2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,904 1,590 52.7 50.5-54.8 160 5.2 4.3- 6.2 269 11.0 9.7-12.4 139 5.2 4.3- 6.2 746 26.1 24.2-28.0
-Eastern NC 907 514 52.1 48.2-56.1 57 5.9 4.4- 7.9 80 11.2 8.9-14.1 39 5.1 3.5- 7.4 217 25.6 22.2-29.4
GENDER
Male 422 211 45.9 40.4-51.5 17 3.7 2.2- 6.3 53 14.0 10.6-18.4 27 7.7 4.9-11.8 114 28.6 23.7-34.1
Female 485 303 58.4 52.8-63.7 40 8.1 5.7-11.3 27 8.4 5.6-12.4 *** *** *** 103 22.6 18.0-28.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 572 297 48.5 43.8-53.2 47 7.6 5.5-10.3 52 11.7 8.8-15.4 30 5.6 3.8- 8.2 146 26.6 22.5-31.1
Non-Hispanic Black 209 143 62.4 53.6-70.4 *** *** *** 12 8.9 5.1-15.2 *** *** *** 42 22.8 15.8-31.7
Other 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.8 7.9-23.1 *** *** *** 29 26.2 17.1-37.8
AGE
18-34 196 60 28.1 21.4-35.9 *** *** *** 46 22.8 17.0-29.9 22 10.6 6.4-16.9 65 37.7 30.0-46.1
35-44 126 63 47.7 38.0-57.6 *** *** *** 21 19.5 12.5-29.1 *** *** *** 28 19.9 13.3-28.7
45-54 141 93 65.8 56.6-73.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.3 15.7-30.7
55-64 166 121 73.9 65.8-80.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 14.8 10.0-21.5
65-74 177 113 66.9 58.8-74.1 15 8.9 5.1-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 20.2 14.7-27.0
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 140 50.1 42.9-57.3 16 5.7 3.3- 9.5 25 14.1 9.5-20.5 *** *** *** 59 25.2 19.4-32.0
Some Post-H.S. 281 175 55.2 48.3-61.9 14 4.9 2.8- 8.3 22 10.9 7.2-16.2 *** *** *** 59 23.8 18.0-30.7
College Graduate 317 161 48.0 41.9-54.2 24 6.8 4.5-10.3 28 10.3 6.9-15.2 19 6.8 4.3-10.6 85 28.0 22.8-33.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 190 60.6 53.6-67.2 27 8.5 5.5-13.0 14 5.9 3.3-10.2 *** *** *** 57 22.6 17.1-29.3
No 604 318 48.1 43.3-52.8 30 4.8 3.2- 7.0 65 13.7 10.6-17.5 33 6.4 4.3- 9.6 158 27.1 22.9-31.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 177 85 43.6 35.3-52.2 *** *** *** 33 21.5 15.1-29.5 *** *** *** 39 22.7 16.1-30.9
Non-Veteran 729 429 54.3 49.8-58.6 49 6.2 4.4- 8.4 47 8.8 6.5-11.8 27 4.6 2.9- 7.2 177 26.2 22.4-30.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 480 244 48.6 43.4-53.8 24 4.1 2.7- 6.3 64 15.8 12.2-20.1 29 5.7 3.9- 8.3 119 25.8 21.4-30.7
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 250 163 65.3 57.6-72.2 20 8.9 5.3-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 21.3 15.5-28.5
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 24.4 16.0-35.2
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 68 51.8 41.7-61.8 *** *** *** 14 18.9 11.4-29.5 *** *** *** 24 19.1 12.7-27.8
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 250 136 50.6 43.4-57.8 13 4.6 2.6- 8.0 27 13.2 8.7-19.5 14 6.3 3.6-11.1 60 25.2 19.4-32.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.9 8.2-25.7 *** *** *** 17 16.5 9.7-26.8
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 452 240 49.7 44.3-55.0 24 4.3 2.8- 6.6 44 12.3 8.9-16.6 27 6.9 4.6-10.3 117 26.8 22.3-31.8
HOUSING
Own 592 343 55.7 51.0-60.4 50 7.9 5.8-10.7 33 7.2 4.9-10.3 19 4.0 2.2- 6.9 147 25.2 21.2-29.6
Rent 246 130 41.5 34.5-48.8 *** *** *** 36 20.3 14.6-27.6 17 8.6 5.2-13.9 58 28.1 21.4-35.9
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 282 144 46.2 39.3-53.4 14 4.1 2.4- 7.1 33 14.8 10.4-20.8 *** *** *** 73 27.9 21.7-35.0
Rural 544 328 56.1 51.0-61.1 39 7.6 5.3-10.7 40 8.9 6.4-12.4 13 3.0 1.7- 5.3 124 24.4 20.1-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 480 283 54.4 48.9-59.7 30 6.7 4.4-10.0 39 9.8 7.0-13.6 14 3.3 1.9- 5.8 114 25.9 21.1-31.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 128 53.6 46.1-61.0 17 6.2 3.7-10.3 26 15.1 10.1-21.8 *** *** *** 44 19.9 14.7-26.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 103 45.9 37.6-54.4 *** *** *** 15 9.9 5.7-16.6 *** *** *** 59 31.6 23.9-40.6

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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