2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,910 549 18.6 16.9-20.5 2,361 81.4 79.5-83.1
GENDER
Male 1,317 269 20.3 17.7-23.2 1,048 79.7 76.8-82.3
Female 1,593 280 17.0 14.9-19.5 1,313 83.0 80.5-85.1
AGE
18-34 517 147 26.2 22.0-30.8 370 73.8 69.2-78.0
35-44 325 63 19.0 14.4-24.6 262 81.0 75.4-85.6
45-54 496 83 15.6 12.1-19.8 413 84.4 80.2-87.9
55-64 588 95 15.5 12.2-19.4 493 84.5 80.6-87.8
65-74 573 110 19.1 15.2-23.8 463 80.9 76.2-84.8
75+ 409 51 9.1 6.5-12.7 358 90.9 87.3-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 16 12.0 7.1-19.7 149 88.0 80.3-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 666 90 15.2 12.0-19.0 576 84.8 81.0-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 865 144 17.5 14.5-21.0 721 82.5 79.0-85.5
College Graduate 1,211 299 24.9 22.1-28.0 912 75.1 72.0-77.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 28 15.3 9.8-23.2 176 84.7 76.8-90.2
$15,000- 24,999 339 49 16.4 11.6-22.7 290 83.6 77.3-88.4
$25,000- 34,999 279 37 12.4 8.3-18.3 242 87.6 81.7-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 342 69 22.5 17.3-28.7 273 77.5 71.3-82.7
$50,000- 74,999 447 100 19.1 15.1-23.7 347 80.9 76.3-84.9
$75,000+ 868 187 20.8 17.7-24.3 681 79.2 75.7-82.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 910 104 11.6 9.1-14.6 806 88.4 85.4-90.9
No 1,984 444 21.5 19.3-23.8 1,540 78.5 76.2-80.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 454 113 26.6 21.8-31.9 341 73.4 68.1-78.2
Non-Veteran 2,454 434 17.3 15.5-19.3 2,020 82.7 80.7-84.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 677 164 22.5 19.2-26.3 513 77.5 73.7-80.8
Regional City or Suburban County 618 127 19.2 15.7-23.4 491 80.8 76.6-84.3
Rural 1,616 258 15.5 13.3-18.0 1,358 84.5 82.0-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,478 311 20.1 17.7-22.7 1,167 79.9 77.3-82.3
Unemployed 89 17 17.3 10.3-27.7 72 82.7 72.3-89.7
Retired 901 157 16.2 13.3-19.5 744 83.8 80.5-86.7
Unable to Work 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 193 46 24.7 17.9-32.9 147 75.3 67.1-82.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 24 14.9 8.9-23.9 117 85.1 76.1-91.1
101% to 150% 349 38 12.2 8.2-17.9 311 87.8 82.1-91.8
151% to 200% 213 38 18.1 12.6-25.4 175 81.9 74.6-87.4
More than 200% 1,620 339 20.5 18.2-23.1 1,281 79.5 76.9-81.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 77 9.1 6.8-12.1 468 90.9 87.9-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,111 201 18.2 15.5-21.2 910 81.8 78.8-84.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,255 271 21.1 18.5-24.0 984 78.9 76.0-81.5

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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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