2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
-FEMALES 2,424 1,198 48.8 46.1-51.5 1,226 51.2 48.5-53.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,601 862 53.2 49.9-56.4 739 46.8 43.6-50.1
Non-Hispanic Black 505 218 43.5 37.6-49.5 287 56.5 50.5-62.4
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 444 218 46.4 40.7-52.2 226 53.6 47.8-59.3
35-44 319 146 48.4 41.5-55.4 173 51.6 44.6-58.5
45-54 403 197 49.7 43.3-56.1 206 50.3 43.9-56.7
55-64 480 234 51.0 45.0-56.9 246 49.0 43.1-55.0
65-74 445 236 49.3 42.7-55.8 209 50.7 44.2-57.3
75+ 331 167 50.1 42.5-57.6 164 49.9 42.4-57.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 74 31.1 23.5-39.8 150 68.9 60.2-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 244 46.7 41.3-52.2 311 53.3 47.8-58.7
Some Post-H.S. 739 356 50.1 45.4-54.9 383 49.9 45.1-54.6
College Graduate 903 524 57.2 53.1-61.3 379 42.8 38.7-46.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 245 96 42.3 34.0-51.2 149 57.7 48.8-66.0
$15,000- 24,999 384 154 38.1 31.6-45.0 230 61.9 55.0-68.4
$25,000- 34,999 253 121 51.3 43.2-59.4 132 48.7 40.6-56.8
$35,000- 49,999 270 131 46.7 38.9-54.7 139 53.3 45.3-61.1
$50,000- 74,999 294 172 57.6 50.1-64.8 122 42.4 35.2-49.9
$75,000+ 521 317 59.4 53.8-64.8 204 40.6 35.2-46.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 803 287 36.6 32.1-41.4 516 63.4 58.6-67.9
No 1,606 904 53.7 50.5-56.9 702 46.3 43.1-49.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,358 1,167 48.8 46.1-51.5 1,191 51.2 48.5-53.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 620 328 51.2 46.5-56.0 292 48.8 44.0-53.5
Regional City or Suburban County 494 244 49.9 44.2-55.6 250 50.1 44.4-55.8
Rural 1,310 626 45.9 42.1-49.8 684 54.1 50.2-57.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,079 545 48.8 45.0-52.6 534 51.2 47.4-55.0
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 729 408 54.1 49.0-59.1 321 45.9 40.9-51.0
Unable to Work 265 62 27.8 20.8-36.2 203 72.2 63.8-79.2
Other not in Labor Force 243 125 50.3 42.0-58.6 118 49.7 41.4-58.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 77 34.4 26.1-43.8 130 65.6 56.2-73.9
101% to 150% 363 148 41.8 35.0-49.0 215 58.2 51.0-65.0
151% to 200% 168 74 46.8 37.1-56.7 94 53.2 43.3-62.9
More than 200% 1,073 623 57.6 53.6-61.5 450 42.4 38.5-46.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 566 256 45.5 39.3-51.8 310 54.5 48.2-60.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 439 47.0 42.9-51.1 479 53.0 48.9-57.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 940 503 51.1 46.9-55.2 437 48.9 44.8-53.1

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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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