2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 570 358 61.4 55.6-66.8 19 2.5 1.4- 4.4 53 10.9 7.5-15.5 23 4.0 2.4- 6.7 117 21.2 16.7-26.5
GENDER
Male 223 109 49.1 40.5-57.7 *** *** *** 31 13.9 8.8-21.4 19 7.9 4.5-13.8 59 26.8 19.5-35.6
Female 347 249 71.5 64.0-77.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 16.6 11.7-23.1
AGE
18-34 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 23.1 14.5-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.6 9.3-28.0
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.5 8.8-25.7
55-64 122 90 76.3 65.9-84.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.2 8.4-23.0
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.6 7.8-22.6 *** *** *** 30 22.2 14.0-33.3
Some Post-H.S. 166 108 62.3 51.7-71.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 22.7 14.9-33.1
College Graduate 184 104 57.0 47.5-66.1 *** *** *** 25 14.9 8.9-24.0 *** *** *** 41 21.4 14.7-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.4 8.6-25.8
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 17.4 9.6-29.7
No 409 236 56.2 49.5-62.6 *** *** *** 49 13.4 9.1-19.2 21 5.0 2.9- 8.6 89 22.6 17.5-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 491 309 60.9 54.6-66.8 *** *** *** 43 10.8 7.1-16.0 20 4.1 2.3- 7.1 102 22.0 17.1-27.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 191 120 64.2 55.8-71.7 *** *** *** 17 9.8 5.7-16.4 *** *** *** 42 21.1 15.2-28.6
Regional City or Suburban County 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 266 170 60.5 51.0-69.2 *** *** *** 23 10.6 5.8-18.5 *** *** *** 57 22.8 15.5-32.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 306 169 55.2 47.5-62.7 *** *** *** 37 11.3 7.3-17.0 17 5.3 2.9- 9.4 74 26.5 19.9-34.3
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 138 103 75.6 64.6-84.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 15.7 8.9-26.1
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.8 7.0-22.2
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 130 52.8 43.8-61.5 *** *** *** 28 11.0 6.1-19.0 *** *** *** 59 28.1 20.2-37.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 27.4 18.5-38.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 200 123 63.2 53.8-71.6 *** *** *** 20 9.0 5.4-14.7 *** *** *** 41 20.8 13.9-30.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 137 60.4 51.6-68.6 *** *** *** 23 13.5 7.9-21.9 *** *** *** 40 19.9 13.7-28.1

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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