2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 1-300 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 1,731 42.3 40.3-44.2 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Eastern NC 1,743 485 27.6 24.9-30.5 657 40.2 37.1-43.4 601 32.2 29.4-35.1
GENDER
Male 767 220 30.3 26.1-34.8 304 41.1 36.8-45.6 243 28.6 24.9-32.6
Female 976 265 25.1 21.8-28.8 353 39.3 35.0-43.9 358 35.5 31.5-39.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 338 31.2 27.7-34.9 376 39.5 35.6-43.5 318 29.3 25.9-33.0
Non-Hispanic Black 447 94 22.7 17.5-29.0 175 39.0 32.7-45.6 178 38.3 32.4-44.6
Other 264 53 18.7 13.2-25.8 106 46.8 38.6-55.3 105 34.5 27.2-42.6
AGE
18-34 338 93 29.7 24.0-36.0 169 49.6 43.1-56.0 76 20.8 16.2-26.2
35-44 222 41 20.2 14.1-28.0 106 49.5 41.0-58.0 75 30.4 23.3-38.6
45-54 288 75 23.6 18.3-30.0 118 39.9 32.7-47.5 95 36.5 29.8-43.8
55-64 358 101 29.1 23.5-35.5 132 37.2 31.1-43.8 125 33.6 27.6-40.2
65-74 324 121 34.7 28.0-42.0 85 24.8 18.7-32.1 118 40.5 32.8-48.8
75+ 210 54 27.1 19.1-36.9 47 19.6 13.7-27.1 109 53.3 44.2-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 40 24.0 16.1-34.2 57 26.3 18.8-35.6 110 49.7 40.3-59.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 490 129 27.5 22.7-32.8 165 38.4 32.9-44.3 196 34.1 29.1-39.5
Some Post-H.S. 530 140 26.5 22.1-31.4 215 45.0 39.6-50.6 175 28.5 23.9-33.4
College Graduate 513 175 32.8 28.1-37.8 219 45.8 40.6-51.1 119 21.4 17.4-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 35 14.9 9.6-22.4 54 35.2 26.0-45.8 89 49.8 39.9-59.7
$15,000- 24,999 296 69 26.7 20.4-34.2 103 31.4 24.3-39.4 124 41.9 34.3-49.9
$25,000- 34,999 181 51 32.3 23.2-43.0 62 39.1 29.9-49.1 68 28.6 21.2-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 224 61 28.5 21.5-36.8 90 45.3 36.4-54.5 73 26.2 19.7-33.8
$50,000- 74,999 214 66 27.8 21.1-35.7 91 46.6 38.2-55.2 57 25.6 19.2-33.2
$75,000+ 350 125 33.4 27.4-40.0 155 45.8 39.2-52.5 70 20.8 16.1-26.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 139 23.1 18.9-27.9 187 32.1 27.0-37.7 297 44.8 39.5-50.2
No 1,107 341 29.8 26.4-33.5 465 43.9 40.1-47.9 301 26.2 23.0-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 323 95 28.9 23.2-35.4 141 47.5 40.8-54.2 87 23.6 18.7-29.3
Non-Veteran 1,418 389 27.3 24.2-30.5 515 38.5 35.0-42.1 514 34.3 31.1-37.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 38 32.9 23.7-43.5 45 38.5 29.1-48.8 37 28.7 20.4-38.7
Regional City or Suburban County 279 82 30.5 24.2-37.6 107 39.7 32.8-47.1 90 29.8 23.8-36.7
Rural 1,344 365 26.4 23.3-29.8 505 40.5 36.8-44.3 474 33.1 29.8-36.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 872 232 26.6 23.0-30.7 383 45.4 41.0-49.9 257 27.9 24.3-31.9
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 174 36.2 30.6-42.1 133 28.1 23.0-33.9 179 35.7 30.3-41.4
Unable to Work 195 22 10.7 6.1-18.1 57 26.8 19.6-35.5 116 62.5 53.2-71.0
Other not in Labor Force 101 29 23.8 15.5-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 32 17.0 11.1-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 293 69 29.0 21.8-37.4 101 33.2 26.2-41.1 123 37.8 30.7-45.6
151% to 200% 125 29 27.5 18.5-38.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 771 254 31.4 27.3-35.8 323 46.5 41.9-51.3 194 22.0 18.7-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 582 134 23.1 18.5-28.3 209 36.7 30.9-42.9 239 40.2 34.5-46.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 841 247 28.2 24.6-32.2 331 40.8 36.7-45.0 263 31.0 27.2-35.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 104 30.5 24.2-37.6 117 42.1 34.9-49.6 99 27.4 22.0-33.7

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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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