2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 820 142 20.3 16.5-24.7 678 79.7 75.3-83.5
GENDER
Male 319 72 25.0 18.8-32.3 247 75.0 67.7-81.2
Female 501 70 16.3 12.0-21.8 431 83.7 78.2-88.0
AGE
18-34 172 48 30.8 22.0-41.3 124 69.2 58.7-78.0
35-44 116 27 24.1 16.1-34.5 89 75.9 65.5-83.9
45-54 142 22 14.1 8.4-22.8 120 85.9 77.2-91.6
55-64 175 19 11.6 6.4-20.0 156 88.4 80.0-93.6
65-74 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 33 17.9 11.8-26.2 220 82.1 73.8-88.2
Some Post-H.S. 224 41 23.3 16.2-32.3 183 76.7 67.7-83.8
College Graduate 241 57 24.3 17.8-32.4 184 75.7 67.6-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 23 16.1 10.1-24.6 157 83.9 75.4-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 282 33 11.3 7.3-17.1 249 88.7 82.9-92.7
No 532 108 24.1 19.1-29.9 424 75.9 70.1-80.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 26 24.4 15.9-35.5 77 75.6 64.5-84.1
Non-Veteran 717 116 19.8 15.7-24.7 601 80.2 75.3-84.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 264 55 20.2 15.1-26.6 209 79.8 73.4-84.9
Regional City or Suburban County 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 396 58 16.8 11.8-23.3 338 83.2 76.7-88.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 90 24.2 18.8-30.5 330 75.8 69.5-81.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 27 12.3 7.7-19.1 176 87.7 80.9-92.3
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** 138 77.7 66.0-86.3
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 303 77 28.5 21.5-36.7 226 71.5 63.3-78.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 31 15.2 9.7-22.9 199 84.8 77.1-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 49 18.9 13.2-26.3 249 81.1 73.7-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 292 62 23.0 17.1-30.3 230 77.0 69.7-82.9

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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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