2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 1,351 30.0 28.2-31.8 446 11.0 9.8-12.3 1,788 40.6 38.7-42.6
-Eastern NC 1,738 274 17.8 15.5-20.4 504 27.1 24.5-29.9 181 11.7 9.9-13.8 779 43.4 40.3-46.6
GENDER
Male 763 148 23.1 19.3-27.5 186 24.0 20.3-28.1 108 14.7 11.9-17.9 321 38.2 34.0-42.6
Female 975 126 12.8 10.4-15.7 318 30.1 26.4-34.1 73 8.8 6.6-11.7 458 48.3 43.9-52.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 181 19.3 16.4-22.6 337 31.1 27.6-34.9 90 10.1 7.9-12.7 419 39.5 35.7-43.5
Non-Hispanic Black 446 63 16.9 12.1-23.0 116 21.5 17.1-26.6 53 12.6 9.1-17.0 214 49.1 42.6-55.7
Other 265 30 11.8 7.5-18.1 51 17.8 12.0-25.4 38 18.6 12.8-26.2 146 51.9 43.5-60.1
AGE
18-34 338 95 29.1 23.6-35.4 68 19.6 15.1-25.1 72 20.6 16.1-26.0 103 30.6 24.7-37.2
35-44 220 36 17.9 12.1-25.6 50 25.8 18.7-34.4 29 10.4 6.7-15.9 105 45.9 37.5-54.6
45-54 287 44 13.8 9.7-19.3 80 27.8 21.8-34.8 26 8.0 5.2-12.2 137 50.3 43.0-57.6
55-64 355 41 12.0 8.3-17.0 115 33.8 27.8-40.3 28 7.4 4.7-11.3 171 46.9 40.3-53.5
65-74 326 41 11.7 7.9-17.0 118 32.1 25.7-39.3 17 5.3 3.0- 9.0 150 50.9 43.1-58.6
75+ 209 17 4.8 2.7- 8.3 73 35.0 26.6-44.6 *** *** *** 110 54.4 45.2-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 *** *** *** 50 23.3 16.3-32.2 *** *** *** 127 58.6 49.0-67.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 69 18.0 13.9-23.1 131 26.2 21.6-31.5 48 12.2 9.0-16.4 237 43.5 37.9-49.2
Some Post-H.S. 529 79 16.6 12.9-21.0 152 27.7 23.3-32.7 59 12.8 9.6-16.8 239 42.9 37.5-48.5
College Graduate 511 108 24.6 20.3-29.6 170 30.8 26.2-35.8 58 13.6 10.1-18.1 175 30.9 26.4-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 *** *** *** 46 25.6 17.5-35.8 17 10.4 5.7-18.2 98 55.8 45.7-65.5
$15,000- 24,999 292 37 14.1 9.7-20.0 68 21.6 15.9-28.6 26 9.8 5.9-15.7 161 54.6 46.6-62.4
$25,000- 34,999 182 27 18.3 10.7-29.5 48 24.8 17.5-33.8 25 15.9 10.1-24.3 82 41.0 31.9-50.7
$35,000- 49,999 221 39 26.0 18.7-35.0 63 23.6 17.6-30.9 23 10.8 6.7-16.9 96 39.6 30.8-49.0
$50,000- 74,999 214 39 18.3 12.6-25.7 74 33.1 25.7-41.4 25 12.8 8.3-19.2 76 35.9 27.9-44.7
$75,000+ 350 74 23.6 18.3-29.9 121 32.8 26.7-39.5 40 13.4 9.5-18.6 115 30.2 24.7-36.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 61 10.6 7.7-14.4 160 25.7 21.3-30.6 54 9.2 6.7-12.6 345 54.5 49.1-59.9
No 1,105 211 21.3 18.2-24.7 340 28.0 24.8-31.6 124 12.7 10.4-15.5 430 38.0 34.2-41.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 324 81 29.8 23.9-36.5 75 18.8 14.4-24.2 53 18.8 14.2-24.5 115 32.5 26.6-39.1
Non-Veteran 1,412 192 14.9 12.5-17.7 429 29.2 26.1-32.4 127 9.9 8.0-12.1 664 46.1 42.5-49.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 31 28.2 19.8-38.4 31 24.9 17.0-34.8 *** *** *** 46 38.5 29.0-49.0
Regional City or Suburban County 278 60 22.8 17.3-29.4 70 23.9 18.4-30.5 41 15.4 10.9-21.4 107 37.9 31.0-45.3
Rural 1,340 183 15.6 13.0-18.6 403 28.1 25.0-31.5 128 11.1 9.1-13.5 626 45.2 41.5-48.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 869 163 21.0 17.5-24.9 229 24.1 20.7-27.9 114 13.8 11.2-16.9 363 41.1 36.8-45.5
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 70 13.8 10.3-18.1 180 36.1 30.6-42.1 25 5.9 3.7- 9.4 212 44.2 38.4-50.1
Unable to Work 192 *** *** *** 37 20.8 14.1-29.5 21 9.3 5.5-15.5 128 67.5 58.3-75.6
Other not in Labor Force 101 22 19.5 12.2-29.7 *** *** *** 13 15.1 8.4-25.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 20 10.2 5.9-17.2 34 17.8 11.9-25.7 *** *** *** 92 62.1 52.0-71.3
101% to 150% 290 33 15.1 9.4-23.3 78 25.8 19.5-33.3 22 8.7 5.0-14.7 157 50.5 42.4-58.4
151% to 200% 124 20 19.0 11.9-28.9 29 21.2 13.4-31.9 22 18.2 11.1-28.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 769 144 22.4 18.6-26.7 260 31.1 27.0-35.4 79 12.1 9.4-15.4 286 34.5 30.1-39.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 578 63 11.1 8.0-15.1 171 30.0 24.7-35.9 45 9.3 6.4-13.5 299 49.6 43.5-55.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 154 20.2 16.9-23.8 231 24.9 21.5-28.6 109 14.1 11.4-17.2 346 40.9 36.8-45.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 57 18.6 13.3-25.3 102 29.7 23.8-36.4 27 8.1 5.3-12.1 134 43.6 36.5-51.1

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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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