2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 819 588 73.3 69.7-76.6 231 26.7 23.4-30.3
GENDER
Male 334 254 78.3 73.0-82.8 80 21.7 17.2-27.0
Female 485 334 69.3 64.3-73.9 151 30.7 26.1-35.7
AGE
18-34 172 125 73.4 65.7-79.9 47 26.6 20.1-34.3
35-44 124 99 82.5 74.1-88.6 25 17.5 11.4-25.9
45-54 143 101 70.2 61.3-77.7 42 29.8 22.3-38.7
55-64 166 114 67.6 58.5-75.5 52 32.4 24.5-41.5
65-74 125 97 76.9 67.3-84.4 28 23.1 15.6-32.7
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 145 65.6 58.2-72.3 80 34.4 27.7-41.8
Some Post-H.S. 277 199 74.5 68.4-79.8 78 25.5 20.2-31.6
College Graduate 240 202 87.4 82.5-91.1 38 12.6 8.9-17.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 86 62.0 52.2-70.8 50 38.0 29.2-47.8
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 70 82.7 71.3-90.1 14 17.3 9.9-28.7
$75,000+ 149 127 88.3 81.7-92.7 22 11.7 7.3-18.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 291 179 63.6 56.9-69.8 112 36.4 30.2-43.1
No 520 404 78.0 73.6-81.8 116 22.0 18.2-26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 82 78.7 69.4-85.7 28 21.3 14.3-30.6
Non-Veteran 707 504 72.4 68.5-76.1 203 27.6 23.9-31.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 320 251 80.2 74.9-84.6 69 19.8 15.4-25.1
Regional City or Suburban County 202 149 76.0 68.8-82.1 53 24.0 17.9-31.2
Rural 297 188 61.6 54.9-67.9 109 38.4 32.1-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 402 310 78.2 73.4-82.4 92 21.8 17.6-26.6
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 206 148 74.5 67.1-80.7 58 25.5 19.3-32.9
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 83 72.9 63.0-80.9 35 27.1 19.1-37.0
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 307 252 84.1 79.1-88.1 55 15.9 11.9-20.9
HOUSING
Own 401 311 79.9 75.1-84.0 90 20.1 16.0-24.9
Rent 330 219 65.3 59.2-70.9 111 34.7 29.1-40.8
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 277 183 63.8 56.7-70.4 94 36.2 29.6-43.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 157 65.6 58.4-72.1 86 34.4 27.9-41.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 299 248 85.6 80.9-89.3 51 14.4 10.7-19.1

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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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