Regular and Sustained Physical Activity*
Cabarrus County, 2000


Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond.#		 Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 302 62  20.4  (15.8-25.8) 240  79.6  (74.2-84.2)
SEX      
Male 110 21  19.3  (12.6-28.4)  89  80.7  (71.6-87.4)
Female 192 41  21.4  (15.8-28.3) 151  78.6  (71.7-84.2)
RACE      
White 247 58  22.5  (17.3-28.6) 189  77.5  (71.4-82.7)
Other  52  4   7.6  ( 2.7-19.4)  48  92.4  (80.6-97.3)
AGE      
18-44 142 25  15.4  (10.0-23.0) 117  84.6  (77.0-90.0)
45+ 157 36  25.0  (18.2-33.2) 121  75.0  (66.8-81.8)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 144 26  15.4  (10.3-22.5) 118  84.6  (77.5-89.7)
Any Post-H.S. 156 36  24.8  (18.0-33.2) 120  75.2  (66.8-82.0)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $35,000 121 23  19.0  (12.5-27.8)  98  81.0  (72.2-87.5)
$35,000+ 142 34  23.2  (16.5-31.7) 108  76.8  (68.3-83.5)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability  80 17  21.9  (13.5-33.4)  63  78.1  (66.6-86.5)
No Disability 215 43  19.5  (14.3-26.0) 172  80.5  (74.0-85.7)

*Data in this table were derived from the exercise questions.
Yes = Did physical activity for 30 or more minutes, 5 or more times per week, regardless of intensity.
No = No physical activity or less than 30 minutes of activity, 5 times per week.
#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.