2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 638 356 55.1 49.6-60.5 51 7.7 5.2-11.3 41 8.9 6.0-13.0 29 4.9 2.9- 8.3 161 23.3 19.2-28.0
GENDER
Male 294 139 42.1 34.4-50.2 27 10.0 5.7-16.8 25 12.3 7.3-20.1 23 8.8 4.9-15.4 80 26.8 20.6-34.1
Female 344 217 66.7 59.8-73.0 24 5.8 3.5- 9.3 16 5.8 3.3-10.1 *** *** *** 81 20.2 15.3-26.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 571 324 56.0 50.2-61.7 45 8.2 5.5-12.1 33 7.9 5.0-12.3 24 4.3 2.4- 7.5 145 23.6 19.3-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 21.6 13.6-32.4
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 16.9 10.1-27.0
55-64 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.5 14.5-33.1
65-74 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 *** *** *** 18 9.6 5.4-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 25.2 17.3-35.2
Some Post-H.S. 170 95 55.2 45.2-64.8 *** *** *** 15 12.0 6.6-20.9 *** *** *** 41 20.4 14.1-28.5
College Graduate 255 135 48.8 41.0-56.6 18 6.2 3.6-10.6 19 10.9 6.7-17.3 15 6.5 3.6-11.5 68 27.6 21.2-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.4 8.5-23.3
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 26.1 18.1-36.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 115 62.9 53.0-71.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 24.9 17.2-34.6
No 442 240 52.1 45.5-58.6 35 8.2 5.1-13.0 34 10.9 7.0-16.4 23 6.2 3.5-11.0 110 22.6 18.0-27.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 545 306 54.9 48.9-60.7 41 7.2 4.6-10.9 38 9.9 6.6-14.5 *** *** *** 137 23.5 19.1-28.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 168 82 49.0 39.4-58.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 26.9 19.8-35.4
Rural 470 274 58.1 51.4-64.6 37 7.6 4.6-12.2 29 9.3 5.7-14.9 20 3.4 2.0- 5.8 110 21.6 16.7-27.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 299 147 51.5 43.6-59.3 *** *** *** 33 13.0 8.4-19.7 *** *** *** 82 22.6 17.3-29.1
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 236 142 55.7 46.8-64.2 24 13.0 7.9-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 28.8 21.3-37.6
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 179 54.4 46.8-61.8 28 7.3 4.4-11.8 *** *** *** 19 5.2 2.9- 9.1 91 23.8 18.4-30.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 116 59.1 48.8-68.6 21 8.5 4.8-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 24.5 16.7-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 106 60.7 50.8-69.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 19.6 13.5-27.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 134 48.3 40.0-56.7 18 6.9 3.8-12.2 22 11.0 6.7-17.5 *** *** *** 69 25.8 19.5-33.3

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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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