2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-MALES 1,968 602 29.8 27.2-32.5 341 17.9 15.8-20.1 451 23.4 21.0-25.9 574 29.0 26.4-31.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,324 450 32.9 29.8-36.1 244 18.9 16.4-21.6 277 21.8 19.1-24.8 353 26.4 23.5-29.5
Non-Hispanic Black 321 76 25.9 19.9-33.1 60 18.0 13.1-24.2 72 21.6 16.4-27.9 113 34.5 28.0-41.6
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 456 119 27.4 22.6-32.8 92 17.0 13.4-21.4 145 31.5 26.6-36.9 100 24.1 19.5-29.4
35-44 261 49 22.6 16.8-29.7 66 25.8 20.0-32.6 79 26.4 20.6-33.2 67 25.2 19.3-32.1
45-54 348 98 27.3 21.7-33.7 52 17.4 12.9-23.0 92 23.4 18.6-29.1 106 31.9 25.9-38.5
55-64 376 113 31.0 25.4-37.3 68 18.5 14.1-24.0 75 20.3 15.7-25.9 120 30.1 24.7-36.2
65-74 338 146 41.4 34.7-48.4 41 14.9 10.0-21.6 49 13.2 9.1-18.8 102 30.5 24.5-37.2
75+ 187 77 40.2 31.3-49.8 22 9.1 5.4-14.8 11 4.2 1.9- 9.3 77 46.5 37.2-56.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 45 24.3 17.4-32.9 18 10.4 5.9-17.5 42 19.5 13.3-27.6 99 45.9 37.4-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 146 28.3 23.7-33.5 73 14.1 10.8-18.3 123 23.2 19.0-28.1 197 34.3 29.4-39.5
Some Post-H.S. 508 155 31.7 26.9-37.0 87 18.7 14.8-23.3 114 23.0 18.8-27.7 152 26.7 22.3-31.6
College Graduate 714 254 31.9 28.0-36.1 162 25.4 21.7-29.5 172 26.3 22.4-30.5 126 16.4 13.4-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 43 30.5 21.8-40.9 16 12.8 7.0-22.4 27 17.6 11.3-26.4 60 39.1 29.3-49.9
$15,000- 24,999 285 67 28.2 21.6-36.0 31 9.3 6.0-14.1 69 25.8 19.6-33.1 118 36.7 30.0-44.0
$25,000- 34,999 182 53 24.9 17.7-33.8 24 15.2 9.5-23.5 45 23.9 16.8-32.8 60 36.0 27.4-45.6
$35,000- 49,999 251 75 30.0 23.4-37.7 51 22.4 16.4-29.8 56 24.1 17.8-31.8 69 23.5 17.8-30.3
$50,000- 74,999 292 98 31.2 24.4-38.9 61 20.9 15.8-27.3 61 23.1 17.5-29.9 72 24.8 18.9-31.7
$75,000+ 552 192 33.2 28.5-38.2 122 23.3 19.1-28.0 139 24.2 20.0-28.9 99 19.4 15.4-24.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 166 28.7 24.1-33.8 67 10.5 7.8-13.9 111 18.3 14.7-22.7 239 42.5 37.3-47.9
No 1,373 432 30.2 27.2-33.4 273 20.7 18.1-23.5 336 25.2 22.3-28.2 332 24.0 21.2-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 196 33.8 29.2-38.8 103 16.8 13.5-20.7 106 19.7 15.8-24.2 167 29.7 25.2-34.6
Non-Veteran 1,392 404 28.5 25.6-31.7 238 18.3 15.8-21.0 343 24.4 21.6-27.4 407 28.8 25.8-32.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 540 160 28.4 24.2-33.0 111 18.3 15.0-22.2 133 25.6 21.5-30.1 136 27.7 23.2-32.5
Regional City or Suburban County 396 144 35.2 29.5-41.3 66 16.4 12.3-21.6 87 23.4 18.5-29.1 99 25.0 20.2-30.5
Rural 1,032 298 27.8 24.2-31.7 164 18.4 15.3-21.9 231 21.3 18.3-24.8 339 32.5 28.8-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,205 329 26.9 23.9-30.2 244 20.3 17.6-23.2 318 25.6 22.7-28.7 314 27.2 24.1-30.6
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.1 11.0-31.1
Retired 464 204 44.0 38.2-50.0 57 12.6 9.2-17.0 51 9.5 6.7-13.3 152 33.9 28.5-39.8
Unable to Work 152 28 18.0 11.3-27.3 15 10.8 5.7-19.5 32 20.0 12.8-29.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 14 17.4 9.5-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 28 19.8 12.7-29.6 17 11.9 6.4-21.0 33 26.0 17.9-36.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 267 78 33.9 26.6-41.9 31 12.0 7.9-17.9 56 21.4 15.3-29.1 102 32.8 26.2-40.1
151% to 200% 136 38 26.7 18.2-37.3 22 17.3 10.6-27.0 33 26.4 17.7-37.4 43 29.7 20.8-40.5
More than 200% 1,058 358 32.0 28.5-35.7 219 22.3 19.3-25.7 251 24.2 21.1-27.6 230 21.5 18.5-24.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 386 97 17.8 13.4-23.1 57 16.0 11.5-21.8 76 17.3 12.7-23.2 156 49.0 41.8-56.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 696 220 32.6 28.3-37.2 115 17.3 13.9-21.2 178 24.8 20.9-29.0 183 25.4 21.7-29.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 886 285 30.5 26.9-34.3 169 18.7 15.9-22.0 197 23.7 20.5-27.3 235 27.1 23.6-30.9

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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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