2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 814 19.5 17.9-21.1 917 22.8 21.2-24.5 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Piedmont NC 1,782 513 27.8 25.4-30.3 388 21.4 19.2-23.8 406 23.2 20.9-25.7 475 27.5 25.1-30.1
GENDER
Male 808 239 28.6 25.1-32.4 160 18.8 15.9-22.1 195 24.3 21.0-28.0 214 28.3 24.7-32.1
Female 974 274 27.1 23.9-30.5 228 23.9 20.8-27.3 211 22.2 19.1-25.6 261 26.8 23.6-30.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,172 378 30.7 27.7-33.8 267 22.2 19.6-25.1 247 22.1 19.5-25.1 280 24.9 22.1-28.0
Non-Hispanic Black 350 89 25.9 20.6-31.9 72 21.4 16.4-27.3 80 21.3 16.7-26.8 109 31.5 25.9-37.7
Other 260 46 15.7 11.2-21.5 49 17.2 12.5-23.1 79 32.6 25.5-40.7 86 34.5 27.7-42.0
AGE
18-34 435 98 21.4 17.2-26.2 99 21.8 17.6-26.8 150 34.0 28.9-39.5 88 22.8 18.4-27.9
35-44 268 60 24.5 19.0-31.0 69 24.6 19.3-30.8 64 22.1 17.0-28.1 75 28.8 22.9-35.6
45-54 322 80 27.6 22.2-33.8 79 23.7 18.7-29.5 77 23.0 17.9-29.0 86 25.7 20.6-31.6
55-64 333 108 32.3 26.7-38.5 68 20.6 15.9-26.1 66 19.4 14.8-24.9 91 27.8 22.5-33.7
65-74 258 104 38.2 31.4-45.4 44 18.1 12.9-24.8 39 14.9 10.7-20.5 71 28.8 22.5-36.0
75+ 165 63 36.1 27.8-45.4 29 14.5 9.3-21.8 *** *** *** 63 45.0 35.8-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 27 20.1 13.4-29.0 14 11.0 6.3-18.5 31 23.6 15.8-33.7 67 45.4 36.0-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 90 25.2 20.3-30.7 66 17.2 13.2-22.1 85 22.4 18.0-27.6 150 35.2 30.0-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 465 140 29.3 24.8-34.2 103 24.1 19.8-28.9 97 20.7 16.8-25.2 125 26.0 21.7-30.8
College Graduate 786 256 31.3 27.8-35.0 205 25.9 22.6-29.4 193 26.4 23.0-30.1 132 16.5 13.7-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 41 32.9 24.4-42.8 18 12.2 7.1-19.9 28 19.6 12.8-28.8 49 35.3 26.5-45.4
$15,000- 24,999 230 47 22.2 16.3-29.6 35 14.6 10.0-20.8 56 27.9 21.0-36.1 92 35.3 28.4-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 151 41 23.0 16.3-31.4 31 22.6 15.2-32.1 33 22.1 15.2-31.1 46 32.3 24.0-41.9
$35,000- 49,999 201 51 24.5 18.3-32.0 47 23.2 17.0-31.0 53 26.1 19.6-33.8 50 26.1 19.3-34.3
$50,000- 74,999 253 76 31.3 24.7-38.8 72 26.1 20.4-32.9 51 21.2 15.8-27.9 54 21.3 16.0-27.7
$75,000+ 540 174 31.0 26.6-35.6 147 27.2 23.0-31.8 131 24.0 20.1-28.5 88 17.8 14.3-22.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 445 109 25.0 20.5-30.3 65 12.5 9.4-16.5 82 17.9 14.0-22.5 189 44.6 39.0-50.3
No 1,329 401 28.6 25.8-31.5 323 24.3 21.7-27.2 323 25.0 22.3-27.9 282 22.1 19.6-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 67 34.6 27.4-42.6 39 16.6 11.8-22.8 29 16.6 11.2-23.9 56 32.3 25.0-40.5
Non-Veteran 1,590 445 27.1 24.6-29.8 349 21.9 19.6-24.5 377 23.9 21.5-26.6 419 27.0 24.5-29.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,038 298 27.5 24.5-30.8 237 21.6 18.9-24.6 254 24.9 21.9-28.1 249 26.0 22.9-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 400 119 30.8 25.7-36.4 77 20.0 15.6-25.2 91 21.7 17.3-26.8 113 27.6 22.8-32.9
Rural 344 96 24.4 19.6-30.0 74 23.0 18.0-29.0 61 20.2 15.0-26.7 113 32.4 26.7-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,036 265 25.1 22.2-28.4 250 23.6 20.7-26.7 276 25.9 23.0-29.2 245 25.3 22.3-28.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 398 152 38.0 32.5-43.9 78 17.5 13.6-22.2 44 9.9 7.2-13.5 124 34.6 29.0-40.6
Unable to Work 126 21 17.9 11.2-27.4 19 14.2 8.5-22.8 27 20.4 13.2-30.1 59 47.5 37.3-57.9
Other not in Labor Force 154 50 31.7 23.7-41.0 31 21.9 14.9-31.1 43 28.7 20.7-38.4 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 35 18.4 12.7-25.9 43 21.8 15.4-29.9 77 35.6 28.1-43.9
151% to 200% 110 35 30.7 21.6-41.6 18 16.9 10.1-27.1 27 27.9 19.0-38.9 30 24.5 16.5-34.8
More than 200% 953 296 30.5 27.1-34.0 254 26.4 23.2-29.8 226 23.8 20.8-27.1 177 19.4 16.5-22.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** 14 14.5 7.8-25.2 18 22.8 14.0-34.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 529 148 26.6 22.4-31.2 112 22.4 18.4-27.0 115 22.1 18.2-26.6 154 28.9 24.5-33.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,164 344 28.7 25.7-31.8 262 21.4 18.7-24.3 273 23.8 20.9-26.9 285 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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