SC BRFSS 2002: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, o r anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,265	3,580	83.8	82.2-85.3	685	16.2	14.7-17.8
GENDER
Male	1,648	1,415	84.8	82.1-87.2	233	15.2	12.8-17.9
Female	2,617	2,165	82.9	80.9-84.7	452	17.1	15.3-19.1
RACE
White	3,229	2,800	87.4	85.7-88.8	429	12.6	11.2-14.3
African American	904	675	73.7	69.3-77.7	229	26.3	22.3-30.7
Other Minorities	91	74	82.0	70.2-89.7	17	18.0	10.3-29.8
HISPANIC
Yes	90	71	75.8	60.1-86.8	19	24.2	13.2-39.9
No	4,109	3,468	84.4	82.8-85.9	641	15.6	14.1-17.2
AGE
18-24	299	262	84.8	78.0-89.8	37	15.2	10.2-22.0
25-34	700	618	85.6	81.2-89.1	82	14.4	10.9-18.8
35-44	834	741	89.5	86.6-91.9	93	10.5	8.1-13.4
45-54	846	728	86.2	82.8-89.0	118	13.8	11.0-17.2
55-64	688	570	81.7	77.4-85.3	118	18.3	14.7-22.6
65+	871	638	73.0	69.0-76.6	233	27.0	23.4-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	644	451	69.8	64.5-74.5	193	30.2	25.5-35.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,342	1,119	81.7	78.3-84.7	223	18.3	15.3-21.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,067	920	86.7	83.7-89.3	147	13.3	10.7-16.3
College Graduate	1,208	1,086	90.5	88.2-92.4	122	9.5	7.6-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	562	384	66.5	60.2-72.2	178	33.5	27.8-39.8
$15,000- 24,999	754	609	80.4	76.0-84.1	145	19.6	15.9-24.0
$25,000- 34,999	555	468	82.9	78.2-86.7	87	17.1	13.3-21.8
$35,000- 49,999	695	632	89.8	85.7-92.9	63	10.2	7.1-14.3
$50,000+	1,187	1,077	90.7	88.3-92.6	110	9.3	7.4-11.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	178	152	85.8	79.3-90.6	26	14.2	9.4-20.7
Appalachia II	359	311	86.1	81.4-89.8	48	13.9	10.2-18.6
Appalachia III	255	208	83.8	78.4-88.0	47	16.2	12.0-21.6
Catawba	199	165	79.6	70.6-86.4	34	20.4	13.6-29.4
Edisto	88	59	66.1	53.6-76.7	29	33.9	23.3-46.4
Low Country	179	155	87.3	81.1-91.7	24	12.7	8.3-18.9
Palmetto	462	392	82.9	77.8-87.0	70	17.1	13.0-22.2
Pee Dee	1,275	1,060	81.1	77.4-84.3	215	18.9	15.7-22.6
Savannah	151	121	77.3	68.0-84.6	30	22.7	15.4-32.0
Trident	401	357	89.4	85.5-92.3	44	10.6	7.7-14.5
Upper Savannah	278	223	83.6	77.4-88.4	55	16.4	11.6-22.6
Waccamaw	250	220	88.5	80.4-93.5	30	11.5	6.5-19.6
Wateree	145	118	83.1	75.3-88.7	27	16.9	11.3-24.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,265

3,580

83.8

82.2-85.3

685

16.2

14.7-17.8

GENDER

Male

1,648

1,415

84.8

82.1-87.2

233

15.2

12.8-17.9

Female

2,617

2,165

82.9

80.9-84.7

452

17.1

15.3-19.1

RACE

White

3,229

2,800

87.4

85.7-88.8

429

12.6

11.2-14.3

African American

904

675

73.7

69.3-77.7

229

26.3

22.3-30.7

Other Minorities

82.0

70.2-89.7

18.0

10.3-29.8

HISPANIC

Yes

75.8

60.1-86.8

24.2

13.2-39.9

4,109

3,468

84.4

82.8-85.9

641

15.6

14.1-17.2

AGE

18-24

299

262

84.8

78.0-89.8

15.2

10.2-22.0

25-34

700

618

85.6

81.2-89.1

14.4

10.9-18.8

35-44

834

741

89.5

86.6-91.9

10.5

8.1-13.4

45-54

846

728

86.2

82.8-89.0

118

13.8

11.0-17.2

55-64

688

570

81.7

77.4-85.3

118

18.3

14.7-22.6

65+

871

638

73.0

69.0-76.6

233

27.0

23.4-31.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

644

451

69.8

64.5-74.5

193

30.2

25.5-35.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,342

1,119

81.7

78.3-84.7

223

18.3

15.3-21.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,067

920

86.7

83.7-89.3

147

13.3

10.7-16.3

College Graduate

1,208

1,086

90.5

88.2-92.4

122

9.5

7.6-11.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

562

384

66.5

60.2-72.2

178

33.5

27.8-39.8

$15,000- 24,999

754

609

80.4

76.0-84.1

145

19.6

15.9-24.0

$25,000- 34,999

555

468

82.9

78.2-86.7

17.1

13.3-21.8

$35,000- 49,999

695

632

89.8

85.7-92.9

10.2

7.1-14.3

$50,000+

1,187

1,077

90.7

88.3-92.6

110

9.3

7.4-11.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

178

152

85.8

79.3-90.6

14.2

9.4-20.7

Appalachia II

359

311

86.1

81.4-89.8

13.9

10.2-18.6

Appalachia III

255

208

83.8

78.4-88.0

16.2

12.0-21.6

Catawba

199

165

79.6

70.6-86.4

20.4

13.6-29.4

Edisto

66.1

53.6-76.7

33.9

23.3-46.4

Low Country

179

155

87.3

81.1-91.7

12.7

8.3-18.9

Palmetto

462

392

82.9

77.8-87.0

17.1

13.0-22.2

Pee Dee

1,275

1,060

81.1

77.4-84.3

215

18.9

15.7-22.6

Savannah

151

121

77.3

68.0-84.6

22.7

15.4-32.0

Trident

401

357

89.4

85.5-92.3

10.6

7.7-14.5

Upper Savannah

278

223

83.6

77.4-88.4

16.4

11.6-22.6

Waccamaw

250

220

88.5

80.4-93.5

11.5

6.5-19.6

Wateree

145

118

83.1

75.3-88.7

16.9

11.3-24.7

* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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