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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job,
did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 7,103 5,355 76.2 74.9-77.4 1,748 23.8 22.6-25.1
GENDER
Male 2,727 2,148 79.8 77.9-81.6 579 20.2 18.4-22.1
Female 4,376 3,207 72.8 71.3-74.4 1,169 27.2 25.6-28.7
RACE
White 5,455 4,207 78.8 77.5-80.0 1,248 21.2 20.0-22.5
African American 1,404 967 69.5 66.4-72.4 437 30.5 27.6-33.6
Other 181 140 76.1 67.4-83.1 41 23.9 16.9-32.6
HISPANIC
Yes 128 89 68.5 57.4-77.8 39 31.5 22.2-42.6
No 6,893 5,223 76.6 75.4-77.8 1,670 23.4 22.2-24.6
AGE
18-24 417 356 85.5 81.1-89.0 61 14.5 11.0-18.9
25-34 1,049 864 81.8 78.8-84.5 185 18.2 15.5-21.2
35-44 1,260 986 77.2 74.4-79.7 274 22.8 20.3-25.6
45-54 1,436 1,076 73.0 70.1-75.7 360 27.0 24.3-29.9
55-64 1,315 957 72.9 70.1-75.5 358 27.1 24.5-29.9
65+ 1,556 1,060 66.7 63.9-69.4 496 33.3 30.6-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 812 446 56.9 52.4-61.3 366 43.1 38.7-47.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,208 1,500 69.7 67.4-72.0 708 30.3 28.0-32.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,800 1,415 80.6 78.3-82.7 385 19.4 17.3-21.7
College Graduate 2,267 1,985 87.5 85.8-89.0 282 12.5 11.0-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 840 460 58.6 54.2-62.9 380 41.4 37.1-45.8
$15,000- $24,999 1,167 770 65.3 61.7-68.7 397 34.7 31.3-38.3
$25,000- $34,999 856 643 75.1 71.3-78.6 213 24.9 21.4-28.7
$35,000- $49,999 1,096 881 80.6 77.7-83.2 215 19.4 16.8-22.3
$50,000+ 2,206 1,925 87.7 86.0-89.1 281 12.3 10.9-14.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 430 323 73.1 67.3-78.2 107 26.9 21.8-32.7
Appalachia II 854 657 77.5 74.1-80.6 197 22.5 19.4-25.9
Appalachia III 550 391 74.2 69.8-78.2 159 25.8 21.8-30.2
Catawba 491 371 76.7 72.0-80.8 120 23.3 19.2-28.0
Edisto Savannah 539 393 74.4 69.9-78.5 146 25.6 21.5-30.1
Low Country 365 309 85.1 80.1-89.1 56 14.9 10.9-19.9
Palmetto 1,070 864 80.4 77.3-83.2 206 19.6 16.8-22.7
Pee Dee 524 353 70.3 65.4-74.7 171 29.7 25.3-34.6
Trident 893 694 77.7 73.9-81.0 199 22.3 19.0-26.1
Upper Savannah 339 247 74.5 68.3-79.8 92 25.5 20.2-31.7
Waccamaw 591 435 74.2 69.7-78.2 156 25.8 21.8-30.3
Wateree 384 261 70.1 64.1-75.5 123 29.9 24.5-35.9
Region***
Region I 769 570 73.7 69.5-77.5 199 26.3 22.5-30.5
Region II 1,404 1,048 76.2 73.5-78.7 356 23.8 21.3-26.5
Region III 1,561 1,235 79.2 76.6-81.5 326 20.8 18.5-23.4
Region IV 908 614 70.2 66.5-73.7 294 29.8 26.3-33.5
Region V 539 393 74.4 69.9-78.5 146 25.6 21.5-30.1
Region VI 591 435 74.2 69.7-78.2 156 25.8 21.8-30.3
Region VII 893 694 77.7 73.9-81.0 199 22.3 19.0-26.1
Region VIII 365 309 85.1 80.1-89.1 56 14.9 10.9-19.9

#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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