2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,044 2,296 76.7 74.6-78.6 748 23.3 21.4-25.4
GENDER
Male 1,369 1,048 76.6 73.7-79.4 321 23.4 20.6-26.3
Female 1,675 1,248 76.7 73.9-79.3 427 23.3 20.7-26.1
AGE
18-34 535 470 86.4 82.4-89.5 65 13.6 10.5-17.6
35-44 332 255 77.7 71.4-83.0 77 22.3 17.0-28.6
45-54 502 372 76.0 71.0-80.4 130 24.0 19.6-29.0
55-64 604 446 75.6 71.0-79.6 158 24.4 20.4-29.0
65-74 601 447 72.3 67.1-76.9 154 27.7 23.1-32.9
75+ 445 283 58.6 52.0-64.9 162 41.4 35.1-48.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 107 61.0 51.8-69.5 80 39.0 30.5-48.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 707 477 71.8 67.6-75.6 230 28.2 24.4-32.4
Some Post-H.S. 891 641 75.6 71.9-78.9 250 24.4 21.1-28.1
College Graduate 1,256 1,069 87.3 85.0-89.3 187 12.7 10.7-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 130 67.1 58.4-74.8 86 32.9 25.2-41.6
$15,000- 24,999 352 224 68.5 62.0-74.3 128 31.5 25.7-38.0
$25,000- 34,999 296 209 73.8 66.8-79.8 87 26.2 20.2-33.2
$35,000- 49,999 356 271 78.3 72.1-83.5 85 21.7 16.5-27.9
$50,000- 74,999 464 369 78.6 73.6-82.9 95 21.4 17.1-26.4
$75,000+ 893 761 85.0 81.6-87.8 132 15.0 12.2-18.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 955 577 62.1 57.8-66.2 378 37.9 33.8-42.2
No 2,073 1,706 82.3 80.1-84.3 367 17.7 15.7-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 475 356 74.6 69.4-79.3 119 25.4 20.7-30.6
Non-Veteran 2,567 1,937 76.9 74.8-79.0 630 23.1 21.0-25.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 704 590 82.5 78.8-85.7 114 17.5 14.3-21.2
Regional City or Suburban County 639 486 76.4 72.1-80.3 153 23.6 19.7-27.9
Rural 1,702 1,220 72.7 69.7-75.4 482 27.3 24.6-30.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,530 1,225 80.0 77.3-82.4 305 20.0 17.6-22.7
Unemployed 90 70 87.0 78.7-92.4 20 13.0 7.6-21.3
Retired 963 703 71.3 67.2-75.0 260 28.7 25.0-32.8
Unable to Work 253 121 53.0 44.6-61.3 132 47.0 38.7-55.4
Other not in Labor Force 200 169 85.2 77.3-90.6 31 14.8 9.4-22.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 106 75.9 66.5-83.4 43 24.1 16.6-33.5
101% to 150% 362 220 64.6 57.8-70.8 142 35.4 29.2-42.2
151% to 200% 224 150 73.5 65.7-80.1 74 26.5 19.9-34.3
More than 200% 1,678 1,362 81.7 79.3-84.0 316 18.3 16.0-20.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 388 64.3 58.4-69.8 197 35.7 30.2-41.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,156 862 75.1 71.8-78.1 294 24.9 21.9-28.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,304 1,046 80.7 77.9-83.3 258 19.3 16.7-22.1

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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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