BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
Risk Factor for respondents that do no physical activity or exercise.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,191 | 7,378 | 91.3 | 90.6-92.0 | 813 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,240 | 2,978 | 93.0 | 91.9-93.9 | 262 | 7.0 | 6.1- 8.1 |
| Female | 4,951 | 4,400 | 89.8 | 88.8-90.7 | 551 | 10.2 | 9.3-11.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,192 | 5,653 | 92.7 | 92.0-93.4 | 539 | 7.3 | 6.6- 8.0 |
| African American | 1,742 | 1,505 | 88.5 | 86.6-90.1 | 237 | 11.5 | 9.9-13.4 |
| Other | 199 | 171 | 87.4 | 81.5-91.6 | 28 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 113 | 100 | 88.6 | 78.7-94.2 | 13 | 11.4 | 5.8-21.3 |
| No | 7,947 | 7,181 | 91.6 | 90.9-92.3 | 766 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 400 | 381 | 95.8 | 93.0-97.5 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.0 |
| 25-34 | 1,010 | 967 | 96.0 | 94.4-97.1 | 43 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,472 | 1,362 | 92.1 | 90.3-93.6 | 110 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,651 | 1,504 | 91.3 | 89.7-92.8 | 147 | 8.7 | 7.2-10.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,597 | 1,417 | 88.4 | 86.5-90.1 | 180 | 11.6 | 9.9-13.5 |
| 65+ | 1,986 | 1,677 | 83.7 | 81.8-85.5 | 309 | 16.3 | 14.5-18.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,060 | 819 | 79.5 | 76.5-82.2 | 241 | 20.5 | 17.8-23.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,602 | 2,304 | 90.3 | 88.9-91.6 | 298 | 9.7 | 8.4-11.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,074 | 1,933 | 94.3 | 93.1-95.3 | 141 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,434 | 2,305 | 94.9 | 93.8-95.9 | 129 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 968 | 782 | 83.4 | 80.5-86.0 | 186 | 16.6 | 14.0-19.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,287 | 1,131 | 88.2 | 85.6-90.3 | 156 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 955 | 864 | 90.9 | 88.5-92.9 | 91 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,219 | 1,119 | 92.9 | 91.2-94.3 | 100 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,680 | 2,566 | 96.3 | 95.5-97.0 | 114 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 514 | 457 | 91.8 | 89.1-93.8 | 57 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.9 |
| Appalachia II | 921 | 829 | 91.8 | 89.8-93.5 | 92 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.2 |
| Appalachia III | 676 | 588 | 88.9 | 86.1-91.3 | 88 | 11.1 | 8.7-13.9 |
| Catawba | 530 | 487 | 91.7 | 87.7-94.5 | 43 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 610 | 553 | 92.8 | 90.5-94.6 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.5 |
| Low Country | 434 | 393 | 91.7 | 88.2-94.2 | 41 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,254 | 1,130 | 91.0 | 88.9-92.7 | 124 | 9.0 | 7.3-11.1 |
| Pee Dee | 675 | 595 | 90.0 | 87.2-92.2 | 80 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.8 |
| Trident | 967 | 882 | 90.9 | 88.2-93.0 | 85 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 442 | 400 | 93.1 | 90.5-95.1 | 42 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.5 |
| Waccamaw | 655 | 609 | 93.5 | 91.0-95.3 | 46 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.0 |
| Wateree | 404 | 361 | 90.2 | 85.9-93.3 | 43 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 956 | 857 | 92.4 | 90.6-93.9 | 99 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.4 |
| Region II | 1,597 | 1,417 | 90.6 | 89.0-92.0 | 180 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.0 |
| Region III | 1,784 | 1,617 | 91.2 | 89.4-92.7 | 167 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.6 |
| Region IV | 1,079 | 956 | 90.1 | 87.8-91.9 | 123 | 9.9 | 8.1-12.2 |
| Region V | 610 | 553 | 92.8 | 90.5-94.6 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.5 |
| Region VI | 655 | 609 | 93.5 | 91.0-95.3 | 46 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.0 |
| Region VII | 967 | 882 | 90.9 | 88.2-93.0 | 85 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.8 |
| Region VIII | 434 | 393 | 91.7 | 88.2-94.2 | 41 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.8 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Physical Activity questions.
#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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