BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
Adults that have reported participating in physical activity or exercise*
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| Total # Respondents |
Exercise | Do not Exercise | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,466 | 8,373 | 91.1 | 90.2-91.9 | 1,093 | 8.9 | 8.1- 9.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,613 | 3,284 | 92.6 | 91.2-93.8 | 329 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.8 |
| Female | 5,853 | 5,089 | 89.7 | 88.4-90.8 | 764 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,188 | 5,559 | 92.1 | 91.0-93.0 | 629 | 7.9 | 7.0- 9.0 |
| African American | 2,562 | 2,211 | 90.0 | 88.0-91.8 | 351 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.0 |
| Other | 454 | 410 | 90.6 | 84.8-94.4 | 44 | 9.4 | 5.6-15.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 150 | 134 | 85.6 | 71.9-93.2 | 16 | 14.4 | 6.8-28.1 |
| No | 9,090 | 8,075 | 91.6 | 90.7-92.4 | 1,015 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 278 | 262 | 96.0 | 92.6-97.9 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.4 |
| 25-34 | 679 | 641 | 95.3 | 92.4-97.1 | 38 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,206 | 1,100 | 92.1 | 89.4-94.2 | 106 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,795 | 1,614 | 90.8 | 88.8-92.5 | 181 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.2 |
| 55-64 | 2,291 | 2,034 | 89.3 | 87.4-91.0 | 257 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.6 |
| 65+ | 3,217 | 2,722 | 84.9 | 82.9-86.6 | 495 | 15.1 | 13.4-17.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,260 | 963 | 82.2 | 78.6-85.3 | 297 | 17.8 | 14.7-21.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,927 | 2,538 | 89.1 | 87.2-90.8 | 389 | 10.9 | 9.2-12.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,414 | 2,194 | 93.4 | 91.8-94.7 | 220 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,845 | 2,661 | 94.6 | 93.1-95.8 | 184 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,093 | 847 | 83.0 | 79.2-86.2 | 246 | 17.0 | 13.8-20.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,591 | 1,371 | 88.3 | 85.6-90.6 | 220 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,075 | 952 | 91.2 | 88.6-93.3 | 123 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,169 | 1,061 | 93.6 | 91.3-95.3 | 108 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,013 | 2,852 | 95.2 | 93.9-96.2 | 161 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,220 | 1,082 | 90.5 | 88.0-92.5 | 138 | 9.5 | 7.5-12.0 |
| Region II | 1,201 | 1,052 | 90.4 | 87.7-92.6 | 149 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.3 |
| Region III | 1,279 | 1,146 | 92.2 | 89.9-94.1 | 133 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.1 |
| Region IV | 1,110 | 962 | 90.9 | 88.8-92.6 | 148 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.2 |
| Region V | 1,134 | 993 | 90.0 | 87.8-91.9 | 141 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.2 |
| Region VI | 1,205 | 1,060 | 88.1 | 84.6-90.9 | 145 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.4 |
| Region VII | 1,149 | 1,016 | 92.7 | 90.1-94.7 | 133 | 7.3 | 5.3- 9.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,168 | 1,062 | 92.4 | 90.0-94.3 | 106 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Physical Activity questions.
** 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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