2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 1,351 30.0 28.2-31.8 446 11.0 9.8-12.3 1,788 40.6 38.7-42.6
-Piedmont NC 1,779 352 18.8 16.7-21.1 555 30.9 28.4-33.5 191 11.0 9.3-12.9 681 39.3 36.6-42.1
GENDER
Male 804 165 19.5 16.5-23.0 236 28.2 24.8-31.9 118 15.6 12.8-19.0 285 36.6 32.8-40.6
Female 975 187 18.1 15.4-21.1 319 33.3 29.8-37.0 73 6.8 5.1- 8.9 396 41.9 38.1-45.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,176 238 18.3 15.9-20.9 413 35.0 31.8-38.2 118 10.7 8.7-13.1 407 36.1 32.9-39.4
Non-Hispanic Black 346 72 22.4 17.1-28.7 90 25.7 20.6-31.6 38 10.3 7.0-15.0 146 41.6 35.4-48.0
Other 257 42 15.3 10.8-21.2 52 17.5 12.9-23.5 35 14.0 9.5-20.2 128 53.1 45.5-60.6
AGE
18-34 432 106 23.5 19.0-28.7 91 20.0 16.0-24.6 81 18.0 14.2-22.7 154 38.5 33.1-44.1
35-44 266 47 17.0 12.6-22.4 81 32.2 26.0-39.1 34 12.9 8.6-18.7 104 38.0 31.6-44.8
45-54 322 60 16.7 12.6-21.8 100 34.7 28.8-41.2 28 6.7 4.3-10.2 134 41.9 35.6-48.3
55-64 335 58 16.2 12.1-21.4 121 37.3 31.4-43.5 21 6.9 4.3-11.1 135 39.5 33.6-45.8
65-74 259 55 20.8 15.4-27.5 95 36.0 29.4-43.2 16 4.9 2.9- 8.3 93 38.3 31.4-45.7
75+ 164 26 11.5 7.4-17.6 67 40.5 31.6-50.0 *** *** *** 60 40.1 31.1-49.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** 29 23.4 16.1-32.7 15 13.2 7.3-22.6 81 55.4 45.4-64.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 54 15.9 11.9-20.9 105 27.1 22.3-32.6 42 12.0 8.6-16.3 191 45.0 39.4-50.8
Some Post-H.S. 460 81 19.1 15.1-23.7 162 34.8 30.0-39.9 40 9.3 6.7-12.9 177 36.8 31.9-41.9
College Graduate 789 205 24.7 21.5-28.3 259 32.5 28.9-36.2 94 11.2 9.0-13.9 231 31.6 28.0-35.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 22 16.4 10.5-24.7 38 29.3 21.2-39.1 *** *** *** 63 44.9 35.3-54.8
$15,000- 24,999 227 29 13.9 9.2-20.4 53 23.5 17.5-30.9 30 11.9 7.8-17.7 115 50.7 42.8-58.6
$25,000- 34,999 150 18 10.8 6.1-18.7 55 36.1 27.5-45.7 16 11.8 6.7-19.9 61 41.3 32.3-51.0
$35,000- 49,999 201 44 20.3 14.5-27.7 54 27.4 20.8-35.2 27 17.4 11.3-25.8 76 34.9 27.7-42.8
$50,000- 74,999 252 61 21.4 15.9-28.2 87 36.4 29.6-43.8 28 11.3 7.4-16.7 76 31.0 24.6-38.2
$75,000+ 541 125 23.4 19.3-27.9 197 34.8 30.3-39.6 57 10.0 7.4-13.3 162 31.8 27.4-36.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 445 58 12.0 8.9-16.0 118 26.1 21.5-31.3 42 10.2 7.1-14.5 227 51.7 46.1-57.4
No 1,326 294 21.0 18.5-23.8 434 32.3 29.4-35.3 147 11.3 9.4-13.5 451 35.5 32.5-38.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 50 24.2 18.1-31.7 57 27.2 20.9-34.6 28 15.0 10.0-22.0 56 33.5 26.1-41.8
Non-Veteran 1,587 301 18.2 16.0-20.6 498 31.3 28.6-34.0 163 10.6 8.9-12.6 625 40.0 37.1-42.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,033 226 20.7 18.0-23.7 310 28.7 25.6-32.1 128 12.2 10.1-14.8 369 38.3 34.8-41.9
Regional City or Suburban County 402 72 19.6 15.1-25.1 128 31.8 26.7-37.3 36 10.6 7.3-15.3 166 38.0 32.7-43.6
Rural 344 54 11.5 8.3-15.7 117 36.3 30.3-42.7 27 7.7 4.9-11.8 146 44.5 38.1-51.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,031 208 19.2 16.5-22.3 308 29.8 26.6-33.1 128 11.8 9.6-14.3 387 39.2 35.8-42.8
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 401 74 16.1 12.4-20.6 160 40.1 34.5-45.9 27 6.8 4.4-10.3 140 37.1 31.5-43.1
Unable to Work 125 16 11.5 6.7-19.2 24 21.0 13.6-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 154 38 26.0 18.4-35.4 44 28.4 20.8-37.5 19 11.9 7.2-19.0 53 33.6 25.2-43.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 13 11.2 6.1-19.6 26 23.3 15.5-33.5 14 12.6 7.0-21.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 199 23 13.0 8.1-20.0 58 30.9 23.7-39.1 23 12.0 6.9-20.3 95 44.1 36.0-52.5
151% to 200% 108 17 16.8 9.8-27.2 35 31.3 22.1-42.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 953 222 22.5 19.5-26.0 330 34.4 31.0-38.1 98 10.5 8.4-13.0 303 32.6 29.1-36.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 532 90 16.0 12.6-20.2 173 33.3 28.8-38.2 54 10.9 7.9-14.9 215 39.7 34.9-44.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,159 250 20.6 18.0-23.6 359 29.9 26.8-33.1 132 11.5 9.4-13.8 418 38.0 34.7-41.5

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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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