Regular and Sustained Physical Activity*
Surry County, 2000


Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond.#		 Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 305 57  20.6  (15.9-26.4) 248  79.4  (73.6-84.1)
SEX      
Male 121 21  20.5  (13.4-30.1) 100  79.5  (69.9-86.6)
Female 184 36  20.7  (14.9-28.0) 148  79.3  (72.0-85.1)
AGE      
18-44 140 26  20.6  (13.9-29.5) 114  79.4  (70.5-86.1)
45+ 164 31  20.7  (14.5-28.7) 133  79.3  (71.3-85.5)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 192 37  22.3  (16.1-30.0) 155  77.7  (70.0-83.9)
Any Post-H.S. 113 20  17.9  (11.4-27.0)  93  82.1  (73.0-88.6)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $25,000 100 15  15.5  ( 9.0-25.6)  85  84.5  (74.4-91.0)
$25,000+ 136 25  20.3  (13.9-28.8) 111  79.7  (71.2-86.1)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability  98 12  17.0  ( 9.4-28.8)  86  83.0  (71.2-90.6)
No Disability 206 44  22.2  (16.6-29.1) 162  77.8  (70.9-83.4)

*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.