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BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

3 level vigorous physical activity category.*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Meets Recommendation Insufficient activity No such physical activity
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,808 2,133 25.4 24.1-26.8 2,043 23.5 22.3-24.8 5,632 51.0 49.6-52.5
GENDER
Male 3,681 996 31.3 29.0-33.6 961 28.2 26.1-30.5 1,724 40.5 38.2-42.8
Female 6,127 1,137 20.2 18.8-21.6 1,082 19.3 18.0-20.8 3,908 60.5 58.8-62.2
RACE
White 7,261 1,678 26.0 24.5-27.5 1,531 24.3 22.9-25.8 4,052 49.7 48.1-51.3
African American 1,903 333 22.9 20.0-26.0 384 22.5 19.8-25.5 1,186 54.6 51.3-57.9
Other 447 99 31.0 24.6-38.3 108 21.6 16.6-27.5 240 47.4 40.5-54.3
HISPANIC
Yes 144 35 32.8 22.5-45.1 29 17.7 11.1-27.1 80 49.5 38.0-61.0
No 9,511 2,082 25.4 24.0-26.7 1,998 23.8 22.5-25.1 5,431 50.8 49.4-52.3
AGE
18-24 331 121 36.6 30.3-43.4 65 21.0 16.1-27.0 145 42.4 35.8-49.2
25-34 878 264 30.9 27.1-35.0 234 29.1 25.3-33.2 380 40.0 36.0-44.2
35-44 1,487 389 29.6 26.6-32.8 413 26.9 24.2-29.8 685 43.5 40.3-46.8
45-54 2,068 470 23.8 21.5-26.1 524 25.9 23.6-28.4 1,074 50.3 47.7-53.0
55-64 2,155 450 20.5 18.3-22.7 425 21.0 18.9-23.3 1,280 58.6 55.9-61.2
65+ 2,889 439 14.4 12.9-16.1 382 14.1 12.6-15.9 2,068 71.4 69.3-73.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,212 158 17.5 13.9-21.8 172 17.4 13.9-21.5 882 65.1 60.4-69.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,930 530 22.2 19.9-24.8 585 22.9 20.6-25.3 1,815 54.9 52.2-57.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,483 554 26.1 23.5-28.8 506 23.8 21.3-26.4 1,423 50.2 47.3-53.0
College Graduate 3,155 888 31.3 29.0-33.6 778 26.6 24.5-28.8 1,489 42.1 39.7-44.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 947 97 14.2 10.3-19.2 130 17.8 13.8-22.6 720 68.1 62.6-73.1
$15,000- $24,999 1,382 237 20.8 17.2-25.0 230 18.0 15.0-21.4 915 61.2 56.9-65.3
$25,000- $34,999 1,109 208 21.5 18.0-25.4 233 24.0 20.4-28.0 668 54.5 50.2-58.8
$35,000- $49,999 1,403 333 26.2 22.9-29.7 302 25.8 22.3-29.7 768 48.0 44.2-51.9
$50,000+ 3,636 1,058 31.8 29.7-33.9 944 27.6 25.6-29.6 1,634 40.7 38.6-42.8
Health District**
Appalachia I 716 167 24.8 20.7-29.4 149 23.4 19.4-27.9 400 51.8 46.7-56.8
Appalachia II 669 147 24.8 20.7-29.5 148 23.3 19.3-27.7 374 51.9 46.9-56.8
Appalachia III 501 94 25.9 20.5-32.2 87 22.4 17.6-28.1 320 51.7 45.7-57.6
Catawba 403 84 24.0 18.8-30.2 92 23.4 18.7-28.8 227 52.6 46.4-58.7
Edisto Savannah 1,218 251 25.0 21.7-28.6 236 20.5 17.7-23.6 731 54.5 50.8-58.2
Low Country 1,169 302 27.2 23.5-31.2 270 27.1 23.4-31.2 597 45.7 41.6-50.0
Palmetto 810 201 27.7 23.9-31.8 188 26.5 22.6-30.8 421 45.9 41.5-50.3
Pee Dee 756 128 19.3 15.9-23.4 151 21.9 18.4-26.0 477 58.7 54.1-63.1
Trident 1,192 281 28.6 25.1-32.4 282 25.3 22.1-28.6 629 46.2 42.5-49.8
Upper Savannah 584 123 23.9 19.5-28.9 101 22.2 17.3-28.0 360 53.9 48.4-59.3
Waccamaw 1,199 242 24.6 21.2-28.3 237 23.0 19.9-26.6 720 52.4 48.6-56.2
Wateree 483 92 24.3 19.1-30.3 85 16.9 13.2-21.5 306 58.8 52.8-64.5
Region***
Region I 1,300 290 24.4 21.4-27.8 250 22.9 19.7-26.4 760 52.7 49.0-56.4
Region II 1,170 241 25.3 21.9-29.0 235 22.9 19.8-26.4 694 51.8 48.0-55.6
Region III 1,213 285 26.5 23.4-29.9 280 25.5 22.4-28.8 648 48.0 44.5-51.6
Region IV 1,239 220 21.3 18.3-24.6 236 20.0 17.3-23.0 783 58.7 55.1-62.3
Region V 1,218 251 25.0 21.7-28.6 236 20.5 17.7-23.6 731 54.5 50.8-58.2
Region VI 1,199 242 24.6 21.2-28.3 237 23.0 19.9-26.6 720 52.4 48.6-56.2
Region VII 1,192 281 28.6 25.1-32.4 282 25.3 22.1-28.6 629 46.2 42.5-49.8
Region VIII 1,169 302 27.2 23.5-31.2 270 27.1 23.4-31.2 597 45.7 41.6-50.0

*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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