2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Eastern NC 1,743 485 27.6 24.9-30.5 292 17.3 15.1-19.8 365 22.9 20.2-25.8 601 32.2 29.4-35.1
GENDER
Male 767 220 30.3 26.1-34.8 116 17.0 13.8-20.7 188 24.1 20.6-28.1 243 28.6 24.9-32.6
Female 976 265 25.1 21.8-28.8 176 17.6 14.6-21.1 177 21.7 17.8-26.1 358 35.5 31.5-39.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 338 31.2 27.7-34.9 181 19.3 16.3-22.6 195 20.3 17.1-23.8 318 29.3 25.9-33.0
Non-Hispanic Black 447 94 22.7 17.5-29.0 85 15.5 11.9-20.0 90 23.4 17.8-30.2 178 38.3 32.4-44.6
Other 264 53 18.7 13.2-25.8 26 10.4 5.9-17.9 80 36.4 28.7-44.8 105 34.5 27.2-42.6
AGE
18-34 338 93 29.7 24.0-36.0 69 19.0 14.7-24.3 100 30.5 24.7-37.1 76 20.8 16.2-26.2
35-44 222 41 20.2 14.1-28.0 46 23.9 17.0-32.5 60 25.6 18.9-33.6 75 30.4 23.3-38.6
45-54 288 75 23.6 18.3-30.0 50 18.3 13.2-24.8 68 21.6 15.7-28.9 95 36.5 29.8-43.8
55-64 358 101 29.1 23.5-35.5 56 16.7 12.3-22.2 76 20.6 15.8-26.4 125 33.6 27.6-40.2
65-74 324 121 34.7 28.0-42.0 36 8.9 5.8-13.5 49 15.9 10.7-22.8 118 40.5 32.8-48.8
75+ 210 54 27.1 19.1-36.9 35 11.9 8.0-17.4 *** *** *** 109 53.3 44.2-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 40 24.0 16.1-34.2 24 10.8 6.3-17.8 33 15.5 9.6-24.1 110 49.7 40.3-59.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 490 129 27.5 22.7-32.8 73 17.0 13.0-22.0 92 21.4 16.8-26.8 196 34.1 29.1-39.5
Some Post-H.S. 530 140 26.5 22.1-31.4 90 17.8 14.0-22.4 125 27.2 22.3-32.8 175 28.5 23.9-33.4
College Graduate 513 175 32.8 28.1-37.8 104 22.6 18.3-27.5 115 23.2 19.0-28.1 119 21.4 17.4-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 35 14.9 9.6-22.4 26 18.2 10.9-28.8 28 17.1 10.9-25.8 89 49.8 39.9-59.7
$15,000- 24,999 296 69 26.7 20.4-34.2 39 9.5 6.5-13.8 64 21.9 15.4-30.1 124 41.9 34.3-49.9
$25,000- 34,999 181 51 32.3 23.2-43.0 23 10.5 6.1-17.6 39 28.6 20.4-38.4 68 28.6 21.2-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 224 61 28.5 21.5-36.8 43 21.7 15.4-29.8 47 23.6 15.8-33.8 73 26.2 19.7-33.8
$50,000- 74,999 214 66 27.8 21.1-35.7 46 23.0 16.6-30.9 45 23.6 16.5-32.5 57 25.6 19.2-33.2
$75,000+ 350 125 33.4 27.4-40.0 70 23.0 17.6-29.5 85 22.7 17.9-28.5 70 20.8 16.1-26.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 139 23.1 18.9-27.9 81 13.0 9.9-17.0 106 19.1 14.6-24.5 297 44.8 39.5-50.2
No 1,107 341 29.8 26.4-33.5 210 19.5 16.6-22.7 255 24.5 21.2-28.1 301 26.2 23.0-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 323 95 28.9 23.2-35.4 60 19.6 14.7-25.6 81 27.9 22.1-34.5 87 23.6 18.7-29.3
Non-Veteran 1,418 389 27.3 24.2-30.5 232 16.8 14.4-19.6 283 21.6 18.6-25.0 514 34.3 31.1-37.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 38 32.9 23.7-43.5 24 20.2 13.4-29.1 21 18.3 11.6-27.8 37 28.7 20.4-38.7
Regional City or Suburban County 279 82 30.5 24.2-37.6 48 16.2 11.7-22.0 59 23.5 17.6-30.7 90 29.8 23.8-36.7
Rural 1,344 365 26.4 23.3-29.8 220 17.3 14.7-20.3 285 23.2 20.0-26.7 474 33.1 29.8-36.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 872 232 26.6 23.0-30.7 161 18.6 15.5-22.2 222 26.8 22.9-31.2 257 27.9 24.3-31.9
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.3 9.9-28.4 *** *** ***
Retired 486 174 36.2 30.6-42.1 74 13.4 10.1-17.6 59 14.8 10.7-20.1 179 35.7 30.3-41.4
Unable to Work 195 22 10.7 6.1-18.1 21 12.3 7.4-19.7 36 14.5 9.5-21.6 116 62.5 53.2-71.0
Other not in Labor Force 101 29 23.8 15.5-34.6 22 21.5 13.2-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 32 17.0 11.1-25.1 21 10.4 6.2-17.0 30 21.7 13.1-33.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 293 69 29.0 21.8-37.4 43 12.1 8.1-17.8 58 21.1 15.2-28.5 123 37.8 30.7-45.6
151% to 200% 125 29 27.5 18.5-38.7 21 13.8 8.1-22.6 28 24.7 16.1-36.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 771 254 31.4 27.3-35.8 150 21.9 18.2-26.1 173 24.6 20.5-29.4 194 22.0 18.7-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 582 134 23.1 18.5-28.3 100 18.2 13.9-23.5 109 18.5 13.9-24.2 239 40.2 34.5-46.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 841 247 28.2 24.6-32.2 138 16.8 13.9-20.2 193 23.9 20.5-27.7 263 31.0 27.2-35.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 104 30.5 24.2-37.6 54 17.6 13.0-23.5 63 24.5 18.0-32.3 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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