2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
GENDER
Male 1,956 391 20.5 18.2-23.0 1,565 79.5 77.0-81.8
Female 2,410 390 16.4 14.5-18.5 2,020 83.6 81.5-85.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,911 549 18.6 16.9-20.5 2,362 81.4 79.5-83.1
Non-Hispanic Black 820 142 20.3 16.5-24.7 678 79.7 75.3-83.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 19 17.6 10.2-28.6 115 82.4 71.4-89.8
Non-Hispanic Other 156 26 19.3 12.8-28.0 130 80.7 72.0-87.2
Hispanic 300 38 11.2 7.4-16.5 262 88.8 83.5-92.6
AGE
18-34 893 235 25.2 21.9-28.9 658 74.8 71.1-78.1
35-44 576 103 18.0 14.5-22.1 473 82.0 77.9-85.5
45-54 750 122 15.4 12.5-18.9 628 84.6 81.1-87.5
55-64 853 125 14.7 11.9-18.0 728 85.3 82.0-88.1
65-74 779 135 17.7 14.2-21.7 644 82.3 78.3-85.8
75+ 513 61 9.3 6.8-12.7 452 90.7 87.3-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 423 35 10.0 6.6-14.7 388 90.0 85.3-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,086 146 16.3 13.5-19.5 940 83.7 80.5-86.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,241 204 18.2 15.5-21.3 1,037 81.8 78.7-84.5
College Graduate 1,612 394 24.8 22.3-27.5 1,218 75.2 72.5-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 387 46 13.5 9.5-18.9 341 86.5 81.1-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 663 86 15.1 11.7-19.3 577 84.9 80.7-88.3
$25,000- 34,999 431 61 14.4 10.4-19.8 370 85.6 80.2-89.6
$35,000- 49,999 517 100 21.4 17.1-26.4 417 78.6 73.6-82.9
$50,000-74,999 585 125 19.7 15.7-24.3 460 80.3 75.7-84.3
$75,000+ 1,072 245 23.3 20.1-26.7 827 76.7 73.3-79.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 118 15.4 12.4-19.0 595 84.6 81.0-87.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,378 154 11.7 9.6-14.2 1,224 88.3 85.8-90.4
No 2,963 624 21.0 19.2-23.0 2,339 79.0 77.0-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 638 155 25.4 21.5-29.8 483 74.6 70.2-78.5
Non-Veteran 3,726 624 17.3 15.8-19.1 3,102 82.7 80.9-84.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,153 257 21.1 18.5-23.9 896 78.9 76.1-81.5
Regional City or Suburban County 884 178 20.3 16.9-24.1 706 79.7 75.9-83.1
Rural 2,331 346 14.9 13.0-17.0 1,985 85.1 83.0-87.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,272 459 20.1 18.1-22.3 1,813 79.9 77.7-81.9
Unemployed 165 29 18.3 12.3-26.3 136 81.7 73.7-87.7
Retired 1,186 192 15.2 12.7-18.1 994 84.8 81.9-87.3
Unable to Work 413 26 7.5 4.7-11.7 387 92.5 88.3-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 310 69 23.2 17.7-29.9 241 76.8 70.1-82.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 128 18 17.6 10.4-28.2 110 82.4 71.8-89.6
50% to 100% 330 43 11.6 7.9-16.7 287 88.4 83.3-92.1
101% to 150% 625 72 14.6 10.9-19.1 553 85.4 80.9-89.1
151% to 200% 299 48 17.2 12.2-23.6 251 82.8 76.4-87.8
More than 200% 2,126 455 22.0 19.7-24.4 1,671 78.0 75.6-80.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 118 15.4 12.4-19.0 595 84.6 81.0-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 944 122 10.4 8.2-13.2 822 89.6 86.8-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,611 286 18.3 15.9-20.8 1,325 81.7 79.2-84.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,813 373 20.4 18.1-22.8 1,440 79.6 77.2-81.9

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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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