2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,904 1,590 52.7 50.5-54.8 160 5.2 4.3- 6.2 269 11.0 9.7-12.4 139 5.2 4.3- 6.2 746 26.1 24.2-28.0
GENDER
Male 1,373 637 43.9 40.9-47.0 64 4.6 3.5- 6.0 158 13.1 11.1-15.3 97 7.8 6.2- 9.7 417 30.7 27.9-33.6
Female 1,531 953 60.8 57.8-63.7 96 5.7 4.5- 7.2 111 9.0 7.4-10.9 42 2.7 2.0- 3.8 329 21.8 19.4-24.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,888 998 51.7 49.0-54.3 118 5.7 4.6- 6.9 171 10.4 9.0-12.2 91 4.9 3.9- 6.1 510 27.3 25.0-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 562 361 59.0 54.0-63.8 19 4.0 2.4- 6.6 40 9.9 7.2-13.5 23 4.0 2.5- 6.3 119 23.0 19.0-27.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.7-25.9 12 14.2 7.4-25.6 32 21.9 14.8-31.3
Hispanic 231 117 49.9 42.4-57.3 *** *** *** 33 15.4 10.6-22.0 *** *** *** 63 27.1 21.2-34.1
AGE
18-34 665 242 37.0 32.9-41.2 *** *** *** 150 22.4 19.1-26.1 65 9.9 7.6-12.8 199 29.4 25.7-33.4
35-44 424 218 51.9 46.5-57.3 18 4.5 2.8- 7.2 61 14.7 11.4-18.9 26 5.3 3.6- 7.9 101 23.5 19.3-28.4
45-54 461 282 62.8 57.8-67.6 24 4.6 2.9- 7.1 34 6.8 4.7- 9.7 13 2.8 1.5- 5.0 108 23.0 19.1-27.5
55-64 527 333 62.6 57.7-67.3 36 6.5 4.5- 9.2 13 2.8 1.6- 4.8 18 2.7 1.7- 4.4 127 25.4 21.2-30.1
65-74 501 317 62.3 57.0-67.4 43 10.1 7.0-14.3 *** *** *** 12 2.4 1.3- 4.3 123 24.2 19.9-29.2
75+ 284 173 58.1 50.4-65.3 27 11.3 7.4-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 29.3 22.7-37.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 119 60.8 52.3-68.7 11 6.2 3.3-11.2 12 5.4 2.9- 9.9 *** *** *** 44 26.1 19.1-34.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 608 352 54.2 49.6-58.8 38 5.7 4.1- 8.0 53 10.9 8.2-14.3 22 4.9 3.0- 7.8 143 24.3 20.6-28.4
Some Post-H.S. 847 484 52.4 48.5-56.2 44 5.0 3.5- 7.1 72 10.8 8.6-13.5 41 5.7 4.1- 7.8 206 26.1 22.8-29.8
College Graduate 1,255 633 49.3 46.2-52.3 67 4.7 3.6- 6.0 132 12.9 10.8-15.3 72 5.9 4.6- 7.6 351 27.3 24.6-30.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 799 494 58.5 54.2-62.6 62 7.1 5.4- 9.4 34 5.8 4.0- 8.2 18 2.2 1.3- 3.6 191 26.5 22.8-30.6
No 2,084 1,082 50.4 47.9-52.9 97 4.4 3.5- 5.6 234 12.9 11.3-14.7 121 6.3 5.1- 7.7 550 25.9 23.8-28.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 434 201 40.0 34.8-45.5 21 5.3 3.3- 8.3 61 16.9 13.1-21.5 30 7.8 5.3-11.3 121 30.0 25.0-35.6
Non-Veteran 2,466 1,387 54.7 52.3-57.0 139 5.2 4.2- 6.2 208 10.0 8.7-11.5 108 4.7 3.8- 5.9 624 25.4 23.5-27.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,648 812 48.5 45.7-51.3 72 4.1 3.1- 5.4 211 13.9 12.1-15.9 106 6.7 5.5- 8.2 447 26.8 24.4-29.3
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.7 11.7-28.6
Retired 749 473 60.3 55.8-64.5 63 9.5 7.3-12.4 *** *** *** 19 2.3 1.4- 3.7 186 26.8 22.9-31.2
Unable to Work 174 122 69.5 60.7-77.1 12 7.0 3.6-13.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 22.0 15.4-30.4
Other not in Labor Force 215 108 46.8 39.3-54.5 *** *** *** 36 19.4 14.1-26.1 *** *** *** 54 26.7 20.2-34.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 111 65.5 56.8-73.3 11 7.2 3.7-13.4 11 6.9 3.6-13.0 *** *** *** 33 19.7 13.7-27.5
$15,000- 24,999 312 189 56.8 50.1-63.2 19 5.6 3.3- 9.1 23 10.0 6.4-15.1 *** *** *** 74 24.4 19.2-30.6
$25,000- 34,999 224 119 52.9 45.3-60.3 15 6.7 3.9-11.2 24 11.4 7.4-17.1 14 5.0 2.8- 8.8 52 24.0 18.0-31.3
$35,000- 49,999 330 191 53.3 46.9-59.6 14 5.0 2.5-10.0 31 12.1 8.4-17.2 14 6.1 3.5-10.6 80 23.4 18.6-29.1
$50,000-74,999 364 172 46.7 40.6-52.9 20 5.5 3.4- 8.9 36 11.0 7.7-15.5 25 7.2 4.8-10.8 111 29.6 24.3-35.4
$75,000+ 942 480 50.0 46.3-53.6 47 4.4 3.2- 6.0 99 12.2 10.0-14.9 60 6.5 4.9- 8.5 256 26.9 23.9-30.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 565 328 54.7 49.5-59.7 34 4.9 3.4- 7.2 45 9.7 7.1-13.1 18 3.4 2.1- 5.7 140 27.3 22.7-32.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 218 140 60.7 52.8-68.0 12 6.0 3.3-10.7 20 11.0 6.9-17.2 *** *** *** 43 21.3 15.5-28.7
101% to 150% 273 155 53.4 46.2-60.4 12 3.9 2.1- 7.4 26 12.2 8.1-18.0 13 5.8 2.8-11.6 67 24.7 19.2-31.2
151% to 200% 187 111 53.5 44.8-61.9 15 11.5 6.3-20.0 14 9.0 5.3-15.0 *** *** *** 41 22.8 16.3-31.0
More than 200% 1,583 817 50.6 47.8-53.4 81 4.5 3.5- 5.7 155 11.3 9.6-13.3 98 6.8 5.5- 8.4 432 26.8 24.4-29.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 565 328 54.7 49.5-59.7 34 4.9 3.4- 7.2 45 9.7 7.1-13.1 18 3.4 2.1- 5.7 140 27.3 22.7-32.3
HOUSING
Own 1,930 1,069 53.7 51.1-56.3 144 6.9 5.8- 8.3 129 7.9 6.6- 9.5 77 4.5 3.5- 5.8 511 26.9 24.6-29.3
Rent 761 408 49.7 45.6-53.9 11 1.1 0.5- 2.2 102 16.3 13.4-19.8 50 7.2 5.4- 9.7 190 25.6 22.1-29.4
Other arrangement 186 98 48.9 40.7-57.2 *** *** *** 36 24.3 17.8-32.3 12 6.5 3.6-11.7 36 18.6 13.1-25.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 996 501 49.0 45.5-52.6 37 3.2 2.2- 4.5 111 13.1 10.8-15.8 62 5.9 4.5- 7.7 285 28.8 25.6-32.1
Regional City or Suburban County 792 435 52.7 48.6-56.8 47 6.0 4.4- 8.1 81 12.0 9.5-14.9 42 5.7 3.9- 8.2 187 23.7 20.3-27.4
Rural 1,116 654 56.3 52.7-59.8 76 6.6 5.0- 8.6 77 8.0 6.2-10.1 35 4.0 2.8- 5.7 274 25.2 22.2-28.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 627 372 54.7 49.9-59.4 37 5.9 4.1- 8.4 47 9.3 6.8-12.6 20 4.0 2.5- 6.3 151 26.1 22.1-30.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 521 55.5 51.6-59.3 62 5.7 4.1- 7.7 80 9.2 7.2-11.5 45 5.2 3.8- 7.3 230 24.5 21.3-28.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,339 697 49.9 46.9-53.0 61 4.5 3.5- 5.9 142 12.8 10.8-15.1 74 5.6 4.3- 7.2 365 27.1 24.5-30.0

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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