2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-FEMALES 2,424 1,198 48.8 46.1-51.5 466 22.2 19.9-24.7 760 29.0 26.7-31.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,601 862 53.2 49.9-56.4 283 20.4 17.8-23.2 456 26.4 23.7-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 505 218 43.5 37.6-49.5 101 22.1 17.3-27.7 186 34.5 29.1-40.2
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 444 218 46.4 40.7-52.2 135 33.1 27.7-39.0 91 20.5 16.3-25.4
35-44 319 146 48.4 41.5-55.4 66 20.0 15.2-25.7 107 31.6 25.4-38.5
45-54 403 197 49.7 43.3-56.1 81 21.8 16.4-28.2 125 28.5 23.4-34.4
55-64 480 234 51.0 45.0-56.9 95 19.8 15.3-25.2 151 29.2 24.2-34.9
65-74 445 236 49.3 42.7-55.8 67 16.8 12.6-22.1 142 33.9 27.6-40.8
75+ 331 167 50.1 42.5-57.6 22 6.4 3.7-10.7 142 43.5 36.2-51.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 74 31.1 23.5-39.8 39 22.8 15.1-33.0 111 46.1 37.1-55.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 244 46.7 41.3-52.2 87 18.6 14.5-23.4 224 34.7 29.9-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 739 356 50.1 45.4-54.9 146 22.8 18.9-27.1 237 27.1 23.2-31.3
College Graduate 903 524 57.2 53.1-61.3 193 24.2 20.7-28.0 186 18.6 15.7-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 245 96 42.3 34.0-51.2 40 19.5 13.3-27.8 109 38.1 30.2-46.8
$15,000- 24,999 384 154 38.1 31.6-45.0 69 23.7 17.1-31.7 161 38.3 31.7-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 253 121 51.3 43.2-59.4 44 21.9 15.7-29.6 88 26.8 20.7-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 270 131 46.7 38.9-54.7 62 24.8 18.3-32.8 77 28.5 21.4-36.8
$50,000- 74,999 294 172 57.6 50.1-64.8 61 23.1 17.1-30.4 61 19.3 14.5-25.3
$75,000+ 521 317 59.4 53.8-64.8 111 22.7 18.3-27.7 93 17.9 14.1-22.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 803 287 36.6 32.1-41.4 128 18.2 14.5-22.6 388 45.2 40.3-50.1
No 1,606 904 53.7 50.5-56.9 336 23.8 21.0-26.8 366 22.5 19.9-25.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,358 1,167 48.8 46.1-51.5 448 22.1 19.7-24.6 743 29.1 26.8-31.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 620 328 51.2 46.5-56.0 142 23.8 20.0-28.2 150 24.9 21.0-29.3
Regional City or Suburban County 494 244 49.9 44.2-55.6 98 21.1 16.9-26.1 152 29.0 24.1-34.4
Rural 1,310 626 45.9 42.1-49.8 226 21.4 17.9-25.4 458 32.7 29.1-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,079 545 48.8 45.0-52.6 255 26.2 22.9-29.9 279 25.0 21.8-28.4
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 20.0 12.6-30.2
Retired 729 408 54.1 49.0-59.1 88 13.0 10.0-16.6 233 33.0 28.3-38.0
Unable to Work 265 62 27.8 20.8-36.2 46 17.4 11.9-24.8 157 54.7 46.1-63.0
Other not in Labor Force 243 125 50.3 42.0-58.6 58 26.1 19.0-34.7 60 23.6 17.4-31.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** 15 14.4 7.7-25.5 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 77 34.4 26.1-43.8 *** *** *** 86 34.8 26.3-44.5
101% to 150% 363 148 41.8 35.0-49.0 63 19.2 14.2-25.3 152 39.0 32.4-46.1
151% to 200% 168 74 46.8 37.1-56.7 28 22.5 14.8-32.6 66 30.7 22.9-39.8
More than 200% 1,073 623 57.6 53.6-61.5 229 23.8 20.5-27.5 221 18.6 15.8-21.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 566 256 45.5 39.3-51.8 96 20.1 15.1-26.2 214 34.4 28.8-40.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 439 47.0 42.9-51.1 173 20.8 17.6-24.4 306 32.2 28.4-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 940 503 51.1 46.9-55.2 197 23.9 20.3-27.9 240 25.1 21.7-28.7

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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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