2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,224 1,221 53.2 50.5-55.8 156 6.7 5.5- 8.2 193 10.3 8.8-12.0 125 6.3 5.1- 7.8 529 23.5 21.3-25.8
GENDER
Male 1,017 465 41.9 38.2-45.8 68 6.7 4.9- 9.1 116 13.2 10.7-16.1 96 10.4 8.2-13.1 272 27.8 24.4-31.4
Female 1,207 756 63.5 60.0-67.0 88 6.7 5.2- 8.6 77 7.6 6.0- 9.7 29 2.6 1.6- 4.0 257 19.6 16.9-22.6
AGE
18-34 453 158 35.9 30.8-41.4 *** *** *** 103 22.1 17.9-26.9 65 13.9 10.5-18.2 116 25.4 20.9-30.5
35-44 246 127 55.3 47.9-62.5 *** *** *** 44 16.1 11.7-21.7 *** *** *** 55 20.3 15.2-26.6
45-54 360 208 58.5 51.9-64.7 23 6.6 4.0-10.6 23 5.9 3.6- 9.4 22 5.4 3.3- 8.7 84 23.7 18.6-29.6
55-64 438 279 64.6 58.8-70.1 35 9.0 6.1-13.1 16 2.8 1.6- 4.9 *** *** *** 95 20.3 16.0-25.4
65-74 432 272 63.0 56.8-68.8 51 12.0 8.5-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 23.1 18.1-28.9
75+ 272 161 54.6 46.6-62.4 24 9.5 5.9-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 33.4 26.2-41.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.4 13.3-32.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 252 51.8 46.1-57.5 47 10.1 7.1-14.0 33 10.0 6.9-14.4 30 7.2 4.9-10.5 104 20.9 16.8-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 619 347 53.8 48.9-58.7 53 7.0 5.0- 9.7 46 8.7 6.2-11.9 31 6.1 4.1- 9.1 142 24.4 20.3-28.9
College Graduate 1,031 546 50.8 47.1-54.5 49 3.7 2.7- 5.2 113 14.2 11.7-17.2 61 6.3 4.7- 8.4 262 25.0 21.9-28.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 219 128 55.7 46.9-64.3 *** *** *** 15 9.4 5.2-16.5 *** *** *** 53 22.3 16.0-30.3
$25,000- 34,999 202 123 62.8 53.9-70.9 *** *** *** 19 11.8 7.0-19.1 *** *** *** 39 16.0 10.7-23.3
$35,000- 49,999 263 134 47.6 40.1-55.2 23 7.5 4.4-12.4 22 11.1 7.1-17.0 25 12.1 7.3-19.5 59 21.7 16.2-28.4
$50,000- 74,999 356 183 52.8 46.1-59.4 33 7.9 5.2-11.9 25 7.2 4.6-11.1 22 5.6 3.4- 8.9 93 26.5 21.0-32.9
$75,000+ 734 389 51.1 46.6-55.6 35 4.6 3.0- 7.0 81 12.6 9.9-15.9 40 6.3 4.5- 8.9 189 25.3 21.6-29.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 341 62.2 56.9-67.3 49 8.6 6.1-12.0 15 2.9 1.6- 5.0 23 3.9 2.4- 6.4 130 22.4 18.2-27.1
No 1,653 876 50.6 47.6-53.7 106 6.1 4.8- 7.8 176 12.4 10.5-14.6 99 6.9 5.5- 8.7 396 23.9 21.4-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 158 46.1 39.6-52.6 23 5.3 3.2- 8.8 48 15.3 11.2-20.6 34 10.3 7.1-14.8 83 23.0 17.9-28.9
Non-Veteran 1,875 1,062 54.3 51.4-57.2 133 6.9 5.6- 8.6 145 9.5 7.9-11.4 90 5.6 4.4- 7.2 445 23.6 21.2-26.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 569 295 49.5 44.7-54.3 25 4.0 2.5- 6.4 63 12.5 9.7-16.0 37 6.9 4.8- 9.8 149 27.0 23.0-31.5
Regional City or Suburban County 472 234 50.0 44.3-55.6 34 7.7 5.2-11.2 47 10.6 7.6-14.5 24 6.2 3.7-10.2 133 25.6 21.0-30.8
Rural 1,183 692 58.1 54.3-61.8 97 8.3 6.3-10.7 83 8.3 6.4-10.7 64 5.9 4.4- 7.8 247 19.4 16.6-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 594 49.7 46.2-53.2 65 5.8 4.3- 7.9 143 11.8 9.8-14.2 93 7.9 6.3- 9.9 294 24.7 21.8-27.8
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 678 414 59.9 54.9-64.7 64 10.5 7.7-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 177 26.1 22.0-30.6
Unable to Work 119 90 77.4 66.1-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 162 81 46.1 37.0-55.5 *** *** *** 31 24.2 17.0-33.2 *** *** *** 29 19.2 12.7-27.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 133 56.2 47.2-64.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 24.8 18.1-32.8
151% to 200% 145 77 52.5 42.3-62.5 *** *** *** 18 11.8 7.1-19.1 *** *** *** 31 22.6 14.8-32.7
More than 200% 1,314 705 52.7 49.2-56.1 89 6.1 4.7- 7.9 112 10.6 8.6-12.9 81 6.7 5.2- 8.6 327 24.0 21.2-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 370 221 59.4 51.9-66.5 45 12.6 8.5-18.2 *** *** *** 18 6.3 3.6-10.8 74 18.7 13.6-25.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 460 54.8 50.5-59.0 55 7.4 5.3-10.2 83 10.5 8.2-13.3 50 6.3 4.5- 8.9 192 21.0 17.8-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,014 540 50.9 47.1-54.7 56 5.2 3.7- 7.1 98 11.4 9.2-14.1 57 6.3 4.7- 8.5 263 26.2 23.0-29.7

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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