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
-MALES 2,200 1,715 79.5 77.3-81.6 485 20.5 18.4-22.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,477 1,183 80.5 77.8-83.0 294 19.5 17.0-22.2
Non-Hispanic Black 358 268 79.6 74.4-84.0 90 20.4 16.0-25.6
Other 331 238 76.4 70.7-81.3 93 23.6 18.7-29.3
AGE
18-34 523 453 86.7 83.0-89.6 70 13.3 10.4-17.0
35-44 282 222 79.8 73.8-84.7 60 20.2 15.3-26.2
45-54 368 284 77.3 71.0-82.5 84 22.7 17.5-29.0
55-64 374 290 80.2 74.5-84.8 84 19.8 15.2-25.5
65-74 392 288 73.3 67.2-78.6 104 26.7 21.4-32.8
75+ 229 153 63.5 54.5-71.6 76 36.5 28.4-45.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 161 64.6 57.0-71.4 94 35.4 28.6-43.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 417 75.2 70.9-79.0 174 24.8 21.0-29.1
Some Post-H.S. 583 466 81.6 77.4-85.3 117 18.4 14.7-22.6
College Graduate 764 665 89.9 87.2-92.1 99 10.1 7.9-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 115 69.8 60.8-77.5 54 30.2 22.5-39.2
$15,000- 24,999 294 195 68.1 61.2-74.3 99 31.9 25.7-38.8
$25,000- 34,999 181 125 72.5 64.1-79.6 56 27.5 20.4-35.9
$35,000- 49,999 255 190 76.6 69.6-82.3 65 23.4 17.7-30.4
$50,000- 74,999 323 269 82.5 76.1-87.5 54 17.5 12.5-23.9
$75,000+ 601 531 88.7 85.2-91.5 70 11.3 8.5-14.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 412 66.9 62.0-71.5 217 33.1 28.5-38.0
No 1,492 1,240 83.7 81.3-85.9 252 16.3 14.1-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 619 480 78.4 73.8-82.4 139 21.6 17.6-26.2
Non-Veteran 1,574 1,228 79.8 77.2-82.1 346 20.2 17.9-22.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 501 85.0 81.2-88.1 97 15.0 11.9-18.8
Regional City or Suburban County 547 442 81.3 77.1-84.9 105 18.7 15.1-22.9
Rural 1,055 772 73.7 70.0-77.1 283 26.3 22.9-30.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,293 1,064 83.5 80.9-85.9 229 16.5 14.1-19.1
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 570 414 70.5 65.3-75.3 156 29.5 24.7-34.7
Unable to Work 171 100 60.5 50.1-70.0 71 39.5 30.0-49.9
Other not in Labor Force 68 61 89.1 77.0-95.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 98 68.1 58.1-76.7 41 31.9 23.3-41.9
101% to 150% 271 177 68.8 61.7-75.1 94 31.2 24.9-38.3
151% to 200% 141 102 77.1 68.3-84.1 39 22.9 15.9-31.7
More than 200% 1,190 993 84.0 81.2-86.5 197 16.0 13.5-18.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 295 72.7 66.7-77.9 128 27.3 22.1-33.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 907 699 78.2 74.7-81.4 208 21.8 18.6-25.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 870 721 82.8 79.5-85.7 149 17.2 14.3-20.5

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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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