BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
Risk Factor for no physical activity or exercise.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Exercise | Do not Exercise | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,085 | 9,047 | 91.1 | 90.3-91.8 | 1,038 | 8.9 | 8.2- 9.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,830 | 3,514 | 92.4 | 91.2-93.5 | 316 | 7.6 | 6.5- 8.8 |
| Female | 6,255 | 5,533 | 89.9 | 88.9-90.8 | 722 | 10.1 | 9.2-11.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,442 | 6,761 | 92.2 | 91.4-93.0 | 681 | 7.8 | 7.0- 8.6 |
| African American | 1,974 | 1,700 | 88.5 | 86.6-90.2 | 274 | 11.5 | 9.8-13.4 |
| Other | 472 | 426 | 91.4 | 86.5-94.7 | 46 | 8.6 | 5.3-13.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 157 | 146 | 94.3 | 84.6-98.0 | 11 | 5.7 | 2.0-15.4 |
| No | 9,776 | 8,782 | 91.1 | 90.3-91.9 | 994 | 8.9 | 8.1- 9.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 349 | 324 | 92.9 | 88.3-95.8 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.7 |
| 25-34 | 917 | 872 | 95.9 | 93.9-97.2 | 45 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,541 | 1,436 | 93.6 | 91.8-95.0 | 105 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.2 |
| 45-54 | 2,128 | 1,928 | 89.6 | 87.7-91.3 | 200 | 10.4 | 8.7-12.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,205 | 1,973 | 89.2 | 87.5-90.7 | 232 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.5 |
| 65+ | 2,945 | 2,514 | 84.7 | 83.0-86.3 | 431 | 15.3 | 13.7-17.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,250 | 1,009 | 83.6 | 80.6-86.2 | 241 | 16.4 | 13.8-19.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,019 | 2,614 | 88.7 | 87.0-90.1 | 405 | 11.3 | 9.9-13.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,545 | 2,327 | 92.4 | 90.6-93.8 | 218 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.4 |
| College Graduate | 3,243 | 3,073 | 95.6 | 94.6-96.4 | 170 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 965 | 765 | 82.1 | 78.8-85.0 | 200 | 17.9 | 15.0-21.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,418 | 1,209 | 86.5 | 83.5-89.0 | 209 | 13.5 | 11.0-16.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,129 | 996 | 89.5 | 86.8-91.7 | 133 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,457 | 1,332 | 92.8 | 90.9-94.4 | 125 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.1 |
| $50,000+ | 3,717 | 3,550 | 95.5 | 94.5-96.3 | 167 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 721 | 640 | 90.7 | 87.9-93.0 | 81 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.1 |
| Appalachia II | 679 | 608 | 91.4 | 88.4-93.6 | 71 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.6 |
| Appalachia III | 503 | 425 | 86.9 | 82.5-90.3 | 78 | 13.1 | 9.7-17.5 |
| Catawba | 417 | 377 | 92.8 | 89.6-95.0 | 40 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,258 | 1,131 | 90.7 | 88.5-92.5 | 127 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.5 |
| Low Country | 1,200 | 1,106 | 93.7 | 91.8-95.3 | 94 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.2 |
| Palmetto | 838 | 754 | 92.1 | 89.6-94.0 | 84 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.4 |
| Pee Dee | 773 | 663 | 88.8 | 86.2-91.0 | 110 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.8 |
| Trident | 1,224 | 1,113 | 92.0 | 89.8-93.8 | 111 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 608 | 550 | 92.4 | 89.7-94.4 | 58 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 |
| Waccamaw | 1,240 | 1,140 | 93.3 | 91.4-94.8 | 100 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 |
| Wateree | 495 | 432 | 88.9 | 85.0-91.9 | 63 | 11.1 | 8.1-15.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,329 | 1,190 | 91.5 | 89.6-93.1 | 139 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.4 |
| Region II | 1,182 | 1,033 | 89.4 | 86.9-91.4 | 149 | 10.6 | 8.6-13.1 |
| Region III | 1,255 | 1,131 | 92.3 | 90.4-93.8 | 124 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.6 |
| Region IV | 1,268 | 1,095 | 88.9 | 86.7-90.7 | 173 | 11.1 | 9.3-13.3 |
| Region V | 1,258 | 1,131 | 90.7 | 88.5-92.5 | 127 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.5 |
| Region VI | 1,240 | 1,140 | 93.3 | 91.4-94.8 | 100 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 |
| Region VII | 1,224 | 1,113 | 92.0 | 89.8-93.8 | 111 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 |
| Region VIII | 1,200 | 1,106 | 93.7 | 91.8-95.3 | 94 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.2 |
*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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