2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Workplace Support for Healthy Eating or Exercise

Does your workplace offer any support for healthy eating or physical activity for its employees?*
This may include offering healthy foods and drinks in vending machines, allowing for physical activity breaks during the day, or providing information on healthy eating or exercise.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,358 737 53.7 50.6-56.8 621 46.3 43.2-49.4
-FEMALES 704 409 57.8 53.6-62.0 295 42.2 38.0-46.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 394 220 55.5 49.8-61.1 174 44.5 38.9-50.2
Non-Hispanic Black 194 135 70.5 62.6-77.3 59 29.5 22.7-37.4
Other 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 172 91 50.3 41.9-58.7 81 49.7 41.3-58.1
35-44 162 95 59.3 50.6-67.4 67 40.7 32.6-49.4
45-54 177 114 63.6 55.1-71.3 63 36.4 28.7-44.9
55-64 144 84 58.4 49.0-67.3 60 41.6 32.7-51.0
65-74 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 66 53.6 43.8-63.0 64 46.4 37.0-56.2
Some Post-H.S. 197 104 57.0 49.1-64.5 93 43.0 35.5-50.9
College Graduate 335 227 67.7 61.8-73.1 108 32.3 26.9-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 242 174 70.1 63.1-76.3 68 29.9 23.7-36.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 128 59 48.3 38.4-58.4 69 51.7 41.6-61.6
No 574 348 59.7 55.0-64.2 226 40.3 35.8-45.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 693 400 57.6 53.3-61.8 293 42.4 38.2-46.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 257 164 62.7 55.7-69.1 93 37.3 30.9-44.3
Regional City or Suburban County 194 112 56.9 48.5-64.9 82 43.1 35.1-51.5
Rural 253 133 53.5 46.3-60.5 120 46.5 39.5-53.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 704 409 57.8 53.6-62.0 295 42.2 38.0-46.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 411 263 62.7 57.2-67.9 148 37.3 32.1-42.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 158 80 50.6 41.6-59.6 78 49.4 40.4-58.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 220 121 55.4 47.6-63.0 99 44.6 37.0-52.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 208 62.4 56.2-68.1 118 37.6 31.9-43.8

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*Asked of respondents that are employed for wages.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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