2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 1,351 30.0 28.2-31.8 446 11.0 9.8-12.3 1,788 40.6 38.7-42.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,910 549 18.6 16.9-20.5 1,000 33.9 31.7-36.1 270 10.2 8.8-11.8 1,091 37.3 35.0-39.6
GENDER
Male 1,317 269 20.3 17.7-23.2 424 31.6 28.6-34.9 165 14.0 11.7-16.7 459 34.0 30.9-37.3
Female 1,593 280 17.0 14.9-19.5 576 36.0 32.9-39.2 105 6.6 5.2- 8.4 632 40.3 37.2-43.6
AGE
18-34 517 147 26.2 22.0-30.8 129 25.1 20.9-29.9 100 19.0 15.3-23.4 141 29.7 25.2-34.6
35-44 325 63 19.0 14.4-24.6 104 35.1 29.0-41.8 40 11.9 8.0-17.3 118 34.0 28.0-40.5
45-54 496 83 15.6 12.1-19.8 161 34.6 29.4-40.2 38 6.8 4.6- 9.8 214 43.0 37.5-48.7
55-64 588 95 15.5 12.2-19.4 218 38.3 33.4-43.5 39 6.4 4.3- 9.3 236 39.8 34.9-45.0
65-74 573 110 19.1 15.2-23.8 222 37.2 32.2-42.6 31 4.8 3.1- 7.2 210 38.9 33.7-44.4
75+ 409 51 9.1 6.5-12.7 166 41.0 34.7-47.5 22 6.3 3.6-11.0 170 43.6 37.0-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 16 12.0 7.1-19.7 45 28.2 20.4-37.4 *** *** *** 93 50.1 40.5-59.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 666 90 15.2 12.0-19.0 219 33.3 28.9-38.0 60 9.9 7.5-13.0 297 41.7 37.1-46.4
Some Post-H.S. 865 144 17.5 14.5-21.0 296 34.6 30.7-38.7 70 9.5 7.3-12.3 355 38.4 34.4-42.5
College Graduate 1,211 299 24.9 22.1-28.0 439 35.4 32.1-38.7 129 11.5 9.4-13.9 344 28.3 25.2-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 28 15.3 9.8-23.2 58 35.5 27.0-45.0 21 7.7 4.4-13.0 97 41.5 32.9-50.7
$15,000- 24,999 339 49 16.4 11.6-22.7 96 26.0 20.4-32.4 27 8.5 5.3-13.6 167 49.1 42.0-56.2
$25,000- 34,999 279 37 12.4 8.3-18.3 99 37.3 30.1-45.2 24 11.8 7.4-18.3 119 38.4 31.3-46.1
$35,000- 49,999 342 69 22.5 17.3-28.7 107 28.2 22.7-34.4 45 18.6 13.1-25.8 121 30.7 25.1-37.0
$50,000- 74,999 447 100 19.1 15.1-23.7 163 36.7 31.1-42.7 47 11.2 8.0-15.5 137 33.0 27.6-38.8
$75,000+ 868 187 20.8 17.7-24.3 336 37.7 33.7-41.8 82 9.6 7.4-12.4 263 31.9 28.1-36.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 910 104 11.6 9.1-14.6 266 29.5 25.7-33.7 68 8.6 6.3-11.6 472 50.3 46.0-54.7
No 1,984 444 21.5 19.3-23.8 727 35.6 32.9-38.3 198 10.8 9.1-12.7 615 32.2 29.6-34.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 454 113 26.6 21.8-31.9 133 26.5 21.9-31.6 59 15.0 11.3-19.7 149 31.9 26.8-37.6
Non-Veteran 2,454 434 17.3 15.5-19.3 867 35.1 32.7-37.6 210 9.4 7.9-11.1 943 38.2 35.7-40.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 677 164 22.5 19.2-26.3 228 32.6 28.5-36.8 78 11.4 8.9-14.5 207 33.5 29.4-37.9
Regional City or Suburban County 618 127 19.2 15.7-23.4 218 35.2 30.6-40.0 61 11.3 8.2-15.4 212 34.2 29.8-39.0
Rural 1,616 258 15.5 13.3-18.0 554 34.1 31.0-37.2 131 8.6 7.0-10.6 673 41.8 38.6-45.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,478 311 20.1 17.7-22.7 484 32.2 29.3-35.2 164 11.3 9.5-13.4 519 36.4 33.4-39.6
Unemployed 89 17 17.3 10.3-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 901 157 16.2 13.3-19.5 370 41.0 36.8-45.3 55 6.4 4.5- 8.8 319 36.5 32.4-40.8
Unable to Work 241 *** *** *** 45 21.8 15.3-30.1 *** *** *** 162 62.0 53.0-70.2
Other not in Labor Force 193 46 24.7 17.9-32.9 64 34.7 26.8-43.5 25 12.4 7.9-18.9 58 28.3 21.0-36.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 24 14.9 8.9-23.9 38 26.9 18.6-37.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 349 38 12.2 8.2-17.9 113 32.9 26.7-39.8 30 11.2 6.8-18.1 168 43.7 36.9-50.6
151% to 200% 213 38 18.1 12.6-25.4 63 31.9 24.3-40.7 18 10.4 6.1-17.4 94 39.5 31.4-48.2
More than 200% 1,620 339 20.5 18.2-23.1 605 36.5 33.5-39.5 154 10.2 8.4-12.3 522 32.8 30.0-35.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 77 9.1 6.8-12.1 171 30.9 25.5-36.8 35 7.4 4.9-11.0 262 52.6 46.5-58.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,111 201 18.2 15.5-21.2 376 33.8 30.4-37.4 113 10.7 8.4-13.4 421 37.3 33.8-41.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,255 271 21.1 18.5-24.0 453 34.6 31.4-37.9 122 10.5 8.5-12.8 409 33.8 30.6-37.2

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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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