BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
Now thinking about vigorous physical activities you do in a usual week,
do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time,
such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else
that causes large increases in breathing or h
eart rate?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,178 | 3,595 | 49.8 | 48.4-51.1 | 4,583 | 50.2 | 48.9-51.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,204 | 1,787 | 61.4 | 59.3-63.4 | 1,417 | 38.6 | 36.6-40.7 |
| Female | 4,974 | 1,808 | 39.2 | 37.5-40.9 | 3,166 | 60.8 | 59.1-62.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,189 | 2,803 | 51.0 | 49.5-52.5 | 3,386 | 49.0 | 47.5-50.5 |
| African American | 1,733 | 676 | 45.9 | 42.8-49.0 | 1,057 | 54.1 | 51.0-57.2 |
| Other | 201 | 94 | 55.7 | 47.2-63.8 | 107 | 44.3 | 36.2-52.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 115 | 53 | 52.1 | 41.2-62.9 | 62 | 47.9 | 37.1-58.8 |
| No | 7,930 | 3,511 | 50.0 | 48.6-51.4 | 4,419 | 50.0 | 48.6-51.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 391 | 258 | 68.3 | 62.9-73.3 | 133 | 31.7 | 26.7-37.1 |
| 25-34 | 993 | 564 | 59.8 | 56.3-63.1 | 429 | 40.2 | 36.9-43.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,444 | 754 | 53.9 | 51.0-56.8 | 690 | 46.1 | 43.2-49.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,642 | 769 | 48.1 | 45.4-50.9 | 873 | 51.9 | 49.1-54.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,592 | 633 | 40.6 | 37.9-43.3 | 959 | 59.4 | 56.7-62.1 |
| 65+ | 2,047 | 589 | 29.1 | 27.0-31.3 | 1,458 | 70.9 | 68.7-73.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,097 | 281 | 30.3 | 26.5-34.4 | 816 | 69.7 | 65.6-73.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,580 | 1,026 | 46.8 | 44.3-49.3 | 1,554 | 53.2 | 50.7-55.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,062 | 973 | 54.5 | 51.9-57.2 | 1,089 | 45.5 | 42.8-48.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,419 | 1,308 | 57.7 | 55.5-60.0 | 1,111 | 42.3 | 40.0-44.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 993 | 252 | 32.2 | 27.7-37.0 | 741 | 67.8 | 63.0-72.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,283 | 485 | 43.3 | 39.7-46.9 | 798 | 56.7 | 53.1-60.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 954 | 423 | 48.7 | 44.7-52.7 | 531 | 51.3 | 47.3-55.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,213 | 569 | 52.9 | 49.6-56.2 | 644 | 47.1 | 43.8-50.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,650 | 1,485 | 60.2 | 58.1-62.3 | 1,165 | 39.8 | 37.7-41.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 514 | 219 | 48.4 | 43.2-53.6 | 295 | 51.6 | 46.4-56.8 |
| Appalachia II | 923 | 439 | 55.0 | 50.9-59.0 | 484 | 45.0 | 41.0-49.1 |
| Appalachia III | 683 | 269 | 45.2 | 40.6-49.8 | 414 | 54.8 | 50.2-59.4 |
| Catawba | 533 | 241 | 48.8 | 43.7-53.9 | 292 | 51.2 | 46.1-56.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 607 | 269 | 51.0 | 45.6-56.3 | 338 | 49.0 | 43.7-54.4 |
| Low Country | 434 | 197 | 48.4 | 42.2-54.6 | 237 | 51.6 | 45.4-57.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,237 | 577 | 52.1 | 48.7-55.6 | 660 | 47.9 | 44.4-51.3 |
| Pee Dee | 673 | 268 | 48.3 | 43.6-53.1 | 405 | 51.7 | 46.9-56.4 |
| Trident | 962 | 448 | 50.8 | 46.9-54.7 | 514 | 49.2 | 45.3-53.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 449 | 170 | 45.3 | 39.7-50.9 | 279 | 54.7 | 49.1-60.3 |
| Waccamaw | 653 | 283 | 48.5 | 43.8-53.3 | 370 | 51.5 | 46.7-56.2 |
| Wateree | 405 | 168 | 47.2 | 41.3-53.3 | 237 | 52.8 | 46.7-58.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 963 | 389 | 46.9 | 43.1-50.7 | 574 | 53.1 | 49.3-56.9 |
| Region II | 1,606 | 708 | 50.9 | 47.8-53.9 | 898 | 49.1 | 46.1-52.2 |
| Region III | 1,770 | 818 | 51.1 | 48.2-54.0 | 952 | 48.9 | 46.0-51.8 |
| Region IV | 1,078 | 436 | 47.9 | 44.2-51.7 | 642 | 52.1 | 48.3-55.8 |
| Region V | 607 | 269 | 51.0 | 45.6-56.3 | 338 | 49.0 | 43.7-54.4 |
| Region VI | 653 | 283 | 48.5 | 43.8-53.3 | 370 | 51.5 | 46.7-56.2 |
| Region VII | 962 | 448 | 50.8 | 46.9-54.7 | 514 | 49.2 | 45.3-53.1 |
| Region VIII | 434 | 197 | 48.4 | 42.2-54.6 | 237 | 51.6 | 45.4-57.8 |
#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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