2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 889 598 68.5 64.2-72.5 291 31.5 27.5-35.8
GENDER
Male 339 232 68.4 61.5-74.6 107 31.6 25.4-38.5
Female 550 366 68.6 63.2-73.6 184 31.4 26.4-36.8
AGE
18-34 182 141 74.1 64.8-81.7 41 25.9 18.3-35.2
35-44 122 87 74.3 63.7-82.6 35 25.7 17.4-36.3
45-54 149 103 66.1 55.7-75.1 46 33.9 24.9-44.3
55-64 192 127 63.0 53.5-71.5 65 37.0 28.5-46.5
65-74 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 275 166 62.5 54.4-70.0 109 37.5 30.0-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 243 174 75.9 68.5-82.1 69 24.1 17.9-31.5
College Graduate 253 196 75.5 67.7-81.9 57 24.5 18.1-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 112 60.8 51.7-69.2 83 39.2 30.8-48.3
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 86 81.7 70.8-89.2 28 18.3 10.8-29.2
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 91 78.2 66.8-86.5 22 21.8 13.5-33.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 169 55.9 48.3-63.3 144 44.1 36.7-51.7
No 570 426 74.3 69.2-78.8 144 25.7 21.2-30.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 85 76.6 66.2-84.6 27 23.4 15.4-33.8
Non-Veteran 777 513 67.5 62.9-71.9 264 32.5 28.1-37.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 205 71.0 64.1-77.1 79 29.0 22.9-35.9
Regional City or Suburban County 170 116 70.3 60.4-78.6 54 29.7 21.4-39.6
Rural 435 277 64.2 57.5-70.3 158 35.8 29.7-42.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 446 325 71.0 64.9-76.3 121 29.0 23.7-35.1
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 142 66.7 57.9-74.5 81 33.3 25.5-42.1
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 113 70.4 61.4-78.1 60 29.6 21.9-38.6
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 317 250 79.9 73.5-85.1 67 20.1 14.9-26.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 252 157 57.5 48.2-66.2 95 42.5 33.8-51.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 322 212 67.5 60.6-73.7 110 32.5 26.3-39.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 229 72.8 66.2-78.5 86 27.2 21.5-33.8

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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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