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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time,
how much total time per day do you spend doing these activitie?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 10-20 minutes 21-30 minutes 31-60 minutes 1 - 2 hours More than 2 hours
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,991 915 17.9 16.7-19.3 1,425 27.5 26.0-29.0 1,449 28.7 27.2-30.2 675 14.6 13.3-15.9 527 11.3 10.2-12.5
GENDER
Male 1,918 299 15.3 13.3-17.4 450 22.9 20.7-25.3 574 28.6 26.3-31.1 325 18.8 16.6-21.2 270 14.4 12.5-16.4
Female 3,073 616 20.4 18.8-22.1 975 31.7 29.8-33.7 875 28.7 26.9-30.6 350 10.6 9.5-11.9 257 8.5 7.4- 9.7
RACE
White 4,016 717 17.4 16.1-18.8 1,161 27.5 26.0-29.1 1,202 30.5 28.9-32.2 538 14.2 12.9-15.6 398 10.4 9.3-11.6
African American 823 171 18.7 15.8-22.0 224 26.5 23.0-30.3 216 25.4 21.9-29.2 108 16.0 12.8-19.9 104 13.4 10.6-16.7
Other 121 23 26.1 15.9-39.8 29 27.6 17.9-40.0 25 16.2 10.2-24.8 21 11.6 7.0-18.6 23 18.4 11.7-27.7
HISPANIC
Yes 83 19 22.3 13.5-34.5 25 33.4 21.7-47.6 17 21.4 12.3-34.6 13 13.3 7.4-22.8 9 9.5 4.7-18.4
No 4,872 884 17.8 16.5-19.2 1,390 27.2 25.8-28.7 1,425 29.0 27.5-30.5 655 14.6 13.3-15.9 518 11.5 10.4-12.7
AGE
18-24 300 66 22.4 17.2-28.5 81 25.2 19.9-31.2 83 24.9 19.9-30.8 43 18.5 13.4-25.0 27 9.1 5.9-13.7
25-34 811 130 15.9 13.3-19.0 244 27.8 24.4-31.4 262 33.0 29.4-36.8 99 13.4 10.8-16.3 76 10.0 7.8-12.7
35-44 938 174 16.6 14.3-19.3 269 28.3 25.2-31.6 270 27.7 24.7-31.0 117 13.3 11.0-16.0 108 14.1 11.6-17.1
45-54 1,078 179 15.8 13.4-18.4 311 28.3 25.3-31.5 330 30.3 27.2-33.6 168 15.4 13.1-18.0 90 10.2 8.0-12.9
55-64 905 164 18.7 16.0-21.6 268 28.6 25.5-31.9 245 26.8 23.8-30.1 116 14.1 11.6-17.0 112 11.8 9.7-14.2
65+ 928 198 20.9 18.1-24.0 243 26.0 23.0-29.3 247 27.2 24.0-30.5 128 13.4 11.2-16.0 112 12.5 10.3-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 385 99 25.4 19.7-31.9 76 21.3 16.1-27.7 76 19.5 15.1-24.9 57 14.9 10.8-20.1 77 18.9 14.6-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,418 256 17.7 15.4-20.3 404 26.0 23.4-28.7 359 26.1 23.4-29.1 201 13.9 11.7-16.3 198 16.3 14.0-18.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,344 244 17.4 15.1-19.9 393 28.0 25.2-31.0 382 28.2 25.4-31.2 200 17.1 14.5-20.1 125 9.3 7.4-11.5
College Graduate 1,840 315 16.7 14.8-18.7 551 30.0 27.6-32.5 631 33.7 31.2-36.2 216 13.0 11.1-15.0 127 6.7 5.5- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 457 117 23.9 19.2-29.3 113 27.5 21.8-34.0 94 18.0 14.2-22.6 62 15.3 11.1-20.7 71 15.3 11.6-19.9
$15,000- $24,999 742 163 21.3 17.9-25.2 202 26.2 22.5-30.3 172 25.5 21.5-29.9 102 12.6 9.9-16.0 103 14.4 11.6-17.7
$25,000- $34,999 605 113 18.2 14.7-22.4 163 24.8 20.8-29.4 171 27.2 23.1-31.7 90 16.1 12.7-20.3 68 13.6 10.1-18.0
$35,000- $49,999 850 136 16.0 13.2-19.2 242 26.6 23.3-30.1 252 29.6 26.1-33.3 121 14.1 11.5-17.2 99 13.7 11.0-17.1
$50,000+ 1,811 279 15.5 13.6-17.7 552 28.9 26.7-31.3 627 34.0 31.6-36.6 226 14.1 12.2-16.3 127 7.4 6.1- 9.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 297 57 19.9 15.0-25.9 77 24.5 19.5-30.3 84 30.4 24.5-37.0 45 13.4 9.8-18.2 34 11.8 8.3-16.5
Appalachia II 627 116 17.1 14.0-20.6 180 29.2 25.1-33.8 177 28.4 24.4-32.7 85 14.2 11.2-17.7 69 11.2 8.6-14.4
Appalachia III 360 62 15.1 11.4-19.9 108 27.8 22.3-34.1 98 31.5 25.7-37.9 56 14.8 11.0-19.6 36 10.8 7.3-15.6
Catawba 357 63 17.6 13.4-22.8 97 25.5 20.6-31.1 116 33.5 28.0-39.6 45 12.3 8.9-16.8 36 11.0 7.4-16.1
Edisto Savannah 377 72 18.2 14.2-23.0 110 28.7 23.5-34.5 98 24.0 19.5-29.2 52 15.9 11.2-22.1 45 13.2 9.7-17.8
Low Country 269 47 19.2 13.8-26.2 90 34.1 27.6-41.2 69 20.9 16.1-26.7 32 12.4 8.3-18.3 31 13.3 9.0-19.2
Palmetto 792 154 18.6 15.7-21.9 237 29.6 25.9-33.5 231 26.9 23.5-30.5 102 15.9 12.5-20.0 68 9.1 6.9-11.9
Pee Dee 344 70 20.4 15.6-26.2 89 22.1 17.6-27.5 95 27.2 21.8-33.4 52 17.9 12.8-24.4 38 12.4 8.5-17.8
Trident 643 120 20.2 16.5-24.5 187 26.5 22.7-30.6 196 30.5 26.4-35.0 88 14.1 11.1-17.8 52 8.7 6.3-11.8
Upper Savannah 228 32 11.5 7.9-16.5 62 25.2 19.3-32.3 73 31.0 24.4-38.4 28 13.8 9.0-20.5 33 18.5 11.7-28.1
Waccamaw 419 73 17.6 12.6-24.1 114 26.8 22.0-32.2 137 30.7 25.8-36.2 50 11.8 8.6-15.8 45 13.1 9.4-17.9
Wateree 242 41 13.5 9.6-18.7 61 26.9 20.5-34.5 67 30.3 23.2-38.5 35 17.5 11.4-26.0 38 11.8 8.2-16.6
Region***
Region I 525 89 16.2 12.9-20.3 139 24.8 20.9-29.2 157 30.6 26.2-35.5 73 13.6 10.5-17.4 67 14.7 10.9-19.6
Region II 987 178 16.3 13.9-19.1 288 28.7 25.3-32.3 275 29.6 26.2-33.2 141 14.4 12.0-17.2 105 11.0 8.9-13.6
Region III 1,149 217 18.3 15.8-21.0 334 28.2 25.2-31.4 347 29.1 26.1-32.2 147 14.7 12.1-17.8 104 9.7 7.8-12.1
Region IV 586 111 17.5 14.1-21.5 150 24.2 20.2-28.6 162 28.5 24.1-33.4 87 17.7 13.6-22.7 76 12.1 9.3-15.7
Region V 377 72 18.2 14.2-23.0 110 28.7 23.5-34.5 98 24.0 19.5-29.2 52 15.9 11.2-22.1 45 13.2 9.7-17.8
Region VI 419 73 17.6 12.6-24.1 114 26.8 22.0-32.2 137 30.7 25.8-36.2 50 11.8 8.6-15.8 45 13.1 9.4-17.9
Region VII 643 120 20.2 16.5-24.5 187 26.5 22.7-30.6 196 30.5 26.4-35.0 88 14.1 11.1-17.8 52 8.7 6.3-11.8
Region VIII 269 47 19.2 13.8-26.2 90 34.1 27.6-41.2 69 20.9 16.1-26.7 32 12.4 8.3-18.3 31 13.3 9.0-19.2

*This question was only asked of the respondents who participated in moderate activities for at least 10 minutes a time in a usual week.

#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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