2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,179 26.8 25.3-28.4 2,700 63.5 61.7-65.1 408 9.8 8.8-10.9
-Eastern NC 1,410 369 24.6 22.1-27.3 904 65.2 62.2-68.1 137 10.2 8.4-12.3
GENDER
Male 635 192 28.5 24.6-32.8 371 59.6 55.0-64.0 72 11.9 9.3-15.1
Female 775 177 20.9 17.8-24.4 533 70.5 66.6-74.2 65 8.6 6.4-11.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 840 253 27.5 24.2-31.0 509 62.5 58.6-66.2 78 10.0 7.8-12.8
Non-Hispanic Black 343 70 19.4 14.8-24.9 236 69.4 63.2-74.9 37 11.3 7.9-15.8
Other 227 46 21.6 15.1-29.8 159 69.8 61.5-77.0 22 8.6 5.4-13.5
AGE
18-34 294 63 21.7 16.8-27.4 197 68.1 61.9-73.8 34 10.2 7.2-14.4
35-44 195 46 22.2 16.3-29.5 134 69.4 61.5-76.3 15 8.4 4.8-14.2
45-54 222 46 20.8 15.2-27.8 162 73.5 66.2-79.7 14 5.7 3.1-10.1
55-64 259 66 26.0 20.4-32.5 170 63.2 55.9-69.8 23 10.9 6.8-17.0
65-74 257 99 36.3 30.0-43.0 139 56.3 49.4-63.1 19 7.4 4.5-11.8
75+ 167 49 28.2 20.3-37.7 100 59.1 49.4-68.2 18 12.7 7.4-20.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 25 19.0 12.2-28.2 98 71.3 61.5-79.5 14 9.7 5.3-17.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 93 23.4 18.9-28.5 263 65.4 59.8-70.6 47 11.3 8.2-15.3
Some Post-H.S. 468 118 24.8 20.7-29.5 304 65.5 60.5-70.3 46 9.7 7.1-13.1
College Graduate 397 133 31.3 26.5-36.6 235 60.2 54.7-65.5 29 8.5 5.6-12.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 526 106 19.7 15.8-24.2 379 72.6 67.6-77.0 41 7.7 5.4-11.0
No 833 262 28.8 25.4-32.5 516 63.8 59.9-67.6 55 7.4 5.4- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 83 30.3 24.1-37.3 144 58.5 51.2-65.4 28 11.3 7.6-16.4
Non-Veteran 1,145 286 23.5 20.8-26.5 759 67.1 63.8-70.3 100 9.3 7.4-11.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 176 24.6 21.1-28.4 458 66.3 62.1-70.2 62 9.2 6.9-12.1
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 143 35.7 30.2-41.6 201 53.3 47.2-59.3 37 11.0 7.7-15.5
Unable to Work 167 22 15.3 9.3-24.2 131 75.4 66.0-83.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 89 19 20.5 12.6-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 23 12.3 7.5-19.3 87 63.0 53.3-71.8 33 24.7 17.1-34.2
$15,000- 24,999 195 35 16.6 11.4-23.4 144 74.6 66.7-81.1 16 8.9 5.0-15.2
$25,000- 34,999 119 30 25.8 17.8-36.0 81 68.7 58.4-77.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 54 28.6 21.8-36.4 109 61.5 53.2-69.3 15 9.9 5.7-16.6
$50,000- 74,999 156 49 29.8 22.1-38.9 100 65.2 56.0-73.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 108 35.0 29.0-41.5 186 60.2 53.7-66.4 18 4.8 2.8- 8.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 27 15.9 10.3-23.8 104 76.8 67.8-83.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 145 32 21.6 14.9-30.2 102 70.6 61.1-78.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 32 25.9 18.0-35.8 82 63.6 53.2-72.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 612 201 32.4 28.2-36.9 374 61.7 57.1-66.1 37 5.9 4.1- 8.3
HOUSING
Own 878 261 27.4 24.1-30.9 542 63.7 59.9-67.3 75 8.9 6.9-11.4
Rent 415 89 22.3 17.7-27.6 283 67.5 61.8-72.7 43 10.2 7.3-14.0
Other arrangement 102 17 13.7 7.8-23.0 75 76.0 64.9-84.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 442 114 25.5 21.0-30.6 286 64.4 58.9-69.6 42 10.1 7.1-14.1
Rural 863 218 23.2 20.1-26.6 556 66.1 62.3-69.7 89 10.7 8.5-13.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 787 178 21.3 18.1-24.9 529 67.7 63.6-71.5 80 11.0 8.6-14.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 99 29.3 24.0-35.2 208 62.1 55.9-68.0 30 8.6 5.6-13.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 92 26.9 21.5-33.1 167 63.0 56.2-69.3 27 10.0 6.6-15.0

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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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