2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
-FEMALES 2,561 1,837 74.1 71.8-76.3 724 25.9 23.7-28.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,675 1,248 76.7 73.9-79.3 427 23.3 20.7-26.1
Non-Hispanic Black 550 366 68.6 63.2-73.6 184 31.4 26.4-36.8
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 460 380 82.5 77.9-86.3 80 17.5 13.7-22.1
35-44 326 229 72.0 65.1-77.9 97 28.0 22.1-34.9
45-54 409 289 73.9 68.4-78.8 120 26.1 21.2-31.6
55-64 502 356 72.8 67.3-77.6 146 27.2 22.4-32.7
65-74 470 328 67.9 61.3-73.9 142 32.1 26.1-38.7
75+ 362 225 61.1 53.7-68.0 137 38.9 32.0-46.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 140 59.6 50.8-67.7 109 40.4 32.3-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 377 68.4 63.6-72.9 219 31.6 27.1-36.4
Some Post-H.S. 770 546 75.9 71.8-79.5 224 24.1 20.5-28.2
College Graduate 939 769 84.2 81.1-86.8 170 15.8 13.2-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 261 152 64.3 56.0-71.8 109 35.7 28.2-44.0
$15,000- 24,999 404 246 63.9 57.2-70.2 158 36.1 29.8-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 271 187 77.7 71.2-83.1 84 22.3 16.9-28.8
$35,000- 49,999 281 209 75.1 67.0-81.7 72 24.9 18.3-33.0
$50,000- 74,999 307 249 81.9 76.2-86.5 58 18.1 13.5-23.8
$75,000+ 531 451 85.6 81.4-89.0 80 14.4 11.0-18.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 856 475 58.5 53.8-63.2 381 41.5 36.8-46.2
No 1,690 1,352 80.5 77.9-82.8 338 19.5 17.2-22.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,492 1,784 74.0 71.6-76.2 708 26.0 23.8-28.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 656 518 78.7 74.7-82.3 138 21.3 17.7-25.3
Regional City or Suburban County 509 366 73.4 68.2-78.0 143 26.6 22.0-31.8
Rural 1,396 953 70.5 67.0-73.8 443 29.5 26.2-33.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,129 869 78.1 74.9-81.0 260 21.9 19.0-25.1
Unemployed 99 72 81.7 71.9-88.6 27 18.3 11.4-28.1
Retired 782 553 70.0 65.1-74.4 229 30.0 25.6-34.9
Unable to Work 286 133 50.7 42.6-58.8 153 49.3 41.2-57.4
Other not in Labor Force 251 199 80.2 73.0-85.9 52 19.8 14.1-27.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 220 137 68.4 59.2-76.4 83 31.6 23.6-40.8
101% to 150% 381 229 62.3 55.4-68.7 152 37.7 31.3-44.6
151% to 200% 180 115 73.0 64.5-80.1 65 27.0 19.9-35.5
More than 200% 1,110 897 82.8 79.8-85.4 213 17.2 14.6-20.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 609 399 68.3 62.4-73.6 210 31.7 26.4-37.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 963 670 70.6 66.7-74.2 293 29.4 25.8-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 989 768 78.5 75.1-81.5 221 21.5 18.5-24.9

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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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