2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 2,251 51.7 49.7-53.6
-Piedmont NC 1,790 909 49.4 46.7-52.2 881 50.6 47.8-53.3
GENDER
Male 811 402 47.6 43.6-51.6 409 52.4 48.4-56.4
Female 979 507 51.2 47.4-55.0 472 48.8 45.0-52.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,179 652 53.2 49.8-56.5 527 46.8 43.5-50.2
Non-Hispanic Black 351 162 47.3 41.0-53.7 189 52.7 46.3-59.0
Other 260 95 32.9 26.5-40.0 165 67.1 60.0-73.5
AGE
18-34 435 197 43.2 37.8-48.8 238 56.8 51.2-62.2
35-44 269 130 49.4 42.6-56.2 139 50.6 43.8-57.4
45-54 323 160 51.4 44.9-57.7 163 48.6 42.3-55.1
55-64 336 179 53.4 47.1-59.6 157 46.6 40.4-52.9
65-74 260 150 56.5 49.2-63.6 110 43.5 36.4-50.8
75+ 166 93 50.9 41.5-60.1 73 49.1 39.9-58.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 41 31.0 22.8-40.6 98 69.0 59.4-77.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 394 159 42.8 37.2-48.7 235 57.2 51.3-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 466 244 53.5 48.3-58.6 222 46.5 41.4-51.7
College Graduate 790 465 57.3 53.3-61.1 325 42.7 38.9-46.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 60 45.6 36.1-55.5 77 54.4 44.5-63.9
$15,000- 24,999 230 82 36.8 29.5-44.7 148 63.2 55.3-70.5
$25,000- 34,999 152 73 46.2 36.9-55.8 79 53.8 44.2-63.1
$35,000- 49,999 202 99 47.8 39.7-56.1 103 52.2 43.9-60.3
$50,000- 74,999 253 148 57.5 50.1-64.5 105 42.5 35.5-49.9
$75,000+ 542 323 58.3 53.3-63.1 219 41.7 36.9-46.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 447 176 37.8 32.6-43.4 271 62.2 56.6-67.4
No 1,335 730 53.1 49.9-56.3 605 46.9 43.7-50.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 107 51.3 43.2-59.3 85 48.7 40.7-56.8
Non-Veteran 1,597 801 49.2 46.3-52.2 796 50.8 47.8-53.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,041 538 49.2 45.7-52.8 503 50.8 47.2-54.3
Regional City or Suburban County 404 200 51.1 45.3-56.8 204 48.9 43.2-54.7
Rural 345 171 47.7 41.3-54.2 174 52.3 45.8-58.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,039 518 48.8 45.3-52.4 521 51.2 47.6-54.7
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 402 234 55.9 50.0-61.7 168 44.1 38.3-50.0
Unable to Work 126 40 32.1 23.3-42.4 86 67.9 57.6-76.7
Other not in Labor Force 155 82 54.0 44.6-63.2 73 46.0 36.8-55.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 201 81 43.1 35.1-51.6 120 56.9 48.4-64.9
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 956 553 56.9 53.2-60.6 403 43.1 39.4-46.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 532 263 49.4 44.3-54.4 269 50.6 45.6-55.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,169 611 50.2 46.8-53.6 558 49.8 46.4-53.2

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*This is a new recommendation (initiated in 2011) based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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