2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
GENDER
Male 2,046 1,526 74.7 72.2-77.1 520 25.3 22.9-27.8
Female 2,561 1,837 74.1 71.8-76.3 724 25.9 23.7-28.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,045 2,296 76.7 74.6-78.6 749 23.3 21.4-25.4
Non-Hispanic Black 889 598 68.5 64.2-72.5 291 31.5 27.5-35.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 167 133 80.7 72.2-87.1 34 19.3 12.9-27.8
Hispanic 315 205 66.0 58.7-72.6 110 34.0 27.4-41.3
AGE
18-34 926 771 81.8 78.4-84.7 155 18.2 15.3-21.6
35-44 594 435 74.5 69.8-78.8 159 25.5 21.2-30.2
45-54 769 548 72.4 68.2-76.2 221 27.6 23.8-31.8
55-64 891 634 73.1 69.2-76.7 257 26.9 23.3-30.8
65-74 821 581 69.4 64.7-73.6 240 30.6 26.4-35.3
75+ 561 351 59.5 53.6-65.0 210 40.5 35.0-46.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 468 262 58.7 52.7-64.6 206 41.3 35.4-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,158 761 69.6 66.2-72.9 397 30.4 27.1-33.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,295 929 76.0 72.9-78.8 366 24.0 21.2-27.1
College Graduate 1,678 1,403 85.4 83.2-87.3 275 14.6 12.7-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 416 249 63.9 57.4-69.9 167 36.1 30.1-42.6
$15,000- 24,999 701 436 66.1 61.3-70.6 265 33.9 29.4-38.7
$25,000- 34,999 460 320 72.9 67.4-77.9 140 27.1 22.1-32.6
$35,000- 49,999 540 405 77.6 72.6-82.0 135 22.4 18.0-27.4
$50,000-74,999 607 484 80.0 75.7-83.8 123 20.0 16.2-24.3
$75,000+ 1,104 937 84.3 81.3-86.9 167 15.7 13.1-18.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 781 532 66.4 61.6-70.8 249 33.6 29.2-38.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,467 864 60.5 56.9-63.9 603 39.5 36.1-43.1
No 3,115 2,480 79.8 77.9-81.6 635 20.2 18.4-22.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 673 512 75.8 71.5-79.7 161 24.2 20.3-28.5
Non-Veteran 3,932 2,847 74.1 72.2-75.9 1,085 25.9 24.1-27.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,214 962 77.8 74.8-80.6 252 22.2 19.4-25.2
Regional City or Suburban County 923 688 75.3 71.7-78.6 235 24.7 21.4-28.3
Rural 2,472 1,713 70.7 68.1-73.1 759 29.3 26.9-31.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,374 1,833 77.1 74.8-79.2 541 22.9 20.8-25.2
Unemployed 171 124 82.7 75.7-88.0 47 17.3 12.0-24.3
Retired 1,275 903 69.7 66.1-73.1 372 30.3 26.9-33.9
Unable to Work 444 220 52.5 46.1-58.8 224 47.5 41.2-53.9
Other not in Labor Force 320 264 83.2 77.3-87.8 56 16.8 12.2-22.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 137 82 66.8 56.1-76.0 55 33.2 24.0-43.9
50% to 100% 350 220 65.5 58.4-71.9 130 34.5 28.1-41.6
101% to 150% 659 410 65.9 60.9-70.5 249 34.1 29.5-39.1
151% to 200% 321 215 73.0 66.4-78.7 106 27.0 21.3-33.6
More than 200% 2,206 1,777 81.6 79.4-83.6 429 18.4 16.4-20.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 781 532 66.4 61.6-70.8 249 33.6 29.2-38.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,015 659 63.0 58.4-67.4 356 37.0 32.6-41.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,692 1,227 73.4 70.6-76.0 465 26.6 24.0-29.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,902 1,477 77.8 75.3-80.1 425 22.2 19.9-24.7

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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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