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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,788 600 32.1 29.6-34.6 338 18.8 16.8-21.0 351 20.9 18.7-23.3 499 28.2 25.8-30.7
Female 2,091 579 27.6 25.3-29.9 423 20.2 18.3-22.3 443 21.5 19.5-23.7 646 30.7 28.4-33.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,454 824 32.1 30.0-34.3 481 19.3 17.6-21.2 485 20.6 18.8-22.6 664 28.0 25.9-30.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.7 10.5-28.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 149 40 26.2 18.7-35.5 39 23.6 16.9-31.9 36 27.6 19.3-37.8 34 22.5 15.7-31.3
Hispanic 367 68 19.5 15.2-24.7 60 14.5 11.1-18.9 88 22.2 17.7-27.4 151 43.8 38.0-49.7
AGE
18-34 847 218 26.6 23.4-30.1 187 21.2 18.3-24.5 233 27.7 24.3-31.3 209 24.5 21.4-27.9
35-44 572 162 29.9 25.7-34.5 125 20.9 17.5-24.8 135 23.0 19.3-27.2 150 26.1 22.2-30.5
45-54 647 154 21.4 18.2-25.1 138 21.1 17.7-25.1 150 23.1 19.6-26.9 205 34.4 30.1-38.8
55-64 721 227 32.7 28.8-36.8 135 18.5 15.5-22.0 136 16.0 13.3-19.2 223 32.8 28.7-37.1
65-74 646 251 36.9 32.8-41.3 109 16.6 13.5-20.2 110 18.4 15.0-22.3 176 28.1 24.1-32.5
75+ 436 167 39.6 33.9-45.7 67 15.1 11.6-19.4 30 6.7 4.1-10.6 172 38.6 33.1-44.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 365 78 23.8 18.9-29.5 40 9.7 6.9-13.6 52 16.4 12.1-21.8 195 50.1 44.1-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 897 238 27.2 24.0-30.8 147 16.6 13.9-19.6 162 19.1 16.1-22.4 350 37.1 33.5-40.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,162 354 30.5 27.5-33.6 201 18.6 16.1-21.4 257 23.6 20.8-26.6 350 27.3 24.5-30.3
College Graduate 1,450 509 33.9 31.3-36.6 372 28.0 25.4-30.7 322 22.7 20.4-25.3 247 15.4 13.5-17.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,265 302 24.0 21.2-27.1 195 15.7 13.4-18.2 232 18.3 15.9-21.0 536 42.0 38.7-45.3
No 2,591 873 32.4 30.3-34.5 559 21.2 19.5-23.1 558 22.6 20.7-24.6 601 23.8 21.9-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 542 199 35.3 30.8-40.2 100 18.4 14.9-22.5 94 19.9 16.1-24.4 149 26.3 22.2-30.9
Non-Veteran 3,332 980 28.9 27.1-30.7 660 19.7 18.2-21.3 697 21.4 19.8-23.1 995 30.0 28.2-31.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,098 605 28.3 26.1-30.5 466 22.0 20.0-24.1 505 23.8 21.8-25.9 522 25.9 23.8-28.2
Unemployed 149 31 22.0 15.1-30.9 26 14.0 9.3-20.5 34 26.0 17.7-36.4 58 38.0 29.1-47.8
Retired 998 398 40.1 36.5-43.9 167 16.5 14.0-19.4 128 13.4 11.0-16.1 305 30.0 26.7-33.5
Unable to Work 352 58 16.1 11.9-21.3 36 8.9 6.3-12.5 61 16.7 12.6-21.9 197 58.3 52.0-64.3
Other not in Labor Force 261 84 33.5 27.2-40.5 61 23.4 18.1-29.7 61 25.2 19.5-31.9 55 17.9 13.5-23.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 58 19.5 14.6-25.6 45 14.3 10.5-19.2 54 21.2 16.1-27.3 119 45.1 38.3-52.0
$15,000- 24,999 499 111 22.3 18.3-26.9 73 14.6 11.4-18.5 110 22.8 18.6-27.6 205 40.3 35.2-45.6
$25,000- 34,999 332 91 28.1 23.0-34.0 64 19.9 15.3-25.5 54 16.5 12.2-21.9 123 35.5 29.8-41.6
$35,000- 49,999 446 135 29.5 24.9-34.7 78 17.2 13.5-21.5 103 23.7 19.4-28.7 130 29.6 24.8-34.9
$50,000-74,999 465 155 33.0 28.0-38.4 90 19.9 15.8-24.7 112 25.1 20.7-30.0 108 22.0 18.0-26.7
$75,000+ 1,090 406 35.5 32.4-38.8 284 26.2 23.3-29.3 232 22.4 19.6-25.5 168 15.9 13.5-18.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 771 223 28.7 25.0-32.8 127 16.3 13.5-19.6 129 16.8 13.8-20.3 292 38.1 34.0-42.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 22 17.4 10.9-26.7 17 13.3 8.0-21.2 19 17.0 10.5-26.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 364 77 20.9 16.5-26.1 52 12.8 9.5-17.1 78 23.4 18.6-29.0 157 42.9 37.0-49.0
101% to 150% 398 102 27.2 22.3-32.8 67 16.6 12.8-21.2 87 22.0 17.4-27.5 142 34.1 28.7-40.0
151% to 200% 285 82 29.2 23.5-35.8 45 17.4 12.6-23.4 51 16.5 12.0-22.3 107 36.9 30.5-43.8
More than 200% 1,928 666 33.2 30.8-35.6 449 23.6 21.5-25.9 427 23.6 21.4-25.9 386 19.6 17.6-21.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 771 223 28.7 25.0-32.8 127 16.3 13.5-19.6 129 16.8 13.8-20.3 292 38.1 34.0-42.4
HOUSING
Own 2,466 853 32.4 30.3-34.6 519 21.0 19.2-22.9 461 19.9 18.1-21.9 633 26.7 24.6-28.8
Rent 1,122 258 24.4 21.5-27.5 190 16.2 13.9-18.8 268 23.5 20.8-26.5 406 35.9 32.7-39.2
Other arrangement 276 63 23.0 17.7-29.2 47 16.8 12.3-22.5 63 24.6 19.0-31.2 103 35.6 29.4-42.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,261 392 31.0 28.1-34.0 292 22.6 20.0-25.3 280 23.3 20.7-26.1 297 23.2 20.6-26.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,066 336 31.0 27.8-34.3 202 18.9 16.3-21.8 201 19.3 16.6-22.4 327 30.8 27.6-34.1
Rural 1,552 451 27.5 24.9-30.2 267 17.2 15.2-19.5 313 20.8 18.4-23.4 521 34.5 31.6-37.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 917 223 22.7 19.6-26.0 163 17.4 14.7-20.4 189 22.2 18.9-25.8 342 37.8 34.1-41.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,283 396 30.6 27.7-33.7 217 16.9 14.6-19.5 260 19.5 17.1-22.1 410 33.0 29.9-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,679 560 32.1 29.6-34.7 381 22.5 20.3-24.8 345 22.1 19.9-24.6 393 23.3 21.0-25.7

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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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