BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
Vigorous physical activity risk factor*
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| Total # Respondents |
Participate | Do not Participate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,182 | 1,781 | 24.4 | 22.7-26.1 | 7,401 | 75.6 | 73.9-77.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,473 | 857 | 30.6 | 27.9-33.5 | 2,616 | 69.4 | 66.5-72.1 |
| Female | 5,709 | 924 | 18.6 | 16.8-20.4 | 4,785 | 81.4 | 79.6-83.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,044 | 1,263 | 24.0 | 22.2-25.9 | 4,781 | 76.0 | 74.1-77.8 |
| African American | 2,451 | 389 | 24.6 | 20.9-28.7 | 2,062 | 75.4 | 71.3-79.1 |
| Other | 440 | 111 | 32.3 | 25.2-40.3 | 329 | 67.7 | 59.7-74.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 143 | 38 | 26.6 | 16.5-39.9 | 105 | 73.4 | 60.1-83.5 |
| No | 8,827 | 1,727 | 24.6 | 23.0-26.4 | 7,100 | 75.4 | 73.6-77.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 257 | 86 | 40.8 | 32.3-49.8 | 171 | 59.2 | 50.2-67.7 |
| 25-34 | 659 | 187 | 30.1 | 25.3-35.3 | 472 | 69.9 | 64.7-74.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,161 | 297 | 26.4 | 22.8-30.4 | 864 | 73.6 | 69.6-77.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,742 | 366 | 21.9 | 19.3-24.8 | 1,376 | 78.1 | 75.2-80.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,235 | 389 | 17.8 | 15.5-20.3 | 1,846 | 82.2 | 79.7-84.5 |
| 65+ | 3,128 | 456 | 15.7 | 13.9-17.7 | 2,672 | 84.3 | 82.3-86.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,252 | 125 | 17.0 | 13.0-21.9 | 1,127 | 83.0 | 78.1-87.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,828 | 423 | 20.1 | 17.1-23.5 | 2,405 | 79.9 | 76.5-82.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,334 | 468 | 23.5 | 20.5-26.7 | 1,866 | 76.5 | 73.3-79.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,748 | 764 | 32.3 | 29.3-35.4 | 1,984 | 67.7 | 64.6-70.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,083 | 108 | 14.9 | 10.8-20.1 | 975 | 85.1 | 79.9-89.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,530 | 220 | 20.2 | 16.2-24.7 | 1,310 | 79.8 | 75.3-83.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,049 | 179 | 21.0 | 16.6-26.2 | 870 | 79.0 | 73.8-83.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,141 | 245 | 25.3 | 20.6-30.6 | 896 | 74.7 | 69.4-79.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,930 | 821 | 30.5 | 27.8-33.2 | 2,109 | 69.5 | 66.8-72.2 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,206 | 206 | 22.6 | 18.9-26.8 | 1,000 | 77.4 | 73.2-81.1 |
| Region II | 1,179 | 228 | 23.9 | 20.1-28.2 | 951 | 76.1 | 71.8-79.9 |
| Region III | 1,236 | 264 | 26.9 | 22.8-31.5 | 972 | 73.1 | 68.5-77.2 |
| Region IV | 1,073 | 188 | 20.1 | 16.6-24.3 | 885 | 79.9 | 75.7-83.4 |
| Region V | 1,090 | 202 | 22.6 | 18.9-26.7 | 888 | 77.4 | 73.3-81.1 |
| Region VI | 1,178 | 241 | 24.1 | 20.1-28.7 | 937 | 75.9 | 71.3-79.9 |
| Region VII | 1,118 | 205 | 25.4 | 20.7-30.6 | 913 | 74.6 | 69.4-79.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,102 | 247 | 28.8 | 24.6-33.3 | 855 | 71.2 | 66.7-75.4 |
*Defined as 20 or more minutes per day at least 3 or more times per week.
** 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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