2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 1-300 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 1,731 42.3 40.3-44.2 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
GENDER
Male 1,968 602 29.8 27.2-32.5 792 41.3 38.5-44.1 574 29.0 26.4-31.6
Female 2,413 714 27.6 25.4-30.0 939 43.2 40.5-45.9 760 29.2 26.8-31.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,918 983 31.7 29.6-33.9 1,125 41.8 39.5-44.2 810 26.5 24.5-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 825 192 24.7 20.9-29.0 334 40.8 36.3-45.5 299 34.5 30.3-39.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 36 25.1 16.2-36.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 155 43 25.6 18.3-34.5 72 50.2 40.7-59.7 40 24.2 16.9-33.3
Hispanic 304 46 12.3 8.5-17.5 137 46.9 39.2-54.6 121 40.8 33.6-48.5
AGE
18-34 898 231 24.7 21.4-28.3 476 52.9 48.9-56.9 191 22.4 19.2-26.0
35-44 580 131 24.8 20.6-29.5 274 46.4 41.4-51.5 175 28.8 24.4-33.7
45-54 751 198 26.6 22.7-30.8 321 43.3 38.8-47.9 232 30.1 26.1-34.5
55-64 856 266 31.3 27.4-35.4 319 39.1 34.9-43.4 271 29.7 25.9-33.7
65-74 779 312 38.1 33.6-42.8 223 29.5 25.3-34.1 244 32.5 28.0-37.3
75+ 515 178 35.2 29.7-41.1 118 19.7 15.6-24.5 219 45.1 39.2-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 84 21.8 16.9-27.5 130 32.0 26.1-38.5 210 46.2 39.9-52.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,094 299 27.7 24.3-31.3 373 37.7 34.0-41.5 422 34.6 31.1-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,247 360 29.0 26.0-32.3 497 44.0 40.5-47.6 390 26.9 24.0-30.1
College Graduate 1,612 571 32.6 29.9-35.4 729 49.8 46.7-52.8 312 17.6 15.5-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 389 93 27.1 21.5-33.7 127 34.1 28.0-40.8 169 38.8 32.4-45.5
$15,000- 24,999 671 154 24.4 20.2-29.2 236 37.8 32.7-43.2 281 37.8 33.0-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 433 133 29.3 24.0-35.2 152 39.4 33.4-45.7 148 31.4 26.0-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 520 148 27.7 23.1-32.8 226 46.4 40.8-52.1 146 25.9 21.2-31.2
$50,000-74,999 586 197 31.5 26.7-36.7 256 46.6 41.3-51.9 133 22.0 18.1-26.4
$75,000+ 1,073 379 32.2 28.8-35.9 502 49.1 45.2-52.9 192 18.7 15.9-21.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 711 212 25.9 22.1-30.2 232 35.0 30.5-39.8 267 39.1 34.3-44.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,382 333 25.0 22.0-28.2 422 31.0 27.8-34.4 627 44.0 40.5-47.7
No 2,974 973 30.0 28.0-32.1 1,301 46.7 44.3-49.0 700 23.3 21.4-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 638 210 32.6 28.3-37.3 244 38.2 33.7-43.0 184 29.2 25.0-33.8
Non-Veteran 3,741 1,104 28.1 26.2-30.0 1,485 42.8 40.7-44.9 1,152 29.1 27.2-31.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 336 27.6 24.7-30.7 536 46.1 42.7-49.5 286 26.3 23.3-29.5
Regional City or Suburban County 886 292 32.1 28.3-36.1 343 40.7 36.7-44.9 251 27.2 23.7-31.0
Rural 2,339 688 27.5 25.1-30.1 852 39.7 36.9-42.6 799 32.8 30.2-35.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 635 26.6 24.4-29.0 1,053 47.1 44.5-49.7 594 26.3 24.0-28.6
Unemployed 166 52 31.2 23.1-40.6 64 49.2 39.3-59.2 50 19.6 13.8-27.1
Retired 1,186 468 39.2 35.5-43.0 333 27.3 24.0-30.7 385 33.6 30.0-37.4
Unable to Work 417 56 15.1 10.8-20.7 127 31.6 25.8-38.0 234 53.3 46.7-59.8
Other not in Labor Force 310 96 29.1 23.1-35.8 147 50.1 42.9-57.2 67 20.9 15.7-27.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 333 72 20.2 15.2-26.2 126 41.6 34.3-49.4 135 38.2 31.3-45.6
101% to 150% 628 156 28.4 23.8-33.5 218 35.5 30.5-40.8 254 36.1 31.3-41.2
151% to 200% 304 87 30.1 23.8-37.3 107 39.6 32.6-47.2 110 30.3 24.2-37.2
More than 200% 2,130 728 31.8 29.3-34.4 951 48.1 45.4-50.9 451 20.1 18.0-22.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 711 212 25.9 22.1-30.2 232 35.0 30.5-39.8 267 39.1 34.3-44.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 949 251 23.7 20.2-27.7 328 35.1 30.6-39.8 370 41.2 36.6-46.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,611 484 29.0 26.3-31.9 637 41.7 38.7-44.8 490 29.3 26.5-32.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,823 581 29.6 27.0-32.2 766 44.3 41.4-47.2 476 26.1 23.7-28.8

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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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