2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,974 45.2 43.5-47.0 1,888 44.4 42.6-46.2 425 10.4 9.3-11.5
-Eastern NC 1,410 611 41.4 38.4-44.5 654 47.7 44.6-50.9 145 10.9 9.0-13.0
GENDER
Male 635 287 42.8 38.4-47.4 272 44.9 40.4-49.6 76 12.2 9.6-15.5
Female 775 324 40.1 36.0-44.3 382 50.3 46.0-54.7 69 9.6 7.3-12.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 840 404 45.6 41.7-49.6 355 43.9 39.9-47.9 81 10.5 8.2-13.4
Non-Hispanic Black 343 129 34.8 29.1-41.0 174 53.1 46.7-59.4 40 12.1 8.6-16.7
Other 227 78 34.7 27.2-43.2 125 55.3 46.9-63.5 24 9.9 6.2-15.4
AGE
18-34 294 121 39.4 33.3-45.9 137 49.4 42.8-56.0 36 11.2 7.9-15.6
35-44 195 84 41.4 33.8-49.5 92 48.1 40.2-56.2 19 10.4 6.4-16.6
45-54 222 85 37.2 30.2-44.7 121 56.0 48.4-63.3 16 6.9 4.0-11.6
55-64 259 110 42.7 35.9-49.7 124 46.4 39.4-53.6 25 10.9 6.9-16.9
65-74 257 143 53.8 46.8-60.8 97 39.5 32.8-46.6 17 6.6 3.9-11.0
75+ 167 68 39.8 30.7-49.7 81 47.5 37.9-57.3 18 12.7 7.4-20.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 37 27.0 18.9-36.9 85 62.7 52.6-71.9 15 10.3 5.8-17.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 163 42.3 36.7-48.0 188 45.5 39.8-51.3 52 12.3 9.1-16.3
Some Post-H.S. 468 183 38.6 33.7-43.8 237 51.0 45.8-56.2 48 10.4 7.6-14.0
College Graduate 397 228 57.0 51.5-62.4 140 34.3 29.4-39.7 29 8.6 5.7-12.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 526 178 34.3 29.5-39.4 304 57.3 52.0-62.4 44 8.4 6.0-11.8
No 833 428 47.5 43.5-51.5 346 44.4 40.4-48.5 59 8.1 6.0-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 125 46.9 39.7-54.2 100 41.2 34.2-48.6 30 11.9 8.1-17.1
Non-Veteran 1,145 486 40.5 37.2-44.0 553 49.4 45.9-53.0 106 10.0 8.1-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 311 44.0 39.7-48.4 319 46.3 41.9-50.6 66 9.7 7.4-12.7
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 204 51.6 45.5-57.7 144 38.8 32.9-45.1 33 9.5 6.5-13.8
Unable to Work 167 36 23.5 16.4-32.6 111 63.5 53.9-72.1 20 13.0 7.9-20.6
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 43 24.8 17.9-33.4 65 49.0 39.4-58.6 35 26.2 18.4-35.7
$15,000- 24,999 195 59 27.7 21.0-35.5 120 63.0 54.5-70.7 16 9.4 5.4-15.8
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 81 44.9 36.9-53.3 83 45.8 37.7-54.2 14 9.2 5.2-15.8
$50,000- 74,999 156 78 47.4 38.5-56.5 71 47.6 38.7-56.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 183 59.7 53.1-66.0 107 33.3 27.5-39.8 22 6.9 4.3-11.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 45 26.9 19.4-36.0 82 62.4 52.5-71.4 16 10.7 5.8-18.7
101% to 150% 145 56 39.2 30.3-48.9 79 53.9 44.1-63.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 49 40.9 31.3-51.3 65 48.6 38.6-58.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 612 327 53.6 48.9-58.2 245 39.8 35.3-44.4 40 6.6 4.7- 9.3
HOUSING
Own 878 420 46.1 42.2-50.0 381 44.6 40.7-48.6 77 9.3 7.3-11.9
Rent 415 153 36.4 31.1-42.1 214 52.3 46.6-58.0 48 11.2 8.2-15.2
Other arrangement 102 35 27.3 18.7-38.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 442 194 42.8 37.4-48.4 207 47.5 41.9-53.3 41 9.7 6.8-13.6
Rural 863 356 39.4 35.6-43.3 411 48.7 44.7-52.7 96 11.9 9.5-14.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 787 309 37.9 33.9-42.0 391 49.9 45.7-54.2 87 12.2 9.6-15.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 156 45.7 39.6-51.9 151 45.7 39.5-52.0 30 8.7 5.7-13.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 146 44.9 38.0-51.9 112 44.8 37.7-52.1 28 10.3 6.9-15.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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