2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
150+ minutes 1-149 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,398 2,147 48.3 46.4-50.3 917 22.7 21.1-24.5 1,334 29.0 27.2-30.8
-Western 861 455 51.8 47.0-56.5 146 19.9 16.3-24.1 260 28.3 24.2-32.9
GENDER
Male 394 209 52.0 45.0-59.0 68 16.6 12.4-22.0 117 31.3 25.0-38.5
Female 467 246 51.5 45.0-57.9 78 23.0 17.6-29.6 143 25.5 20.5-31.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 764 410 53.2 48.0-58.2 128 19.8 15.9-24.3 226 27.0 22.9-31.7
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 126 *** *** *** 30 25.0 16.7-35.7 27 22.2 14.3-32.7
35-44 90 *** *** *** 21 21.7 13.1-33.8 *** *** ***
45-54 141 *** *** *** 28 22.4 14.3-33.3 *** *** ***
55-64 165 *** *** *** 28 22.0 13.4-33.8 55 30.1 21.6-40.4
65-74 197 114 54.7 45.3-63.7 28 14.9 9.2-23.4 55 30.4 22.5-39.5
75+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 29.9 21.2-40.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 214 105 52.7 43.4-61.8 33 13.7 8.9-20.5 76 33.6 25.4-42.8
Some Post-H.S. 252 124 50.2 42.3-58.1 38 23.5 16.8-31.8 90 26.3 20.4-33.2
College Graduate 314 196 61.3 53.9-68.2 57 20.1 14.6-27.0 61 18.6 13.7-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** 18 18.4 10.3-30.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** 17 12.5 7.0-21.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.7 12.4-32.5
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.3 11.1-28.6
$75,000+ 183 *** *** *** 34 20.9 13.7-30.4 34 19.7 11.8-30.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 124 41.6 33.6-50.0 51 18.4 13.0-25.3 141 40.1 32.1-48.6
No 539 328 57.5 51.6-63.3 94 20.8 16.1-26.3 117 21.7 17.4-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 735 385 51.5 46.2-56.7 131 21.1 17.1-25.8 219 27.4 23.0-32.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 207 124 55.4 46.7-63.9 35 22.7 15.7-31.6 48 21.9 15.8-29.6
Rural 654 331 50.2 44.4-55.9 111 18.7 14.7-23.4 212 31.2 26.1-36.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 208 52.7 45.6-59.6 75 22.1 16.8-28.4 92 25.3 19.6-31.9
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 186 62.5 54.9-69.5 36 11.2 7.0-17.5 82 26.3 20.4-33.2
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** 18 14.7 8.1-25.4 54 32.6 23.0-43.8
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 407 246 56.7 49.6-63.6 81 24.1 18.4-30.9 80 19.2 14.1-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 281 141 40.0 31.7-48.8 45 16.3 10.9-23.5 95 43.8 34.6-53.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 125 56.5 48.1-64.5 43 20.1 14.0-28.0 73 23.4 17.6-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 339 189 55.7 48.4-62.8 58 22.1 16.3-29.4 92 22.1 17.0-28.3

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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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