2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,724 3,542 76.1 74.5-77.6 1,182 23.9 22.4-25.5
-Eastern NC 1,702 1,214 73.5 70.7-76.0 488 26.5 24.0-29.3
GENDER
Male 790 571 74.3 70.4-77.8 219 25.7 22.2-29.6
Female 912 643 72.7 68.8-76.2 269 27.3 23.8-31.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,058 798 76.4 73.0-79.4 260 23.6 20.6-27.0
Non-Hispanic Black 407 265 69.2 63.3-74.6 142 30.8 25.4-36.7
Other 239 153 68.3 60.5-75.1 86 31.7 24.9-39.5
AGE
18-34 341 278 81.3 76.1-85.6 63 18.7 14.4-23.9
35-44 223 169 74.9 67.5-81.0 54 25.1 19.0-32.5
45-54 280 190 68.2 60.8-74.8 90 31.8 25.2-39.2
55-64 308 210 73.4 66.8-79.1 98 26.6 20.9-33.2
65-74 320 222 66.2 59.1-72.6 98 33.8 27.4-40.9
75+ 201 125 62.0 52.6-70.6 76 38.0 29.4-47.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 94 52.5 43.7-61.2 98 47.5 38.8-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 314 70.3 65.2-74.9 173 29.7 25.1-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 504 373 77.4 72.6-81.6 131 22.6 18.4-27.4
College Graduate 519 433 84.2 79.8-87.8 86 15.8 12.2-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 107 60.8 51.0-69.8 70 39.2 30.2-49.0
$15,000- 24,999 280 158 58.6 51.4-65.5 122 41.4 34.5-48.6
$25,000- 34,999 174 119 68.2 58.8-76.3 55 31.8 23.7-41.2
$35,000- 49,999 212 149 72.1 63.9-79.0 63 27.9 21.0-36.1
$50,000- 74,999 225 181 81.3 74.3-86.7 44 18.7 13.3-25.7
$75,000+ 312 275 88.7 83.5-92.4 37 11.3 7.6-16.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 329 59.2 53.9-64.3 259 40.8 35.7-46.1
No 1,075 856 80.3 77.2-83.1 219 19.7 16.9-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 278 81.4 76.4-85.6 76 18.6 14.4-23.6
Non-Veteran 1,346 934 71.3 68.1-74.3 412 28.7 25.7-31.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 80 74.9 64.1-83.3 23 25.1 16.7-35.9
Regional City or Suburban County 399 314 77.7 72.5-82.1 85 22.3 17.9-27.5
Rural 1,202 822 71.6 68.2-74.8 380 28.4 25.2-31.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 832 646 79.2 75.6-82.4 186 20.8 17.6-24.4
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 494 333 63.9 58.2-69.3 161 36.1 30.7-41.8
Unable to Work 197 103 54.2 44.9-63.2 94 45.8 36.8-55.1
Other not in Labor Force 98 71 80.0 70.5-87.0 27 20.0 13.0-29.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 82 63.3 53.5-72.1 55 36.7 27.9-46.5
101% to 150% 258 159 62.2 54.8-69.0 99 37.8 31.0-45.2
151% to 200% 141 91 70.8 61.2-78.8 50 29.2 21.2-38.8
More than 200% 761 610 80.9 77.1-84.3 151 19.1 15.7-22.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 352 70.6 65.2-75.4 191 29.4 24.6-34.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 620 74.6 70.8-78.0 218 25.4 22.0-29.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 244 74.5 68.3-79.9 79 25.5 20.1-31.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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