2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
300+ minutes 1-300 minutes 0 minutes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,381 1,316 28.7 27.0-30.4 1,731 42.3 40.3-44.2 1,334 29.1 27.3-30.9
-Western 858 318 35.9 31.5-40.6 280 35.6 31.1-40.3 260 28.5 24.3-33.0
GENDER
Male 393 143 35.1 28.5-42.3 133 33.5 27.3-40.3 117 31.4 25.1-38.6
Female 465 175 36.8 30.9-43.0 147 37.6 31.4-44.3 143 25.6 20.6-31.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 761 283 36.4 31.7-41.5 252 36.4 31.6-41.5 226 27.2 23.0-31.8
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 22.3 14.4-32.9
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 141 43 28.3 19.8-38.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 165 57 30.7 22.3-40.6 *** *** *** 55 30.1 21.6-40.4
65-74 197 87 43.2 34.3-52.5 55 26.4 19.0-35.5 55 30.4 22.5-39.5
75+ 140 *** *** *** 32 22.9 14.3-34.7 47 30.7 21.8-41.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 80 38.4 29.7-47.9 57 27.9 20.4-36.9 76 33.7 25.5-43.0
Some Post-H.S. 252 80 34.1 26.7-42.3 82 39.6 31.7-48.1 90 26.3 20.4-33.2
College Graduate 313 140 40.9 34.2-48.0 112 40.4 33.4-47.8 61 18.7 13.8-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** 26 19.9 12.2-30.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.7 12.4-32.5
$50,000- 74,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.5 11.2-28.9
$75,000+ 183 80 38.8 29.2-49.4 *** *** *** 34 19.7 11.8-30.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 85 28.3 21.5-36.2 88 31.3 24.4-39.3 141 40.4 32.4-48.9
No 538 231 40.1 34.6-45.9 190 38.1 32.5-44.1 117 21.8 17.5-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 124 *** *** *** 35 26.2 17.5-37.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 733 270 35.8 30.9-40.9 244 36.7 31.8-41.9 219 27.5 23.1-32.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 207 91 39.7 31.7-48.3 68 38.4 30.2-47.4 48 21.9 15.8-29.6
Rural 651 227 34.3 29.0-40.0 212 34.3 29.2-39.9 212 31.4 26.3-37.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 374 138 37.1 30.4-44.3 144 37.6 31.0-44.6 92 25.3 19.7-32.0
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 142 47.8 40.3-55.4 78 25.6 19.3-33.1 82 26.6 20.6-33.5
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 406 178 40.3 33.7-47.3 148 40.4 33.7-47.5 80 19.2 14.2-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 278 96 24.9 18.8-32.2 87 30.6 23.0-39.5 95 44.5 35.2-54.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 89 43.2 34.9-51.9 79 33.4 25.9-41.9 73 23.4 17.6-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 339 133 37.2 30.4-44.4 114 40.7 33.6-48.2 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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