2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 762 200 26.9 23.3-30.8 159 21.2 18.0-24.8 165 22.5 19.1-26.3 238 29.4 25.8-33.2
GENDER
Male 307 100 35.4 29.3-42.0 68 21.4 16.6-27.1 57 19.1 14.4-24.8 82 24.2 19.3-29.8
Female 455 100 20.3 16.4-24.8 91 21.1 16.9-26.0 108 25.2 20.5-30.5 156 33.5 28.6-38.8
AGE
18-34 159 33 21.2 15.1-29.0 38 23.7 17.2-31.6 40 26.2 19.1-34.7 48 28.9 21.9-37.1
35-44 121 38 34.7 25.3-45.4 30 25.2 17.4-35.1 28 22.2 15.0-31.5 25 17.9 11.7-26.5
45-54 136 31 22.7 15.7-31.8 32 22.4 15.6-31.1 27 20.9 13.9-30.1 46 34.0 25.8-43.3
55-64 156 36 24.4 17.3-33.1 28 19.9 13.4-28.5 38 20.3 14.3-28.0 54 35.4 27.0-44.9
65-74 118 *** *** *** 20 13.4 8.2-21.0 27 26.7 18.0-37.7 28 24.4 16.5-34.5
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 53 25.7 19.3-33.3 34 16.1 11.2-22.7 43 21.0 15.2-28.2 81 37.2 30.1-45.0
Some Post-H.S. 261 64 25.5 19.8-32.3 59 24.2 18.6-30.8 57 22.9 17.2-29.8 81 27.4 21.8-33.9
College Graduate 221 62 26.1 20.3-32.9 63 32.5 25.6-40.3 57 27.5 21.2-34.9 39 13.9 9.8-19.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.3-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 22 17.4 11.1-26.3 19 15.3 9.5-23.7 35 26.5 18.6-36.2 50 40.8 31.4-50.9
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.4 10.4-30.3
$75,000+ 145 49 32.7 24.4-42.4 43 31.9 23.6-41.5 29 21.5 14.7-30.5 24 13.8 8.8-21.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 270 52 21.8 16.1-28.7 52 20.6 15.4-27.0 51 17.7 13.1-23.6 115 39.9 33.3-46.9
No 485 148 29.6 25.1-34.5 105 21.6 17.6-26.1 113 24.6 20.2-29.6 119 24.2 20.1-28.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** 27 25.0 16.7-35.7 20 22.1 14.1-32.8 29 23.7 16.1-33.6
Non-Veteran 657 173 26.6 22.7-30.8 131 20.5 17.1-24.4 144 22.6 18.9-26.7 209 30.3 26.4-34.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 297 81 28.3 22.7-34.7 74 24.8 19.6-30.8 70 24.8 19.6-30.9 72 22.1 17.3-27.7
Regional City or Suburban County 185 49 27.5 20.3-36.0 39 21.1 14.9-29.0 43 25.2 17.8-34.5 54 26.2 19.7-34.1
Rural 280 70 24.4 19.0-30.7 46 16.3 11.9-22.0 52 17.3 12.7-23.2 112 41.9 35.2-48.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 378 100 27.9 22.8-33.5 88 23.3 18.8-28.5 95 25.1 20.4-30.5 95 23.8 19.3-28.9
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 62 36.0 28.0-44.9 33 15.5 10.6-22.2 34 19.7 13.3-28.3 59 28.7 21.8-36.8
Unable to Work 121 25 21.7 13.9-32.1 15 11.4 6.4-19.5 22 18.0 11.3-27.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 16 19.2 11.2-31.1 20 16.7 10.2-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** 19 17.8 10.8-27.9 25 20.9 13.5-31.1 35 28.4 20.0-38.5
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.7 8.3-24.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 291 84 27.0 21.4-33.4 74 27.8 22.0-34.4 74 27.4 21.7-34.0 59 17.9 13.5-23.2
HOUSING
Own 376 115 30.6 25.3-36.4 89 24.2 19.5-29.7 79 23.1 18.3-28.6 93 22.1 17.7-27.2
Rent 305 71 25.3 19.9-31.5 49 14.6 10.8-19.5 70 21.3 16.6-26.9 115 38.8 32.7-45.2
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 65 23.9 18.3-30.6 45 17.0 12.3-23.1 51 19.4 14.1-26.1 96 39.7 32.7-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 54 23.8 17.9-30.9 43 19.1 13.9-25.7 47 20.6 15.1-27.4 88 36.4 29.7-43.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 81 31.3 25.3-38.2 71 25.8 20.3-32.2 67 26.1 20.3-32.9 54 16.7 12.6-21.9

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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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