2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-Eastern NC 1,749 783 45.1 42.0-48.2 365 22.8 20.1-25.8 601 32.1 29.3-35.0
GENDER
Male 769 338 47.3 42.9-51.9 188 24.1 20.5-28.0 243 28.6 24.9-32.6
Female 980 445 43.0 38.8-47.3 177 21.6 17.8-26.0 358 35.4 31.4-39.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 521 50.5 46.5-54.5 195 20.2 17.1-23.8 318 29.3 25.8-32.9
Non-Hispanic Black 448 180 38.3 32.3-44.8 90 23.4 17.7-30.2 178 38.3 32.4-44.5
Other 267 82 30.2 23.1-38.4 80 35.8 28.2-44.2 105 34.0 26.8-42.0
AGE
18-34 341 165 48.9 42.5-55.4 100 30.4 24.6-36.9 76 20.7 16.1-26.1
35-44 222 87 44.1 35.7-52.8 60 25.6 18.9-33.6 75 30.4 23.3-38.6
45-54 288 125 41.9 34.9-49.2 68 21.6 15.7-28.9 95 36.5 29.8-43.8
55-64 358 157 45.8 39.3-52.4 76 20.6 15.8-26.4 125 33.6 27.6-40.2
65-74 326 159 43.9 36.5-51.5 49 15.8 10.7-22.7 118 40.3 32.7-48.5
75+ 211 90 39.5 30.9-48.8 *** *** *** 109 52.9 43.8-61.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 67 35.3 26.6-45.2 33 15.4 9.5-23.9 110 49.3 40.0-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 490 202 44.5 38.9-50.2 92 21.4 16.8-26.8 196 34.1 29.1-39.5
Some Post-H.S. 532 232 44.5 39.2-49.9 125 27.1 22.2-32.7 175 28.4 23.9-33.4
College Graduate 514 280 55.5 50.2-60.7 115 23.2 18.9-28.1 119 21.3 17.4-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 62 33.7 24.8-43.9 28 16.9 10.8-25.6 89 49.4 39.6-59.2
$15,000- 24,999 296 108 36.3 29.2-44.0 64 21.9 15.4-30.1 124 41.9 34.3-49.9
$25,000- 34,999 182 75 43.1 33.4-53.3 39 28.5 20.3-38.3 68 28.5 21.1-37.2
$35,000- 49,999 224 104 50.3 41.4-59.1 47 23.6 15.8-33.8 73 26.2 19.7-33.8
$50,000- 74,999 215 113 51.1 42.7-59.5 45 23.5 16.4-32.3 57 25.4 19.1-33.0
$75,000+ 350 195 56.4 49.8-62.8 85 22.7 17.9-28.5 70 20.8 16.1-26.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 222 36.3 31.3-41.6 106 19.0 14.6-24.5 297 44.7 39.4-50.1
No 1,111 555 49.5 45.6-53.4 255 24.4 21.1-28.0 301 26.1 22.9-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 157 48.8 42.1-55.4 81 27.7 22.0-34.3 87 23.5 18.6-29.2
Non-Veteran 1,422 625 44.2 40.7-47.8 283 21.6 18.6-24.9 514 34.2 31.0-37.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 *** *** *** 21 18.3 11.6-27.8 37 28.7 20.4-38.7
Regional City or Suburban County 282 133 47.2 40.1-54.4 59 23.3 17.4-30.4 90 29.5 23.5-36.3
Rural 1,347 588 43.8 40.1-47.5 285 23.2 20.0-26.7 474 33.1 29.8-36.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 396 45.4 41.1-49.8 222 26.7 22.8-31.1 257 27.9 24.3-31.8
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** 18 17.3 9.9-28.4 *** *** ***
Retired 489 251 49.9 44.0-55.8 59 14.7 10.6-19.9 179 35.5 30.1-41.2
Unable to Work 195 43 23.0 16.1-31.8 36 14.5 9.5-21.6 116 62.5 53.2-71.0
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 54 28.0 20.3-37.2 30 21.5 13.0-33.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 293 112 41.1 33.3-49.4 58 21.1 15.2-28.5 123 37.8 30.7-45.6
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** 28 24.5 16.0-35.8 47 33.8 24.3-44.8
More than 200% 772 405 53.4 48.7-58.1 173 24.6 20.4-29.3 194 22.0 18.7-25.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 583 235 41.3 35.5-47.4 109 18.5 13.9-24.2 239 40.2 34.4-46.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 389 45.3 41.2-49.5 193 23.9 20.4-27.6 263 30.9 27.1-34.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 321 159 48.2 41.0-55.5 63 24.4 18.0-32.2 99 27.4 21.9-33.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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