2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,287 1,974 45.2 43.5-47.0 1,888 44.4 42.6-46.2 425 10.4 9.3-11.5
GENDER
Male 2,004 953 46.0 43.4-48.5 824 42.0 39.5-44.5 227 12.0 10.4-13.9
Female 2,283 1,021 44.5 42.1-47.0 1,064 46.6 44.2-49.1 198 8.8 7.5-10.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,679 1,330 47.7 45.5-49.9 1,112 42.6 40.4-44.8 237 9.7 8.4-11.2
Non-Hispanic Black 858 364 43.3 39.4-47.2 396 45.3 41.4-49.2 98 11.4 9.2-14.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.1 5.9-20.0
Non-Hispanic Other 156 79 48.3 39.1-57.7 67 45.8 36.6-55.3 *** *** ***
Hispanic 405 130 31.1 26.2-36.4 236 58.5 53.0-63.9 39 10.4 7.4-14.4
AGE
18-34 932 412 44.2 40.6-47.8 427 45.5 41.9-49.1 93 10.4 8.4-12.8
35-44 604 289 48.7 44.2-53.3 277 45.3 40.8-49.8 38 6.0 4.3- 8.5
45-54 703 298 40.0 35.9-44.2 344 51.5 47.2-55.7 61 8.5 6.5-11.1
55-64 786 370 47.9 43.8-52.1 352 43.8 39.7-48.0 64 8.2 6.2-10.9
65-74 704 367 49.7 45.3-54.1 277 40.1 35.9-44.5 60 10.2 7.4-13.8
75+ 490 238 48.3 42.7-53.9 201 39.3 34.1-44.9 51 12.4 9.0-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 409 121 30.5 25.4-36.0 243 57.8 52.1-63.4 45 11.7 8.4-16.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,012 389 39.4 35.9-43.0 499 48.3 44.7-51.9 124 12.3 10.2-14.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,275 565 45.7 42.6-48.9 591 44.8 41.7-48.0 119 9.4 7.7-11.5
College Graduate 1,581 897 57.6 54.9-60.3 551 33.8 31.3-36.5 133 8.5 7.1-10.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,377 502 36.8 33.8-40.0 757 54.7 51.4-57.9 118 8.5 6.8-10.6
No 2,766 1,461 51.0 48.8-53.2 1,121 41.5 39.4-43.7 184 7.5 6.4- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 306 48.6 43.9-53.3 233 38.9 34.5-43.6 72 12.5 9.6-16.1
Non-Veteran 3,645 1,667 45.0 43.1-46.9 1,651 45.5 43.6-47.4 327 9.5 8.4-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,285 1,090 47.0 44.7-49.4 995 43.8 41.5-46.2 200 9.2 7.9-10.7
Unemployed 162 58 33.4 25.6-42.3 90 57.9 48.6-66.6 14 8.7 4.6-16.0
Retired 1,111 576 51.1 47.5-54.6 426 37.6 34.2-41.1 109 11.3 9.1-14.0
Unable to Work 383 94 22.9 18.4-28.2 251 67.3 61.5-72.5 38 9.8 6.9-13.8
Other not in Labor Force 278 147 54.4 47.6-60.9 113 39.4 33.0-46.1 18 6.3 3.8-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 364 103 25.1 20.4-30.4 170 48.3 42.4-54.2 91 26.6 21.7-32.2
$15,000- 24,999 538 185 34.4 29.8-39.3 314 58.4 53.4-63.2 39 7.3 5.1-10.2
$25,000- 34,999 358 157 45.2 39.3-51.2 170 47.3 41.3-53.3 31 7.6 5.0-11.3
$35,000- 49,999 478 218 44.8 39.7-50.1 228 47.3 42.1-52.5 32 7.9 5.2-11.8
$50,000-74,999 493 249 50.3 45.0-55.5 213 42.6 37.5-47.8 31 7.1 4.8-10.6
$75,000+ 1,141 700 60.1 56.7-63.3 383 35.0 31.8-38.3 58 4.9 3.7- 6.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 362 38.8 35.1-42.7 410 44.2 40.3-48.2 143 17.0 14.1-20.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 39 27.6 19.8-37.0 72 61.1 51.1-70.2 12 11.3 6.2-19.6
50% to 100% 387 130 31.9 26.8-37.5 230 61.4 55.6-66.8 27 6.7 4.3-10.2
101% to 150% 430 172 41.3 35.9-47.0 227 51.6 45.9-57.3 31 7.0 4.6-10.5
151% to 200% 311 127 42.4 36.1-49.0 154 46.2 39.8-52.7 30 11.4 7.5-16.9
More than 200% 2,033 1,133 54.9 52.3-57.4 785 39.4 37.0-41.9 115 5.7 4.6- 7.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 362 38.8 35.1-42.7 410 44.2 40.3-48.2 143 17.0 14.1-20.2
HOUSING
Own 2,709 1,396 49.5 47.3-51.7 1,062 40.9 38.7-43.1 251 9.7 8.4-11.1
Rent 1,234 457 37.6 34.5-40.9 658 52.7 49.4-55.9 119 9.7 8.0-11.8
Other arrangement 305 110 36.0 30.0-42.4 163 52.9 46.4-59.4 32 11.1 7.6-16.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,395 697 49.2 46.2-52.3 559 40.7 37.8-43.7 139 10.0 8.4-12.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,173 549 46.0 42.7-49.4 517 44.4 41.1-47.8 107 9.6 7.8-11.8
Rural 1,719 728 40.9 38.2-43.7 812 47.8 44.9-50.7 179 11.3 9.5-13.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,022 390 36.3 32.9-39.8 517 51.6 48.0-55.3 115 12.1 9.9-14.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,415 622 43.7 40.6-46.8 653 45.9 42.8-49.0 140 10.4 8.6-12.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,850 962 50.4 47.8-53.0 718 40.0 37.5-42.7 170 9.6 8.1-11.2

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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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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