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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

On days when you do vigorous 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 2,709 403 14.9 13.3-16.7 668 23.5 21.7-25.5 936 33.7 31.6-36.0 419 17.4 15.6-19.5 283 10.4 9.1-11.9
GENDER
Male 1,278 166 13.4 11.1-16.0 277 20.6 18.1-23.3 415 31.4 28.4-34.6 247 22.0 19.1-25.2 173 12.6 10.6-14.9
Female 1,431 237 17.0 14.8-19.4 391 27.6 25.0-30.3 521 36.9 34.0-39.9 172 11.1 9.5-13.0 110 7.4 6.0- 9.1
RACE
White 2,175 312 13.9 12.4-15.7 559 25.3 23.2-27.5 763 34.5 32.1-36.9 323 16.5 14.5-18.6 218 9.9 8.5-11.4
African American 441 76 16.1 12.4-20.8 91 17.8 14.1-22.2 148 33.0 27.8-38.8 75 21.1 16.3-26.8 51 11.9 8.7-16.2
Other 78 13 26.3 13.6-44.7 13 17.0 8.9-30.0 23 27.8 16.1-43.5 18 16.4 9.2-27.6 11 12.5 6.4-22.9
HISPANIC
Yes 43 6 9.0 3.4-21.9 11 32.5 17.3-52.5 17 37.6 22.1-56.0 6 15.1 5.5-35.1 3 5.8 1.6-18.8
No 2,653 395 15.1 13.4-16.9 655 23.3 21.5-25.3 915 33.5 31.3-35.7 411 17.5 15.6-19.6 277 10.5 9.2-12.1
AGE
18-24 227 39 16.1 11.0-22.9 47 18.8 13.8-25.0 82 36.3 29.3-44.0 44 23.7 17.4-31.5 15 5.1 2.9- 9.0
25-34 514 75 15.7 12.3-19.8 143 25.9 21.9-30.4 181 33.5 28.9-38.3 84 18.5 14.8-23.0 31 6.4 4.4- 9.4
35-44 585 89 14.5 11.7-17.9 153 25.5 21.7-29.6 202 33.6 29.5-38.0 70 12.6 9.7-16.0 71 13.8 10.8-17.5
45-54 568 77 13.1 10.2-16.6 138 23.3 19.7-27.4 210 35.1 30.7-39.7 84 15.4 12.2-19.2 59 13.1 9.7-17.5
55-64 438 64 14.7 11.4-18.7 112 25.4 21.2-30.2 141 30.4 25.8-35.3 70 17.2 13.5-21.6 51 12.3 9.1-16.4
65+ 362 56 15.1 11.5-19.5 74 20.8 16.6-25.7 116 30.9 25.9-36.4 62 18.0 14.0-22.9 54 15.2 11.6-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 36 20.4 12.7-31.1 26 12.8 8.3-19.3 50 28.1 19.4-39.0 36 22.5 15.1-32.3 34 16.1 10.7-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 721 106 15.6 12.4-19.4 162 21.0 17.6-24.9 232 30.5 26.6-34.8 114 17.1 13.8-20.9 107 15.8 12.8-19.4
Some Post-H.S. 710 124 16.2 13.4-19.6 190 25.0 21.5-28.9 223 32.3 28.2-36.8 107 17.4 13.7-21.8 66 9.0 6.8-11.8
College Graduate 1,094 136 12.0 10.0-14.3 289 26.8 23.8-30.0 431 38.6 35.3-42.1 162 16.6 14.0-19.7 76 5.9 4.6- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 34 14.8 9.8-21.8 26 13.7 8.3-21.7 60 37.8 27.7-49.0 28 18.0 11.1-27.8 31 15.7 10.4-23.2
$15,000- $24,999 372 65 16.3 12.3-21.2 84 21.1 16.5-26.6 101 29.4 23.7-35.9 71 19.3 14.5-25.2 51 14.0 10.0-19.2
$25,000- $34,999 309 49 15.8 11.0-22.3 76 22.5 17.3-28.7 95 29.3 23.5-36.0 44 17.1 12.1-23.5 45 15.3 10.9-21.1
$35,000- $49,999 495 66 13.1 10.1-16.8 115 24.4 20.0-29.4 178 35.3 30.4-40.5 82 16.2 12.8-20.4 54 11.1 8.1-14.9
$50,000+ 1,087 137 13.2 10.8-16.1 307 26.8 23.9-29.9 412 36.9 33.7-40.3 155 16.1 13.4-19.2 76 6.9 5.4- 8.8
Health District**
Appalachia I 132 23 20.4 13.1-30.5 28 17.4 11.5-25.4 47 37.5 27.8-48.2 19 13.1 8.1-20.4 15 11.6 6.8-19.1
Appalachia II 342 45 12.7 9.3-17.2 78 23.8 18.7-29.7 129 34.6 29.1-40.5 60 19.2 14.8-24.7 30 9.7 6.4-14.3
Appalachia III 200 27 10.1 6.6-15.2 50 22.5 16.5-29.9 70 40.2 31.4-49.6 30 15.5 10.0-23.3 23 11.7 7.4-17.9
Catawba 194 29 18.5 12.4-26.8 53 25.9 19.4-33.5 72 36.9 29.2-45.4 24 11.5 7.2-17.9 16 7.2 4.1-12.4
Edisto Savannah 191 34 16.4 11.3-23.4 40 17.8 12.5-24.6 55 24.8 18.7-32.1 34 25.6 17.2-36.4 28 15.4 10.4-22.2
Low Country 171 26 14.1 8.4-22.8 43 25.0 18.1-33.3 59 30.1 22.7-38.7 32 24.0 16.5-33.6 11 6.8 3.4-13.2
Palmetto 468 65 13.5 10.1-17.8 127 26.8 22.3-31.7 163 33.1 28.2-38.3 76 20.1 15.3-26.0 37 6.6 4.5- 9.5
Pee Dee 179 28 16.4 10.8-24.1 49 26.5 19.2-35.4 51 29.0 21.3-38.0 29 17.9 11.0-27.9 22 10.2 5.9-17.1
Trident 353 48 12.9 9.4-17.6 99 27.1 21.6-33.4 133 37.6 31.4-44.3 42 11.8 8.1-16.9 31 10.5 6.8-16.0
Upper Savannah 119 16 13.6 7.9-22.3 23 16.1 10.5-24.1 41 31.0 22.2-41.4 17 20.0 12.1-31.1 22 19.4 12.0-29.7
Waccamaw 210 35 19.1 11.7-29.5 45 19.0 13.8-25.4 70 32.3 24.8-40.7 32 14.1 9.4-20.6 28 15.6 10.5-22.6
Wateree 132 24 18.1 11.4-27.6 27 21.1 14.0-30.5 40 32.2 23.1-42.9 22 18.1 11.2-27.9 19 10.5 6.2-17.2
Region***
Region I 251 39 17.1 12.1-23.6 51 16.8 12.5-22.2 88 34.3 27.5-41.8 36 16.4 11.5-22.8 37 15.4 10.7-21.5
Region II 542 72 11.7 9.1-15.0 128 23.3 19.3-27.8 199 36.8 31.9-42.0 90 17.8 14.1-22.1 53 10.5 7.7-14.0
Region III 662 94 15.0 11.9-18.8 180 26.5 22.8-30.6 235 34.2 30.1-38.7 100 17.5 13.7-22.0 53 6.8 4.9- 9.2
Region IV 311 52 17.1 12.6-22.8 76 24.3 18.9-30.6 91 30.3 24.3-37.1 51 18.0 12.8-24.8 41 10.3 7.0-14.9
Region V 191 34 16.4 11.3-23.4 40 17.8 12.5-24.6 55 24.8 18.7-32.1 34 25.6 17.2-36.4 28 15.4 10.4-22.2
Region VI 210 35 19.1 11.7-29.5 45 19.0 13.8-25.4 70 32.3 24.8-40.7 32 14.1 9.4-20.6 28 15.6 10.5-22.6
Region VII 353 48 12.9 9.4-17.6 99 27.1 21.6-33.4 133 37.6 31.4-44.3 42 11.8 8.1-16.9 31 10.5 6.8-16.0
Region VIII 171 26 14.1 8.4-22.8 43 25.0 18.1-33.3 59 30.1 22.7-38.7 32 24.0 16.5-33.6 11 6.8 3.4-13.2

*This question was only asked of the respondents who participated in vigorous 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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