2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,241 1,809 53.9 51.6-56.1 195 5.5 4.6- 6.6 309 11.5 10.0-13.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 747 22.9 21.1-24.9
-Piedmont NC 1,371 759 53.7 50.5-56.8 70 4.9 3.8- 6.4 146 11.5 9.5-13.8 84 5.9 4.6- 7.6 312 24.0 21.3-26.8
GENDER
Male 624 282 41.9 37.5-46.5 25 4.6 3.0- 7.1 82 13.6 10.7-17.2 66 9.7 7.3-12.9 169 30.1 25.9-34.6
Female 747 477 64.1 59.8-68.2 45 5.2 3.8- 7.2 64 9.6 7.0-12.9 18 2.5 1.5- 4.3 143 18.5 15.5-22.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 502 51.9 48.2-55.6 61 6.3 4.8- 8.4 92 10.2 8.2-12.6 60 6.3 4.7- 8.5 228 25.2 22.1-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 247 159 62.5 54.7-69.6 *** *** *** 24 10.9 6.6-17.4 *** *** *** 48 20.9 15.2-28.1
Other 181 98 48.8 39.6-58.1 *** *** *** 30 20.6 13.0-31.2 *** *** *** 36 21.9 15.3-30.4
AGE
18-34 352 130 35.9 30.3-41.9 *** *** *** 76 23.0 18.0-29.0 48 12.3 8.8-16.9 95 27.8 22.5-33.8
35-44 197 107 56.5 48.6-64.0 *** *** *** 35 15.5 11.0-21.5 *** *** *** 42 22.2 16.4-29.4
45-54 242 146 60.2 52.8-67.2 *** *** *** 23 7.5 4.6-12.1 *** *** *** 51 23.1 17.5-29.9
55-64 254 173 66.8 59.6-73.2 20 8.5 5.3-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 19.5 14.3-26.0
65-74 195 129 67.5 59.3-74.7 23 12.4 7.9-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 18.4 12.7-25.8
75+ 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 262 147 52.4 45.4-59.3 23 8.3 5.3-12.8 25 11.6 7.8-17.1 *** *** *** 54 22.5 17.0-29.1
Some Post-H.S. 344 203 56.1 50.0-62.0 21 5.4 3.3- 8.6 21 6.9 4.1-11.4 15 5.1 3.0- 8.7 84 26.5 21.5-32.2
College Graduate 682 353 50.8 46.5-55.0 24 3.1 2.0- 4.7 96 16.5 13.4-20.0 53 7.1 5.2- 9.6 156 22.6 19.3-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 143 84 53.9 43.7-63.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 23.4 16.1-32.7
$25,000- 34,999 115 80 71.0 60.2-79.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 156 87 54.5 45.2-63.6 *** *** *** 15 9.1 5.1-15.6 *** *** *** 33 20.6 14.2-28.9
$50,000- 74,999 197 104 54.3 45.8-62.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 29.7 22.3-38.4
$75,000+ 468 244 49.1 43.8-54.4 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 67 15.0 11.5-19.4 33 6.4 4.3- 9.3 107 25.5 21.0-30.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 278 178 64.2 57.3-70.5 19 6.6 4.0-10.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 20.2 15.3-26.3
No 1,088 579 51.3 47.7-54.8 51 4.6 3.3- 6.2 134 13.1 10.7-15.8 69 6.2 4.7- 8.2 255 24.9 21.9-28.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 76 52.9 43.7-61.8 *** *** *** 17 10.7 6.3-17.5 *** *** *** 35 24.6 17.4-33.5
Non-Veteran 1,221 682 53.8 50.4-57.1 63 5.0 3.8- 6.6 129 11.6 9.5-14.1 70 5.7 4.3- 7.6 277 23.9 21.1-26.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 825 445 53.2 49.2-57.2 27 3.0 1.9- 4.7 100 12.7 10.3-15.5 55 6.3 4.6- 8.6 198 24.7 21.5-28.3
Regional City or Suburban County 301 175 54.7 47.9-61.4 19 6.0 3.7- 9.8 25 9.9 6.2-15.4 17 5.8 3.2-10.1 65 23.6 18.1-30.2
Rural 245 139 53.7 45.9-61.4 24 9.8 6.3-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 21.9 16.2-29.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 820 417 50.3 46.3-54.3 35 4.4 3.0- 6.3 106 12.2 9.8-14.9 64 7.0 5.3- 9.3 198 26.2 22.7-29.9
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 188 63.4 56.6-69.7 26 10.1 6.6-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 24.1 18.8-30.4
Unable to Work 74 60 82.8 70.5-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 130 61 39.8 30.3-50.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 21.1 13.9-30.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.6 8.6-26.8
101% to 150% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.9 13.6-30.7
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 783 428 52.8 48.6-56.9 40 5.0 3.5- 7.1 86 11.7 9.2-14.7 52 5.8 4.3- 7.9 177 24.6 21.1-28.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 389 223 57.0 51.0-62.8 27 6.6 4.3-10.1 33 8.2 5.5-11.8 23 5.5 3.2- 9.3 83 22.7 17.9-28.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 927 504 52.3 48.4-56.1 35 3.8 2.6- 5.5 112 13.4 10.8-16.6 58 6.1 4.5- 8.2 218 24.5 21.3-27.9

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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