2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 1,351 30.0 28.2-31.8 446 11.0 9.8-12.3 1,788 40.6 38.7-42.6
-MALES 1,956 391 20.5 18.2-23.0 550 27.4 25.0-29.9 271 14.9 12.9-17.1 744 37.2 34.5-40.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,317 269 20.3 17.7-23.2 424 31.6 28.6-34.9 165 14.0 11.7-16.7 459 34.0 30.9-37.3
Non-Hispanic Black 319 72 25.0 18.8-32.3 64 19.4 14.6-25.4 51 14.9 10.5-20.7 132 40.7 33.8-47.9
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 452 135 29.0 24.1-34.5 74 15.3 11.9-19.5 115 25.9 21.2-31.2 128 29.8 24.9-35.3
35-44 258 46 18.8 13.7-25.2 68 29.5 23.1-36.8 42 13.1 9.0-18.8 102 38.6 31.7-46.0
45-54 346 55 15.6 11.4-21.1 94 29.1 23.3-35.6 46 10.5 7.5-14.4 151 44.9 38.3-51.6
55-64 376 63 14.4 10.7-19.1 120 35.8 29.9-42.2 28 8.7 5.7-13.1 165 41.1 35.0-47.4
65-74 337 67 21.5 15.9-28.4 120 35.1 28.8-42.1 22 4.7 2.8- 7.7 128 38.7 32.1-45.8
75+ 185 25 10.5 6.3-16.9 74 40.4 31.5-50.1 18 12.7 7.2-21.4 68 36.5 27.8-46.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 17 10.8 6.0-18.7 44 23.8 16.9-32.2 19 12.8 7.3-21.3 120 52.7 43.7-61.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 535 79 18.4 14.3-23.4 140 24.5 20.3-29.1 80 17.3 13.5-21.8 236 39.9 34.8-45.2
Some Post-H.S. 507 102 22.3 18.0-27.2 142 28.5 23.9-33.6 72 14.1 10.8-18.2 191 35.1 30.2-40.4
College Graduate 711 191 25.8 22.1-29.9 223 31.4 27.4-35.7 100 14.3 11.4-17.8 197 28.5 24.5-32.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 22 18.7 11.6-28.7 37 25.0 17.1-35.1 16 7.2 3.9-12.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 279 46 19.2 13.5-26.4 48 18.0 12.8-24.8 41 15.1 10.4-21.5 144 47.7 40.2-55.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 29 16.0 9.8-25.2 47 24.6 17.6-33.1 29 16.2 10.3-24.6 74 43.2 34.0-52.8
$35,000- 49,999 249 57 27.0 20.4-34.8 68 25.4 19.3-32.7 39 19.1 13.2-27.0 85 28.5 22.4-35.6
$50,000- 74,999 293 65 20.9 15.1-28.1 96 31.8 25.4-39.1 44 18.3 13.1-24.9 88 29.0 22.9-36.0
$75,000+ 552 128 22.6 18.5-27.3 187 33.9 29.2-39.0 71 13.1 10.0-17.1 166 30.4 25.7-35.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 580 83 14.3 10.9-18.5 150 25.3 21.0-30.2 60 10.8 7.8-14.6 287 49.7 44.3-55.0
No 1,364 306 22.8 20.0-25.8 397 28.2 25.3-31.3 207 16.3 13.9-19.0 454 32.7 29.6-35.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 142 26.2 21.9-30.9 159 24.9 21.0-29.4 82 15.9 12.5-20.0 189 33.0 28.4-38.1
Non-Veteran 1,380 247 18.7 16.1-21.7 391 28.2 25.3-31.3 187 14.4 12.1-17.1 555 38.6 35.4-41.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 537 123 21.4 17.7-25.6 148 25.5 21.6-29.9 83 15.9 12.5-20.0 183 37.2 32.4-42.2
Regional City or Suburban County 393 94 23.7 18.5-29.8 116 28.6 23.5-34.3 56 15.9 11.6-21.4 127 31.8 26.5-37.7
Rural 1,026 174 17.8 14.7-21.4 286 28.3 24.7-32.2 132 13.4 10.9-16.3 434 40.5 36.5-44.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,197 257 21.5 18.6-24.6 314 25.8 22.9-29.0 188 16.0 13.5-18.8 438 36.7 33.3-40.2
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 83 17.7 13.6-22.8 178 39.4 33.7-45.3 39 9.1 6.2-13.2 162 33.8 28.4-39.7
Unable to Work 150 12 6.6 3.2-13.3 31 22.7 14.9-32.9 15 7.9 4.2-14.6 92 62.7 52.2-72.2
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 18 14.3 8.1-24.0 26 17.0 10.5-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 264 46 21.1 14.9-29.0 62 24.9 18.8-32.2 29 11.5 6.9-18.6 127 42.5 35.0-50.3
151% to 200% 133 23 18.9 11.5-29.3 35 25.4 17.2-35.8 25 17.5 10.9-27.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,056 237 23.0 19.8-26.5 342 31.6 28.1-35.2 143 15.0 12.4-18.0 334 30.5 27.1-34.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 55 9.6 6.8-13.5 99 24.3 18.8-30.8 41 10.8 7.4-15.6 188 55.3 48.2-62.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 694 138 21.4 17.6-25.7 195 28.4 24.3-32.8 110 16.2 13.0-20.1 251 34.0 29.8-38.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 879 198 22.2 19.0-25.8 256 27.4 24.0-31.0 120 14.8 12.1-18.1 305 35.6 31.8-39.6

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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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