2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
-FEMALES 2,410 390 16.4 14.5-18.5 2,020 83.6 81.5-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,593 280 17.0 14.9-19.5 1,313 83.0 80.5-85.1
Non-Hispanic Black 501 70 16.3 12.0-21.8 431 83.7 78.2-88.0
Other 80 *** *** *** 74 94.0 81.8-98.2
AGE
18-34 441 100 21.2 16.9-26.2 341 78.8 73.8-83.1
35-44 317 57 17.4 12.9-23.0 260 82.6 77.0-87.1
45-54 403 67 15.3 11.6-20.0 336 84.7 80.0-88.4
55-64 477 62 14.9 10.9-20.0 415 85.1 80.0-89.1
65-74 442 68 14.3 10.6-19.1 374 85.7 80.9-89.4
75+ 328 36 8.6 5.7-12.6 292 91.4 87.4-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 18 9.1 5.2-15.5 205 90.9 84.5-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 67 13.9 10.6-18.1 483 86.1 81.9-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 733 102 15.1 11.9-19.0 631 84.9 81.0-88.1
College Graduate 901 203 23.9 20.5-27.6 698 76.1 72.4-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 242 24 9.9 5.8-16.2 218 90.1 83.8-94.2
$15,000- 24,999 382 40 11.7 8.0-16.9 342 88.3 83.1-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 252 32 13.0 8.4-19.8 220 87.0 80.2-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 268 43 15.2 10.7-21.3 225 84.8 78.7-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 292 60 18.5 13.7-24.6 232 81.5 75.4-86.3
$75,000+ 520 117 24.1 19.4-29.4 403 75.9 70.6-80.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 798 71 9.4 7.0-12.6 727 90.6 87.4-93.0
No 1,597 318 19.4 17.0-22.0 1,279 80.6 78.0-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,344 377 16.4 14.5-18.4 1,967 83.6 81.6-85.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 616 134 20.7 17.2-24.7 482 79.3 75.3-82.8
Regional City or Suburban County 491 84 17.2 13.2-22.2 407 82.8 77.8-86.8
Rural 1,303 172 12.2 10.1-14.6 1,131 87.8 85.4-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 202 18.4 15.7-21.5 872 81.6 78.5-84.3
Unemployed 96 19 20.7 12.7-32.0 77 79.3 68.0-87.3
Retired 724 109 13.3 10.5-16.7 615 86.7 83.3-89.5
Unable to Work 263 14 8.0 4.4-14.2 249 92.0 85.8-95.6
Other not in Labor Force 242 46 19.0 13.3-26.4 196 81.0 73.6-86.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** 75 85.3 72.5-92.7
50% to 100% 204 25 10.0 5.9-16.4 179 90.0 83.6-94.1
101% to 150% 361 26 8.3 5.1-13.1 335 91.7 86.9-94.9
151% to 200% 165 25 15.5 9.7-23.9 140 84.5 76.1-90.3
More than 200% 1,070 218 20.9 17.8-24.3 852 79.1 75.7-82.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 67 11.1 8.0-15.2 494 88.9 84.8-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 148 15.7 13.0-18.8 768 84.3 81.2-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 933 175 18.4 15.5-21.8 758 81.6 78.2-84.5

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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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