Table 1.
Prevalence of Socio-Demographics, General Health, and Physical Activity of Survey Respondents
| Weighted % (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS, N = 774 |
Forsyth County, NC, N = 884 |
Winston- Salem, NC,a N = 303 |
|
| Gender | |||
| male | 45.6 (263) | 46.6 (295) | 45.5 (96) |
| female | 54.4 (511) | 53.4 (590) | 54.5 (207) |
| Age | |||
| 18–29 | 26.8 (150) | 22.0 (126) | 27.2 (50) |
| 30–44 | 30.4 (229) | 31.6 (250) | 31.5 (85) |
| 45–64 | 27.6 (250) | 29.6 (343) | 24.4 (102) |
| ≥65 | 15.2 (145) | 16.8 (166) | 16.9 (66) |
| Education | |||
| <high school | 9.4 (79) | 8.6 (66) | 8.5 (20) |
| high school equivalency | 22.0 (172) | 22.9 (217) | 21.9 (70) |
| some college | 24.6 (190) | 24.5 (215) | 21.6 (66) |
| college graduate | 44.0 (331) | 44.0 (386) | 48.1 (146) |
| Marital status | |||
| unpartnered | 72.2 (484) | 50.0 (359) | 60.4 (154) |
| partnered | 27.8 (287) | 50.0 (526) | 39.6 (149) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 34.8 (276) | 74.5 (702) | 58.8 (196) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 59.5 (457) | 20.1 (139) | 36.9 (94) |
| other | 5.7 (41) | 4.9 (42) | 4.4 (12) |
| Annual household income | |||
| <$25,000 | 38.8 (292) | 23.6 (172) | 29.6 (73) |
| $25,000–$50,000 | 30.2 (233) | 30.6 (266) | 29.1 (92) |
| ≥$50,000 | 24.8 (198) | 39.9 (380) | 36.4 (115) |
| Number of children | |||
| none | 65.7 (485) | 62.8 (558) | 63.6 (194) |
| 1 | 14.8 (134) | 18.6 (169) | 20.5 (62) |
| 2 or more | 19.5 (153) | 18.6 (158) | 16.0 (47) |
| General health | |||
| excellent/very good | 50.6 (375) | 60.6 (528) | 62.7 (181) |
| good | 31.0 (247) | 28.0 (246) | 24.3 (74) |
| fair/poor | 18.4 (150) | 11.4 (110) | 13.0 (47) |
| Disability | |||
| none/mild | 87.4 (667) | 87.7 (762) | 87.7 (258) |
| moderate/severe | 12.6 (99) | 12.3 (118) | 12.3 (43) |
| Availability of motor vehicle for personal use |
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| very often/often | 89.6 (693) | 94.5 (841) | 90.3 (276) |
| sometimes/never | 10.4 (79) | 5.5 (42) | 9.7 (27) |
| Work activity | |||
| unemployed | 34.5 (285) | 35.2 (337) | 36.2 (119) |
| mostly sitting or standing | 45.0 (235) | 45.3 (378) | 40.7 (118) |
| mostly walking or heavy labor | 20.5 (146) | 19.6 (161) | 23.2 (64) |
| Leisure-time physical activity | |||
| inactive | 31.2 (248) | 27.0 (248) | 31.4 (102) |
| insufficiently active | 43.3 (330) | 45.9 (412) | 38.8 (116) |
| meets recommendations | 25.5 (196) | 27.1 (224) | 29.8 (85) |
| Outdoor leisure-time physical activity | |||
| inactive | 43.9 (340) | 41.7 (369) | 45.7 (143) |
| insufficiently active | 39.5 (306) | 43.8 (387) | 37.7 (114) |
| meets recommendations | 16.5 (128) | 14.5 (128) | 16.6 (46) |
| Walking activity | |||
| inactive | 21.6 (166) | 20.8 (178) | 23.2 (63) |
| insufficiently active | 41.7 (339) | 45.0 (408) | 43.8 (142) |
| meets recommendations | 36.7 (269) | 34.2 (299) | 33.0 (98) |
| Transportation activity | |||
| none | 69.2 (533) | 71.0 (629) | 68.3 (211) |
| any | 30.8 (226) | 29.0 (237) | 31.7 (85) |
a
Those respondents whose home address fell within a half-mile of the city limits of Winston-Salem, NC.