2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,974 45.2 43.5-47.0 1,888 44.4 42.6-46.2 425 10.4 9.3-11.5
-FEMALES 2,283 1,021 44.5 42.1-47.0 1,064 46.6 44.2-49.1 198 8.8 7.5-10.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,402 677 47.4 44.3-50.4 611 43.8 40.8-46.9 114 8.8 7.1-10.9
Non-Hispanic Black 500 194 38.2 33.3-43.3 259 52.5 47.3-57.7 47 9.3 6.8-12.7
Other 346 132 39.0 32.8-45.5 188 54.8 48.4-61.2 26 6.2 3.9- 9.5
AGE
18-34 452 199 44.9 39.8-50.1 218 47.3 42.1-52.5 35 7.9 5.6-11.0
35-44 331 159 49.6 43.4-55.8 157 46.5 40.4-52.8 15 3.9 2.1- 6.8
45-54 375 157 37.3 32.0-42.8 188 54.3 48.6-59.9 30 8.4 5.7-12.3
55-64 444 203 47.4 41.8-53.0 205 45.5 39.9-51.3 36 7.1 4.9-10.2
65-74 373 177 45.8 39.9-51.7 169 45.6 39.7-51.6 27 8.6 5.4-13.7
75+ 274 126 47.7 40.2-55.3 120 40.7 33.6-48.1 28 11.6 7.3-18.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 53 30.2 22.9-38.6 127 62.1 53.6-69.8 17 7.8 4.5-13.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 192 38.3 33.4-43.5 254 51.5 46.3-56.7 50 10.1 7.4-13.6
Some Post-H.S. 720 302 43.8 39.6-48.1 351 46.9 42.7-51.2 67 9.3 7.0-12.2
College Graduate 867 473 56.3 52.6-60.0 331 36.5 33.0-40.2 63 7.1 5.4- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 59 23.4 17.8-30.2 106 55.5 47.8-63.0 44 21.0 15.5-27.9
$15,000- 24,999 302 102 34.2 28.1-40.9 180 59.0 52.2-65.5 20 6.7 4.0-11.2
$25,000- 34,999 185 85 49.3 40.8-57.8 88 45.9 37.5-54.5 12 4.9 2.5- 9.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 113 49.3 41.8-56.8 114 44.0 36.8-51.5 12 6.7 3.1-13.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 140 52.6 45.4-59.6 113 42.5 35.7-49.6 14 4.9 2.8- 8.6
$75,000+ 540 317 58.2 53.4-62.9 198 37.0 32.4-41.8 25 4.8 3.1- 7.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 772 273 37.0 32.9-41.4 442 56.3 51.8-60.6 57 6.7 4.9- 9.1
No 1,451 745 49.7 46.7-52.7 618 43.5 40.5-46.5 88 6.8 5.4- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,196 987 44.7 42.3-47.2 1,030 47.1 44.6-49.6 179 8.2 6.9- 9.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 350 47.4 43.3-51.6 306 43.9 39.8-48.1 62 8.7 6.7-11.3
Regional City or Suburban County 610 278 46.7 42.0-51.4 286 45.6 40.9-50.3 46 7.7 5.4-10.8
Rural 955 393 40.4 36.7-44.3 472 49.8 46.0-53.7 90 9.7 7.6-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 522 46.8 43.4-50.3 491 45.4 42.0-48.9 81 7.7 6.0-10.0
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 608 291 48.9 44.1-53.8 264 41.8 37.1-46.6 53 9.3 6.7-12.7
Unable to Work 238 49 17.0 12.3-22.9 165 73.9 67.1-79.7 24 9.1 5.8-14.0
Other not in Labor Force 224 118 53.6 46.0-61.1 90 39.4 32.2-47.0 16 7.0 4.1-11.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 22 25.0 16.1-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 71 28.9 22.6-36.2 136 64.7 57.2-71.6 16 6.4 3.6-11.1
101% to 150% 231 97 46.2 38.5-54.0 118 47.3 39.7-55.0 16 6.5 3.6-11.6
151% to 200% 150 63 45.7 36.3-55.5 75 42.5 33.5-52.0 12 11.8 5.8-22.3
More than 200% 1,028 560 54.7 51.1-58.2 420 41.0 37.5-44.5 48 4.4 3.2- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 576 208 33.4 29.0-38.0 310 56.0 51.1-60.9 58 10.6 7.9-14.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 313 43.4 39.1-47.8 366 48.7 44.3-53.1 59 7.9 5.8-10.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 500 50.3 46.7-53.9 388 41.0 37.5-44.6 81 8.7 6.9-11.0

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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 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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