2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,929 1,560 52.6 50.2-54.9 1,369 47.4 45.1-49.8
GENDER
Male 1,328 698 51.9 48.5-55.3 630 48.1 44.7-51.5
Female 1,601 862 53.2 49.9-56.4 739 46.8 43.6-50.1
AGE
18-34 522 278 51.2 46.1-56.3 244 48.8 43.7-53.9
35-44 328 169 54.5 47.8-61.0 159 45.5 39.0-52.2
45-54 497 245 50.3 44.6-55.9 252 49.7 44.1-55.4
55-64 591 314 53.8 48.6-58.9 277 46.2 41.1-51.4
65-74 576 335 56.4 50.9-61.7 241 43.6 38.3-49.1
75+ 413 219 50.2 43.6-56.8 194 49.8 43.2-56.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 63 40.9 31.9-50.6 104 59.1 49.4-68.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 675 314 48.4 43.7-53.2 361 51.6 46.8-56.3
Some Post-H.S. 868 441 52.1 47.9-56.2 427 47.9 43.8-52.1
College Graduate 1,216 741 60.3 56.9-63.7 475 39.7 36.3-43.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 87 50.8 41.8-59.9 119 49.2 40.1-58.2
$15,000- 24,999 342 147 42.6 35.7-49.7 195 57.4 50.3-64.3
$25,000- 34,999 282 137 49.3 41.7-57.0 145 50.7 43.0-58.3
$35,000- 49,999 345 178 51.0 44.2-57.8 167 49.0 42.2-55.8
$50,000- 74,999 450 264 55.5 49.6-61.3 186 44.5 38.7-50.4
$75,000+ 871 525 58.5 54.3-62.6 346 41.5 37.4-45.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 917 374 41.3 37.1-45.7 543 58.7 54.3-62.9
No 1,996 1,178 57.0 54.2-59.8 818 43.0 40.2-45.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 457 248 52.9 47.2-58.6 209 47.1 41.4-52.8
Non-Veteran 2,470 1,310 52.5 49.9-55.1 1,160 47.5 44.9-50.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 678 393 55.2 50.7-59.5 285 44.8 40.5-49.3
Regional City or Suburban County 624 349 54.3 49.4-59.1 275 45.7 40.9-50.6
Rural 1,628 818 49.6 46.4-52.9 810 50.4 47.1-53.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,488 800 52.2 49.1-55.4 688 47.8 44.6-50.9
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 907 532 57.3 53.0-61.6 375 42.7 38.4-47.0
Unable to Work 243 58 28.4 21.1-36.9 185 71.6 63.1-78.9
Other not in Labor Force 193 110 59.3 50.5-67.6 83 40.7 32.4-49.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 351 151 45.0 38.2-52.1 200 55.0 47.9-61.8
151% to 200% 216 103 50.1 41.5-58.6 113 49.9 41.4-58.5
More than 200% 1,629 948 56.9 53.8-60.0 681 43.1 40.0-46.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 553 252 40.7 34.9-46.7 301 59.3 53.3-65.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,114 580 52.1 48.4-55.8 534 47.9 44.2-51.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 728 55.6 52.2-59.0 535 44.4 41.0-47.8

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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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