 137 28.0 22.7-34.0
African American 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other Minorities 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Yes 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 777 563 68.6 63.2-73.5 214 31.4 26.5-36.8
AGE GROUPS
Under 5 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
5 through 10 266 193 66.7 58.0-74.4 73 33.3 25.6-42.0
11 through 13 149 109 78.5 66.8-86.8 40 21.5 13.2-33.2
14 through 17 277 197 67.6 58.0-75.8 80 32.4 24.2-42.0
PARENT EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some College 225 140 62.4 52.7-71.2 85 37.6 28.8-47.3
College Graduate 448 355 74.3 67.2-80.4 93 25.7 19.6-32.8
SCHOOL
Public School 638 454 69.1 63.4-74.2 184 30.9 25.8-36.6
Private/Home 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GRADE
Not In School 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
K-5th 270 200 69.6 61.0-77.0 70 30.4 23.0-39.0
6th-8th 156 110 77.1 65.8-85.5 46 22.9 14.5-34.2
9th-12th3 256 183 65.8 55.7-74.7 73 34.2 25.3-44.3
HEALTH INSURANCE4
Private 441 337 70.2 62.9-76.7 104 29.8 23.3-37.1
Public 333 222 65.9 57.8-73.2 111 34.1 26.8-42.2
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No health insurance 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Yes 204 150 69.5 58.9-78.4 54 30.5 21.6-41.1
No 666 476 68.5 62.7-73.9 190 31.5 26.1-37.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology, results from 2011 and 2012 are NOT comparable to results from 2010 and earlier.

***This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards; see N.C. CHAMP Technical Notes for more details

1Asked of children ages 0 to 17 years.

2Use 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.

39th-12th grade includes those in college or other post high school education.

4Health Insurance categories: PRIVATE = State Employee Health Plan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC, or other private health insurance plan purchased from an employer or directly from insurance company.
PUBLIC = Medicaid, Carolina ACCESS, Health Check, or NC Health Choice. OTHER = the military, CHAMPUS, TRI CARE, Indian Health Servcies or other type not otherwise listed.

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