Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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EXERHARD [If R answered yes, R was asked EXERHARD, EXERWHY, and EXERCLUB] How often do you exercise strenuously—that is, so you breathe heavily and your heart beats faster for at least 20 minutes?   1) Never   2) Only occasionally   3) Several times a month   4) Once or twice a week   5) At least three times a week   6) Don't know/No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Never	45	8.3%	8.3%	-2.37
Only occasionally	52	9.6%	17.8%	-1.61
Several times a month	15	2.8%	20.6%	-.86
Once or twice a week	105	19.3%	39.9%	-.11
At least three times a week	323	59.4%	99.3%	.65
Don't know/No answer	4	.7%	100%	1.4

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Education Political party Religion Race

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Never	5.4% 3	3.1% 8	10.8% 16	19.5% 15	7.9% 42
Only occasionally	3.6% 2	9.8% 25	8.1% 12	16.9% 13	9.7% 52
Several times a month	0.0% 0	4.3% 11	1.4% 2	2.6% 2	2.8% 15
Once or twice a week	8.9% 5	25.2% 64	16.9% 25	13.0% 10	19.4% 104
At least three times a week	82.1% 46	56.7% 144	62.8% 93	45.5% 35	59.4% 318
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	2.6% 2	0.7% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 254	100.0% 148	100.0% 77	535

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Never	4.1% 10	11.7% 35	8.3% 45
Only occasionally	5.7% 14	12.7% 38	9.6% 52
Several times a month	2.4% 6	3.0% 9	2.8% 15
Once or twice a week	18.0% 44	20.4% 61	19.3% 105
At least three times a week	69.4% 170	51.2% 153	59.4% 323
Don't know/No answer	0.4% 1	1.0% 3	0.7% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 245	100.0% 299	544

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Never	13.3% 2	10.3% 4	11.5% 18	3.8% 5	7.1% 14	8.0% 43
Only occasionally	6.7% 1	10.3% 4	12.1% 19	10.7% 14	7.1% 14	9.6% 52
Several times a month	0.0% 0	7.7% 3	2.5% 4	3.8% 5	1.5% 3	2.8% 15
Once or twice a week	20.0% 3	28.2% 11	16.6% 26	19.1% 25	19.7% 39	19.3% 104
At least three times a week	53.3% 8	43.6% 17	57.3% 90	60.3% 79	64.6% 128	59.6% 322
Don't know/No answer	6.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 39	100.0% 157	100.0% 131	100.0% 198	540

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Never	6.3% 12	12.4% 19	7.4% 10	5.3% 1	8.4% 42
Only occasionally	8.9% 17	9.8% 15	8.8% 12	5.3% 1	9.0% 45
Several times a month	2.6% 5	4.6% 7	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 13
Once or twice a week	21.5% 41	17.6% 27	19.1% 26	21.1% 4	19.6% 98
At least three times a week	60.2% 115	54.2% 83	64.0% 87	68.4% 13	59.7% 298
Don't know/No answer	0.5% 1	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 153	100.0% 136	100.0% 19	499

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Never	7.6% 16	12.4% 20	6.3% 4	0.0% 0	3.4% 2	7.7% 3	8.4% 45
Only occasionally	11.4% 24	8.7% 14	3.1% 2	0.0% 0	10.3% 6	15.4% 6	9.7% 52
Several times a month	3.3% 7	1.9% 3	3.1% 2	0.0% 0	1.7% 1	5.1% 2	2.8% 15
Once or twice a week	19.0% 40	13.0% 21	32.8% 21	0.0% 0	27.6% 16	12.8% 5	19.2% 103
At least three times a week	58.1% 122	63.4% 102	54.7% 35	100.0% 4	55.2% 32	59.0% 23	59.3% 318
Don't know/No answer	0.5% 1	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 210	100.0% 161	100.0% 64	100.0% 4	100.0% 58	100.0% 39	536

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Never	7.2% 32	13.2% 9	0.0% 0	15.0% 3	8.2% 44
Only occasionally	9.0% 40	13.2% 9	0.0% 0	10.0% 2	9.5% 51
Several times a month	3.2% 14	1.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 15
Once or twice a week	19.2% 85	20.6% 14	40.0% 2	5.0% 1	19.1% 102
At least three times a week	60.4% 267	51.5% 35	60.0% 3	70.0% 14	59.6% 319
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 442	100.0% 68	100.0% 5	100.0% 20	535