2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
-MALES 1,974 949 47.8 45.0-50.7 1,025 52.2 49.3-55.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,328 698 51.9 48.5-55.3 630 48.1 44.7-51.5
Non-Hispanic Black 322 137 44.0 37.0-51.4 185 56.0 48.6-63.0
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 458 213 44.5 39.0-50.2 245 55.5 49.8-61.0
35-44 261 115 48.4 41.1-55.8 146 51.6 44.2-58.9
45-54 348 150 44.7 38.2-51.4 198 55.3 48.6-61.8
55-64 379 184 50.2 43.9-56.5 195 49.8 43.5-56.1
65-74 338 187 56.3 49.2-63.1 151 43.7 36.9-50.8
75+ 188 100 49.5 40.2-58.9 88 50.5 41.1-59.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 63 34.7 26.6-43.7 141 65.3 56.3-73.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 222 42.9 37.7-48.3 320 57.1 51.7-62.3
Some Post-H.S. 510 244 50.5 45.1-55.8 266 49.5 44.2-54.9
College Graduate 715 417 57.4 52.9-61.8 298 42.6 38.2-47.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 60 44.1 34.0-54.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 285 98 37.5 30.4-45.3 187 62.5 54.7-69.6
$25,000- 34,999 182 77 40.1 31.3-49.7 105 59.9 50.3-68.7
$35,000- 49,999 251 126 52.4 44.6-60.2 125 47.6 39.8-55.4
$50,000- 74,999 294 161 52.4 44.9-59.7 133 47.6 40.3-55.1
$75,000+ 554 316 56.6 51.4-61.7 238 43.4 38.3-48.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 235 39.4 34.4-44.7 350 60.6 55.3-65.6
No 1,377 709 51.0 47.6-54.4 668 49.0 45.6-52.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 576 303 50.9 45.8-56.0 273 49.1 44.0-54.2
Non-Veteran 1,394 644 46.9 43.6-50.3 750 53.1 49.7-56.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 541 272 46.9 42.0-51.8 269 53.1 48.2-58.0
Regional City or Suburban County 399 213 52.0 45.8-58.1 186 48.0 41.9-54.2
Rural 1,034 464 46.3 42.2-50.4 570 53.7 49.6-57.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,209 577 47.3 43.8-50.9 632 52.7 49.1-56.2
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 263 56.9 50.9-62.7 203 43.1 37.3-49.1
Unable to Work 152 43 28.8 20.3-39.1 109 71.2 60.9-79.7
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 45 31.7 22.6-42.5 81 68.3 57.5-77.4
101% to 150% 267 109 45.9 38.1-53.8 158 54.1 46.2-61.9
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 581 54.5 50.6-58.3 481 45.5 41.7-49.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 387 155 33.9 27.8-40.7 232 66.1 59.3-72.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 699 338 50.1 45.4-54.7 361 49.9 45.3-54.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 456 49.3 45.3-53.3 432 50.7 46.7-54.7

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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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