2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
300+ minutes 1-300 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 1,731 42.3 40.3-44.2 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 825 192 24.7 20.9-29.0 334 40.8 36.3-45.5 299 34.5 30.3-39.0
GENDER
Male 321 76 25.9 19.9-33.1 132 39.6 32.9-46.8 113 34.5 28.0-41.6
Female 504 116 23.6 19.0-29.0 202 41.9 36.0-48.0 186 34.5 29.1-40.3
AGE
18-34 174 40 22.1 14.9-31.4 90 49.7 40.1-59.4 44 28.2 20.2-37.9
35-44 116 27 27.0 18.3-38.0 *** *** *** 36 27.6 18.8-38.6
45-54 142 37 25.5 17.3-35.8 *** *** *** 48 36.4 27.0-47.0
55-64 176 41 25.6 17.9-35.1 69 34.0 25.9-43.1 66 40.4 31.4-50.2
65-74 141 34 23.5 15.2-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 48 21.3 15.0-29.3 94 37.6 30.0-45.9 112 41.1 33.2-49.5
Some Post-H.S. 227 57 24.7 18.4-32.3 99 48.8 40.3-57.4 71 26.5 19.9-34.3
College Graduate 241 66 26.9 20.2-34.9 115 46.7 38.7-54.9 60 26.3 19.6-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 25 18.9 11.8-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 32 21.6 14.5-30.9 67 36.4 27.8-46.1 85 42.0 33.2-51.4
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 24 22.0 13.6-33.7 *** *** *** 29 20.9 12.7-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 22.3 13.9-33.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 44 19.2 13.4-26.9 94 30.7 23.8-38.7 146 50.0 42.0-58.1
No 535 145 26.7 22.0-32.1 240 45.5 39.9-51.3 150 27.7 23.0-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 27.6 18.7-38.7
Non-Veteran 723 165 24.2 20.1-28.8 289 40.6 35.7-45.6 269 35.3 30.7-40.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 268 67 26.1 20.2-33.0 121 42.9 36.0-50.1 80 31.0 24.6-38.2
Regional City or Suburban County 160 36 21.4 13.7-31.9 *** *** *** 56 31.6 22.9-41.9
Rural 397 89 24.9 19.2-31.6 145 34.2 27.8-41.3 163 40.9 34.3-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 102 24.8 19.7-30.9 194 44.0 37.8-50.4 125 31.1 25.5-37.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 205 56 34.2 25.7-43.8 67 29.9 22.4-38.7 82 35.9 27.7-45.1
Unable to Work 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 17 14.5 8.0-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 34 26.5 17.9-37.3 66 41.3 31.5-51.9 62 32.2 24.0-41.7
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 302 86 28.7 22.2-36.3 148 50.3 42.5-58.1 68 21.0 15.6-27.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 48 22.8 16.1-31.2 83 30.2 23.0-38.6 99 47.0 37.9-56.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 69 21.8 16.2-28.7 118 42.2 35.0-49.7 112 36.0 29.3-43.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 75 27.5 21.5-34.5 133 43.2 36.1-50.5 88 29.3 23.3-36.3

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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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