2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,879 1,179 29.7 28.0-31.4 761 19.5 18.1-21.0 794 21.2 19.7-22.8 1,145 29.5 27.9-31.3
-Eastern NC 1,273 369 27.4 24.6-30.4 236 18.2 15.9-20.8 240 20.2 17.5-23.1 428 34.2 31.1-37.5
GENDER
Male 563 192 32.4 28.0-37.1 93 15.7 12.6-19.5 105 20.2 16.4-24.7 173 31.6 27.2-36.4
Female 710 177 22.8 19.5-26.6 143 20.5 17.2-24.3 135 20.1 16.5-24.3 255 36.6 32.3-41.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 762 253 30.6 27.0-34.4 145 19.3 16.3-22.8 138 19.7 16.5-23.3 226 30.4 26.7-34.5
Non-Hispanic Black 306 70 21.8 16.7-27.9 59 17.4 13.2-22.7 62 21.5 15.9-28.3 115 39.3 32.7-46.2
Other 205 46 23.6 16.6-32.4 32 14.4 9.8-20.7 40 19.8 12.8-29.2 87 42.2 33.8-51.1
AGE
18-34 260 63 24.1 18.8-30.5 57 19.4 14.7-25.3 66 27.1 20.9-34.2 74 29.4 23.4-36.2
35-44 180 46 24.3 17.9-32.1 38 21.0 15.0-28.5 34 18.5 12.9-25.7 62 36.3 28.5-44.9
45-54 208 46 22.1 16.2-29.4 38 17.0 12.0-23.6 51 24.1 18.2-31.1 73 36.8 29.6-44.6
55-64 236 66 29.1 23.0-36.2 43 17.8 13.1-23.6 46 14.9 10.9-20.0 81 38.2 31.0-46.0
65-74 238 99 39.2 32.5-46.3 41 17.7 12.8-24.0 30 13.6 9.1-19.8 68 29.6 23.2-36.8
75+ 149 49 32.3 23.4-42.7 19 13.3 8.1-21.2 *** *** *** 68 41.7 32.0-52.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 25 21.0 13.6-31.0 *** *** *** 16 15.8 8.8-26.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 93 26.3 21.3-32.0 69 20.8 16.3-26.2 56 17.1 12.6-22.8 138 35.8 30.2-41.9
Some Post-H.S. 422 118 27.5 22.9-32.5 62 14.7 11.2-18.9 89 24.2 19.5-29.6 153 33.7 28.8-39.1
College Graduate 368 133 34.2 29.0-39.7 93 27.6 22.7-33.1 78 21.1 16.8-26.0 64 17.2 13.3-21.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 485 106 21.3 17.2-26.2 69 15.1 11.6-19.5 90 18.5 14.7-23.0 220 45.0 39.6-50.6
No 778 262 31.1 27.5-35.0 163 19.8 16.8-23.2 148 21.1 17.6-25.2 205 28.0 24.3-31.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 83 34.1 27.3-41.8 40 17.4 12.4-23.9 37 18.4 13.1-25.2 67 30.1 23.3-37.9
Non-Veteran 1,045 286 26.0 23.0-29.2 196 18.4 15.9-21.3 202 20.5 17.5-23.8 361 35.1 31.7-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 634 176 27.0 23.2-31.2 134 21.3 17.8-25.3 146 22.5 18.9-26.6 178 29.1 25.1-33.4
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 344 143 40.1 34.0-46.4 57 16.3 12.3-21.2 36 12.5 8.2-18.6 108 31.1 25.4-37.4
Unable to Work 153 22 16.9 10.3-26.4 14 9.1 5.2-15.4 28 16.4 10.8-24.0 89 57.7 47.9-67.0
Other not in Labor Force 82 19 22.6 14.0-34.4 20 18.0 11.1-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 23 16.3 10.1-25.3 20 16.7 10.5-25.6 19 20.4 12.5-31.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 35 18.2 12.6-25.6 23 11.9 7.4-18.5 38 26.7 18.8-36.4 83 43.3 34.7-52.3
$25,000- 34,999 111 30 27.3 18.8-37.9 21 21.7 13.6-32.7 19 18.3 10.9-29.0 41 32.7 23.4-43.6
$35,000- 49,999 163 54 31.7 24.3-40.2 24 15.7 10.3-23.1 31 19.6 13.5-27.6 54 33.0 25.2-41.8
$50,000- 74,999 149 49 31.4 23.4-40.8 29 18.5 12.5-26.5 29 19.8 13.4-28.3 42 30.3 22.4-39.4
$75,000+ 294 108 36.8 30.5-43.5 74 25.8 20.3-32.1 59 17.4 13.2-22.6 53 20.1 14.9-26.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 27 17.2 11.1-25.5 17 11.4 6.6-19.1 24 23.6 15.2-34.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 32 23.4 16.2-32.6 23 18.1 11.6-27.3 30 27.2 18.4-38.2 49 31.3 23.2-40.7
151% to 200% 114 32 29.0 20.2-39.6 17 16.8 9.8-27.3 20 17.7 11.1-27.1 45 36.6 27.1-47.3
More than 200% 575 201 34.4 30.1-39.1 123 21.9 18.2-26.1 112 18.4 15.1-22.2 139 25.3 21.3-29.8
HOUSING
Own 803 261 30.0 26.5-33.9 154 19.9 16.9-23.3 148 19.1 16.0-22.7 240 30.9 27.2-35.0
Rent 372 89 24.8 19.8-30.6 63 15.6 11.8-20.2 69 18.7 14.3-24.0 151 40.9 35.2-47.0
Other arrangement 92 17 15.3 8.7-25.5 18 15.2 8.8-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** 24 20.5 12.9-30.9 *** *** *** 21 21.6 13.7-32.4
Regional City or Suburban County 400 114 28.3 23.4-33.8 77 18.5 14.5-23.3 74 20.2 15.4-26.1 135 32.9 27.6-38.7
Rural 774 218 26.0 22.5-29.7 135 17.8 14.8-21.2 149 19.7 16.5-23.4 272 36.5 32.5-40.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 707 178 23.9 20.4-27.9 129 18.4 15.2-22.0 137 20.1 16.6-24.1 263 37.6 33.4-42.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 99 32.0 26.3-38.3 55 17.3 13.1-22.6 60 19.0 14.5-24.5 93 31.6 25.8-38.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 92 30.0 24.0-36.7 52 19.0 14.1-25.2 43 21.7 15.4-29.8 72 29.3 23.0-36.5

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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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