2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
-FEMALES 1,764 1,129 64.1 61.0-67.0 114 5.6 4.4- 7.0 125 9.1 7.3-11.4 41 2.5 1.7- 3.7 355 18.7 16.4-21.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,207 756 63.5 60.0-67.0 88 6.7 5.2- 8.6 77 7.6 6.0- 9.7 29 2.6 1.6- 4.0 257 19.6 16.9-22.6
Non-Hispanic Black 347 249 71.5 64.0-77.9 14 2.7 1.4- 5.2 22 8.4 4.5-15.0 *** *** *** 58 16.6 11.7-23.1
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 356 187 54.0 47.4-60.5 *** *** *** 72 21.4 16.2-27.8 17 4.0 2.2- 7.0 75 19.3 14.7-25.0
35-44 219 136 64.0 56.1-71.3 *** *** *** 27 12.0 7.9-17.8 *** *** *** 45 19.4 13.9-26.6
45-54 282 194 72.9 66.0-78.9 20 6.7 3.8-11.4 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8 *** *** *** 44 13.7 9.5-19.3
55-64 348 241 69.5 62.8-75.5 26 7.5 4.7-11.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 18.8 14.0-24.9
65-74 315 209 66.4 59.1-73.1 37 12.3 8.3-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 20.7 15.3-27.5
75+ 214 138 62.9 53.5-71.3 18 9.8 5.7-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 26.5 19.1-35.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.6 7.9-22.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 234 66.2 59.8-72.0 33 7.4 4.8-11.4 24 9.0 5.8-13.7 *** *** *** 66 15.6 11.7-20.6
Some Post-H.S. 521 343 64.3 58.7-69.5 36 5.6 3.7- 8.4 36 7.7 5.1-11.6 11 2.9 1.4- 5.8 95 19.5 15.3-24.5
College Graduate 737 444 58.5 53.9-62.9 36 4.3 3.0- 6.3 61 11.7 8.8-15.2 24 3.6 2.2- 5.9 172 21.9 18.4-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 18.3 11.0-28.9
$15,000- 24,999 234 156 63.9 53.9-72.8 14 4.4 2.2- 8.5 13 10.6 4.4-23.2 *** *** *** 50 20.7 14.7-28.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 114 69.3 60.0-77.2 *** *** *** 15 10.2 5.6-17.8 *** *** *** 34 12.8 8.1-19.7
$35,000- 49,999 201 126 62.3 53.0-70.8 15 5.4 2.8-10.0 12 6.7 3.7-12.0 *** *** *** 42 21.3 14.0-31.0
$50,000- 74,999 238 145 63.9 55.7-71.3 21 7.5 4.4-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 21.7 15.7-29.4
$75,000+ 434 265 60.4 54.2-66.3 20 3.9 2.3- 6.7 45 12.8 8.9-18.2 14 3.2 1.6- 6.1 90 19.7 15.3-25.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 453 313 69.8 63.6-75.4 34 7.5 5.0-10.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 19.8 15.0-25.7
No 1,301 811 62.4 58.8-65.9 79 5.0 3.7- 6.6 115 11.1 8.7-13.9 37 3.1 2.1- 4.7 259 18.4 15.9-21.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,717 1,104 64.3 61.2-67.3 113 5.6 4.4- 7.1 117 8.9 7.0-11.2 38 2.4 1.6- 3.7 345 18.7 16.4-21.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 489 306 64.2 59.1-69.0 20 2.9 1.8- 4.6 49 10.6 7.9-14.2 13 2.8 1.5- 5.5 101 19.5 15.7-23.9
Regional City or Suburban County 354 213 61.3 54.5-67.6 21 5.9 3.6- 9.6 24 9.2 5.6-15.0 11 2.9 1.4- 6.0 85 20.7 15.9-26.4
Rural 921 610 65.7 60.9-70.2 73 7.9 5.8-10.7 52 7.7 4.9-11.8 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6 169 16.8 13.5-20.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 832 518 63.7 59.4-67.8 40 4.1 2.8- 6.1 77 8.6 6.6-11.0 31 3.8 2.5- 5.9 166 19.8 16.4-23.6
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.8 6.4-24.2
Retired 530 351 66.7 61.0-71.8 43 9.5 6.5-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 21.6 17.4-26.4
Unable to Work 131 100 77.8 67.1-85.8 11 8.2 4.1-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.3 7.0-23.6
Other not in Labor Force 190 108 53.0 43.3-62.4 13 3.2 1.5- 6.7 36 26.8 18.2-37.6 *** *** *** 31 16.0 10.4-23.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.7 7.1-21.7
101% to 150% 221 152 69.5 61.1-76.8 13 4.8 2.4- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 21.1 14.9-29.1
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.3 4.9-20.2 *** *** *** 23 19.1 11.4-30.2
More than 200% 860 532 62.8 58.4-67.0 56 5.0 3.6- 6.9 59 8.6 6.3-11.8 26 3.0 1.8- 4.8 187 20.5 17.1-24.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 253 65.3 57.8-72.0 45 12.9 8.7-18.7 15 3.5 1.9- 6.4 *** *** *** 66 17.3 12.3-23.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 645 413 65.7 61.0-70.1 36 5.6 3.7- 8.3 54 10.1 7.5-13.3 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5 125 16.2 13.0-20.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 463 62.6 57.9-67.1 33 3.9 2.6- 5.7 56 9.8 6.9-13.7 20 2.8 1.6- 4.9 164 20.9 17.4-24.9

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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