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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

Now thinking about moderate physical activities you do in a usual week, do you do moderate activties for at least 10 minutes at
a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes some
increase in breathin g or heart rate?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,457 5,374 83.4 82.2-84.5 1,083 16.6 15.5-17.8
GENDER
Male 2,470 2,054 83.9 82.0-85.6 416 16.1 14.4-18.0
Female 3,987 3,320 82.9 81.4-84.3 667 17.1 15.7-18.6
RACE
White 5,059 4,314 86.3 85.2-87.3 745 13.7 12.7-14.8
African American 1,194 897 75.1 71.9-78.0 297 24.9 22.0-28.1
Other 156 128 83.0 74.5-89.0 28 17.0 11.0-25.5
HISPANIC
Yes 111 85 74.1 62.3-83.2 26 25.9 16.8-37.7
No 6,280 5,242 83.7 82.5-84.8 1,038 16.3 15.2-17.5
AGE
18-24 367 317 84.1 79.1-88.2 50 15.9 11.8-20.9
25-34 939 849 89.9 87.4-91.9 90 10.1 8.1-12.6
35-44 1,144 995 86.8 84.4-88.9 149 13.2 11.1-15.6
45-54 1,332 1,134 84.1 81.7-86.2 198 15.9 13.8-18.3
55-64 1,206 983 80.9 78.2-83.4 223 19.1 16.6-21.8
65+ 1,420 1,058 72.9 70.0-75.6 362 27.1 24.4-30.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 699 456 67.6 62.9-71.9 243 32.4 28.1-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,959 1,557 80.0 77.7-82.0 402 20.0 18.0-22.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,669 1,442 86.7 84.5-88.5 227 13.3 11.5-15.5
College Graduate 2,119 1,915 90.2 88.6-91.6 204 9.8 8.4-11.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 749 508 68.8 64.3-73.1 241 31.2 26.9-35.7
$15,000- $24,999 1,048 812 76.8 73.4-79.8 236 23.2 20.2-26.6
$25,000- $34,999 768 654 84.8 81.2-87.9 114 15.2 12.1-18.8
$35,000- $49,999 1,013 892 88.1 85.6-90.2 121 11.9 9.8-14.4
$50,000+ 2,089 1,892 90.6 89.0-91.9 197 9.4 8.1-11.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 392 323 84.0 79.5-87.7 69 16.0 12.3-20.5
Appalachia II 790 664 84.3 81.2-87.1 126 15.7 12.9-18.8
Appalachia III 489 400 83.7 79.5-87.2 89 16.3 12.8-20.5
Catawba 454 379 83.2 78.4-87.1 75 16.8 12.9-21.6
Edisto Savannah 491 401 80.5 75.6-84.7 90 19.5 15.3-24.4
Low Country 332 285 84.7 78.6-89.3 47 15.3 10.7-21.4
Palmetto 980 844 85.6 82.7-88.1 136 14.4 11.9-17.3
Pee Dee 472 381 82.6 78.0-86.5 91 17.4 13.5-22.0
Trident 820 688 83.2 79.5-86.3 132 16.8 13.7-20.5
Upper Savannah 313 253 80.3 74.7-84.9 60 19.7 15.1-25.3
Waccamaw 536 454 84.5 80.1-88.0 82 15.5 12.0-19.9
Wateree 337 264 79.9 74.4-84.5 73 20.1 15.5-25.6
Region***
Region I 705 576 82.3 78.9-85.3 129 17.7 14.7-21.1
Region II 1,279 1,064 84.1 81.6-86.3 215 15.9 13.7-18.4
Region III 1,434 1,223 84.8 82.4-87.0 211 15.2 13.0-17.6
Region IV 809 645 81.5 78.0-84.5 164 18.5 15.5-22.0
Region V 491 401 80.5 75.6-84.7 90 19.5 15.3-24.4
Region VI 536 454 84.5 80.1-88.0 82 15.5 12.0-19.9
Region VII 820 688 83.2 79.5-86.3 132 16.8 13.7-20.5
Region VIII 332 285 84.7 78.6-89.3 47 15.3 10.7-21.4

#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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