2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
-MALES 1,477 680 42.9 39.7-46.1 81 5.4 4.0- 7.2 184 14.0 11.9-16.6 140 10.2 8.3-12.4 392 27.5 24.6-30.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,017 465 41.9 38.2-45.8 68 6.7 4.9- 9.1 116 13.2 10.7-16.1 96 10.4 8.2-13.1 272 27.8 24.4-31.4
Non-Hispanic Black 223 109 49.1 40.5-57.7 *** *** *** 31 13.9 8.8-21.4 19 7.9 4.5-13.8 59 26.8 19.5-35.6
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 376 78 19.6 15.4-24.7 *** *** *** 106 27.2 22.0-33.1 79 20.8 16.2-26.3 105 29.8 24.3-35.9
35-44 198 88 49.8 41.5-58.2 *** *** *** 36 15.0 10.4-21.1 16 6.6 3.7-11.5 52 24.0 17.8-31.5
45-54 251 124 47.5 40.0-55.1 12 5.0 2.6- 9.5 25 9.3 5.7-15.0 20 7.1 4.4-11.2 70 31.1 24.3-38.8
55-64 271 168 64.0 56.7-70.8 18 8.1 4.7-13.7 11 3.9 2.0- 7.4 11 3.3 1.7- 6.4 63 20.6 15.3-27.2
65-74 246 153 63.5 55.1-71.2 24 10.3 6.0-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 22.8 16.5-30.7
75+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 179 41.1 35.2-47.3 24 7.3 4.6-11.5 37 12.8 8.9-18.0 39 11.9 8.4-16.6 97 26.9 21.5-33.1
Some Post-H.S. 371 166 43.4 37.4-49.7 27 5.4 3.3- 8.8 43 12.1 8.6-16.9 34 10.1 6.9-14.5 101 28.9 23.5-35.0
College Graduate 608 265 41.8 37.2-46.6 24 2.4 1.5- 3.9 98 19.5 15.7-23.9 63 10.1 7.5-13.3 158 26.2 22.3-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 96 48.1 39.0-57.3 *** *** *** 24 15.3 9.7-23.5 13 8.7 4.5-16.0 44 21.4 14.7-30.0
$25,000- 34,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.1 9.4-29.2 11 9.7 4.5-19.6 25 14.3 8.7-22.7
$35,000- 49,999 189 77 40.2 31.5-49.6 12 6.1 2.9-12.1 23 12.5 7.8-19.5 27 14.9 9.1-23.6 50 26.3 19.3-34.7
$50,000- 74,999 226 96 41.1 33.2-49.4 15 6.2 3.4-11.1 24 9.7 6.0-15.3 23 10.2 6.4-16.1 68 32.8 24.8-41.9
$75,000+ 469 213 41.1 35.8-46.7 23 4.7 2.7- 8.1 64 15.7 11.9-20.4 41 9.1 6.4-12.8 128 29.3 24.4-34.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 377 214 57.4 50.9-63.6 25 5.8 3.4- 9.8 19 6.2 3.7-10.2 26 7.0 4.3-11.1 93 23.6 18.6-29.5
No 1,091 465 38.9 35.3-42.6 56 5.3 3.8- 7.4 161 16.1 13.5-19.2 112 11.0 8.8-13.7 297 28.6 25.3-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 209 47.4 41.7-53.2 27 5.0 3.1- 8.0 69 16.1 12.4-20.7 40 9.9 7.0-13.8 98 21.6 17.2-26.8
Non-Veteran 1,030 469 41.4 37.7-45.3 54 5.5 3.9- 7.7 115 13.4 10.9-16.5 99 10.2 8.0-12.9 293 29.4 25.9-33.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 424 183 39.7 34.5-45.1 *** *** *** 57 14.7 11.2-19.1 48 10.7 7.7-14.7 126 31.8 26.9-37.2
Regional City or Suburban County 315 134 41.7 35.1-48.6 21 6.8 4.0-11.1 51 14.8 10.6-20.2 27 9.9 6.1-15.6 82 26.9 20.8-33.9
Rural 738 363 46.7 41.8-51.6 50 6.7 4.5- 9.7 76 13.0 9.7-17.1 65 9.9 7.4-13.0 184 23.8 19.9-28.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 932 369 38.5 34.7-42.4 46 5.4 3.7- 7.8 153 16.6 13.8-19.9 104 11.0 8.8-13.7 260 28.4 24.9-32.2
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 341 200 56.9 49.9-63.6 32 9.9 6.4-15.1 *** *** *** 11 2.2 1.1- 4.1 92 29.3 23.2-36.2
Unable to Work 83 67 86.0 74.2-92.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.8 5.4-23.9
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.2 11.0-31.5
101% to 150% 180 98 50.1 40.5-59.7 *** *** *** 21 13.6 7.8-22.8 13 9.8 4.7-19.5 41 21.2 14.7-29.7
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.9 6.5-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 849 383 42.5 38.4-46.8 50 5.8 4.0- 8.2 101 13.7 11.0-17.1 84 10.0 7.8-12.7 231 28.0 24.2-32.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 133 50.2 41.6-58.8 19 6.4 3.6-11.4 12 4.0 2.0- 7.8 20 11.1 6.7-18.0 69 28.2 20.8-37.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 543 238 43.9 38.7-49.3 30 6.1 3.9- 9.5 79 13.8 10.6-17.8 55 10.6 7.7-14.6 141 25.5 21.1-30.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 681 309 41.0 36.7-45.4 32 4.7 3.1- 7.2 93 15.8 12.6-19.7 65 9.7 7.3-12.9 182 28.7 24.7-33.1

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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