BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
Risk factor for vigorous physical activity defined as 20 or more minutes per day at least 3 or more times per week.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,036 | 1,739 | 24.6 | 23.4-25.9 | 6,297 | 75.4 | 74.1-76.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,157 | 874 | 30.7 | 28.7-32.9 | 2,283 | 69.3 | 67.1-71.3 |
| Female | 4,879 | 865 | 19.1 | 17.7-20.5 | 4,014 | 80.9 | 79.5-82.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,089 | 1,381 | 25.6 | 24.3-27.0 | 4,708 | 74.4 | 73.0-75.7 |
| African American | 1,702 | 297 | 21.5 | 18.8-24.4 | 1,405 | 78.5 | 75.6-81.2 |
| Other | 194 | 49 | 30.4 | 22.4-39.8 | 145 | 69.6 | 60.2-77.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 111 | 25 | 22.7 | 14.8-33.0 | 86 | 77.3 | 67.0-85.2 |
| No | 7,800 | 1,703 | 24.9 | 23.7-26.2 | 6,097 | 75.1 | 73.8-76.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 388 | 142 | 37.7 | 32.4-43.4 | 246 | 62.3 | 56.6-67.6 |
| 25-34 | 984 | 275 | 29.1 | 25.9-32.4 | 709 | 70.9 | 67.6-74.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,438 | 375 | 26.7 | 24.2-29.3 | 1,063 | 73.3 | 70.7-75.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,617 | 380 | 23.9 | 21.6-26.3 | 1,237 | 76.1 | 73.7-78.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,564 | 282 | 17.9 | 15.9-20.1 | 1,282 | 82.1 | 79.9-84.1 |
| 65+ | 1,977 | 267 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.6 | 1,710 | 87.1 | 85.4-88.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,067 | 111 | 13.4 | 10.5-16.9 | 956 | 86.6 | 83.1-89.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,538 | 478 | 22.5 | 20.3-24.8 | 2,060 | 77.5 | 75.2-79.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,026 | 454 | 26.4 | 23.9-29.0 | 1,572 | 73.6 | 71.0-76.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,388 | 695 | 30.8 | 28.6-33.0 | 1,693 | 69.2 | 67.0-71.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 971 | 104 | 14.4 | 10.9-18.7 | 867 | 85.6 | 81.3-89.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,258 | 205 | 20.5 | 17.5-23.8 | 1,053 | 79.5 | 76.2-82.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 929 | 206 | 23.9 | 20.5-27.7 | 723 | 76.1 | 72.3-79.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,203 | 270 | 24.5 | 21.6-27.7 | 933 | 75.5 | 72.3-78.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,633 | 776 | 31.0 | 28.9-33.1 | 1,857 | 69.0 | 66.9-71.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 506 | 109 | 23.4 | 19.1-28.2 | 397 | 76.6 | 71.8-80.9 |
| Appalachia II | 908 | 219 | 28.6 | 24.8-32.7 | 689 | 71.4 | 67.3-75.2 |
| Appalachia III | 674 | 126 | 20.3 | 16.7-24.5 | 548 | 79.7 | 75.5-83.3 |
| Catawba | 518 | 110 | 23.5 | 19.3-28.3 | 408 | 76.5 | 71.7-80.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 594 | 120 | 25.0 | 20.1-30.8 | 474 | 75.0 | 69.2-79.9 |
| Low Country | 426 | 106 | 24.4 | 19.6-29.8 | 320 | 75.6 | 70.2-80.4 |
| Palmetto | 1,218 | 291 | 28.1 | 24.9-31.6 | 927 | 71.9 | 68.4-75.1 |
| Pee Dee | 660 | 116 | 21.4 | 17.4-26.1 | 544 | 78.6 | 73.9-82.6 |
| Trident | 950 | 223 | 24.7 | 21.4-28.3 | 727 | 75.3 | 71.7-78.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 444 | 82 | 21.7 | 17.3-26.8 | 362 | 78.3 | 73.2-82.7 |
| Waccamaw | 638 | 148 | 27.1 | 22.7-31.9 | 490 | 72.9 | 68.1-77.3 |
| Wateree | 400 | 67 | 18.9 | 14.4-24.2 | 333 | 81.1 | 75.8-85.6 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 950 | 191 | 22.6 | 19.5-26.0 | 759 | 77.4 | 74.0-80.5 |
| Region II | 1,582 | 345 | 25.1 | 22.4-28.1 | 1,237 | 74.9 | 71.9-77.6 |
| Region III | 1,736 | 401 | 26.7 | 24.1-29.5 | 1,335 | 73.3 | 70.5-75.9 |
| Region IV | 1,060 | 183 | 20.5 | 17.4-24.0 | 877 | 79.5 | 76.0-82.6 |
| Region V | 594 | 120 | 25.0 | 20.1-30.8 | 474 | 75.0 | 69.2-79.9 |
| Region VI | 638 | 148 | 27.1 | 22.7-31.9 | 490 | 72.9 | 68.1-77.3 |
| Region VII | 950 | 223 | 24.7 | 21.4-28.3 | 727 | 75.3 | 71.7-78.6 |
| Region VIII | 426 | 106 | 24.4 | 19.6-29.8 | 320 | 75.6 | 70.2-80.4 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Physical
Activity questions.
*Data in this table was derived from the 5 level Physical Activity categories.
#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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