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BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Meets Recommendations Meets Some of the Recommendations Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 7,789 3,364 45.3 43.9-46.7 3,320 42.1 40.7-43.4 1,105 12.6 11.8-13.5
GENDER
Male 3,098 1,472 49.5 47.3-51.8 1,254 39.8 37.7-42.0 372 10.7 9.4-12.0
Female 4,691 1,892 41.4 39.7-43.1 2,066 44.2 42.5-45.9 733 14.5 13.3-15.7
RACE
White 5,915 2,698 48.2 46.7-49.7 2,493 41.5 40.0-43.0 724 10.3 9.5-11.2
African American 1,637 557 37.4 34.3-40.6 744 44.7 41.6-47.8 336 17.9 15.8-20.2
Other 190 88 51.0 42.2-59.8 69 34.0 26.4-42.6 33 14.9 10.3-21.3
HISPANIC
Yes 109 50 45.4 34.5-56.8 42 37.4 27.2-48.8 17 17.2 9.9-28.1
No 7,569 3,287 45.5 44.1-47.0 3,237 42.3 40.9-43.7 1,045 12.2 11.4-13.1
AGE
18-24 387 213 56.1 50.4-61.6 142 36.8 31.5-42.4 32 7.1 4.8-10.5
25-34 974 470 48.7 45.1-52.2 429 43.4 40.0-46.9 75 7.9 6.2-10.1
35-44 1,423 653 46.1 43.2-49.0 619 43.1 40.2-46.0 151 10.8 9.1-12.8
45-54 1,595 705 43.7 40.9-46.4 703 44.7 42.0-47.5 187 11.6 9.9-13.6
55-64 1,524 608 40.3 37.6-43.0 681 44.1 41.3-46.8 235 15.7 13.7-17.9
65+ 1,821 681 36.6 34.2-39.1 723 39.5 37.0-42.0 417 23.9 21.8-26.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 981 292 32.1 28.3-36.1 387 40.3 36.3-44.4 302 27.7 24.4-31.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,453 1,019 44.4 41.9-47.0 1,031 41.4 38.9-43.9 403 14.2 12.6-15.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,988 875 47.1 44.4-49.9 913 44.1 41.4-46.8 200 8.8 7.5-10.3
College Graduate 2,351 1,172 50.3 47.9-52.6 983 41.7 39.4-44.1 196 8.0 6.8- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 916 278 34.1 29.7-38.8 387 42.0 37.6-46.6 251 23.9 20.7-27.4
$15,000- $24,999 1,206 491 44.5 40.8-48.2 514 39.4 35.9-42.9 201 16.2 13.7-19.0
$25,000- $34,999 909 392 42.8 38.8-46.9 389 43.4 39.4-47.5 128 13.8 11.3-16.7
$35,000- $49,999 1,179 517 45.4 42.0-48.8 522 43.9 40.6-47.3 140 10.7 8.9-12.8
$50,000+ 2,614 1,317 50.6 48.4-52.9 1,125 43.5 41.3-45.7 172 5.9 5.0- 7.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 484 210 44.7 39.5-50.1 194 41.4 36.3-46.8 80 13.9 10.8-17.6
Appalachia II 890 395 47.3 43.1-51.5 379 42.1 38.0-46.3 116 10.6 8.6-13.1
Appalachia III 656 276 42.7 38.2-47.4 272 42.9 38.4-47.6 108 14.4 11.6-17.6
Catawba 505 217 43.7 38.6-49.0 224 43.9 38.7-49.1 64 12.4 9.0-16.9
Edisto Savannah 569 236 44.8 39.2-50.5 254 44.3 38.9-49.8 79 10.9 8.5-14.0
Low Country 407 198 47.7 41.4-54.0 152 39.1 32.9-45.8 57 13.1 9.8-17.5
Palmetto 1,191 517 47.3 43.7-50.9 502 39.2 35.8-42.6 172 13.5 11.3-16.1
Pee Dee 637 246 43.0 38.1-48.0 287 43.1 38.4-47.9 104 13.9 11.2-17.1
Trident 926 401 44.9 40.9-48.9 406 42.4 38.6-46.4 119 12.7 10.2-15.6
Upper Savannah 431 179 43.8 38.2-49.4 191 44.4 38.9-50.0 61 11.8 8.8-15.8
Waccamaw 615 290 47.9 43.0-52.8 255 42.0 37.2-46.9 70 10.2 7.8-13.1
Wateree 385 155 41.2 35.4-47.4 175 45.6 39.6-51.8 55 13.1 9.5-17.8
Region***
Region I 915 389 44.2 40.4-48.1 385 42.9 39.1-46.7 141 12.9 10.6-15.5
Region II 1,546 671 45.4 42.3-48.5 651 42.5 39.4-45.6 224 12.2 10.5-14.1
Region III 1,696 734 46.2 43.3-49.2 726 40.6 37.8-43.4 236 13.2 11.3-15.4
Region IV 1,022 401 42.3 38.5-46.2 462 44.0 40.3-47.8 159 13.6 11.4-16.2
Region V 569 236 44.8 39.2-50.5 254 44.3 38.9-49.8 79 10.9 8.5-14.0
Region VI 615 290 47.9 43.0-52.8 255 42.0 37.2-46.9 70 10.2 7.8-13.1
Region VII 926 401 44.9 40.9-48.9 406 42.4 38.6-46.4 119 12.7 10.2-15.6
Region VIII 407 198 47.7 41.4-54.0 152 39.1 32.9-45.8 57 13.1 9.8-17.5

*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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