2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 1,351 30.0 28.2-31.8 446 11.0 9.8-12.3 1,788 40.6 38.7-42.6
GENDER
Male 1,956 391 20.5 18.2-23.0 550 27.4 25.0-29.9 271 14.9 12.9-17.1 744 37.2 34.5-40.0
Female 2,410 390 16.4 14.5-18.5 801 32.4 29.9-34.9 175 7.4 6.1- 8.9 1,044 43.8 41.2-46.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,911 549 18.6 16.9-20.5 1,000 33.9 31.7-36.1 270 10.2 8.8-11.8 1,092 37.3 35.0-39.6
Non-Hispanic Black 820 142 20.3 16.5-24.7 212 23.9 20.3-27.9 94 11.3 8.7-14.5 372 44.5 39.9-49.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 19 17.6 10.2-28.6 30 16.7 9.9-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 156 26 19.3 12.8-28.0 45 25.3 18.0-34.4 24 16.4 10.5-24.5 61 39.0 30.1-48.8
Hispanic 300 38 11.2 7.4-16.5 48 14.0 9.9-19.5 39 14.8 10.1-21.3 175 60.0 52.4-67.1
AGE
18-34 893 235 25.2 21.9-28.9 192 20.3 17.3-23.6 170 18.5 15.6-21.8 296 36.0 32.2-40.1
35-44 576 103 18.0 14.5-22.1 155 30.0 25.4-34.9 73 12.0 9.0-15.9 245 40.0 35.2-45.0
45-54 750 122 15.4 12.5-18.9 224 31.9 27.7-36.4 64 7.2 5.4- 9.7 340 45.4 40.9-50.1
55-64 853 125 14.7 11.9-18.0 291 36.0 31.9-40.3 63 7.2 5.3- 9.8 374 42.1 37.9-46.5
65-74 779 135 17.7 14.2-21.7 285 35.0 30.6-39.6 48 5.4 3.8- 7.6 311 42.0 37.2-46.9
75+ 513 61 9.3 6.8-12.7 204 40.9 35.1-46.9 28 6.6 4.0-10.6 220 43.2 37.4-49.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 423 35 10.0 6.6-14.7 99 22.6 17.8-28.3 32 9.5 6.0-14.8 257 57.9 51.4-64.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,086 146 16.3 13.5-19.5 314 28.3 25.0-31.9 110 11.7 9.4-14.5 516 43.7 39.9-47.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,241 204 18.2 15.5-21.3 394 32.2 29.0-35.6 124 10.6 8.6-13.0 519 38.9 35.5-42.4
College Graduate 1,612 394 24.8 22.3-27.5 543 32.4 29.7-35.3 180 11.6 9.8-13.7 495 31.2 28.4-34.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 387 46 13.5 9.5-18.9 108 29.3 23.5-35.9 38 9.1 5.9-13.7 195 48.0 41.4-54.8
$15,000- 24,999 663 86 15.1 11.7-19.3 162 22.6 18.6-27.1 66 10.1 7.5-13.6 349 52.2 46.9-57.4
$25,000- 34,999 431 61 14.4 10.4-19.8 136 32.1 26.6-38.2 49 12.4 8.8-17.2 185 41.1 35.1-47.3
$35,000- 49,999 517 100 21.4 17.1-26.4 154 28.0 23.4-33.2 64 15.4 11.4-20.7 199 35.1 30.0-40.6
$50,000-74,999 585 125 19.7 15.7-24.3 207 35.6 30.7-40.8 66 12.1 9.1-15.9 187 32.7 27.9-37.8
$75,000+ 1,072 245 23.3 20.1-26.7 386 34.6 31.0-38.3 110 10.3 8.2-12.8 331 31.9 28.4-35.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 118 15.4 12.4-19.0 198 25.4 21.5-29.7 53 8.9 6.4-12.3 344 50.3 45.4-55.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,378 154 11.7 9.6-14.2 364 26.2 23.2-29.5 121 9.5 7.5-11.9 739 52.7 49.1-56.3
No 2,963 624 21.0 19.2-23.0 978 31.4 29.3-33.6 319 11.5 10.1-13.1 1,042 36.1 33.8-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 638 155 25.4 21.5-29.8 177 25.3 21.5-29.6 91 15.6 12.4-19.5 215 33.6 29.1-38.4
Non-Veteran 3,726 624 17.3 15.8-19.1 1,174 30.6 28.7-32.6 353 10.3 9.0-11.7 1,575 41.7 39.6-43.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,153 257 21.1 18.5-23.9 341 28.2 25.3-31.4 140 12.1 10.0-14.6 415 38.6 35.3-42.1
Regional City or Suburban County 884 178 20.3 16.9-24.1 274 30.7 27.1-34.7 100 11.8 9.2-15.0 332 37.2 33.3-41.3
Rural 2,331 346 14.9 13.0-17.0 736 31.0 28.4-33.6 206 9.6 8.1-11.3 1,043 44.6 41.7-47.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,272 459 20.1 18.1-22.3 655 27.9 25.6-30.2 276 12.2 10.6-14.0 882 39.8 37.3-42.4
Unemployed 165 29 18.3 12.3-26.3 49 33.1 24.3-43.2 14 13.0 6.6-23.9 73 35.6 27.0-45.4
Retired 1,186 192 15.2 12.7-18.1 473 40.0 36.3-43.8 76 6.7 5.1- 8.8 445 38.1 34.4-41.9
Unable to Work 413 26 7.5 4.7-11.7 79 21.0 16.0-27.0 42 10.5 6.7-16.2 266 61.0 54.2-67.4
Other not in Labor Force 310 69 23.2 17.7-29.9 89 27.6 21.8-34.3 37 12.6 8.7-17.8 115 36.6 29.8-43.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 128 18 17.6 10.4-28.2 *** *** *** 18 11.4 6.2-20.0 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 330 43 11.6 7.9-16.7 77 21.4 16.3-27.7 31 9.9 6.4-15.1 179 57.1 49.7-64.2
101% to 150% 625 72 14.6 10.9-19.1 184 29.5 24.9-34.5 56 10.1 6.9-14.4 313 45.9 40.7-51.2
151% to 200% 299 48 17.2 12.2-23.6 82 28.2 22.0-35.4 38 12.1 8.2-17.5 131 42.5 35.3-50.0
More than 200% 2,126 455 22.0 19.7-24.4 745 34.0 31.5-36.7 218 10.9 9.3-12.8 708 33.1 30.5-35.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 118 15.4 12.4-19.0 198 25.4 21.5-29.7 53 8.9 6.4-12.3 344 50.3 45.4-55.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 944 122 10.4 8.2-13.2 285 29.3 25.2-33.8 69 8.1 5.9-10.9 468 52.2 47.4-56.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,611 286 18.3 15.9-20.8 485 30.0 27.2-32.9 184 11.8 9.8-14.1 656 40.0 37.0-43.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,813 373 20.4 18.1-22.8 581 30.1 27.5-32.7 193 11.1 9.4-13.1 666 38.5 35.7-41.4

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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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