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%)
TOTAL 4,118 3,024 73.7 72.1-75.3 1,094 26.3 24.7-27.9
GENDER
Male 1,902 1,429 75.2 72.9-77.5 473 24.8 22.5-27.1
Female 2,216 1,595 72.3 70.0-74.5 621 27.7 25.5-30.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,594 1,967 75.4 73.3-77.3 627 24.6 22.7-26.7
Non-Hispanic Black 819 588 73.3 69.7-76.6 231 26.7 23.4-30.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 152 121 80.7 72.5-86.9 31 19.3 13.1-27.5
Hispanic 383 235 59.1 53.3-64.6 148 40.9 35.4-46.7
AGE
18-34 889 695 78.7 75.5-81.5 194 21.3 18.5-24.5
35-44 588 446 76.0 71.9-79.8 142 24.0 20.2-28.1
45-54 669 475 68.1 63.8-72.2 194 31.9 27.8-36.2
55-64 760 544 69.7 65.5-73.6 216 30.3 26.4-34.5
65-74 680 513 75.7 71.7-79.2 167 24.3 20.8-28.3
75+ 476 305 65.6 60.1-70.7 171 34.4 29.3-39.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 385 194 54.1 48.2-59.9 191 45.9 40.1-51.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 968 631 67.2 63.7-70.5 337 32.8 29.5-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,223 889 75.7 73.0-78.3 334 24.3 21.7-27.0
College Graduate 1,533 1,304 86.6 84.7-88.3 229 13.4 11.7-15.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,359 834 61.5 58.3-64.7 525 38.5 35.3-41.7
No 2,732 2,169 79.3 77.4-81.0 563 20.7 19.0-22.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 591 452 77.8 73.6-81.5 139 22.2 18.5-26.4
Non-Veteran 3,522 2,568 73.1 71.3-74.8 954 26.9 25.2-28.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,205 1,715 77.2 75.1-79.1 490 22.8 20.9-24.9
Unemployed 158 102 65.1 55.6-73.6 56 34.9 26.4-44.4
Retired 1,078 780 73.4 70.1-76.4 298 26.6 23.6-29.9
Unable to Work 371 181 46.0 40.0-52.1 190 54.0 47.9-60.0
Other not in Labor Force 274 222 84.3 79.3-88.2 52 15.7 11.8-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 174 58.4 51.7-64.9 116 41.6 35.1-48.3
$15,000- 24,999 530 326 62.2 57.1-67.0 204 37.8 33.0-42.9
$25,000- 34,999 348 232 67.2 61.2-72.6 116 32.8 27.4-38.8
$35,000- 49,999 467 342 74.1 69.3-78.4 125 25.9 21.6-30.7
$50,000-74,999 482 381 80.3 75.9-84.0 101 19.7 16.0-24.1
$75,000+ 1,128 977 86.4 83.9-88.6 151 13.6 11.4-16.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 873 592 68.4 64.5-72.0 281 31.6 28.0-35.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 119 66 52.6 42.3-62.6 53 47.4 37.4-57.7
50% to 100% 378 226 59.7 53.7-65.4 152 40.3 34.6-46.3
101% to 150% 424 284 68.3 62.7-73.4 140 31.7 26.6-37.3
151% to 200% 299 196 67.3 60.9-73.1 103 32.7 26.9-39.1
More than 200% 2,003 1,645 82.7 80.7-84.5 358 17.3 15.5-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 873 592 68.4 64.5-72.0 281 31.6 28.0-35.5
HOUSING
Own 2,611 2,010 76.4 74.3-78.3 601 23.6 21.7-25.7
Rent 1,184 794 67.3 64.1-70.4 390 32.7 29.6-35.9
Other arrangement 291 191 67.7 61.2-73.6 100 32.3 26.4-38.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,331 1,052 79.4 76.7-81.8 279 20.6 18.2-23.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,132 816 72.1 68.9-75.0 316 27.9 25.0-31.1
Rural 1,655 1,156 69.8 67.0-72.4 499 30.2 27.6-33.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 975 647 66.6 62.9-70.0 328 33.4 30.0-37.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,367 974 70.7 67.7-73.5 393 29.3 26.5-32.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,776 1,403 79.2 76.9-81.3 373 20.8 18.7-23.1

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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 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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