2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 900 657 74.8 70.5-78.6 243 25.2 21.4-29.5
GENDER
Male 406 301 72.7 65.8-78.6 105 27.3 21.4-34.2
Female 494 356 76.7 71.3-81.3 138 23.3 18.7-28.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 800 587 75.5 71.0-79.4 213 24.5 20.6-29.0
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 129 107 82.3 72.6-89.1 22 17.7 10.9-27.4
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 118 71.8 61.8-80.0 51 28.2 20.0-38.2
65-74 203 150 70.9 61.9-78.5 53 29.1 21.5-38.1
75+ 156 112 74.3 64.7-82.1 44 25.7 17.9-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 157 71.9 63.3-79.2 69 28.1 20.8-36.7
Some Post-H.S. 261 175 75.7 69.0-81.3 86 24.3 18.7-31.0
College Graduate 323 268 83.6 77.7-88.2 55 16.4 11.8-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 *** *** *** 63 34.6 25.0-45.7
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 78 83.0 72.0-90.3 21 17.0 9.7-28.0
$50,000- 74,999 125 106 85.8 76.6-91.8 19 14.2 8.2-23.4
$75,000+ 187 157 82.1 71.1-89.5 30 17.9 10.5-28.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 197 62.7 54.5-70.3 137 37.3 29.7-45.5
No 560 456 81.6 77.0-85.4 104 18.4 14.6-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 767 561 75.4 70.8-79.5 206 24.6 20.5-29.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 212 171 82.1 75.2-87.4 41 17.9 12.6-24.8
Rural 688 486 71.7 66.3-76.4 202 28.3 23.6-33.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 307 77.5 71.2-82.8 84 22.5 17.2-28.8
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 321 244 76.5 70.0-82.0 77 23.5 18.0-30.0
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 143 91 69.7 58.7-78.8 52 30.3 21.2-41.3
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 423 348 82.8 76.8-87.5 75 17.2 12.5-23.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 297 208 61.1 51.6-69.9 89 38.9 30.1-48.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 183 78.3 71.7-83.6 71 21.7 16.4-28.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 266 81.3 75.8-85.8 83 18.7 14.2-24.2

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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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