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BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say?*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Mostly sitting/standing Mostly walking Mostly heavy labor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,145 3,316 61.9 60.0-63.8 1,194 22.6 21.1-24.2 635 15.4 13.9-17.0
GENDER
Male 2,174 1,259 56.2 53.2-59.1 481 20.8 18.7-23.2 434 23.0 20.5-25.7
Female 2,971 2,057 68.6 66.3-70.8 713 24.7 22.7-26.8 201 6.7 5.6- 8.0
RACE
White 3,802 2,538 63.7 61.6-65.8 795 21.2 19.5-23.0 469 15.1 13.5-16.8
African American 1,056 625 60.2 55.8-64.4 314 25.4 22.0-29.1 117 14.4 11.2-18.3
Other 246 131 52.5 43.4-61.5 71 25.4 18.9-33.2 44 22.1 15.1-31.1
HISPANIC
Yes 80 39 47.9 33.4-62.8 27 25.4 15.8-38.1 14 26.7 14.4-44.1
No 5,036 3,261 62.4 60.5-64.3 1,157 22.5 21.0-24.2 618 15.1 13.6-16.7
AGE
18-24 208 109 55.0 46.3-63.4 60 23.6 17.5-31.1 39 21.4 15.1-29.4
25-34 684 407 58.0 53.2-62.8 164 21.3 17.8-25.3 113 20.6 16.6-25.3
35-44 1,232 762 61.3 57.8-64.7 297 23.9 21.1-27.0 173 14.8 12.4-17.5
45-54 1,551 1,021 64.6 61.6-67.5 353 23.0 20.5-25.7 177 12.4 10.5-14.6
55-64 1,101 765 68.4 64.8-71.8 224 20.9 17.9-24.2 112 10.7 8.5-13.2
65+ 369 252 69.8 63.8-75.3 96 24.0 19.1-29.6 21 6.2 3.7-10.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 327 158 45.9 37.8-54.2 100 26.2 20.1-33.4 69 27.9 20.5-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,445 798 51.0 47.3-54.7 388 26.3 23.3-29.5 259 22.7 19.5-26.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,387 871 61.3 57.7-64.8 322 22.5 19.6-25.6 194 16.2 13.6-19.3
College Graduate 1,982 1,486 74.9 72.3-77.3 383 19.0 16.8-21.4 113 6.1 4.9- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 86 37.2 28.0-47.5 75 43.0 33.0-53.6 26 19.8 10.6-33.8
$15,000- $24,999 568 312 54.2 47.9-60.4 161 27.1 22.0-32.9 95 18.7 13.9-24.6
$25,000- $34,999 588 340 54.5 48.7-60.2 160 24.9 20.5-29.8 88 20.6 15.8-26.3
$35,000- $49,999 832 506 55.8 50.8-60.7 180 21.8 18.1-26.0 146 22.4 18.1-27.3
$50,000+ 2,593 1,822 68.2 65.7-70.5 531 20.4 18.4-22.5 240 11.5 9.9-13.3
Health District**
Appalachia I 363 223 57.1 50.0-63.9 93 25.0 19.9-30.9 47 17.9 12.3-25.4
Appalachia II 355 241 66.8 60.4-72.7 81 21.5 16.8-27.0 33 11.7 7.8-17.3
Appalachia III 259 157 56.2 48.1-64.0 70 25.2 19.4-32.2 32 18.5 12.1-27.4
Catawba 237 157 59.0 50.8-66.8 48 20.6 15.1-27.4 32 20.4 13.8-29.1
Edisto Savannah 620 395 60.3 55.2-65.3 145 25.5 21.2-30.2 80 14.2 10.9-18.3
Low Country 563 351 56.6 50.5-62.5 141 24.6 20.1-29.8 71 18.8 13.7-25.2
Palmetto 492 344 67.8 62.4-72.9 92 19.0 15.0-23.8 56 13.1 9.7-17.6
Pee Dee 426 253 55.8 49.8-61.7 121 27.2 22.4-32.5 52 17.0 12.5-22.7
Trident 661 468 67.5 62.7-71.9 125 20.7 17.0-24.9 68 11.8 8.9-15.6
Upper Savannah 289 177 56.5 48.7-64.0 77 27.2 20.4-35.2 35 16.4 11.3-23.1
Waccamaw 596 374 55.6 50.4-60.8 136 24.9 20.5-29.8 86 19.5 15.4-24.3
Wateree 235 140 63.8 55.3-71.6 61 21.0 15.5-27.8 34 15.2 10.1-22.1
Region***
Region I 652 400 56.8 51.6-61.9 170 25.9 21.7-30.7 82 17.2 13.2-22.2
Region II 614 398 62.2 57.1-67.1 151 23.1 19.4-27.4 65 14.7 10.9-19.6
Region III 729 501 65.1 60.5-69.4 140 19.5 16.2-23.3 88 15.4 12.1-19.4
Region IV 661 393 58.9 53.9-63.7 182 24.8 21.1-29.0 86 16.3 12.8-20.6
Region V 620 395 60.3 55.2-65.3 145 25.5 21.2-30.2 80 14.2 10.9-18.3
Region VI 596 374 55.6 50.4-60.8 136 24.9 20.5-29.8 86 19.5 15.4-24.3
Region VII 661 468 67.5 62.7-71.9 125 20.7 17.0-24.9 68 11.8 8.9-15.6
Region VIII 563 351 56.6 50.5-62.5 141 24.6 20.1-29.8 71 18.8 13.7-25.2

*This question was only asked of respondents who reported they were employed for wages or self-employed at the time

#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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