2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 851 155 19.2 15.6-23.4 696 80.8 76.6-84.4
GENDER
Male 389 78 21.2 15.6-28.2 311 78.8 71.8-84.4
Female 462 77 17.2 13.0-22.5 385 82.8 77.5-87.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 755 137 19.1 15.2-23.7 618 80.9 76.3-84.8
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 141 18 12.5 7.0-21.4 123 87.5 78.6-93.0
55-64 163 26 13.2 8.0-21.1 137 86.8 78.9-92.0
65-74 194 39 18.0 12.1-25.9 155 82.0 74.1-87.9
75+ 140 18 10.9 6.2-18.4 122 89.1 81.6-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 23 14.8 8.7-23.8 186 85.2 76.2-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 252 44 19.6 13.7-27.1 208 80.4 72.9-86.3
College Graduate 312 81 26.2 20.5-32.8 231 73.8 67.2-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 17 15.3 8.6-25.6 78 84.7 74.4-91.4
$50,000- 74,999 119 25 14.7 8.9-23.2 94 85.3 76.8-91.1
$75,000+ 181 46 23.4 15.4-33.8 135 76.6 66.2-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 35 13.3 8.3-20.7 278 86.7 79.3-91.7
No 532 119 22.5 17.7-28.1 413 77.5 71.9-82.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 24 18.4 11.2-28.9 99 81.6 71.1-88.8
Non-Veteran 727 131 19.3 15.4-24.0 596 80.7 76.0-84.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 204 46 20.7 14.5-28.6 158 79.3 71.4-85.5
Rural 647 109 18.5 14.2-23.7 538 81.5 76.3-85.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 372 88 25.2 19.2-32.3 284 74.8 67.7-80.8
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 298 48 14.7 10.3-20.4 250 85.3 79.6-89.7
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 404 89 19.0 14.3-24.9 315 81.0 75.1-85.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 278 47 10.6 7.1-15.4 231 89.4 84.6-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 239 42 22.5 15.4-31.7 197 77.5 68.3-84.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 334 66 22.1 16.3-29.1 268 77.9 70.9-83.7

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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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