2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 1-300 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 1,731 42.3 40.3-44.2 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Piedmont NC 1,782 513 27.8 25.4-30.3 794 44.7 41.9-47.4 475 27.5 25.1-30.1
GENDER
Male 808 239 28.6 25.1-32.4 355 43.1 39.1-47.1 214 28.3 24.7-32.1
Female 974 274 27.1 23.9-30.5 439 46.1 42.3-49.9 261 26.8 23.6-30.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,172 378 30.7 27.7-33.8 514 44.4 41.1-47.7 280 24.9 22.1-28.0
Non-Hispanic Black 350 89 25.9 20.6-31.9 152 42.6 36.5-49.1 109 31.5 25.9-37.7
Other 260 46 15.7 11.2-21.5 128 49.8 42.2-57.4 86 34.5 27.7-42.0
AGE
18-34 435 98 21.4 17.2-26.2 249 55.9 50.3-61.3 88 22.8 18.4-27.9
35-44 268 60 24.5 19.0-31.0 133 46.7 39.9-53.5 75 28.8 22.9-35.6
45-54 322 80 27.6 22.2-33.8 156 46.7 40.3-53.1 86 25.7 20.6-31.6
55-64 333 108 32.3 26.7-38.5 134 39.9 33.9-46.2 91 27.8 22.5-33.7
65-74 258 104 38.2 31.4-45.4 83 33.1 26.6-40.3 71 28.8 22.5-36.0
75+ 165 63 36.1 27.8-45.4 39 18.8 13.0-26.6 63 45.0 35.8-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 27 20.1 13.4-29.0 45 34.6 25.7-44.7 67 45.4 36.0-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 90 25.2 20.3-30.7 151 39.6 34.1-45.4 150 35.2 30.0-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 465 140 29.3 24.8-34.2 200 44.7 39.6-50.0 125 26.0 21.7-30.8
College Graduate 786 256 31.3 27.8-35.0 398 52.3 48.3-56.2 132 16.5 13.7-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 41 32.9 24.4-42.8 46 31.7 23.3-41.6 49 35.3 26.5-45.4
$15,000- 24,999 230 47 22.2 16.3-29.6 91 42.5 34.8-50.6 92 35.3 28.4-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 151 41 23.0 16.3-31.4 64 44.7 35.4-54.4 46 32.3 24.0-41.9
$35,000- 49,999 201 51 24.5 18.3-32.0 100 49.3 41.2-57.5 50 26.1 19.3-34.3
$50,000- 74,999 253 76 31.3 24.7-38.8 123 47.4 40.1-54.7 54 21.3 16.0-27.7
$75,000+ 540 174 31.0 26.6-35.6 278 51.2 46.3-56.1 88 17.8 14.3-22.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 445 109 25.0 20.5-30.3 147 30.4 25.5-35.7 189 44.6 39.0-50.3
No 1,329 401 28.6 25.8-31.5 646 49.3 46.1-52.5 282 22.1 19.6-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 67 34.6 27.4-42.6 68 33.2 26.1-41.1 56 32.3 25.0-40.5
Non-Veteran 1,590 445 27.1 24.6-29.8 726 45.9 43.0-48.8 419 27.0 24.5-29.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,038 298 27.5 24.5-30.8 491 46.5 42.9-50.1 249 26.0 22.9-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 400 119 30.8 25.7-36.4 168 41.7 36.1-47.5 113 27.6 22.8-32.9
Rural 344 96 24.4 19.6-30.0 135 43.2 36.8-49.9 113 32.4 26.7-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,036 265 25.1 22.2-28.4 526 49.5 46.0-53.1 245 25.3 22.3-28.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 398 152 38.0 32.5-43.9 122 27.4 22.7-32.7 124 34.6 29.0-40.6
Unable to Work 126 21 17.9 11.2-27.4 46 34.5 25.4-45.0 59 47.5 37.3-57.9
Other not in Labor Force 154 50 31.7 23.7-41.0 74 50.6 41.2-60.0 30 17.7 12.0-25.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 26 23.0 15.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 200 45 24.3 17.8-32.1 78 40.1 32.1-48.8 77 35.6 28.1-43.9
151% to 200% 110 35 30.7 21.6-41.6 *** *** *** 30 24.5 16.5-34.8
More than 200% 953 296 30.5 27.1-34.0 480 50.2 46.4-53.9 177 19.4 16.5-22.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 529 148 26.6 22.4-31.2 227 44.5 39.5-49.7 154 28.9 24.5-33.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,164 344 28.7 25.7-31.8 535 45.2 41.8-48.6 285 26.2 23.2-29.3

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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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