2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
-MALES 2,046 1,526 74.7 72.2-77.1 520 25.3 22.9-27.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,369 1,048 76.6 73.7-79.4 321 23.4 20.6-26.3
Non-Hispanic Black 339 232 68.4 61.5-74.6 107 31.6 25.4-38.5
Other 57 43 88.8 80.1-94.0 14 11.2 6.0-19.9
AGE
18-34 466 391 81.1 76.0-85.3 75 18.9 14.7-24.0
35-44 267 206 77.8 71.0-83.3 61 22.2 16.7-29.0
45-54 359 259 70.8 64.3-76.5 100 29.2 23.5-35.7
55-64 389 278 73.5 67.7-78.6 111 26.5 21.4-32.3
65-74 351 253 71.0 64.5-76.8 98 29.0 23.2-35.5
75+ 199 126 57.0 47.6-65.9 73 43.0 34.1-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 122 57.9 49.5-65.9 97 42.1 34.1-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 561 384 70.9 65.9-75.4 177 29.1 24.6-34.1
Some Post-H.S. 524 383 76.1 71.4-80.3 141 23.9 19.7-28.6
College Graduate 739 634 86.7 83.4-89.5 105 13.3 10.5-16.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 97 63.4 52.8-72.8 58 36.6 27.2-47.2
$15,000- 24,999 295 190 69.1 62.2-75.2 105 30.9 24.8-37.8
$25,000- 34,999 189 133 67.2 57.8-75.4 56 32.8 24.6-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 259 196 79.9 73.4-85.1 63 20.1 14.9-26.6
$50,000- 74,999 300 235 78.0 71.3-83.5 65 22.0 16.5-28.7
$75,000+ 573 486 83.3 78.8-86.9 87 16.7 13.1-21.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 611 389 62.7 57.5-67.7 222 37.3 32.3-42.5
No 1,423 1,128 79.2 76.4-81.8 295 20.8 18.2-23.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 604 459 75.6 71.0-79.6 145 24.4 20.4-29.0
Non-Veteran 1,438 1,063 74.4 71.3-77.2 375 25.6 22.8-28.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 558 444 76.9 72.2-81.0 114 23.1 19.0-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 414 322 77.5 72.2-82.0 92 22.5 18.0-27.8
Rural 1,074 760 71.1 67.3-74.6 314 28.9 25.4-32.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,244 964 76.3 73.1-79.3 280 23.7 20.7-26.9
Unemployed 72 52 84.2 73.2-91.2 20 15.8 8.8-26.8
Retired 493 350 69.4 63.7-74.5 143 30.6 25.5-36.3
Unable to Work 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 65 91.6 78.6-97.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 278 181 69.6 62.5-75.9 97 30.4 24.1-37.5
151% to 200% 140 100 73.0 62.4-81.5 40 27.0 18.5-37.6
More than 200% 1,096 880 80.5 77.3-83.4 216 19.5 16.6-22.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 260 56.5 49.3-63.5 146 43.5 36.5-50.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 557 76.9 72.9-80.5 171 23.1 19.5-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 912 709 77.1 73.4-80.4 203 22.9 19.6-26.6

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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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