2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,607 3,363 74.4 72.7-76.0 1,244 25.6 24.0-27.3
-Piedmont NC 1,864 1,432 75.9 73.5-78.2 432 24.1 21.8-26.5
GENDER
Male 839 651 75.3 71.6-78.7 188 24.7 21.3-28.4
Female 1,025 781 76.4 73.2-79.4 244 23.6 20.6-26.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,223 973 78.4 75.5-81.1 250 21.6 18.9-24.5
Non-Hispanic Black 371 263 70.5 64.5-75.8 108 29.5 24.2-35.5
Other 270 196 72.1 65.0-78.3 74 27.9 21.7-35.0
AGE
18-34 449 377 81.1 76.2-85.1 72 18.9 14.9-23.8
35-44 272 207 74.6 67.9-80.3 65 25.4 19.7-32.1
45-54 329 249 76.9 71.3-81.8 80 23.1 18.2-28.7
55-64 344 260 75.5 69.8-80.4 84 24.5 19.6-30.2
65-74 270 200 72.5 65.4-78.6 70 27.5 21.4-34.6
75+ 176 116 59.2 49.8-67.9 60 40.8 32.1-50.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 86 60.3 50.9-68.9 63 39.7 31.1-49.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 273 68.9 63.6-73.9 140 31.1 26.1-36.4
Some Post-H.S. 481 364 76.7 72.1-80.7 117 23.3 19.3-27.9
College Graduate 819 708 86.7 83.8-89.1 111 13.3 10.9-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 96 66.8 57.1-75.2 48 33.2 24.8-42.9
$15,000- 24,999 237 152 68.3 61.0-74.8 85 31.7 25.2-39.0
$25,000- 34,999 161 119 73.3 64.3-80.7 42 26.7 19.3-35.7
$35,000- 49,999 210 165 77.1 69.2-83.5 45 22.9 16.5-30.8
$50,000- 74,999 262 210 79.9 73.6-85.0 52 20.1 15.0-26.4
$75,000+ 557 485 85.7 81.8-88.9 72 14.3 11.1-18.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 296 60.6 55.1-65.9 177 39.4 34.1-44.9
No 1,383 1,131 80.9 78.3-83.3 252 19.1 16.7-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 158 74.7 66.9-81.2 45 25.3 18.8-33.1
Non-Veteran 1,660 1,273 76.0 73.5-78.4 387 24.0 21.6-26.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,089 871 78.1 74.9-81.0 218 21.9 19.0-25.1
Regional City or Suburban County 420 312 74.7 69.6-79.3 108 25.3 20.7-30.4
Rural 355 249 70.6 64.5-76.0 106 29.4 24.0-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 858 78.4 75.2-81.2 215 21.6 18.8-24.8
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 424 304 68.7 62.9-73.9 120 31.3 26.1-37.1
Unable to Work 134 78 57.7 47.5-67.2 56 42.3 32.8-52.5
Other not in Labor Force 162 138 85.7 78.5-90.8 24 14.3 9.2-21.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 82 70.6 60.0-79.3 36 29.4 20.7-40.0
101% to 150% 207 131 66.0 57.9-73.3 76 34.0 26.7-42.1
151% to 200% 116 88 78.9 69.2-86.1 28 21.1 13.9-30.8
More than 200% 986 820 82.3 79.2-85.0 166 17.7 15.0-20.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 552 404 73.1 68.5-77.4 148 26.9 22.6-31.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,221 971 77.9 74.9-80.6 250 22.1 19.4-25.1

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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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