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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,004 600 28.4 26.2-30.7 1,188 60.2 57.7-62.7 216 11.3 9.8-13.1
Female 2,283 579 25.3 23.2-27.5 1,512 66.4 64.1-68.7 192 8.3 7.1- 9.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,679 824 29.2 27.3-31.2 1,630 61.8 59.6-63.9 225 9.0 7.8-10.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 32 26.7 18.1-37.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 156 40 25.4 18.1-34.4 109 71.6 62.6-79.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 405 68 17.7 13.8-22.5 299 73.1 67.9-77.8 38 9.1 6.4-12.8
AGE
18-34 932 218 24.1 21.2-27.3 629 66.6 63.1-69.9 85 9.2 7.4-11.5
35-44 604 162 28.5 24.5-32.9 410 66.7 62.2-70.9 32 4.8 3.3- 7.0
45-54 703 154 19.7 16.7-23.1 493 72.3 68.5-75.8 56 8.0 6.0-10.5
55-64 786 227 29.8 26.1-33.6 494 61.3 57.2-65.3 65 8.9 6.8-11.7
65-74 704 251 33.7 29.8-37.8 395 57.5 53.1-61.7 58 8.9 6.5-12.0
75+ 490 167 34.5 29.3-40.1 269 52.6 47.0-58.2 54 12.9 9.4-17.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 409 78 21.1 16.7-26.3 287 67.7 62.1-73.0 44 11.1 7.9-15.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,012 238 24.2 21.2-27.4 659 64.5 61.0-67.9 115 11.3 9.3-13.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,275 354 27.8 25.1-30.8 808 63.4 60.4-66.4 113 8.7 7.1-10.6
College Graduate 1,581 509 31.1 28.6-33.7 941 60.6 57.9-63.3 131 8.3 6.9- 9.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,377 302 22.1 19.5-25.0 963 69.8 66.7-72.8 112 8.0 6.4-10.1
No 2,766 873 30.2 28.2-32.2 1,718 63.0 60.9-65.1 175 6.8 5.8- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 199 31.2 27.1-35.6 343 57.1 52.4-61.7 69 11.7 9.0-15.2
Non-Veteran 3,645 980 26.3 24.7-28.1 2,352 64.8 62.9-66.6 313 8.9 7.8-10.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,285 605 25.9 23.9-28.0 1,493 65.7 63.5-67.9 187 8.3 7.1- 9.7
Unemployed 162 31 20.1 13.8-28.4 118 71.3 62.2-79.0 13 8.6 4.4-15.9
Retired 1,111 398 35.5 32.1-39.0 600 52.9 49.4-56.5 113 11.6 9.3-14.3
Unable to Work 383 58 14.7 10.9-19.6 294 77.0 71.6-81.7 31 8.3 5.6-12.0
Other not in Labor Force 278 84 31.7 25.7-38.5 177 62.9 56.2-69.2 17 5.3 3.2- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 364 58 14.5 10.8-19.2 218 59.8 53.9-65.5 88 25.7 20.8-31.2
$15,000- 24,999 538 111 20.7 17.0-25.1 388 72.2 67.5-76.4 39 7.1 5.0-10.1
$25,000- 34,999 358 91 26.2 21.3-31.7 241 66.9 61.0-72.2 26 7.0 4.5-10.7
$35,000- 49,999 478 135 27.5 23.1-32.4 311 65.7 60.6-70.4 32 6.8 4.7- 9.8
$50,000-74,999 493 155 30.9 26.1-36.0 310 62.6 57.3-67.6 28 6.5 4.3- 9.8
$75,000+ 1,141 406 34.1 31.0-37.2 684 61.9 58.7-65.1 51 4.0 2.9- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 223 23.9 20.7-27.5 548 59.3 55.3-63.1 144 16.8 14.0-20.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 22 15.7 9.7-24.2 90 74.3 64.7-82.1 11 10.0 5.3-18.0
50% to 100% 387 77 19.7 15.5-24.7 287 74.7 69.3-79.4 23 5.6 3.5- 8.9
101% to 150% 430 102 25.2 20.6-30.5 296 67.3 61.7-72.4 32 7.5 5.0-11.1
151% to 200% 311 82 26.6 21.3-32.7 203 64.4 58.0-70.4 26 9.0 5.9-13.3
More than 200% 2,033 666 31.5 29.2-33.9 1,262 63.5 61.0-65.8 105 5.0 4.0- 6.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 223 23.9 20.7-27.5 548 59.3 55.3-63.1 144 16.8 14.0-20.0
HOUSING
Own 2,709 853 29.5 27.5-31.5 1,613 61.4 59.3-63.6 243 9.1 7.9-10.4
Rent 1,234 258 22.2 19.5-25.1 864 68.7 65.6-71.7 112 9.1 7.4-11.1
Other arrangement 305 63 20.8 16.0-26.5 213 69.6 63.4-75.3 29 9.6 6.4-14.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,395 392 28.0 25.3-30.8 869 62.3 59.3-65.2 134 9.7 8.1-11.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,173 336 28.0 25.1-31.1 730 62.4 59.0-65.5 107 9.6 7.8-11.9
Rural 1,719 451 24.8 22.4-27.3 1,101 65.3 62.6-68.0 167 9.9 8.3-11.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,022 223 20.3 17.5-23.3 694 69.2 65.7-72.4 105 10.6 8.6-13.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,415 396 27.7 25.0-30.6 887 62.8 59.7-65.7 132 9.5 7.8-11.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,850 560 29.0 26.7-31.4 1,119 61.4 58.8-63.9 171 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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