BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Physical Activity
How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*
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| Total # Respondents |
1 day per week | 2 days per week | 3-4 days per week | 5-6 days per week | Everyday | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,752 | 843 | 20.9 | 18.8-23.2 | 893 | 24.0 | 21.7-26.4 | 1,303 | 35.7 | 33.1-38.5 | 470 | 12.9 | 11.1-14.9 | 243 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,781 | 399 | 20.0 | 17.2-23.3 | 428 | 23.7 | 20.5-27.3 | 595 | 35.9 | 32.1-39.8 | 251 | 13.8 | 11.2-16.8 | 108 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.1 |
| Female | 1,971 | 444 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.3 | 465 | 24.3 | 21.4-27.5 | 708 | 35.5 | 32.1-39.1 | 219 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.4 | 135 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,579 | 573 | 22.6 | 20.1-25.4 | 591 | 23.2 | 20.7-25.9 | 904 | 35.6 | 32.6-38.7 | 361 | 12.9 | 11.0-15.0 | 150 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.5 |
| African American | 905 | 218 | 18.0 | 13.9-23.0 | 237 | 26.1 | 20.7-32.4 | 312 | 36.8 | 30.8-43.3 | 79 | 12.8 | 8.5-18.8 | 59 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.4 |
| Other | 215 | 42 | 16.6 | 10.1-26.0 | 50 | 22.4 | 15.3-31.5 | 72 | 36.1 | 26.2-47.3 | 23 | 11.8 | 6.7-19.8 | 28 | 13.2 | 7.7-21.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 69 | 12 | 20.0 | 8.3-41.0 | 16 | 20.4 | 10.4-36.1 | 22 | 35.7 | 19.3-56.2 | 7 | 10.3 | 3.7-25.3 | 12 | 13.6 | 5.9-28.4 |
| No | 3,635 | 822 | 21.0 | 18.9-23.3 | 862 | 23.9 | 21.6-26.4 | 1,268 | 36.0 | 33.3-38.7 | 458 | 12.9 | 11.1-15.0 | 225 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 156 | 26 | 15.4 | 9.1-24.7 | 34 | 19.2 | 11.7-29.9 | 57 | 35.8 | 26.0-47.1 | 19 | 17.3 | 10.3-27.5 | 20 | 12.3 | 6.6-21.8 |
| 25-34 | 359 | 67 | 19.4 | 14.3-25.9 | 88 | 21.7 | 16.5-27.9 | 137 | 40.4 | 33.5-47.7 | 43 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.3 | 24 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.0 |
| 35-44 | 610 | 140 | 22.4 | 17.9-27.7 | 150 | 26.2 | 21.5-31.5 | 212 | 35.7 | 30.3-41.5 | 77 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.4 | 31 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.4 |
| 45-54 | 781 | 193 | 23.9 | 20.2-28.2 | 190 | 25.1 | 21.1-29.6 | 261 | 34.1 | 29.6-38.8 | 97 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.3 |
| 55-64 | 889 | 222 | 23.9 | 19.9-28.3 | 222 | 28.3 | 23.3-33.8 | 290 | 30.3 | 26.0-35.1 | 100 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.6 | 55 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
| 65+ | 957 | 195 | 18.4 | 15.3-22.0 | 209 | 21.8 | 18.3-25.8 | 346 | 37.1 | 32.8-41.6 | 134 | 15.2 | 11.8-19.3 | 73 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 310 | 76 | 18.4 | 13.1-25.3 | 84 | 24.3 | 17.0-33.5 | 93 | 35.0 | 26.4-44.7 | 30 | 12.1 | 6.4-21.9 | 27 | 10.1 | 6.2-16.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,036 | 270 | 25.0 | 20.6-30.0 | 273 | 25.7 | 20.9-31.1 | 297 | 28.2 | 23.3-33.6 | 110 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.3 | 86 | 10.1 | 6.7-14.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 994 | 218 | 21.7 | 17.5-26.5 | 240 | 25.8 | 21.7-30.5 | 357 | 35.2 | 30.4-40.4 | 125 | 13.3 | 9.9-17.6 | 54 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,408 | 278 | 17.9 | 15.0-21.2 | 294 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.6 | 556 | 42.4 | 38.1-46.7 | 204 | 14.1 | 11.4-17.3 | 76 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 270 | 67 | 31.3 | 20.0-45.5 | 64 | 15.6 | 10.4-22.6 | 87 | 36.5 | 25.7-48.9 | 31 | 9.7 | 5.6-16.2 | 21 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 521 | 142 | 21.0 | 16.3-26.7 | 125 | 19.8 | 14.2-26.8 | 156 | 34.0 | 26.4-42.5 | 54 | 15.5 | 9.7-23.7 | 44 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 399 | 98 | 24.5 | 17.6-32.9 | 103 | 23.8 | 18.0-30.7 | 141 | 37.5 | 29.5-46.2 | 38 | 11.6 | 6.4-20.3 | 19 | 2.7 | 1.4- 4.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 531 | 126 | 24.6 | 19.0-31.3 | 136 | 28.0 | 22.0-34.9 | 171 | 31.2 | 24.5-38.9 | 60 | 8.6 | 5.2-14.0 | 38 | 7.5 | 4.2-13.3 |
| $50,000+ | 1,568 | 317 | 18.9 | 16.1-22.0 | 360 | 23.5 | 20.4-26.9 | 590 | 37.7 | 34.0-41.5 | 226 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 75 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.9 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 464 | 105 | 17.5 | 13.3-22.7 | 119 | 27.0 | 21.0-34.0 | 144 | 32.4 | 25.9-39.7 | 58 | 15.1 | 10.6-20.9 | 38 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.2 |
| Region II | 479 | 117 | 22.9 | 17.9-28.7 | 103 | 22.2 | 17.5-27.8 | 171 | 35.9 | 29.8-42.6 | 61 | 12.1 | 8.3-17.4 | 27 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.6 |
| Region III | 518 | 102 | 14.8 | 10.6-20.3 | 121 | 23.2 | 17.8-29.7 | 199 | 44.3 | 37.4-51.4 | 69 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.0 | 27 | 7.1 | 3.8-13.0 |
| Region IV | 418 | 90 | 25.8 | 19.8-32.9 | 118 | 27.2 | 21.9-33.2 | 128 | 27.8 | 21.8-34.7 | 55 | 13.7 | 9.5-19.2 | 27 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.0 |
| Region V | 443 | 105 | 22.1 | 16.9-28.3 | 103 | 25.2 | 18.5-33.2 | 164 | 37.8 | 31.4-44.7 | 48 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 23 | 6.3 | 2.9-13.0 |
| Region VI | 485 | 114 | 22.0 | 17.1-27.9 | 101 | 23.3 | 17.9-29.6 | 158 | 30.8 | 25.0-37.2 | 72 | 17.4 | 11.5-25.5 | 40 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.7 |
| Region VII | 463 | 123 | 26.6 | 20.3-33.9 | 112 | 23.9 | 17.6-31.7 | 153 | 30.9 | 24.3-38.4 | 51 | 15.3 | 9.8-22.9 | 24 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.1 |
| Region VIII | 482 | 87 | 15.5 | 11.6-20.4 | 116 | 21.5 | 16.9-26.8 | 186 | 40.9 | 34.6-47.5 | 56 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.5 | 37 | 11.3 | 6.8-18.2 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time in a usual 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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