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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,140 2,423 77.5 75.6-79.4 717 22.5 20.6-24.4
GENDER
Male 1,477 1,183 80.5 77.8-83.0 294 19.5 17.0-22.2
Female 1,663 1,240 74.8 72.0-77.4 423 25.2 22.6-28.0
AGE
18-34 586 523 87.8 84.2-90.6 63 12.2 9.4-15.8
35-44 363 291 79.7 74.3-84.2 72 20.3 15.8-25.7
45-54 479 371 76.7 71.6-81.1 108 23.3 18.9-28.4
55-64 572 418 73.9 69.0-78.3 154 26.1 21.7-31.0
65-74 654 486 70.6 65.2-75.5 168 29.4 24.5-34.8
75+ 445 303 67.5 61.3-73.1 142 32.5 26.9-38.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 121 59.7 51.1-67.7 93 40.3 32.3-48.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 734 491 69.5 65.3-73.4 243 30.5 26.6-34.7
Some Post-H.S. 921 709 78.7 75.2-81.7 212 21.3 18.3-24.8
College Graduate 1,270 1,102 89.2 87.0-91.0 168 10.8 9.0-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 160 65.1 57.0-72.5 77 34.9 27.5-43.0
$15,000- 24,999 367 233 61.2 54.2-67.7 134 38.8 32.3-45.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 180 71.6 64.1-78.0 83 28.4 22.0-35.9
$35,000- 49,999 374 283 75.8 70.0-80.8 91 24.2 19.2-30.0
$50,000- 74,999 464 386 82.1 77.1-86.3 78 17.9 13.7-22.9
$75,000+ 887 785 89.3 86.7-91.5 102 10.7 8.5-13.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 976 604 61.9 57.8-65.8 372 38.1 34.2-42.2
No 2,096 1,768 84.0 81.9-85.9 328 16.0 14.1-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 504 392 78.5 73.1-83.0 112 21.5 17.0-26.9
Non-Veteran 2,636 2,031 77.4 75.3-79.4 605 22.6 20.6-24.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 603 83.4 79.8-86.5 119 16.6 13.5-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 804 648 79.4 75.7-82.6 156 20.6 17.4-24.3
Rural 1,618 1,176 72.5 69.5-75.3 442 27.5 24.7-30.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,560 1,297 83.6 81.3-85.8 263 16.4 14.2-18.7
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,025 750 71.0 67.0-74.7 275 29.0 25.3-33.0
Unable to Work 249 127 48.2 39.9-56.6 122 51.8 43.4-60.1
Other not in Labor Force 211 178 86.5 80.3-91.0 33 13.5 9.0-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 *** *** *** 52 38.9 29.0-49.8
101% to 150% 358 243 67.9 61.5-73.7 115 32.1 26.3-38.5
151% to 200% 220 148 69.6 61.1-77.0 72 30.4 23.0-38.9
More than 200% 1,760 1,472 84.5 82.3-86.5 288 15.5 13.5-17.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 382 71.3 65.8-76.3 162 28.7 23.7-34.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,335 998 74.5 71.4-77.3 337 25.5 22.7-28.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,265 1,047 82.3 79.5-84.8 218 17.7 15.2-20.5

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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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