2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
GENDER
Male 1,477 680 42.9 39.7-46.1 81 5.4 4.0- 7.2 184 14.0 11.9-16.6 140 10.2 8.3-12.4 392 27.5 24.6-30.5
Female 1,764 1,129 64.1 61.0-67.0 114 5.6 4.4- 7.0 125 9.1 7.3-11.4 41 2.5 1.7- 3.7 355 18.7 16.4-21.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,224 1,221 53.2 50.5-55.8 156 6.7 5.5- 8.2 193 10.3 8.8-12.0 125 6.3 5.1- 7.8 529 23.5 21.3-25.8
Non-Hispanic Black 570 358 61.4 55.6-66.8 19 2.5 1.4- 4.4 53 10.9 7.5-15.5 23 4.0 2.4- 6.7 117 21.2 16.7-26.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.0 8.8-27.2
Non-Hispanic Other 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 23.3 15.2-33.9 *** *** *** 21 14.3 8.5-22.9
Hispanic 195 94 42.8 33.8-52.4 *** *** *** 33 19.7 11.5-31.7 13 8.6 4.4-16.0 51 26.6 19.0-35.9
AGE
18-34 732 265 36.3 32.2-40.7 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 178 24.4 20.6-28.6 96 12.6 10.0-15.9 180 24.7 21.0-28.9
35-44 417 224 56.9 51.1-62.5 12 3.4 1.5- 7.4 63 13.5 10.3-17.5 21 4.5 2.7- 7.3 97 21.7 17.4-26.8
45-54 533 318 61.1 55.8-66.3 32 5.9 3.9- 8.9 41 6.7 4.6- 9.7 28 4.5 2.9- 6.9 114 21.7 17.6-26.5
55-64 619 409 66.9 62.0-71.5 44 7.8 5.5-11.0 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2 17 3.1 1.7- 5.6 130 19.7 16.0-24.0
65-74 561 362 65.1 59.6-70.2 61 11.4 8.3-15.4 *** *** *** 13 1.3 0.7- 2.5 121 21.7 17.4-26.7
75+ 336 202 56.9 49.5-64.0 28 8.3 5.3-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 32.9 26.3-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 257 173 61.7 52.9-69.7 14 6.7 3.5-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 21.0 15.3-28.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 739 413 52.6 48.0-57.2 57 7.4 5.4-10.1 61 11.1 8.4-14.5 45 7.2 5.2- 9.9 163 21.7 18.1-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 892 509 55.1 51.0-59.2 63 5.5 4.0- 7.5 79 9.7 7.4-12.5 45 6.0 4.3- 8.4 196 23.6 20.2-27.5
College Graduate 1,345 709 50.5 47.2-53.8 60 3.4 2.5- 4.6 159 15.4 13.0-18.1 87 6.7 5.2- 8.6 330 24.0 21.3-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 238 150 56.7 48.2-64.8 *** *** *** 14 7.2 4.0-12.5 12 6.1 2.9-12.1 53 25.7 18.9-33.9
$15,000- 24,999 420 252 56.2 49.4-62.7 23 5.4 3.1- 9.3 37 12.9 8.2-19.6 14 4.4 2.4- 8.2 94 21.1 16.4-26.6
$25,000- 34,999 307 181 63.6 56.3-70.3 16 3.2 1.8- 5.9 33 13.1 8.6-19.5 18 6.6 3.6-11.9 59 13.4 9.6-18.5
$35,000- 49,999 390 203 50.3 43.9-56.8 27 5.7 3.5- 9.3 35 9.9 6.8-14.1 33 10.1 6.5-15.3 92 24.0 18.8-30.1
$50,000-74,999 464 241 53.3 47.3-59.2 36 6.9 4.6-10.1 34 7.0 4.7-10.2 30 6.0 3.9- 9.0 123 26.9 21.7-32.8
$75,000+ 903 478 50.0 45.8-54.2 43 4.4 2.9- 6.4 109 14.4 11.5-17.8 55 6.4 4.7- 8.6 218 24.9 21.4-28.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 519 304 54.9 49.1-60.5 41 8.1 5.4-12.1 47 11.5 8.2-15.9 19 4.3 2.5- 7.3 108 21.2 17.0-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 830 527 63.9 59.4-68.1 59 6.7 4.9- 9.1 28 4.2 2.7- 6.5 29 3.6 2.2- 5.6 187 21.6 18.0-25.7
No 2,392 1,276 51.0 48.4-53.7 135 5.1 4.1- 6.4 276 13.5 11.7-15.6 149 6.9 5.7- 8.4 556 23.4 21.2-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 234 47.9 42.5-53.4 28 4.9 3.1- 7.8 77 16.5 13.0-20.9 43 9.5 6.8-13.1 108 21.2 17.0-26.0
Non-Veteran 2,747 1,573 54.7 52.3-57.2 167 5.6 4.6- 6.8 232 10.8 9.2-12.6 137 5.7 4.6- 7.0 638 23.2 21.2-25.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 913 489 52.5 48.6-56.3 30 3.0 1.9- 4.5 106 12.6 10.3-15.3 61 6.6 4.9- 8.8 227 25.4 22.2-28.8
Regional City or Suburban County 669 347 51.7 46.9-56.6 42 6.3 4.4- 9.0 75 11.9 9.0-15.6 38 6.3 4.2- 9.4 167 23.7 19.7-28.2
Rural 1,659 973 56.6 53.1-59.9 123 7.3 5.7- 9.3 128 10.2 8.0-13.0 82 5.8 4.4- 7.4 353 20.1 17.6-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,764 887 49.9 46.9-52.8 86 4.8 3.7- 6.3 230 13.0 11.2-15.1 135 7.8 6.4- 9.5 426 24.5 22.0-27.2
Unemployed 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.3 6.2-19.9 *** *** *** 25 19.0 11.7-29.4
Retired 871 551 62.5 58.1-66.7 75 9.7 7.3-12.8 *** *** *** 17 1.9 1.0- 3.6 218 24.8 21.2-28.9
Unable to Work 214 167 81.1 73.4-87.0 13 5.0 2.5- 9.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 12.7 7.8-20.0
Other not in Labor Force 251 123 43.0 35.4-50.8 13 2.3 1.1- 4.8 52 27.9 20.6-36.5 17 7.8 4.5-13.1 46 19.1 13.7-26.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 137 62.9 52.8-71.9 *** *** *** 17 13.5 6.8-25.0 *** *** *** 37 15.1 10.1-22.1
101% to 150% 401 250 59.3 52.5-65.7 20 5.0 2.7- 9.0 30 9.2 5.7-14.4 14 5.3 2.5-10.8 87 21.2 16.5-26.8
151% to 200% 207 109 53.3 44.4-62.0 13 4.8 2.5- 8.9 24 11.0 6.9-17.1 14 8.3 4.4-15.2 47 22.6 15.9-31.0
More than 200% 1,709 915 52.4 49.3-55.4 106 5.4 4.2- 6.9 160 11.3 9.4-13.5 110 6.6 5.3- 8.2 418 24.4 21.7-27.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 519 304 54.9 49.1-60.5 41 8.1 5.4-12.1 47 11.5 8.2-15.9 19 4.3 2.5- 7.3 108 21.2 17.0-26.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 636 386 59.2 53.4-64.6 64 10.3 7.4-14.1 27 3.7 2.3- 5.8 24 5.2 3.2- 8.2 135 21.7 17.3-27.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,188 651 55.1 51.5-58.7 66 5.8 4.3- 7.9 133 11.9 9.8-14.4 72 6.5 4.8- 8.6 266 20.7 17.9-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,417 772 51.9 48.7-55.2 65 4.3 3.2- 5.7 149 12.8 10.5-15.4 85 6.2 4.8- 8.0 346 24.7 22.0-27.7

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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