2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,118 3,024 73.7 72.1-75.3 1,094 26.3 24.7-27.9
-Eastern NC 1,352 938 69.1 66.0-72.0 414 30.9 28.0-34.0
GENDER
Male 601 434 71.3 66.8-75.4 167 28.7 24.6-33.2
Female 751 504 67.1 62.7-71.1 247 32.9 28.9-37.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 808 591 72.7 68.9-76.2 217 27.3 23.8-31.1
Non-Hispanic Black 329 217 64.3 57.8-70.4 112 35.7 29.6-42.2
Other 215 130 60.9 52.4-68.9 85 39.1 31.1-47.6
AGE
18-34 275 204 73.5 67.0-79.1 71 26.5 20.9-33.0
35-44 189 131 67.7 59.4-75.0 58 32.3 25.0-40.6
45-54 214 144 65.6 57.9-72.5 70 34.4 27.5-42.1
55-64 250 172 65.3 57.7-72.2 78 34.7 27.8-42.3
65-74 250 183 72.3 65.3-78.3 67 27.7 21.7-34.7
75+ 160 92 61.8 51.9-70.8 68 38.2 29.2-48.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 60 48.4 38.1-58.9 69 51.6 41.1-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 254 68.5 62.8-73.7 132 31.5 26.3-37.2
Some Post-H.S. 445 297 69.2 64.1-73.9 148 30.8 26.1-35.9
College Graduate 387 325 84.5 80.1-88.1 62 15.5 11.9-19.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 306 59.1 53.8-64.2 214 40.9 35.8-46.2
No 821 623 74.8 71.1-78.2 198 25.2 21.8-28.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 183 73.9 66.6-80.1 63 26.1 19.9-33.4
Non-Veteran 1,105 754 68.0 64.5-71.2 351 32.0 28.8-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 671 498 73.2 69.1-77.0 173 26.8 23.0-30.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 367 259 71.2 65.2-76.5 108 28.8 23.5-34.8
Unable to Work 161 78 48.8 39.4-58.3 83 51.2 41.7-60.6
Other not in Labor Force 88 64 73.9 62.3-82.9 24 26.1 17.1-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 112 61.2 52.6-69.1 82 38.8 30.9-47.4
$25,000- 34,999 116 76 68.5 57.8-77.5 40 31.5 22.5-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 172 120 70.6 62.1-77.8 52 29.4 22.2-37.9
$50,000- 74,999 156 114 71.3 62.4-78.7 42 28.7 21.3-37.6
$75,000+ 306 258 83.0 76.9-87.7 48 17.0 12.3-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 58 41.7 32.0-52.1
101% to 150% 144 95 71.0 62.0-78.5 49 29.0 21.5-38.0
151% to 200% 121 76 65.9 55.7-74.8 45 34.1 25.2-44.3
More than 200% 600 467 77.1 72.8-80.9 133 22.9 19.1-27.2
HOUSING
Own 848 615 71.8 68.0-75.4 233 28.2 24.6-32.0
Rent 397 252 62.9 57.1-68.3 145 37.1 31.7-42.9
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 102 83 81.0 70.7-88.3 19 19.0 11.7-29.3
Regional City or Suburban County 424 291 69.3 63.8-74.3 133 30.7 25.7-36.2
Rural 826 564 67.5 63.4-71.3 262 32.5 28.7-36.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 748 494 66.1 61.9-70.1 254 33.9 29.9-38.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 329 238 71.0 64.7-76.5 91 29.0 23.5-35.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 206 73.6 66.8-79.5 69 26.4 20.5-33.2

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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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