What is the main reason you are not more physically active during your break time*?
Cabarrus County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
Usually eat
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Breaks too short
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Do not take breaks
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Usually rest
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Illness/Health
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
All other reasons
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 144 22  15.2  ( 9.6-23.1) 33  21.8  (15.2-30.2) 22  13.2  ( 8.6-19.9) 18  13.7  ( 8.4-21.5) 17  10.0  ( 6.1-16.0) 32  26.1  (18.4-35.7)
SEX              
Male  65  8  14.2  ( 6.9-27.0) 10  15.2  ( 7.7-27.7) 13  14.8  ( 8.3-25.0)  8  14.0  ( 6.8-26.7)  6   6.3  ( 2.7-14.1) 20  35.5  (23.6-49.5)
Female  79 14  16.5  ( 9.5-27.0) 23  30.4  (20.4-42.6)  9  11.2  ( 5.6-20.9) 10  13.2  ( 7.0-23.5) 11  14.8  ( 8.1-25.5) 12  14.0  ( 7.3-24.9)
RACE              
White 115 14  13.2  ( 7.6-22.1) 27  22.4  (15.1-31.8) 20  14.6  ( 9.3-22.2) 16  14.4  ( 8.5-23.3) 13   9.5  ( 5.4-16.1) 25  26.0  (17.6-36.6)
Other  28  7  25.8  (11.9-47.3)  6  18.5  ( 7.8-37.8)  2   4.7  ( 1.1-17.8)  2   9.3  ( 2.3-30.8)  4  13.8  ( 4.8-33.6)  7  27.9  (12.7-50.8)
AGE              
18-44  82 17  20.7  (12.4-32.5) 20  21.2  (13.1-32.5)  9   9.4  ( 4.8-17.7) 11  14.4  ( 7.6-25.4) 10   9.5  ( 4.9-17.6) 15  24.8  (14.9-38.3)
45+  62  5   7.1  ( 2.7-17.4) 13  22.6  (12.9-36.6) 13  18.9  (10.7-31.2)  7  12.6  ( 5.7-25.8)  7  10.6  ( 4.9-21.6) 17  28.1  (17.3-42.3)
EDUCATION              
<=H.S./GED  64 14  18.5  (10.6-30.2) 10  13.9  ( 7.1-25.4)  7   9.5  ( 4.4-19.3) 10  20.7  (11.1-35.3)  8  10.5  ( 5.1-20.4) 15  26.9  (16.0-41.7)
Any Post-H.S.  80  8  12.5  ( 5.8-25.0) 23  28.2  (18.4-40.7) 15  16.3  ( 9.6-26.5)  8   7.9  ( 3.8-15.7)  9   9.5  ( 4.7-18.3) 17  25.5  (15.6-38.8)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME              
Less than $35,000  48  8  15.4  ( 7.4-29.3) 13  20.8  (11.8-34.0)  5  11.4  ( 4.5-26.0)  7  15.4  ( 7.2-29.9)  6  13.9  ( 6.1-28.4)  9  23.2  (11.5-41.1)
$35,000+  84 11  14.4  ( 7.7-25.4) 18  22.6  (14.1-34.2) 17  15.6  ( 9.4-24.7) 10  13.6  ( 7.0-24.6)  8   6.6  ( 3.1-13.2) 20  27.3  (17.5-39.9)
DISABILITY STATUS              
Any Disability  20  2   9.4  ( 2.2-32.8)  3  14.3  ( 4.0-39.8)  2  13.0  ( 3.2-40.8)  4  16.2  ( 5.8-38.0)  4  19.0  ( 6.8-43.2)  5  28.0  (10.7-55.9)
No Disability 122 20  16.3  (10.1-25.2) 30  23.3  (16.0-32.6) 20  13.5  ( 8.5-20.8) 13  12.7  ( 7.2-21.6) 12   7.8  ( 4.3-13.7) 27  26.4  (18.1-36.9)

*This question was only asked of those who were employed for wages or self-employed and who reported they have lunch breaks or other regular breaks during most workdays and that they do not usually use those breaks to be physicallyactive.
#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.