BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Exercise
No leisure time physical activity or exercise during the past 30 days other than the respondents regular job.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Had PA or exercise | No PA or exercise | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,185 | 7,149 | 72.8 | 71.3-74.3 | 3,036 | 27.2 | 25.7-28.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,708 | 2,796 | 76.7 | 74.2-79.0 | 912 | 23.3 | 21.0-25.8 |
| Female | 6,477 | 4,353 | 69.2 | 67.3-71.1 | 2,124 | 30.8 | 28.9-32.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,668 | 4,890 | 75.6 | 73.9-77.2 | 1,778 | 24.4 | 22.8-26.1 |
| African American | 2,712 | 1,752 | 67.9 | 64.5-71.1 | 960 | 32.1 | 28.9-35.5 |
| Other | 487 | 328 | 67.6 | 59.4-74.9 | 159 | 32.4 | 25.1-40.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 122 | 68.1 | 55.2-78.7 | 56 | 31.9 | 21.3-44.8 |
| No | 9,743 | 6,882 | 73.1 | 71.6-74.6 | 2,861 | 26.9 | 25.4-28.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 250 | 81.0 | 74.0-86.5 | 71 | 19.0 | 13.5-26.0 |
| 25-34 | 858 | 648 | 74.3 | 69.5-78.5 | 210 | 25.7 | 21.5-30.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,379 | 980 | 73.1 | 69.6-76.4 | 399 | 26.9 | 23.6-30.4 |
| 45-54 | 2,038 | 1,432 | 71.8 | 68.8-74.7 | 606 | 28.2 | 25.3-31.2 |
| 55-64 | 2,281 | 1,585 | 71.6 | 68.6-74.3 | 696 | 28.4 | 25.7-31.4 |
| 65+ | 3,308 | 2,254 | 68.1 | 65.7-70.4 | 1,054 | 31.9 | 29.6-34.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,391 | 734 | 55.0 | 50.3-59.7 | 657 | 45.0 | 40.3-49.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,418 | 2,220 | 65.5 | 62.6-68.3 | 1,198 | 34.5 | 31.7-37.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,463 | 1,777 | 74.9 | 71.7-77.8 | 686 | 25.1 | 22.2-28.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,892 | 2,406 | 85.7 | 83.7-87.5 | 486 | 14.3 | 12.5-16.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,230 | 681 | 57.2 | 52.3-61.9 | 549 | 42.8 | 38.1-47.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,665 | 999 | 59.1 | 54.4-63.6 | 666 | 40.9 | 36.4-45.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,094 | 748 | 68.4 | 63.0-73.3 | 346 | 31.6 | 26.7-37.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,312 | 964 | 72.4 | 68.1-76.4 | 348 | 27.6 | 23.6-31.9 |
| $50,000+ | 3,286 | 2,683 | 83.2 | 81.3-85.0 | 603 | 16.8 | 15.0-18.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 420 | 307 | 75.5 | 70.0-80.2 | 113 | 24.5 | 19.8-30.0 |
| Appalachia II | 686 | 489 | 75.0 | 70.2-79.3 | 197 | 25.0 | 20.7-29.8 |
| Appalachia III | 565 | 384 | 67.8 | 60.4-74.4 | 181 | 32.2 | 25.6-39.6 |
| Catawba | 262 | 183 | 69.5 | 61.7-76.3 | 79 | 30.5 | 23.7-38.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,245 | 838 | 70.5 | 66.8-73.8 | 407 | 29.5 | 26.2-33.2 |
| Low Country | 1,217 | 900 | 75.0 | 71.1-78.5 | 317 | 25.0 | 21.5-28.9 |
| Palmetto | 1,074 | 762 | 74.8 | 70.1-78.9 | 312 | 25.2 | 21.1-29.9 |
| Pee Dee | 676 | 428 | 68.5 | 63.5-73.1 | 248 | 31.5 | 26.9-36.5 |
| Trident | 1,195 | 861 | 76.0 | 71.6-79.8 | 334 | 24.0 | 20.2-28.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 926 | 634 | 72.2 | 67.2-76.8 | 292 | 27.8 | 23.2-32.8 |
| Waccamaw | 1,245 | 906 | 73.6 | 69.6-77.2 | 339 | 26.4 | 22.8-30.4 |
| Wateree | 557 | 375 | 71.0 | 64.2-76.9 | 182 | 29.0 | 23.1-35.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,346 | 941 | 74.0 | 70.3-77.3 | 405 | 26.0 | 22.7-29.7 |
| Region II | 1,251 | 873 | 72.0 | 67.9-75.9 | 378 | 28.0 | 24.1-32.1 |
| Region III | 1,336 | 945 | 73.0 | 69.0-76.7 | 391 | 27.0 | 23.3-31.0 |
| Region IV | 1,233 | 803 | 69.5 | 65.5-73.2 | 430 | 30.5 | 26.8-34.5 |
| Region V | 1,245 | 838 | 70.5 | 66.8-73.8 | 407 | 29.5 | 26.2-33.2 |
| Region VI | 1,245 | 906 | 73.6 | 69.6-77.2 | 339 | 26.4 | 22.8-30.4 |
| Region VII | 1,195 | 861 | 76.0 | 71.6-79.8 | 334 | 24.0 | 20.2-28.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,217 | 900 | 75.0 | 71.1-78.5 | 317 | 25.0 | 21.5-28.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Exercise questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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