Regular and Sustained Physical Activity*
Robeson County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 321 42  11.4  ( 8.3-15.4) 279  88.6  (84.6-91.7)
SEX      
Male 119 17  10.4  ( 6.2-16.9) 102  89.6  (83.1-93.8)
Female 202 25  12.2  ( 8.1-17.9) 177  87.8  (82.1-91.9)
RACE      
White 121 16  13.1  ( 7.8-21.2) 105  86.9  (78.8-92.2)
African-American  78 11  11.0  ( 5.9-19.6)  67  89.0  (80.4-94.1)
American Indian 114 14   9.9  ( 5.7-16.8) 100  90.1  (83.2-94.3)
AGE      
18-44 164 17   7.9  ( 4.8-12.8) 147  92.1  (87.2-95.2)
45+ 157 25  15.5  (10.3-22.7) 132  84.5  (77.3-89.7)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 198 25  10.9  ( 7.2-16.3) 173  89.1  (83.7-92.8)
Any Post-H.S. 122 17  12.2  ( 7.5-19.4) 105  87.8  (80.6-92.5)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $35,000 135 18  12.3  ( 7.6-19.5) 117  87.7  (80.5-92.4)
$35,000+ 131 17  11.2  ( 6.8-18.1) 114  88.8  (81.9-93.2)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability 104  9   8.5  ( 4.1-16.7)  95  91.5  (83.3-95.9)
No Disability 212 33  13.1  ( 9.2-18.3) 179  86.9  (81.7-90.8)

*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.