2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-MALES 1,974 949 47.8 45.0-50.7 451 23.3 21.0-25.8 574 28.9 26.3-31.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,328 698 51.9 48.5-55.3 277 21.8 19.1-24.7 353 26.3 23.4-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 322 137 44.0 37.0-51.4 72 21.6 16.4-27.8 113 34.4 27.9-41.5
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 458 213 44.5 39.0-50.2 145 31.5 26.5-36.9 100 24.0 19.4-29.3
35-44 261 115 48.4 41.1-55.8 79 26.4 20.6-33.2 67 25.2 19.3-32.1
45-54 348 150 44.7 38.2-51.4 92 23.4 18.6-29.1 106 31.9 25.9-38.5
55-64 379 184 50.2 43.9-56.5 75 20.1 15.5-25.6 120 29.7 24.4-35.7
65-74 338 187 56.3 49.2-63.1 49 13.2 9.1-18.8 102 30.5 24.5-37.2
75+ 188 100 49.5 40.2-58.9 11 4.2 1.9- 9.2 77 46.3 37.0-55.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 63 34.7 26.6-43.7 42 19.5 13.3-27.6 99 45.9 37.4-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 222 42.9 37.7-48.3 123 23.1 18.9-27.9 197 34.0 29.2-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 510 244 50.5 45.1-55.8 114 22.9 18.8-27.7 152 26.6 22.2-31.5
College Graduate 715 417 57.4 52.9-61.8 172 26.2 22.4-30.5 126 16.4 13.4-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 60 44.1 34.0-54.7 27 17.3 11.1-26.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 285 98 37.5 30.4-45.3 69 25.8 19.6-33.1 118 36.7 30.0-44.0
$25,000- 34,999 182 77 40.1 31.3-49.7 45 23.9 16.8-32.8 60 36.0 27.4-45.6
$35,000- 49,999 251 126 52.4 44.6-60.2 56 24.1 17.8-31.8 69 23.5 17.8-30.3
$50,000- 74,999 294 161 52.4 44.9-59.7 61 23.0 17.4-29.7 72 24.6 18.8-31.5
$75,000+ 554 316 56.6 51.4-61.7 139 24.1 20.0-28.8 99 19.3 15.4-23.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 235 39.4 34.4-44.7 111 18.2 14.6-22.6 239 42.3 37.1-47.7
No 1,377 709 51.0 47.6-54.4 336 25.1 22.3-28.1 332 23.9 21.2-26.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 576 303 50.9 45.8-56.0 106 19.6 15.7-24.1 167 29.5 25.1-34.4
Non-Veteran 1,394 644 46.9 43.6-50.3 343 24.3 21.6-27.3 407 28.7 25.8-31.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 541 272 46.9 42.0-51.8 133 25.5 21.4-30.1 136 27.6 23.2-32.5
Regional City or Suburban County 399 213 52.0 45.8-58.1 87 23.2 18.4-28.9 99 24.8 20.0-30.3
Rural 1,034 464 46.3 42.2-50.4 231 21.3 18.2-24.7 339 32.4 28.7-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,209 577 47.3 43.8-50.9 318 25.5 22.6-28.6 314 27.2 24.1-30.5
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.1 11.0-31.1
Retired 466 263 56.9 50.9-62.7 51 9.4 6.6-13.2 152 33.7 28.3-39.6
Unable to Work 152 43 28.8 20.3-39.1 32 20.0 12.8-29.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 45 31.7 22.6-42.5 33 26.0 17.9-36.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 267 109 45.9 38.1-53.8 56 21.4 15.3-29.1 102 32.8 26.2-40.1
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** 33 26.4 17.7-37.4 43 29.7 20.8-40.5
More than 200% 1,062 581 54.5 50.6-58.3 251 24.1 21.0-27.5 230 21.4 18.4-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 387 155 33.9 27.8-40.7 76 17.3 12.6-23.1 156 48.8 41.7-56.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 699 338 50.1 45.4-54.7 178 24.6 20.8-28.9 183 25.3 21.6-29.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 456 49.3 45.3-53.3 197 23.7 20.4-27.3 235 27.0 23.5-30.9

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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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