2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 2,524 1,827 72.9 70.6-75.1 697 27.1 24.9-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,663 1,240 74.8 72.0-77.4 423 25.2 22.6-28.0
Non-Hispanic Black 521 359 68.7 63.1-73.8 162 31.3 26.2-36.9
Other 304 201 69.4 62.6-75.5 103 30.6 24.5-37.4
AGE
18-34 482 382 78.2 73.6-82.1 100 21.8 17.9-26.4
35-44 337 258 75.5 68.9-81.1 79 24.5 18.9-31.1
45-54 400 289 72.4 66.6-77.6 111 27.6 22.4-33.4
55-64 457 306 68.2 62.5-73.3 151 31.8 26.7-37.5
65-74 472 335 66.5 59.8-72.6 137 33.5 27.4-40.2
75+ 316 215 68.0 60.4-74.7 101 32.0 25.3-39.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 132 56.2 48.3-63.9 127 43.8 36.1-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 373 65.5 60.6-70.1 222 34.5 29.9-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 762 559 74.0 69.7-77.9 203 26.0 22.1-30.3
College Graduate 904 759 85.7 82.7-88.2 145 14.3 11.8-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 265 162 59.5 51.4-67.0 103 40.5 33.0-48.6
$15,000- 24,999 400 245 60.7 54.1-66.9 155 39.3 33.1-45.9
$25,000- 34,999 233 162 72.1 64.0-79.0 71 27.9 21.0-36.0
$35,000- 49,999 294 219 76.0 69.6-81.4 75 24.0 18.6-30.4
$50,000- 74,999 298 245 80.2 73.5-85.6 53 19.8 14.4-26.5
$75,000+ 502 439 86.8 82.1-90.4 63 13.2 9.6-17.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 831 474 58.5 54.0-62.9 357 41.5 37.1-46.0
No 1,636 1,313 79.7 77.0-82.1 323 20.3 17.9-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 71 85.3 75.9-91.4 17 14.7 8.6-24.1
Non-Veteran 2,434 1,754 72.5 70.1-74.7 680 27.5 25.3-29.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 525 77.1 72.9-80.8 147 22.9 19.2-27.1
Regional City or Suburban County 587 449 75.4 70.7-79.6 138 24.6 20.4-29.3
Rural 1,265 853 67.6 64.0-71.0 412 32.4 29.0-36.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,124 883 78.3 75.1-81.3 241 21.7 18.7-24.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 753 542 70.6 65.7-75.0 211 29.4 25.0-34.3
Unable to Work 259 115 42.6 34.9-50.6 144 57.4 49.4-65.1
Other not in Labor Force 273 206 79.2 73.1-84.2 67 20.8 15.8-26.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 130 63.1 54.1-71.4 81 36.9 28.6-45.9
101% to 150% 369 244 67.5 61.4-73.1 125 32.5 26.9-38.6
151% to 200% 176 117 68.0 57.9-76.6 59 32.0 23.4-42.1
More than 200% 1,112 913 82.6 79.5-85.3 199 17.4 14.7-20.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 324 68.3 62.2-73.7 167 31.7 26.3-37.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,061 745 69.8 66.2-73.2 316 30.2 26.8-33.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 972 758 77.2 73.7-80.4 214 22.8 19.6-26.3

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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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