2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,366 781 18.4 16.9-20.0 3,585 81.6 80.0-83.1
-Piedmont NC 1,779 352 18.8 16.7-21.1 1,427 81.2 78.9-83.3
GENDER
Male 804 165 19.5 16.5-23.0 639 80.5 77.0-83.5
Female 975 187 18.1 15.4-21.1 788 81.9 78.9-84.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,176 238 18.3 15.9-20.9 938 81.7 79.1-84.1
Non-Hispanic Black 346 72 22.4 17.1-28.7 274 77.6 71.3-82.9
Other 257 42 15.3 10.8-21.2 215 84.7 78.8-89.2
AGE
18-34 432 106 23.5 19.0-28.7 326 76.5 71.3-81.0
35-44 266 47 17.0 12.6-22.4 219 83.0 77.6-87.4
45-54 322 60 16.7 12.6-21.8 262 83.3 78.2-87.4
55-64 335 58 16.2 12.1-21.4 277 83.8 78.6-87.9
65-74 259 55 20.8 15.4-27.5 204 79.2 72.5-84.6
75+ 164 26 11.5 7.4-17.6 138 88.5 82.4-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 54 15.9 11.9-20.9 338 84.1 79.1-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 460 81 19.1 15.1-23.7 379 80.9 76.3-84.9
College Graduate 789 205 24.7 21.5-28.3 584 75.3 71.7-78.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 22 16.4 10.5-24.7 114 83.6 75.3-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 227 29 13.9 9.2-20.4 198 86.1 79.6-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 150 18 10.8 6.1-18.7 132 89.2 81.3-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 201 44 20.3 14.5-27.7 157 79.7 72.3-85.5
$50,000- 74,999 252 61 21.4 15.9-28.2 191 78.6 71.8-84.1
$75,000+ 541 125 23.4 19.3-27.9 416 76.6 72.1-80.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 445 58 12.0 8.9-16.0 387 88.0 84.0-91.1
No 1,326 294 21.0 18.5-23.8 1,032 79.0 76.2-81.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 50 24.2 18.1-31.7 141 75.8 68.3-81.9
Non-Veteran 1,587 301 18.2 16.0-20.6 1,286 81.8 79.4-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,033 226 20.7 18.0-23.7 807 79.3 76.3-82.0
Regional City or Suburban County 402 72 19.6 15.1-25.1 330 80.4 74.9-84.9
Rural 344 54 11.5 8.3-15.7 290 88.5 84.3-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,031 208 19.2 16.5-22.3 823 80.8 77.7-83.5
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 401 74 16.1 12.4-20.6 327 83.9 79.4-87.6
Unable to Work 125 16 11.5 6.7-19.2 109 88.5 80.8-93.3
Other not in Labor Force 154 38 26.0 18.4-35.4 116 74.0 64.6-81.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 13 11.2 6.1-19.6 97 88.8 80.4-93.9
101% to 150% 199 23 13.0 8.1-20.0 176 87.0 80.0-91.9
151% to 200% 108 17 16.8 9.8-27.2 91 83.2 72.8-90.2
More than 200% 953 222 22.5 19.5-26.0 731 77.5 74.0-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 532 90 16.0 12.6-20.2 442 84.0 79.8-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,159 250 20.6 18.0-23.6 909 79.4 76.4-82.0

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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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