2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
-Eastern NC 1,738 274 17.8 15.5-20.4 1,464 82.2 79.6-84.5
GENDER
Male 763 148 23.1 19.3-27.5 615 76.9 72.5-80.7
Female 975 126 12.8 10.4-15.7 849 87.2 84.3-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 181 19.3 16.4-22.6 846 80.7 77.4-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 446 63 16.9 12.1-23.0 383 83.1 77.0-87.9
Other 265 30 11.8 7.5-18.1 235 88.2 81.9-92.5
AGE
18-34 338 95 29.1 23.6-35.4 243 70.9 64.6-76.4
35-44 220 36 17.9 12.1-25.6 184 82.1 74.4-87.9
45-54 287 44 13.8 9.7-19.3 243 86.2 80.7-90.3
55-64 355 41 12.0 8.3-17.0 314 88.0 83.0-91.7
65-74 326 41 11.7 7.9-17.0 285 88.3 83.0-92.1
75+ 209 17 4.8 2.7- 8.3 192 95.2 91.7-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 69 18.0 13.9-23.1 416 82.0 76.9-86.1
Some Post-H.S. 529 79 16.6 12.9-21.0 450 83.4 79.0-87.1
College Graduate 511 108 24.6 20.3-29.6 403 75.4 70.4-79.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 292 37 14.1 9.7-20.0 255 85.9 80.0-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 182 27 18.3 10.7-29.5 155 81.7 70.5-89.3
$35,000- 49,999 221 39 26.0 18.7-35.0 182 74.0 65.0-81.3
$50,000- 74,999 214 39 18.3 12.6-25.7 175 81.7 74.3-87.4
$75,000+ 350 74 23.6 18.3-29.9 276 76.4 70.1-81.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 61 10.6 7.7-14.4 559 89.4 85.6-92.3
No 1,105 211 21.3 18.2-24.7 894 78.7 75.3-81.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 324 81 29.8 23.9-36.5 243 70.2 63.5-76.1
Non-Veteran 1,412 192 14.9 12.5-17.7 1,220 85.1 82.3-87.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 31 28.2 19.8-38.4 89 71.8 61.6-80.2
Regional City or Suburban County 278 60 22.8 17.3-29.4 218 77.2 70.6-82.7
Rural 1,340 183 15.6 13.0-18.6 1,157 84.4 81.4-87.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 869 163 21.0 17.5-24.9 706 79.0 75.1-82.5
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 70 13.8 10.3-18.1 417 86.2 81.9-89.7
Unable to Work 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 101 22 19.5 12.2-29.7 79 80.5 70.3-87.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 20 10.2 5.9-17.2 140 89.8 82.8-94.1
101% to 150% 290 33 15.1 9.4-23.3 257 84.9 76.7-90.6
151% to 200% 124 20 19.0 11.9-28.9 104 81.0 71.1-88.1
More than 200% 769 144 22.4 18.6-26.7 625 77.6 73.3-81.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 578 63 11.1 8.0-15.1 515 88.9 84.9-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 154 20.2 16.9-23.8 686 79.8 76.2-83.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 57 18.6 13.3-25.3 263 81.4 74.7-86.7

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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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