2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-FEMALES 2,413 714 27.6 25.4-30.0 473 20.9 18.8-23.2 466 22.3 20.0-24.8 760 29.2 26.8-31.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,593 533 30.6 27.8-33.6 321 22.3 19.7-25.2 283 20.5 17.9-23.4 456 26.6 23.8-29.5
Non-Hispanic Black 504 116 23.6 19.0-29.0 101 19.8 15.2-25.3 101 22.1 17.3-27.7 186 34.5 29.1-40.3
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 442 112 21.7 17.6-26.5 104 24.6 19.8-30.0 135 33.2 27.7-39.1 91 20.6 16.4-25.5
35-44 318 82 27.0 21.3-33.7 63 21.0 15.8-27.3 66 20.1 15.4-25.9 107 31.8 25.6-38.8
45-54 402 100 25.9 20.8-31.8 96 23.7 18.7-29.6 81 21.8 16.4-28.2 125 28.6 23.4-34.4
55-64 480 153 31.5 26.3-37.2 81 19.4 15.0-24.8 95 19.8 15.3-25.2 151 29.2 24.2-34.9
65-74 441 166 35.1 29.2-41.5 66 13.7 9.9-18.6 67 17.0 12.7-22.3 142 34.2 27.9-41.1
75+ 328 101 31.7 25.1-39.2 63 17.7 12.7-24.0 22 6.5 3.8-10.9 142 44.2 36.7-51.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 39 19.1 12.9-27.2 31 11.3 7.1-17.5 39 23.0 15.2-33.3 111 46.6 37.5-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 153 27.0 22.4-32.1 90 19.7 15.5-24.6 87 18.6 14.5-23.5 224 34.8 29.9-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 738 205 27.0 23.1-31.2 150 23.0 19.1-27.5 146 22.9 19.0-27.2 237 27.2 23.3-31.4
College Graduate 898 317 33.2 29.6-37.1 202 23.8 20.4-27.5 193 24.3 20.8-28.2 186 18.7 15.8-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 243 50 24.7 17.7-33.5 44 17.1 11.7-24.3 40 19.7 13.4-28.0 109 38.5 30.5-47.2
$15,000- 24,999 384 87 21.3 16.4-27.1 67 16.8 12.2-22.6 69 23.7 17.1-31.7 161 38.3 31.7-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 251 80 33.2 26.1-41.3 39 17.4 11.4-25.6 44 22.2 16.0-30.0 88 27.2 21.0-34.4
$35,000- 49,999 269 73 25.1 19.3-31.9 57 21.5 15.7-28.8 62 24.8 18.3-32.8 77 28.5 21.4-36.8
$50,000- 74,999 294 99 31.8 25.3-39.0 73 25.8 19.8-32.9 61 23.1 17.1-30.4 61 19.3 14.5-25.3
$75,000+ 521 187 31.1 26.2-36.4 130 28.3 23.4-33.9 111 22.7 18.3-27.7 93 17.9 14.1-22.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 799 167 21.8 18.0-26.0 116 14.6 11.5-18.4 128 18.3 14.6-22.7 388 45.3 40.5-50.3
No 1,599 541 29.9 27.1-32.8 356 23.6 20.9-26.6 336 23.9 21.1-26.9 366 22.6 20.0-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,347 700 27.8 25.5-30.2 456 20.8 18.6-23.1 448 22.2 19.8-24.7 743 29.3 26.9-31.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 618 176 26.8 22.9-31.1 150 24.3 20.5-28.7 142 23.9 20.0-28.2 150 25.0 21.1-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 490 148 29.3 24.4-34.7 92 20.3 15.9-25.6 98 21.2 17.0-26.2 152 29.1 24.3-34.5
Rural 1,305 390 27.3 24.2-30.6 231 18.3 15.5-21.5 226 21.5 18.0-25.6 458 32.8 29.3-36.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 306 26.3 23.1-29.7 236 22.5 19.4-25.8 255 26.3 22.9-30.0 279 25.0 21.9-28.4
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 20.0 12.6-30.2
Retired 722 264 35.4 30.8-40.3 137 18.2 14.7-22.3 88 13.1 10.1-16.8 233 33.3 28.6-38.4
Unable to Work 265 28 13.2 8.1-20.7 34 14.7 9.8-21.5 46 17.4 11.9-24.8 157 54.7 46.1-63.0
Other not in Labor Force 242 77 27.3 20.9-34.7 47 22.6 16.2-30.7 58 26.3 19.2-35.0 60 23.8 17.5-31.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.4 7.7-25.5 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 44 20.6 14.3-28.7 32 13.5 8.5-20.9 *** *** *** 86 35.0 26.4-44.7
101% to 150% 361 78 23.0 17.7-29.3 68 18.2 13.1-24.6 63 19.4 14.4-25.6 152 39.4 32.7-46.5
151% to 200% 167 49 33.5 24.7-43.5 24 13.1 7.6-21.8 28 22.6 14.9-32.7 66 30.9 23.0-40.0
More than 200% 1,072 370 31.5 28.0-35.2 252 26.1 22.6-29.8 229 23.8 20.5-27.6 221 18.6 15.8-21.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 563 154 28.8 23.5-34.6 99 16.3 12.1-21.7 96 20.2 15.2-26.4 214 34.7 29.0-40.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 914 264 26.0 22.7-29.7 171 20.7 17.4-24.3 173 20.9 17.7-24.5 306 32.4 28.6-36.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 936 296 28.6 25.1-32.4 203 22.3 19.0-26.0 197 23.9 20.3-28.0 240 25.1 21.8-28.8

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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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