BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 10,026 | 4,416 | 50.4 | 49.0-51.8 | 5,610 | 49.6 | 48.2-51.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,774 | 2,057 | 61.0 | 58.7-63.2 | 1,717 | 39.0 | 36.8-41.3 |
| Female | 6,252 | 2,359 | 40.8 | 39.1-42.5 | 3,893 | 59.2 | 57.5-60.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,414 | 3,377 | 51.6 | 50.1-53.2 | 4,037 | 48.4 | 46.8-49.9 |
| African American | 1,937 | 757 | 46.8 | 43.5-50.2 | 1,180 | 53.2 | 49.8-56.5 |
| Other | 467 | 227 | 54.6 | 47.8-61.2 | 240 | 45.4 | 38.8-52.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 155 | 75 | 53.5 | 42.2-64.5 | 80 | 46.5 | 35.5-57.8 |
| No | 9,709 | 4,299 | 50.5 | 49.1-52.0 | 5,410 | 49.5 | 48.0-50.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 342 | 197 | 59.9 | 53.2-66.3 | 145 | 40.1 | 33.7-46.8 |
| 25-34 | 890 | 511 | 60.8 | 56.7-64.8 | 379 | 39.2 | 35.2-43.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,517 | 841 | 57.8 | 54.6-61.0 | 676 | 42.2 | 39.0-45.4 |
| 45-54 | 2,099 | 1,028 | 50.7 | 48.0-53.4 | 1,071 | 49.3 | 46.6-52.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,197 | 923 | 42.8 | 40.2-45.4 | 1,274 | 57.2 | 54.6-59.8 |
| 65+ | 2,981 | 916 | 30.9 | 28.9-33.1 | 2,065 | 69.1 | 66.9-71.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,264 | 386 | 37.3 | 33.0-41.9 | 878 | 62.7 | 58.1-67.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,003 | 1,193 | 47.1 | 44.4-49.8 | 1,810 | 52.9 | 50.2-55.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,529 | 1,110 | 50.9 | 48.1-53.7 | 1,419 | 49.1 | 46.3-51.9 |
| College Graduate | 3,201 | 1,721 | 58.9 | 56.5-61.2 | 1,480 | 41.1 | 38.8-43.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 970 | 252 | 33.6 | 28.6-38.9 | 718 | 66.4 | 61.1-71.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,415 | 504 | 40.1 | 36.0-44.3 | 911 | 59.9 | 55.7-64.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,126 | 459 | 46.4 | 42.2-50.7 | 667 | 53.6 | 49.3-57.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,431 | 664 | 53.2 | 49.4-57.0 | 767 | 46.8 | 43.0-50.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,688 | 2,065 | 60.2 | 58.1-62.3 | 1,623 | 39.8 | 37.7-41.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 724 | 326 | 49.0 | 44.0-54.1 | 398 | 51.0 | 45.9-56.0 |
| Appalachia II | 686 | 314 | 49.5 | 44.7-54.4 | 372 | 50.5 | 45.6-55.3 |
| Appalachia III | 513 | 193 | 50.1 | 44.3-56.0 | 320 | 49.9 | 44.0-55.7 |
| Catawba | 414 | 188 | 48.4 | 42.4-54.5 | 226 | 51.6 | 45.5-57.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,245 | 515 | 46.7 | 43.1-50.4 | 730 | 53.3 | 49.6-56.9 |
| Low Country | 1,186 | 591 | 54.8 | 50.6-59.0 | 595 | 45.2 | 41.0-49.4 |
| Palmetto | 829 | 409 | 55.1 | 50.7-59.3 | 420 | 44.9 | 40.7-49.3 |
| Pee Dee | 778 | 303 | 43.1 | 38.7-47.5 | 475 | 56.9 | 52.5-61.3 |
| Trident | 1,215 | 592 | 55.2 | 51.6-58.8 | 623 | 44.8 | 41.2-48.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 598 | 241 | 48.7 | 43.3-54.0 | 357 | 51.3 | 46.0-56.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,227 | 507 | 49.2 | 45.4-53.0 | 720 | 50.8 | 47.0-54.6 |
| Wateree | 495 | 190 | 44.6 | 38.1-51.3 | 305 | 55.4 | 48.7-61.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,322 | 567 | 48.9 | 45.2-52.5 | 755 | 51.1 | 47.5-54.8 |
| Region II | 1,199 | 507 | 49.8 | 46.0-53.6 | 692 | 50.2 | 46.4-54.0 |
| Region III | 1,243 | 597 | 52.9 | 49.4-56.4 | 646 | 47.1 | 43.6-50.6 |
| Region IV | 1,273 | 493 | 43.7 | 39.9-47.5 | 780 | 56.3 | 52.5-60.1 |
| Region V | 1,245 | 515 | 46.7 | 43.1-50.4 | 730 | 53.3 | 49.6-56.9 |
| Region VI | 1,227 | 507 | 49.2 | 45.4-53.0 | 720 | 50.8 | 47.0-54.6 |
| Region VII | 1,215 | 592 | 55.2 | 51.6-58.8 | 623 | 44.8 | 41.2-48.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,186 | 591 | 54.8 | 50.6-59.0 | 595 | 45.2 | 41.0-49.4 |
#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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