2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 825 192 24.7 20.9-29.0 161 19.0 15.5-23.0 173 21.9 18.2-26.0 299 34.5 30.3-39.0
GENDER
Male 321 76 25.9 19.9-33.1 60 18.0 13.1-24.2 72 21.6 16.4-27.9 113 34.5 28.0-41.6
Female 504 116 23.6 19.0-29.0 101 19.8 15.2-25.3 101 22.1 17.3-27.7 186 34.5 29.1-40.3
AGE
18-34 174 40 22.1 14.9-31.4 38 22.0 14.8-31.5 52 27.7 20.1-36.8 44 28.2 20.2-37.9
35-44 116 27 27.0 18.3-38.0 25 19.9 12.5-30.2 28 25.4 16.6-36.8 36 27.6 18.8-38.6
45-54 142 37 25.5 17.3-35.8 30 20.1 13.1-29.7 27 18.0 10.7-28.5 48 36.4 27.0-47.0
55-64 176 41 25.6 17.9-35.1 30 13.7 8.8-20.5 39 20.3 14.0-28.6 66 40.4 31.4-50.2
65-74 141 34 23.5 15.2-34.5 *** *** *** 22 17.6 10.2-28.7 *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 48 21.3 15.0-29.3 48 19.0 13.5-26.2 46 18.6 13.0-25.9 112 41.1 33.2-49.5
Some Post-H.S. 227 57 24.7 18.4-32.3 43 22.0 15.2-30.7 56 26.8 19.7-35.3 71 26.5 19.9-34.3
College Graduate 241 66 26.9 20.2-34.9 56 22.4 16.3-29.9 59 24.4 18.2-31.8 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 30 14.5 9.0-22.5 37 22.0 14.9-31.1 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 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 21.0 12.8-32.3 23 22.3 13.9-33.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 44 19.2 13.4-26.9 48 13.0 9.2-18.0 46 17.8 11.9-25.8 146 50.0 42.0-58.1
No 535 145 26.7 22.0-32.1 113 21.7 17.2-27.0 127 23.8 19.4-28.9 150 27.7 23.0-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** 22 17.6 10.9-27.0 *** *** *** 30 27.6 18.7-38.7
Non-Veteran 723 165 24.2 20.1-28.8 139 19.1 15.4-23.5 150 21.4 17.6-25.8 269 35.3 30.7-40.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 268 67 26.1 20.2-33.0 59 20.0 15.0-26.0 62 22.9 17.4-29.5 80 31.0 24.6-38.2
Regional City or Suburban County 160 36 21.4 13.7-31.9 *** *** *** 42 25.1 17.2-35.0 56 31.6 22.9-41.9
Rural 397 89 24.9 19.2-31.6 76 15.8 11.4-21.4 69 18.5 13.3-25.1 163 40.9 34.3-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 102 24.8 19.7-30.9 90 20.2 15.6-25.7 104 23.9 18.9-29.7 125 31.1 25.5-37.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 205 56 34.2 25.7-43.8 40 16.0 10.7-23.2 27 13.9 8.7-21.6 82 35.9 27.7-45.1
Unable to Work 119 *** *** *** 18 12.9 7.5-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 17 14.5 8.0-24.8 *** *** *** 16 17.7 9.9-29.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 34 26.5 17.9-37.3 31 17.1 10.6-26.3 35 24.2 16.1-34.7 62 32.2 24.0-41.7
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 302 86 28.7 22.2-36.3 76 26.3 19.7-34.1 72 24.0 17.9-31.4 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 47 16.1 10.8-23.3 36 14.1 9.3-20.7 99 47.0 37.9-56.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 69 21.8 16.2-28.7 53 20.3 14.8-27.4 65 21.8 16.5-28.3 112 36.0 29.3-43.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 75 27.5 21.5-34.5 61 18.8 13.7-25.2 72 24.4 18.6-31.3 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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