2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
GENDER
Male 1,968 602 29.8 27.2-32.5 341 17.9 15.8-20.1 451 23.4 21.0-25.9 574 29.0 26.4-31.6
Female 2,413 714 27.6 25.4-30.0 473 20.9 18.8-23.2 466 22.3 20.0-24.8 760 29.2 26.8-31.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,918 983 31.7 29.6-33.9 565 20.7 18.8-22.6 560 21.1 19.2-23.2 810 26.5 24.5-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 825 192 24.7 20.9-29.0 161 19.0 15.5-23.0 173 21.9 18.2-26.0 299 34.5 30.3-39.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 36 25.1 16.2-36.7 12 8.7 3.8-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 155 43 25.6 18.3-34.5 27 18.7 12.2-27.6 45 31.5 23.2-41.2 40 24.2 16.9-33.3
Hispanic 304 46 12.3 8.5-17.5 42 13.4 9.3-18.9 95 33.5 26.2-41.6 121 40.8 33.6-48.5
AGE
18-34 898 231 24.7 21.4-28.3 196 20.6 17.6-24.1 280 32.3 28.6-36.3 191 22.4 19.2-26.0
35-44 580 131 24.8 20.6-29.5 129 23.3 19.3-27.8 145 23.1 19.3-27.5 175 28.8 24.4-33.7
45-54 751 198 26.6 22.7-30.8 148 20.7 17.3-24.7 173 22.6 18.8-26.8 232 30.1 26.1-34.5
55-64 856 266 31.3 27.4-35.4 149 19.0 15.8-22.7 170 20.1 16.7-23.8 271 29.7 25.9-33.7
65-74 779 312 38.1 33.6-42.8 107 14.3 11.1-18.2 116 15.2 12.1-18.9 244 32.5 28.0-37.3
75+ 515 178 35.2 29.7-41.1 85 14.1 10.7-18.5 33 5.5 3.5- 8.6 219 45.1 39.2-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 84 21.8 16.9-27.5 49 10.8 7.6-15.3 81 21.2 16.0-27.5 210 46.2 39.9-52.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,094 299 27.7 24.3-31.3 163 16.6 13.9-19.8 210 21.0 18.0-24.4 422 34.6 31.1-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,247 360 29.0 26.0-32.3 237 21.1 18.3-24.3 260 22.9 20.0-26.1 390 26.9 24.0-30.1
College Graduate 1,612 571 32.6 29.9-35.4 364 24.5 22.0-27.3 365 25.2 22.6-28.1 312 17.6 15.5-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 389 93 27.1 21.5-33.7 60 15.3 11.1-20.8 67 18.8 14.1-24.7 169 38.8 32.4-45.5
$15,000- 24,999 671 154 24.4 20.2-29.2 98 13.2 10.3-16.9 138 24.6 19.9-29.9 281 37.8 33.0-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 433 133 29.3 24.0-35.2 63 16.3 11.9-21.9 89 23.0 18.1-28.7 148 31.4 26.0-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 520 148 27.7 23.1-32.8 108 22.0 17.6-27.0 118 24.4 19.7-29.8 146 25.9 21.2-31.2
$50,000-74,999 586 197 31.5 26.7-36.7 134 23.5 19.3-28.1 122 23.1 18.9-28.0 133 22.0 18.1-26.4
$75,000+ 1,073 379 32.2 28.8-35.9 252 25.6 22.3-29.1 250 23.5 20.4-26.9 192 18.7 15.9-21.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 711 212 25.9 22.1-30.2 99 14.6 11.5-18.4 133 20.4 16.8-24.7 267 39.1 34.3-44.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,382 333 25.0 22.0-28.2 183 12.7 10.5-15.2 239 18.3 15.6-21.3 627 44.0 40.5-47.7
No 2,974 973 30.0 28.0-32.1 629 22.2 20.3-24.2 672 24.5 22.5-26.6 700 23.3 21.4-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 638 210 32.6 28.3-37.3 120 17.8 14.5-21.6 124 20.4 16.7-24.7 184 29.2 25.0-33.8
Non-Veteran 3,741 1,104 28.1 26.2-30.0 694 19.7 18.1-21.5 791 23.1 21.3-25.0 1,152 29.1 27.2-31.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 336 27.6 24.7-30.7 261 21.4 18.8-24.3 275 24.7 21.8-27.8 286 26.3 23.3-29.5
Regional City or Suburban County 886 292 32.1 28.3-36.1 158 18.5 15.4-22.1 185 22.3 18.9-26.0 251 27.2 23.7-31.0
Rural 2,339 688 27.5 25.1-30.1 395 18.3 16.2-20.6 457 21.4 19.0-24.0 799 32.8 30.2-35.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 635 26.6 24.4-29.0 480 21.2 19.2-23.4 573 25.9 23.6-28.3 594 26.3 24.0-28.6
Unemployed 166 52 31.2 23.1-40.6 27 20.4 13.2-30.1 37 28.8 19.9-39.8 50 19.6 13.8-27.1
Retired 1,186 468 39.2 35.5-43.0 194 15.7 13.2-18.7 139 11.5 9.4-14.1 385 33.6 30.0-37.4
Unable to Work 417 56 15.1 10.8-20.7 49 13.1 9.3-18.1 78 18.5 13.9-24.2 234 53.3 46.7-59.8
Other not in Labor Force 310 96 29.1 23.1-35.8 61 21.2 15.9-27.8 86 28.8 22.6-36.1 67 20.9 15.7-27.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 129 *** *** *** 21 22.1 14.0-33.2 27 18.2 11.6-27.4 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 333 72 20.2 15.2-26.2 49 12.8 8.9-18.2 77 28.8 21.9-36.9 135 38.2 31.3-45.6
101% to 150% 628 156 28.4 23.8-33.5 99 15.1 11.7-19.4 119 20.4 16.3-25.2 254 36.1 31.3-41.2
151% to 200% 304 87 30.1 23.8-37.3 46 15.2 10.6-21.4 61 24.4 18.4-31.7 110 30.3 24.2-37.2
More than 200% 2,130 728 31.8 29.3-34.4 471 24.1 21.8-26.6 480 24.0 21.7-26.5 451 20.1 18.0-22.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 711 212 25.9 22.1-30.2 99 14.6 11.5-18.4 133 20.4 16.8-24.7 267 39.1 34.3-44.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 949 251 23.7 20.2-27.7 156 16.2 13.0-20.0 172 18.9 15.3-23.1 370 41.2 36.6-46.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,611 484 29.0 26.3-31.9 286 19.1 16.7-21.7 351 22.7 20.1-25.4 490 29.3 26.5-32.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,823 581 29.6 27.0-32.2 372 20.5 18.3-22.9 394 23.8 21.3-26.5 476 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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