2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
-MALES 1,956 391 20.5 18.2-23.0 1,565 79.5 77.0-81.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,317 269 20.3 17.7-23.2 1,048 79.7 76.8-82.3
Non-Hispanic Black 319 72 25.0 18.8-32.3 247 75.0 67.7-81.2
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 452 135 29.0 24.1-34.5 317 71.0 65.5-75.9
35-44 258 46 18.8 13.7-25.2 212 81.2 74.8-86.3
45-54 346 55 15.6 11.4-21.1 291 84.4 78.9-88.6
55-64 376 63 14.4 10.7-19.1 313 85.6 80.9-89.3
65-74 337 67 21.5 15.9-28.4 270 78.5 71.6-84.1
75+ 185 25 10.5 6.3-16.9 160 89.5 83.1-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 17 10.8 6.0-18.7 183 89.2 81.3-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 535 79 18.4 14.3-23.4 456 81.6 76.6-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 507 102 22.3 18.0-27.2 405 77.7 72.8-82.0
College Graduate 711 191 25.8 22.1-29.9 520 74.2 70.1-77.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 22 18.7 11.6-28.7 123 81.3 71.3-88.4
$15,000- 24,999 279 46 19.2 13.5-26.4 233 80.8 73.6-86.5
$25,000- 34,999 179 29 16.0 9.8-25.2 150 84.0 74.8-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 249 57 27.0 20.4-34.8 192 73.0 65.2-79.6
$50,000- 74,999 293 65 20.9 15.1-28.1 228 79.1 71.9-84.9
$75,000+ 552 128 22.6 18.5-27.3 424 77.4 72.7-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 580 83 14.3 10.9-18.5 497 85.7 81.5-89.1
No 1,364 306 22.8 20.0-25.8 1,058 77.2 74.2-80.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 142 26.2 21.9-30.9 430 73.8 69.1-78.1
Non-Veteran 1,380 247 18.7 16.1-21.7 1,133 81.3 78.3-83.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 537 123 21.4 17.7-25.6 414 78.6 74.4-82.3
Regional City or Suburban County 393 94 23.7 18.5-29.8 299 76.3 70.2-81.5
Rural 1,026 174 17.8 14.7-21.4 852 82.2 78.6-85.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,197 257 21.5 18.6-24.6 940 78.5 75.4-81.4
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** 59 85.3 72.9-92.6
Retired 462 83 17.7 13.6-22.8 379 82.3 77.2-86.4
Unable to Work 150 12 6.6 3.2-13.3 138 93.4 86.7-96.8
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 18 14.3 8.1-24.0 107 85.7 76.0-91.9
101% to 150% 264 46 21.1 14.9-29.0 218 78.9 71.0-85.1
151% to 200% 133 23 18.9 11.5-29.3 110 81.1 70.7-88.5
More than 200% 1,056 237 23.0 19.8-26.5 819 77.0 73.5-80.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 55 9.6 6.8-13.5 328 90.4 86.5-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 694 138 21.4 17.6-25.7 556 78.6 74.3-82.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 879 198 22.2 19.0-25.8 681 77.8 74.2-81.0

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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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