2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 827 355 43.7 39.2-48.4 472 56.3 51.6-60.8
GENDER
Male 322 137 44.0 37.0-51.4 185 56.0 48.6-63.0
Female 505 218 43.5 37.6-49.5 287 56.5 50.5-62.4
AGE
18-34 174 78 44.1 34.6-53.9 96 55.9 46.1-65.4
35-44 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 72 39.6 30.7-49.1 105 60.4 50.9-69.3
65-74 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 96 40.3 32.4-48.8 158 59.7 51.2-67.6
Some Post-H.S. 227 100 46.7 38.2-55.3 127 53.3 44.7-61.8
College Graduate 242 123 49.5 41.4-57.7 119 50.5 42.3-58.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 40 28.2 19.3-39.2 69 71.8 60.8-80.7
$15,000- 24,999 184 62 36.0 27.4-45.7 122 64.0 54.3-72.6
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 92 32.2 25.3-40.0 192 67.8 60.0-74.7
No 537 260 48.5 42.9-54.3 277 51.5 45.7-57.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 724 305 43.3 38.4-48.4 419 56.7 51.6-61.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 268 126 46.0 39.0-53.3 142 54.0 46.7-61.0
Regional City or Suburban County 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 397 165 40.7 33.9-47.7 232 59.3 52.3-66.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 193 45.1 38.8-51.5 229 54.9 48.5-61.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 206 97 50.3 41.1-59.5 109 49.7 40.5-58.9
Unable to Work 119 33 24.3 16.1-35.0 86 75.7 65.0-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 303 163 55.1 47.3-62.7 140 44.9 37.3-52.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 95 38.9 30.5-48.0 135 61.1 52.0-69.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 123 42.2 35.0-49.8 177 57.8 50.2-65.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 297 137 46.4 39.2-53.7 160 53.6 46.3-60.8

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*This is a new recommendation (initiated in 2011) based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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