2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 858 200 23.8 20.6-27.4 562 64.8 60.9-68.5 96 11.4 9.2-14.1
GENDER
Male 358 100 30.3 24.9-36.3 207 55.4 49.4-61.3 51 14.2 10.6-18.8
Female 500 100 18.4 14.8-22.6 355 72.5 67.7-76.8 45 9.1 6.6-12.5
AGE
18-34 181 33 19.1 13.5-26.2 126 70.7 63.1-77.4 22 10.2 6.5-15.6
35-44 130 38 32.2 23.4-42.5 83 60.6 50.4-70.0 *** *** ***
45-54 153 31 19.9 13.6-28.1 105 67.7 58.6-75.6 17 12.4 7.4-20.2
55-64 172 36 21.7 15.3-29.7 120 67.3 58.6-75.0 16 11.0 6.5-18.0
65-74 132 43 31.6 22.9-41.8 75 57.2 47.1-66.8 14 11.2 6.4-18.7
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.7 8.9-26.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 53 22.2 16.6-29.1 158 64.3 57.0-71.0 31 13.5 9.2-19.3
Some Post-H.S. 288 64 23.4 18.1-29.7 197 68.3 61.8-74.2 27 8.3 5.5-12.3
College Graduate 247 62 23.1 17.9-29.2 159 65.3 58.4-71.7 26 11.6 7.6-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 20 18.5 11.2-29.0 *** *** *** 23 23.8 15.8-34.2
$15,000- 24,999 137 22 16.1 10.2-24.4 104 76.1 66.9-83.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 19 20.6 12.5-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 49 31.9 23.7-41.3 96 65.5 56.0-73.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 52 20.0 14.7-26.5 218 71.7 65.0-77.6 26 8.3 5.5-12.6
No 528 148 27.2 23.0-31.8 337 64.6 59.7-69.2 43 8.2 5.9-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 27 27.0 18.2-38.0 76 65.5 54.6-74.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 737 173 23.6 20.2-27.5 484 65.3 61.1-69.2 80 11.1 8.8-14.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 81 25.1 20.1-31.0 216 63.6 57.5-69.3 41 11.3 8.1-15.5
Regional City or Suburban County 210 49 23.8 17.5-31.5 136 62.9 54.6-70.5 25 13.3 8.6-20.1
Rural 310 70 21.9 17.1-27.7 210 67.9 61.6-73.6 30 10.2 6.9-14.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 100 24.9 20.3-30.1 278 64.5 59.0-69.6 45 10.6 7.8-14.4
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 62 31.2 24.0-39.3 126 55.4 47.2-63.4 25 13.4 8.7-20.1
Unable to Work 130 25 20.2 12.9-30.0 96 72.9 62.8-81.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 16 17.2 10.0-28.2 73 72.4 61.0-81.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** 79 63.2 52.3-72.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 84 25.3 20.0-31.5 207 68.5 62.2-74.2 22 6.1 3.9- 9.5
HOUSING
Own 414 115 27.6 22.8-33.0 261 62.7 57.0-68.0 38 9.7 6.9-13.5
Rent 349 71 21.8 17.1-27.4 234 64.6 58.5-70.2 44 13.6 9.9-18.4
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** 64 75.7 64.7-84.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 65 21.0 16.0-27.1 192 66.9 60.1-73.0 32 12.1 8.3-17.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 54 21.7 16.3-28.3 178 69.4 62.4-75.7 22 8.9 5.5-14.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 81 27.3 21.9-33.5 192 59.8 53.4-65.8 42 12.9 9.4-17.5

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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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