2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
-Eastern NC 1,845 1,274 71.3 68.5-73.9 571 28.7 26.1-31.5
GENDER
Male 801 574 74.7 70.8-78.2 227 25.3 21.8-29.2
Female 1,044 700 68.1 64.1-71.9 344 31.9 28.1-35.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,073 774 73.7 70.2-76.9 299 26.3 23.1-29.8
Non-Hispanic Black 489 316 66.3 60.3-71.8 173 33.7 28.2-39.7
Other 283 184 69.8 62.1-76.5 99 30.2 23.5-37.9
AGE
18-34 348 287 83.6 78.5-87.6 61 16.4 12.4-21.5
35-44 232 162 73.9 66.1-80.4 70 26.1 19.6-33.9
45-54 295 203 65.4 57.9-72.1 92 34.6 27.9-42.1
55-64 378 256 68.5 62.2-74.2 122 31.5 25.8-37.8
65-74 348 231 62.8 54.8-70.1 117 37.2 29.9-45.2
75+ 229 123 51.1 42.4-59.7 106 48.9 40.3-57.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 121 54.5 45.6-63.2 110 45.5 36.8-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 519 331 69.5 64.4-74.2 188 30.5 25.8-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 553 390 75.3 70.6-79.5 163 24.7 20.5-29.4
College Graduate 536 427 81.4 77.0-85.0 109 18.6 15.0-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 190 102 54.5 44.8-63.8 88 45.5 36.2-55.2
$15,000- 24,999 314 197 63.0 55.2-70.1 117 37.0 29.9-44.8
$25,000- 34,999 194 129 74.5 66.2-81.3 65 25.5 18.7-33.8
$35,000- 49,999 231 162 77.7 70.6-83.6 69 22.3 16.4-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 220 168 77.4 70.0-83.4 52 22.6 16.6-30.0
$75,000+ 360 295 81.3 75.8-85.7 65 18.7 14.3-24.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 660 371 59.2 54.0-64.2 289 40.8 35.8-46.0
No 1,172 893 77.1 73.8-80.1 279 22.9 19.9-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 259 79.4 74.0-83.9 79 20.6 16.1-26.0
Non-Veteran 1,505 1,013 69.4 66.1-72.4 492 30.6 27.6-33.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 91 74.7 65.0-82.4 34 25.3 17.6-35.0
Regional City or Suburban County 291 205 72.1 65.4-77.8 86 27.9 22.2-34.6
Rural 1,429 978 70.8 67.5-73.9 451 29.2 26.1-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 668 74.7 71.0-78.2 242 25.3 21.8-29.0
Unemployed 81 59 80.4 69.2-88.2 22 19.6 11.8-30.8
Retired 530 355 67.8 62.3-72.7 175 32.2 27.3-37.7
Unable to Work 209 99 45.4 36.7-54.5 110 54.6 45.5-63.3
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 309 188 64.4 57.0-71.3 121 35.6 28.7-43.0
151% to 200% 134 89 69.7 58.9-78.6 45 30.3 21.4-41.1
More than 200% 797 609 79.6 76.0-82.8 188 20.4 17.2-24.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 627 394 63.6 57.7-69.2 233 36.4 30.8-42.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 886 640 72.7 68.9-76.2 246 27.3 23.8-31.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 240 75.3 69.4-80.4 92 24.7 19.6-30.6

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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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