2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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Respond.^
Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
-Eastern NC 1,232 694 53.8 50.0-57.5 74 5.5 3.9- 7.5 122 12.9 10.5-15.9 68 7.5 5.7- 9.8 274 20.4 17.5-23.5
GENDER
Male 559 259 44.7 39.4-50.1 29 4.9 3.0- 8.0 77 16.2 12.4-21.0 51 11.9 8.8-15.9 143 22.3 18.4-26.7
Female 673 435 63.2 57.8-68.3 45 6.0 3.9- 9.1 45 9.5 6.8-13.1 17 2.9 1.6- 5.2 131 18.4 14.3-23.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 748 415 53.6 49.0-58.2 52 6.1 4.2- 8.9 71 12.7 9.8-16.2 43 7.6 5.4-10.5 167 20.0 16.8-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 305 190 59.4 50.6-67.6 *** *** *** 26 10.9 6.0-18.9 *** *** *** 66 22.0 15.3-30.5
Other 179 89 41.8 32.4-51.7 *** *** *** 25 19.1 12.5-27.9 14 12.6 7.0-21.6 41 18.7 12.5-27.0
AGE
18-34 276 95 34.3 27.8-41.4 *** *** *** 79 27.1 21.2-34.0 37 14.3 10.2-19.8 58 20.0 14.6-26.9
35-44 156 88 63.1 53.0-72.1 *** *** *** 20 10.5 6.1-17.3 *** *** *** 36 18.0 12.1-26.0
45-54 198 114 60.3 51.3-68.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 20.4 14.4-28.2
55-64 249 171 70.9 63.7-77.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 18.7 13.8-24.9
65-74 222 147 64.9 55.9-73.0 22 10.3 5.9-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 23.2 16.5-31.6
75+ 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 16.0 9.7-25.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 180 52.3 45.3-59.1 *** *** *** 31 12.5 8.6-17.9 25 12.0 8.0-17.6 69 18.5 14.1-24.0
Some Post-H.S. 378 211 53.0 46.4-59.5 30 5.5 3.5- 8.5 43 14.0 10.2-19.0 23 7.9 5.0-12.1 71 19.7 14.5-26.0
College Graduate 408 221 51.0 45.1-56.9 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9 44 14.0 10.2-18.9 19 4.7 2.7- 7.8 106 27.4 22.4-33.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.7 9.6-27.4
$15,000- 24,999 191 119 59.3 49.6-68.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 20.6 14.3-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 16.6 10.3-25.8
$35,000- 49,999 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.8 7.5-21.0 15 12.1 6.9-20.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 165 80 46.6 37.0-56.5 *** *** *** 14 10.8 6.1-18.2 *** *** *** 44 22.8 16.1-31.4
$75,000+ 284 152 52.6 45.2-60.0 *** *** *** 32 13.1 8.9-19.0 16 7.2 4.1-12.5 68 22.5 17.1-29.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 360 234 64.5 56.8-71.6 25 7.0 4.0-11.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 21.9 15.7-29.6
No 862 457 49.9 45.4-54.4 49 4.9 3.3- 7.4 108 16.1 12.9-19.9 57 9.1 6.8-12.1 191 19.9 16.9-23.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 108 39.5 32.2-47.2 *** *** *** 57 27.3 20.9-34.8 24 13.3 8.7-19.8 49 16.9 12.2-23.0
Non-Veteran 981 585 57.5 53.1-61.8 63 6.1 4.3- 8.6 65 9.2 6.8-12.5 44 6.0 4.3- 8.5 224 21.1 17.8-24.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 200 90 44.5 36.1-53.2 *** *** *** 38 22.4 15.9-30.6 *** *** *** 51 20.7 15.2-27.5
Rural 944 560 57.0 52.4-61.4 62 5.7 4.0- 8.1 78 11.1 8.4-14.6 50 7.6 5.5-10.2 194 18.7 15.4-22.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 645 323 48.0 42.8-53.3 33 5.0 3.1- 8.0 91 15.0 11.6-19.1 52 10.2 7.5-13.6 146 21.8 17.8-26.5
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 342 221 65.3 58.3-71.7 25 6.7 3.9-11.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 23.5 18.1-29.9
Unable to Work 97 75 80.4 69.6-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.8 7.0-22.2
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.1 7.3-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.8 9.2-28.6
101% to 150% 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.6 9.1-28.4 *** *** *** 36 18.6 12.6-26.6
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 589 308 49.9 44.4-55.4 38 5.4 3.6- 8.0 54 11.4 8.4-15.3 39 9.2 6.4-13.1 150 24.0 19.4-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 381 238 61.1 53.7-68.0 35 9.5 5.9-14.8 20 4.8 2.8- 8.1 *** *** *** 75 18.8 13.9-24.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 620 322 51.0 46.0-55.9 27 4.1 2.4- 7.0 87 17.2 13.7-21.3 44 9.0 6.4-12.4 140 18.7 15.5-22.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 134 54.4 45.4-63.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 25.5 18.3-34.5

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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