2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 827 355 43.7 39.2-48.4 173 21.8 18.2-25.9 299 34.4 30.2-38.9
GENDER
Male 322 137 44.0 37.0-51.4 72 21.6 16.4-27.8 113 34.4 27.9-41.5
Female 505 218 43.5 37.6-49.5 101 22.1 17.3-27.7 186 34.5 29.1-40.2
AGE
18-34 174 78 44.1 34.6-53.9 52 27.7 20.1-36.8 44 28.2 20.2-37.9
35-44 116 *** *** *** 28 25.4 16.6-36.8 36 27.6 18.8-38.6
45-54 142 *** *** *** 27 18.0 10.7-28.5 48 36.4 27.0-47.0
55-64 177 72 39.6 30.7-49.1 39 20.2 13.9-28.5 66 40.2 31.2-50.0
65-74 142 *** *** *** 22 17.5 10.1-28.5 *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 96 40.3 32.4-48.8 46 18.6 13.0-25.9 112 41.1 33.2-49.5
Some Post-H.S. 227 100 46.7 38.2-55.3 56 26.8 19.7-35.3 71 26.5 19.9-34.3
College Graduate 242 123 49.5 41.4-57.7 59 24.2 18.1-31.7 60 26.2 19.5-34.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 40 28.2 19.3-39.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 62 36.0 27.4-45.7 37 22.0 14.9-31.1 85 42.0 33.2-51.4
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.9 12.7-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** 26 20.8 12.8-32.1 23 22.2 13.8-33.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 92 32.2 25.3-40.0 46 17.8 11.9-25.8 146 50.0 42.0-58.1
No 537 260 48.5 42.9-54.3 127 23.8 19.4-28.8 150 27.7 22.9-33.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 27.3 18.5-38.4
Non-Veteran 724 305 43.3 38.4-48.4 150 21.4 17.6-25.8 269 35.3 30.7-40.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 268 126 46.0 39.0-53.3 62 22.9 17.4-29.5 80 31.0 24.6-38.2
Regional City or Suburban County 162 *** *** *** 42 24.9 17.1-34.8 56 31.4 22.8-41.6
Rural 397 165 40.7 33.9-47.7 69 18.5 13.3-25.1 163 40.9 34.3-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 193 45.1 38.8-51.5 104 23.8 18.8-29.7 125 31.1 25.5-37.3
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 206 97 50.3 41.1-59.5 27 13.9 8.7-21.5 82 35.8 27.6-45.0
Unable to Work 119 33 24.3 16.1-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** 16 17.7 9.9-29.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 *** *** *** 35 24.2 16.1-34.7 62 32.2 24.0-41.7
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 303 163 55.1 47.3-62.7 72 23.9 17.9-31.3 68 20.9 15.5-27.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 95 38.9 30.5-48.0 36 14.1 9.3-20.7 99 47.0 37.9-56.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 123 42.2 35.0-49.8 65 21.8 16.5-28.2 112 36.0 29.3-43.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 297 137 46.4 39.2-53.7 72 24.3 18.5-31.2 88 29.3 23.2-36.2

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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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