2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,929 1,560 52.6 50.2-54.9 560 21.1 19.2-23.1 809 26.4 24.4-28.5
GENDER
Male 1,328 698 51.9 48.5-55.3 277 21.8 19.1-24.7 353 26.3 23.4-29.4
Female 1,601 862 53.2 49.9-56.4 283 20.4 17.8-23.2 456 26.4 23.7-29.4
AGE
18-34 522 278 51.2 46.1-56.3 157 31.5 26.9-36.4 87 17.4 13.8-21.6
35-44 328 169 54.5 47.8-61.0 71 19.8 15.3-25.2 88 25.8 20.2-32.2
45-54 497 245 50.3 44.6-55.9 116 23.5 19.0-28.8 136 26.2 21.6-31.4
55-64 591 314 53.8 48.6-58.9 109 19.5 15.5-24.1 168 26.8 22.5-31.4
65-74 576 335 56.4 50.9-61.7 83 14.3 11.0-18.4 158 29.3 24.5-34.6
75+ 413 219 50.2 43.6-56.8 24 4.0 2.4- 6.9 170 45.7 39.2-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 63 40.9 31.9-50.6 24 16.6 10.0-26.3 80 42.5 33.3-52.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 675 314 48.4 43.7-53.2 116 19.8 16.2-23.9 245 31.8 27.7-36.2
Some Post-H.S. 868 441 52.1 47.9-56.2 159 20.7 17.4-24.4 268 27.2 23.7-31.0
College Graduate 1,216 741 60.3 56.9-63.7 260 23.9 21.0-27.1 215 15.8 13.5-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 87 50.8 41.8-59.9 31 14.7 9.4-22.2 88 34.5 26.6-43.4
$15,000- 24,999 342 147 42.6 35.7-49.7 60 23.5 17.6-30.8 135 33.9 27.8-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 282 137 49.3 41.7-57.0 53 20.4 14.9-27.3 92 30.3 23.7-37.7
$35,000- 49,999 345 178 51.0 44.2-57.8 73 23.5 18.0-30.0 94 25.5 20.0-32.0
$50,000- 74,999 450 264 55.5 49.6-61.3 84 21.2 16.7-26.6 102 23.3 18.7-28.5
$75,000+ 871 525 58.5 54.3-62.6 191 22.9 19.6-26.7 155 18.5 15.4-22.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 917 374 41.3 37.1-45.7 148 17.2 14.2-20.7 395 41.5 37.2-45.9
No 1,996 1,178 57.0 54.2-59.8 408 22.5 20.2-25.0 410 20.5 18.4-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 457 248 52.9 47.2-58.6 74 16.7 12.7-21.5 135 30.4 25.4-36.0
Non-Veteran 2,470 1,310 52.5 49.9-55.1 485 21.7 19.6-24.0 675 25.8 23.6-28.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 678 393 55.2 50.7-59.5 149 23.4 19.8-27.4 136 21.5 17.9-25.4
Regional City or Suburban County 624 349 54.3 49.4-59.1 110 19.9 16.2-24.3 165 25.8 21.8-30.3
Rural 1,628 818 49.6 46.4-52.9 301 20.1 17.5-23.0 509 30.2 27.3-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,488 800 52.2 49.1-55.4 346 24.4 21.7-27.2 342 23.4 20.8-26.2
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.0 7.6-21.3
Retired 907 532 57.3 53.0-61.6 103 10.9 8.5-13.7 272 31.8 27.8-36.0
Unable to Work 243 58 28.4 21.1-36.9 47 20.2 14.2-28.0 138 51.4 42.8-59.9
Other not in Labor Force 193 110 59.3 50.5-67.6 46 23.3 16.8-31.2 37 17.4 11.6-25.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 26.1 18.3-35.8
101% to 150% 351 151 45.0 38.2-52.1 55 17.9 12.8-24.4 145 37.1 30.7-44.0
151% to 200% 216 103 50.1 41.5-58.6 37 21.4 14.9-29.8 76 28.5 21.6-36.6
More than 200% 1,629 948 56.9 53.8-60.0 345 22.9 20.4-25.7 336 20.1 17.7-22.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 553 252 40.7 34.9-46.7 96 19.4 14.7-25.2 205 39.9 34.0-46.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,114 580 52.1 48.4-55.8 223 20.9 18.0-24.1 311 27.0 23.9-30.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 728 55.6 52.2-59.0 241 21.6 18.8-24.6 294 22.8 20.0-25.8

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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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