2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,917 983 31.7 29.6-33.9 565 20.7 18.8-22.6 560 21.1 19.2-23.2 809 26.5 24.5-28.6
GENDER
Male 1,324 450 32.9 29.8-36.1 244 18.9 16.4-21.6 277 21.8 19.1-24.8 353 26.4 23.5-29.5
Female 1,593 533 30.6 27.8-33.6 321 22.3 19.7-25.2 283 20.5 17.9-23.4 456 26.6 23.8-29.5
AGE
18-34 519 150 29.0 24.6-33.9 125 22.1 18.2-26.6 157 31.5 26.9-36.5 87 17.4 13.8-21.6
35-44 327 85 27.9 22.2-34.4 83 26.2 20.9-32.4 71 19.9 15.4-25.4 88 25.9 20.4-32.4
45-54 496 141 27.8 23.1-33.1 103 22.4 18.1-27.4 116 23.5 19.0-28.8 136 26.2 21.6-31.4
55-64 589 201 32.3 27.8-37.2 111 21.1 17.2-25.8 109 19.6 15.7-24.3 168 27.0 22.7-31.7
65-74 574 250 41.1 35.9-46.5 83 15.1 11.5-19.6 83 14.4 11.0-18.5 158 29.4 24.6-34.7
75+ 410 156 36.6 30.6-43.0 60 13.2 9.6-17.9 24 4.1 2.4- 6.9 170 46.2 39.6-52.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 41 26.5 18.9-35.7 21 14.2 9.0-21.9 24 16.7 10.0-26.4 80 42.6 33.4-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 671 217 31.8 27.5-36.4 93 16.2 12.8-20.3 116 19.9 16.3-24.1 245 32.1 27.9-36.5
Some Post-H.S. 866 268 30.6 26.9-34.6 171 21.3 18.0-25.0 159 20.7 17.5-24.4 268 27.3 23.8-31.1
College Graduate 1,211 457 34.7 31.5-38.0 279 25.5 22.6-28.7 260 24.0 21.0-27.2 215 15.8 13.6-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 49 30.9 22.8-40.4 36 19.2 12.8-27.8 31 14.9 9.5-22.5 88 35.0 27.0-44.0
$15,000- 24,999 342 96 27.1 21.3-33.9 51 15.4 11.1-21.1 60 23.5 17.6-30.8 135 33.9 27.8-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 280 94 33.6 26.8-41.1 41 15.2 10.0-22.3 53 20.6 15.0-27.6 92 30.6 24.0-38.1
$35,000- 49,999 344 109 31.5 25.7-37.9 68 19.5 14.7-25.3 73 23.5 18.0-30.1 94 25.5 20.0-32.0
$50,000- 74,999 449 163 32.3 27.0-38.0 100 23.2 18.6-28.6 84 21.3 16.7-26.7 102 23.3 18.8-28.5
$75,000+ 870 315 32.7 28.9-36.7 209 25.8 22.3-29.6 191 23.0 19.6-26.7 155 18.6 15.4-22.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 912 252 27.8 24.1-31.8 117 13.2 10.5-16.5 148 17.3 14.2-20.9 395 41.7 37.5-46.1
No 1,989 725 33.2 30.7-35.9 446 23.7 21.4-26.1 408 22.6 20.2-25.1 410 20.6 18.4-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 455 157 34.3 29.1-39.9 89 18.5 14.6-23.1 74 16.7 12.8-21.5 135 30.5 25.4-36.1
Non-Veteran 2,460 824 31.2 28.9-33.6 476 21.0 19.0-23.2 485 21.8 19.7-24.1 675 25.9 23.7-28.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 675 224 31.1 27.2-35.3 166 23.9 20.3-27.9 149 23.5 19.9-27.5 136 21.5 18.0-25.5
Regional City or Suburban County 621 231 36.1 31.5-40.9 115 18.0 14.6-22.0 110 20.0 16.2-24.4 165 25.9 21.9-30.4
Rural 1,622 528 29.4 26.6-32.4 284 20.0 17.4-22.9 301 20.2 17.6-23.1 509 30.4 27.4-33.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,483 459 29.3 26.5-32.2 336 22.9 20.3-25.6 346 24.4 21.8-27.3 342 23.4 20.8-26.2
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.0 7.6-21.3
Retired 901 384 40.7 36.6-45.0 142 16.2 13.3-19.7 103 11.0 8.6-13.8 272 32.1 28.1-36.4
Unable to Work 243 32 15.6 10.2-23.3 26 12.7 7.9-19.9 47 20.2 14.2-28.0 138 51.4 42.8-59.9
Other not in Labor Force 192 67 35.7 27.7-44.6 42 23.2 16.7-31.4 46 23.5 17.0-31.5 37 17.6 11.7-25.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 38 26.6 18.5-36.8 26 15.7 9.6-24.6 *** *** *** 45 26.1 18.3-35.8
101% to 150% 349 96 29.0 23.0-35.8 53 15.6 11.0-21.5 55 18.0 12.9-24.6 145 37.5 31.0-44.4
151% to 200% 215 66 31.5 24.2-39.9 36 18.4 12.5-26.4 37 21.5 14.9-29.9 76 28.6 21.6-36.7
More than 200% 1,626 589 33.4 30.6-36.4 356 23.4 20.9-26.2 345 23.0 20.4-25.8 336 20.2 17.8-22.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 158 23.1 18.7-28.1 91 17.2 12.9-22.5 96 19.5 14.8-25.3 205 40.2 34.3-46.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,110 372 32.4 29.0-35.9 204 19.4 16.6-22.6 223 21.0 18.1-24.2 311 27.2 24.0-30.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,258 453 33.1 30.0-36.4 270 22.4 19.7-25.4 241 21.6 18.9-24.7 294 22.9 20.1-25.9

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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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