2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 1,351 30.0 28.2-31.8 446 11.0 9.8-12.3 1,788 40.6 38.7-42.6
-FEMALES 2,410 390 16.4 14.5-18.5 801 32.4 29.9-34.9 175 7.4 6.1- 8.9 1,044 43.8 41.2-46.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,593 280 17.0 14.9-19.5 576 36.0 32.9-39.2 105 6.6 5.2- 8.4 632 40.3 37.2-43.6
Non-Hispanic Black 501 70 16.3 12.0-21.8 148 27.7 22.8-33.3 43 8.1 5.5-11.8 240 47.9 41.9-53.9
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 441 100 21.2 16.9-26.2 118 25.6 21.0-30.9 55 10.5 7.8-14.0 168 42.7 37.0-48.7
35-44 317 57 17.4 12.9-23.0 87 30.7 24.5-37.7 31 11.0 7.0-17.0 142 40.9 34.3-47.8
45-54 403 67 15.3 11.6-20.0 130 34.4 28.5-40.8 18 4.4 2.4- 8.0 188 45.9 39.6-52.4
55-64 477 62 14.9 10.9-20.0 171 36.1 30.7-42.0 35 5.8 3.6- 9.2 209 43.1 37.3-49.2
65-74 442 68 14.3 10.6-19.1 165 34.8 28.9-41.2 26 6.1 3.8- 9.6 183 44.8 38.2-51.6
75+ 328 36 8.6 5.7-12.6 130 41.1 33.9-48.8 *** *** *** 152 47.8 40.3-55.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 18 9.1 5.2-15.5 55 21.4 15.2-29.4 13 6.2 2.7-13.4 137 63.3 54.2-71.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 67 13.9 10.6-18.1 174 33.0 27.9-38.4 30 5.3 3.5- 7.9 279 47.9 42.5-53.3
Some Post-H.S. 733 102 15.1 11.9-19.0 252 35.2 30.8-39.8 52 7.9 5.7-10.8 327 41.9 37.3-46.6
College Graduate 901 203 23.9 20.5-27.6 320 33.4 29.7-37.3 80 9.2 7.1-11.8 298 33.6 29.8-37.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 242 24 9.9 5.8-16.2 71 32.4 24.7-41.2 22 10.4 5.9-17.7 125 47.3 38.8-56.0
$15,000- 24,999 382 40 11.7 8.0-16.9 114 26.6 21.1-33.0 25 6.0 3.6- 9.6 203 55.6 48.5-62.6
$25,000- 34,999 252 32 13.0 8.4-19.8 89 38.8 31.0-47.3 20 9.0 5.3-14.8 111 39.2 31.7-47.2
$35,000- 49,999 268 43 15.2 10.7-21.3 86 31.0 24.3-38.6 25 11.4 6.6-18.9 114 42.4 34.5-50.7
$50,000- 74,999 292 60 18.5 13.7-24.6 111 39.2 32.1-46.8 22 6.1 3.7-10.0 99 36.2 29.3-43.7
$75,000+ 520 117 24.1 19.4-29.4 199 35.3 30.2-40.8 39 6.9 4.7-10.1 165 33.7 28.6-39.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 798 71 9.4 7.0-12.6 214 27.0 22.9-31.5 61 8.4 5.9-11.8 452 55.2 50.3-60.1
No 1,597 318 19.4 17.0-22.0 581 34.5 31.5-37.6 112 7.0 5.6- 8.7 586 39.2 36.0-42.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,344 377 16.4 14.5-18.4 783 32.4 30.0-35.0 166 7.2 6.0- 8.8 1,018 44.0 41.2-46.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 616 134 20.7 17.2-24.7 193 30.9 26.6-35.5 57 8.4 6.3-11.3 232 40.0 35.4-44.8
Regional City or Suburban County 491 84 17.2 13.2-22.2 158 32.6 27.5-38.2 44 8.1 5.4-12.0 205 42.0 36.6-47.7
Rural 1,303 172 12.2 10.1-14.6 450 33.5 30.0-37.2 74 6.0 4.5- 8.1 607 48.3 44.3-52.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 202 18.4 15.7-21.5 341 30.4 27.0-34.1 88 7.4 5.8- 9.5 443 43.7 39.9-47.6
Unemployed 96 19 20.7 12.7-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 724 109 13.3 10.5-16.7 295 40.5 35.8-45.5 37 4.8 3.2- 7.2 283 41.3 36.4-46.4
Unable to Work 263 14 8.0 4.4-14.2 48 19.9 13.9-27.7 27 12.3 6.8-21.2 174 59.8 50.9-68.1
Other not in Labor Force 242 46 19.0 13.3-26.4 79 31.7 24.6-39.6 21 9.8 6.0-15.4 96 39.6 31.5-48.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 204 25 10.0 5.9-16.4 51 24.5 17.5-33.2 21 11.0 6.5-18.1 107 54.5 44.5-64.1
101% to 150% 361 26 8.3 5.1-13.1 122 33.9 27.5-41.0 27 8.7 5.0-14.7 186 49.1 42.1-56.2
151% to 200% 165 25 15.5 9.7-23.9 47 31.1 22.3-41.4 13 6.7 3.5-12.6 80 46.7 37.0-56.8
More than 200% 1,070 218 20.9 17.8-24.3 403 36.7 33.0-40.6 75 6.4 4.8- 8.5 374 36.0 32.2-40.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 67 11.1 8.0-15.2 186 33.6 27.9-39.8 28 5.7 3.4- 9.6 280 49.6 43.3-55.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 148 15.7 13.0-18.8 290 31.4 27.7-35.3 74 8.1 6.0-10.8 404 44.9 40.8-49.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 933 175 18.4 15.5-21.8 325 32.9 29.1-36.8 73 7.3 5.5- 9.5 360 41.5 37.3-45.7

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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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