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BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina

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Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate activities you do in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening,
or anything else that causes some increase in breathing or heart rate?

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,425 7,623 84.1 82.9-85.3 1,802 15.9 14.7-17.1
GENDER
Male 3,576 2,916 84.2 82.2-86.1 660 15.8 13.9-17.8
Female 5,849 4,707 84.0 82.5-85.5 1,142 16.0 14.5-17.5
RACE
White 6,188 5,154 86.2 84.8-87.5 1,034 13.8 12.5-15.2
African American 2,527 1,931 80.8 77.9-83.4 596 19.2 16.6-22.1
Other 448 374 83.5 77.2-88.3 74 16.5 11.7-22.8
HISPANIC
Yes 146 118 78.5 65.1-87.7 28 21.5 12.3-34.9
No 9,053 7,367 84.8 83.5-85.9 1,686 15.2 14.1-16.5
AGE
18-24 262 224 88.7 82.7-92.8 38 11.3 7.2-17.3
25-34 665 582 89.4 85.6-92.3 83 10.6 7.7-14.4
35-44 1,186 1,000 85.5 82.2-88.3 186 14.5 11.7-17.8
45-54 1,777 1,482 84.0 81.4-86.2 295 16.0 13.8-18.6
55-64 2,287 1,890 82.9 80.5-85.1 397 17.1 14.9-19.5
65+ 3,248 2,445 76.3 74.0-78.4 803 23.7 21.6-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,293 857 73.0 68.8-76.8 436 27.0 23.2-31.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,927 2,293 81.2 78.6-83.5 634 18.8 16.5-21.4
Some Post-H.S. 2,388 2,005 86.9 84.7-88.9 383 13.1 11.1-15.3
College Graduate 2,796 2,455 89.2 87.0-91.0 341 10.8 9.0-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,113 771 71.7 66.2-76.6 342 28.3 23.4-33.8
$15,000- $24,999 1,572 1,203 78.7 75.0-82.0 369 21.3 18.0-25.0
$25,000- $34,999 1,079 869 84.9 81.5-87.8 210 15.1 12.2-18.5
$35,000- $49,999 1,165 995 88.2 85.1-90.7 170 11.8 9.3-14.9
$50,000+ 2,979 2,663 90.0 88.1-91.6 316 10.0 8.4-11.9
REGION**
Region I 1,228 996 81.6 77.9-84.8 232 18.4 15.2-22.1
Region II 1,212 983 84.9 81.7-87.7 229 15.1 12.3-18.3
Region III 1,260 1,035 85.5 82.2-88.3 225 14.5 11.7-17.8
Region IV 1,105 862 80.7 76.9-84.0 243 19.3 16.0-23.1
Region V 1,118 902 83.2 80.1-85.9 216 16.8 14.1-19.9
Region VI 1,217 982 82.7 79.1-85.8 235 17.3 14.2-20.9
Region VII 1,146 925 87.2 84.0-89.8 221 12.8 10.2-16.0
Region VIII 1,139 938 83.2 79.8-86.2 201 16.8 13.8-20.2

** 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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