2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
GENDER
Male 1,974 949 47.8 45.0-50.7 1,025 52.2 49.3-55.0
Female 2,424 1,198 48.8 46.1-51.5 1,226 51.2 48.5-53.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,930 1,560 52.6 50.2-54.9 1,370 47.4 45.1-49.8
Non-Hispanic Black 827 355 43.7 39.2-48.4 472 56.3 51.6-60.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 156 71 44.6 35.4-54.2 85 55.4 45.8-64.6
Hispanic 305 89 25.9 20.2-32.6 216 74.1 67.4-79.8
AGE
18-34 902 431 45.4 41.4-49.5 471 54.6 50.5-58.6
35-44 581 261 48.3 43.2-53.3 320 51.7 46.7-56.8
45-54 752 347 47.3 42.8-51.9 405 52.7 48.1-57.2
55-64 859 418 50.6 46.3-54.9 441 49.4 45.1-53.7
65-74 783 423 52.5 47.7-57.3 360 47.5 42.7-52.3
75+ 519 267 49.9 43.9-55.8 252 50.1 44.2-56.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 428 137 32.9 27.2-39.1 291 67.1 60.9-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,098 466 44.6 40.8-48.4 632 55.4 51.6-59.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,250 600 50.3 46.7-53.8 650 49.7 46.2-53.3
College Graduate 1,618 941 57.3 54.3-60.3 677 42.7 39.7-45.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 392 156 43.1 36.6-49.9 236 56.9 50.1-63.4
$15,000- 24,999 671 252 37.7 32.8-42.8 419 62.3 57.2-67.2
$25,000- 34,999 435 198 46.0 39.9-52.3 237 54.0 47.7-60.1
$35,000- 49,999 521 257 49.7 44.1-55.3 264 50.3 44.7-55.9
$50,000-74,999 588 333 55.1 49.8-60.2 255 44.9 39.8-50.2
$75,000+ 1,075 633 57.9 54.1-61.6 442 42.1 38.4-45.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 718 318 40.9 36.3-45.6 400 59.1 54.4-63.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,388 522 37.9 34.5-41.5 866 62.1 58.5-65.5
No 2,985 1,613 52.3 50.0-54.7 1,372 47.7 45.3-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 642 334 50.6 45.8-55.4 308 49.4 44.6-54.2
Non-Veteran 3,754 1,811 48.0 45.9-50.1 1,943 52.0 49.9-54.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,161 600 49.1 45.7-52.5 561 50.9 47.5-54.3
Regional City or Suburban County 893 457 50.9 46.7-55.0 436 49.1 45.0-53.3
Rural 2,346 1,090 46.0 43.2-48.9 1,256 54.0 51.1-56.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,289 1,122 48.0 45.4-50.6 1,167 52.0 49.4-54.6
Unemployed 166 79 51.5 41.6-61.4 87 48.5 38.6-58.4
Retired 1,195 671 55.3 51.4-59.1 524 44.7 40.9-48.6
Unable to Work 417 105 28.2 22.6-34.6 312 71.8 65.4-77.4
Other not in Labor Force 311 158 50.6 43.4-57.7 153 49.4 42.3-56.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 334 122 33.2 26.9-40.1 212 66.8 59.9-73.1
101% to 150% 630 257 43.8 38.6-49.2 373 56.2 50.8-61.4
151% to 200% 305 134 45.4 38.2-52.8 171 54.6 47.2-61.8
More than 200% 2,135 1,204 56.0 53.2-58.7 931 44.0 41.3-46.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 718 318 40.9 36.3-45.6 400 59.1 54.4-63.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 953 411 40.2 35.7-44.9 542 59.8 55.1-64.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,618 777 48.3 45.2-51.4 841 51.7 48.6-54.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,829 959 50.2 47.3-53.1 870 49.8 46.9-52.7

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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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