SC BRFSS 2001: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, o r anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for South Carolina

Physical Activity

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Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) 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 small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,134	2,580	82.0	80.4-83.5	554	18.0	16.5-19.6
GENDER
Male	1,238	1,028	83.1	80.6-85.3	210	16.9	14.7-19.4
Female	1,896	1,552	81.0	78.9-83.0	344	19.0	17.0-21.1
RACE
White	2,351	2,002	85.3	83.6-86.9	349	14.7	13.1-16.4
African American	654	471	71.9	67.7-75.7	183	28.1	24.3-32.3
Other Minorities	99	83	84.7	75.3-91.0	16	15.3	9.0-24.7
HISPANIC
Yes	81	55	68.7	55.8-79.2	26	31.3	20.8-44.2
No	3,033	2,509	82.5	80.9-84.0	524	17.5	16.0-19.1
AGE
18-24	271	238	88.4	83.6-91.9	33	11.6	8.1-16.4
25-34	588	525	88.1	84.5-90.9	63	11.9	9.1-15.5
35-44	660	566	86.1	82.9-88.7	94	13.9	11.3-17.1
45-54	629	516	79.2	74.8-83.0	113	20.8	17.0-25.2
55-64	421	324	76.1	71.3-80.3	97	23.9	19.7-28.7
65+	515	367	71.6	67.2-75.7	148	28.4	24.3-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	412	272	67.0	61.4-72.0	140	33.0	28.0-38.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	945	763	80.4	77.2-83.2	182	19.6	16.8-22.8
Some Post-H.S.	888	760	85.7	82.9-88.1	128	14.3	11.9-17.1
College Graduate	881	778	88.4	85.8-90.5	103	11.6	9.5-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	302	210	72.6	66.5-78.0	92	27.4	22.0-33.5
$15,000- 24,999	520	407	76.4	71.6-80.6	113	23.6	19.4-28.4
$25,000- 34,999	455	386	84.1	79.4-87.8	69	15.9	12.2-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	528	458	86.9	83.4-89.7	70	13.1	10.3-16.6
$50,000+	870	788	89.6	87.0-91.7	82	10.4	8.3-13.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	199	164	82.7	76.1-87.8	35	17.3	12.2-23.9
Appalachia II	386	320	81.2	75.8-85.6	66	18.8	14.4-24.2
Appalachia III	213	166	76.1	69.1-82.0	47	23.9	18.0-30.9
Catawba	199	173	87.3	81.2-91.7	26	12.7	8.3-18.8
Edisto	91	79	83.7	69.7-91.9	12	16.3	8.1-30.3
Low Country	149	123	79.5	70.4-86.4	26	20.5	13.6-29.6
Palmetto	493	415	82.5	78.2-86.1	78	17.5	13.9-21.8
Pee Dee	216	175	78.3	71.3-84.1	41	21.7	15.9-28.7
Savannah	141	116	82.4	74.3-88.4	25	17.6	11.6-25.7
Trident	393	330	86.6	82.7-89.8	63	13.4	10.2-17.3
Upper Savannah	177	139	80.3	73.0-85.9	38	19.7	14.1-27.0
Waccamaw	239	188	79.0	72.9-84.1	51	21.0	15.9-27.1
Wateree	186	148	80.4	73.3-86.0	38	19.6	14.0-26.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,134

2,580

82.0

80.4-83.5

554

18.0

16.5-19.6

GENDER

Male

1,238

1,028

83.1

80.6-85.3

210

16.9

14.7-19.4

Female

1,896

1,552

81.0

78.9-83.0

344

19.0

17.0-21.1

RACE

White

2,351

2,002

85.3

83.6-86.9

349

14.7

13.1-16.4

African American

654

471

71.9

67.7-75.7

183

28.1

24.3-32.3

Other Minorities

84.7

75.3-91.0

15.3

9.0-24.7

HISPANIC

Yes

68.7

55.8-79.2

31.3

20.8-44.2

3,033

2,509

82.5

80.9-84.0

524

17.5

16.0-19.1

AGE

18-24

271

238

88.4

83.6-91.9

11.6

8.1-16.4

25-34

588

525

88.1

84.5-90.9

11.9

9.1-15.5

35-44

660

566

86.1

82.9-88.7

13.9

11.3-17.1

45-54

629

516

79.2

74.8-83.0

113

20.8

17.0-25.2

55-64

421

324

76.1

71.3-80.3

23.9

19.7-28.7

65+

515

367

71.6

67.2-75.7

148

28.4

24.3-32.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

412

272

67.0

61.4-72.0

140

33.0

28.0-38.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

945

763

80.4

77.2-83.2

182

19.6

16.8-22.8

Some Post-H.S.

888

760

85.7

82.9-88.1

128

14.3

11.9-17.1

College Graduate

881

778

88.4

85.8-90.5

103

11.6

9.5-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

302

210

72.6

66.5-78.0

27.4

22.0-33.5

$15,000- 24,999

520

407

76.4

71.6-80.6

113

23.6

19.4-28.4

$25,000- 34,999

455

386

84.1

79.4-87.8

15.9

12.2-20.6

$35,000- 49,999

528

458

86.9

83.4-89.7

13.1

10.3-16.6

$50,000+

870

788

89.6

87.0-91.7

10.4

8.3-13.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

199

164

82.7

76.1-87.8

17.3

12.2-23.9

Appalachia II

386

320

81.2

75.8-85.6

18.8

14.4-24.2

Appalachia III

213

166

76.1

69.1-82.0

23.9

18.0-30.9

Catawba

199

173

87.3

81.2-91.7

12.7

8.3-18.8

Edisto

83.7

69.7-91.9

16.3

8.1-30.3

Low Country

149

123

79.5

70.4-86.4

20.5

13.6-29.6

Palmetto

493

415

82.5

78.2-86.1

17.5

13.9-21.8

Pee Dee

216

175

78.3

71.3-84.1

21.7

15.9-28.7

Savannah

141

116

82.4

74.3-88.4

17.6

11.6-25.7

Trident

393

330

86.6

82.7-89.8

13.4

10.2-17.3

Upper Savannah

177

139

80.3

73.0-85.9

19.7

14.1-27.0

Waccamaw

239

188

79.0

72.9-84.1

21.0

15.9-27.1

Wateree

186

148

80.4

73.3-86.0

19.6

14.0-26.7

* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
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

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