2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
-Eastern NC 1,749 783 45.1 42.0-48.2 966 54.9 51.8-58.0
GENDER
Male 769 338 47.3 42.9-51.9 431 52.7 48.1-57.1
Female 980 445 43.0 38.8-47.3 535 57.0 52.7-61.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 521 50.5 46.5-54.5 513 49.5 45.5-53.5
Non-Hispanic Black 448 180 38.3 32.3-44.8 268 61.7 55.2-67.7
Other 267 82 30.2 23.1-38.4 185 69.8 61.6-76.9
AGE
18-34 341 165 48.9 42.5-55.4 176 51.1 44.6-57.5
35-44 222 87 44.1 35.7-52.8 135 55.9 47.2-64.3
45-54 288 125 41.9 34.9-49.2 163 58.1 50.8-65.1
55-64 358 157 45.8 39.3-52.4 201 54.2 47.6-60.7
65-74 326 159 43.9 36.5-51.5 167 56.1 48.5-63.5
75+ 211 90 39.5 30.9-48.8 121 60.5 51.2-69.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 67 35.3 26.6-45.2 143 64.7 54.8-73.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 490 202 44.5 38.9-50.2 288 55.5 49.8-61.1
Some Post-H.S. 532 232 44.5 39.2-49.9 300 55.5 50.1-60.8
College Graduate 514 280 55.5 50.2-60.7 234 44.5 39.3-49.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 62 33.7 24.8-43.9 117 66.3 56.1-75.2
$15,000- 24,999 296 108 36.3 29.2-44.0 188 63.7 56.0-70.8
$25,000- 34,999 182 75 43.1 33.4-53.3 107 56.9 46.7-66.6
$35,000- 49,999 224 104 50.3 41.4-59.1 120 49.7 40.9-58.6
$50,000- 74,999 215 113 51.1 42.7-59.5 102 48.9 40.5-57.3
$75,000+ 350 195 56.4 49.8-62.8 155 43.6 37.2-50.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 222 36.3 31.3-41.6 403 63.7 58.4-68.7
No 1,111 555 49.5 45.6-53.4 556 50.5 46.6-54.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 157 48.8 42.1-55.4 168 51.2 44.6-57.9
Non-Veteran 1,422 625 44.2 40.7-47.8 797 55.8 52.2-59.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 282 133 47.2 40.1-54.4 149 52.8 45.6-59.9
Rural 1,347 588 43.8 40.1-47.5 759 56.2 52.5-59.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 396 45.4 41.1-49.8 479 54.6 50.2-58.9
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 251 49.9 44.0-55.8 238 50.1 44.2-56.0
Unable to Work 195 43 23.0 16.1-31.8 152 77.0 68.2-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 54 28.0 20.3-37.2 107 72.0 62.8-79.7
101% to 150% 293 112 41.1 33.3-49.4 181 58.9 50.6-66.7
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 772 405 53.4 48.7-58.1 367 46.6 41.9-51.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 583 235 41.3 35.5-47.4 348 58.7 52.6-64.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 389 45.3 41.2-49.5 456 54.7 50.5-58.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 321 159 48.2 41.0-55.5 162 51.8 44.5-59.0

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*This is a new recommendation (initiated in 2011) based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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