2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-Piedmont NC 1,790 909 49.4 46.7-52.2 406 23.1 20.9-25.6 475 27.4 25.0-30.0
GENDER
Male 811 402 47.6 43.6-51.6 195 24.2 20.9-27.9 214 28.2 24.6-32.0
Female 979 507 51.2 47.4-55.0 211 22.1 19.1-25.5 261 26.7 23.5-30.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,179 652 53.2 49.8-56.5 247 22.0 19.4-24.9 280 24.8 22.0-27.8
Non-Hispanic Black 351 162 47.3 41.0-53.7 80 21.3 16.6-26.7 109 31.4 25.8-37.7
Other 260 95 32.9 26.5-40.0 79 32.6 25.5-40.7 86 34.5 27.7-42.0
AGE
18-34 435 197 43.2 37.8-48.8 150 34.0 28.9-39.5 88 22.8 18.4-27.9
35-44 269 130 49.4 42.6-56.2 64 22.0 16.9-28.0 75 28.6 22.7-35.4
45-54 323 160 51.4 44.9-57.7 77 23.0 17.9-28.9 86 25.7 20.6-31.6
55-64 336 179 53.4 47.1-59.6 66 19.1 14.6-24.6 91 27.5 22.2-33.4
65-74 260 150 56.5 49.2-63.6 39 14.9 10.6-20.4 71 28.6 22.3-35.8
75+ 166 93 50.9 41.5-60.1 *** *** *** 63 44.8 35.6-54.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 41 31.0 22.8-40.6 31 23.6 15.8-33.7 67 45.4 36.0-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 394 159 42.8 37.2-48.7 85 22.2 17.8-27.4 150 34.9 29.7-40.5
Some Post-H.S. 466 244 53.5 48.3-58.6 97 20.6 16.7-25.1 125 25.9 21.7-30.7
College Graduate 790 465 57.3 53.3-61.1 193 26.3 22.9-30.0 132 16.4 13.7-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 60 45.6 36.1-55.5 28 19.4 12.6-28.5 49 35.0 26.2-44.9
$15,000- 24,999 230 82 36.8 29.5-44.7 56 27.9 21.0-36.1 92 35.3 28.4-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 152 73 46.2 36.9-55.8 33 21.9 15.0-30.8 46 31.9 23.7-41.4
$35,000- 49,999 202 99 47.8 39.7-56.1 53 26.1 19.6-33.8 50 26.1 19.3-34.3
$50,000- 74,999 253 148 57.5 50.1-64.5 51 21.2 15.8-27.9 54 21.3 16.0-27.7
$75,000+ 542 323 58.3 53.3-63.1 131 24.0 20.0-28.4 88 17.8 14.3-21.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 447 176 37.8 32.6-43.4 82 17.8 13.9-22.4 189 44.4 38.8-50.1
No 1,335 730 53.1 49.9-56.3 323 24.9 22.2-27.8 282 22.0 19.5-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 107 51.3 43.2-59.3 29 16.5 11.1-23.8 56 32.2 24.9-40.4
Non-Veteran 1,597 801 49.2 46.3-52.2 377 23.8 21.4-26.5 419 26.9 24.4-29.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,041 538 49.2 45.7-52.8 254 24.8 21.9-28.1 249 25.9 22.8-29.3
Regional City or Suburban County 404 200 51.1 45.3-56.8 91 21.6 17.2-26.6 113 27.4 22.6-32.7
Rural 345 171 47.7 41.3-54.2 61 20.1 14.9-26.5 113 32.2 26.5-38.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,039 518 48.8 45.3-52.4 276 25.9 22.9-29.1 245 25.3 22.2-28.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 402 234 55.9 50.0-61.7 44 9.8 7.1-13.4 124 34.3 28.7-40.3
Unable to Work 126 40 32.1 23.3-42.4 27 20.4 13.2-30.1 59 47.5 37.3-57.9
Other not in Labor Force 155 82 54.0 44.6-63.2 43 28.4 20.5-38.0 30 17.5 11.9-25.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 201 81 43.1 35.1-51.6 43 21.6 15.2-29.7 77 35.3 27.8-43.6
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** 27 27.9 19.0-38.9 30 24.5 16.5-34.8
More than 200% 956 553 56.9 53.2-60.6 226 23.8 20.8-27.1 177 19.3 16.5-22.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** 18 22.8 14.0-34.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 532 263 49.4 44.3-54.4 115 21.9 18.0-26.4 154 28.7 24.3-33.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,169 611 50.2 46.8-53.6 273 23.7 20.9-26.8 285 26.1 23.1-29.3

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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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