2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,179 26.8 25.3-28.4 2,700 63.5 61.7-65.1 408 9.8 8.8-10.9
-FEMALES 2,283 579 25.3 23.2-27.5 1,512 66.4 64.1-68.7 192 8.3 7.1- 9.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,402 400 28.3 25.6-31.2 891 63.4 60.4-66.4 111 8.2 6.7-10.1
Non-Hispanic Black 500 100 18.4 14.8-22.6 355 72.5 67.7-76.8 45 9.1 6.6-12.5
Other 346 70 20.8 15.8-26.8 252 74.2 68.1-79.5 24 5.0 3.1- 7.9
AGE
18-34 452 94 22.7 18.6-27.5 322 69.4 64.4-74.0 36 7.9 5.6-11.0
35-44 331 87 28.2 22.8-34.3 233 69.4 63.2-74.9 11 2.4 1.2- 4.9
45-54 375 80 17.8 14.2-22.1 269 75.2 70.2-79.6 26 7.0 4.6-10.7
55-64 444 117 28.1 23.3-33.5 292 64.4 58.8-69.6 35 7.5 5.2-10.8
65-74 373 117 29.6 24.5-35.2 229 63.5 57.7-68.9 27 6.9 4.7-10.2
75+ 274 84 33.1 26.1-40.9 160 54.7 47.0-62.2 30 12.2 7.8-18.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 32 20.2 13.9-28.5 146 70.9 62.4-78.1 19 8.9 5.4-14.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 120 24.5 20.3-29.3 328 65.8 60.6-70.5 48 9.7 7.1-13.2
Some Post-H.S. 720 180 25.3 21.8-29.3 482 67.1 62.9-71.0 58 7.6 5.7-10.0
College Graduate 867 247 28.0 24.8-31.5 555 65.0 61.3-68.5 65 7.0 5.3- 9.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 35 14.3 9.8-20.4 132 65.5 57.9-72.4 42 20.2 14.7-27.0
$15,000- 24,999 302 62 20.9 15.9-27.1 220 72.6 66.1-78.3 20 6.5 3.8-10.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 46 24.7 18.3-32.5 130 71.3 63.3-78.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 65 27.5 21.3-34.6 162 67.8 60.5-74.4 12 4.7 2.5- 8.7
$50,000- 74,999 267 85 32.7 26.1-40.2 171 62.9 55.5-69.8 11 4.4 2.3- 8.1
$75,000+ 540 166 30.0 25.8-34.5 352 66.6 62.0-70.9 22 3.4 2.1- 5.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 772 164 22.4 18.8-26.5 551 70.9 66.7-74.8 57 6.6 4.8- 9.1
No 1,451 415 27.6 25.1-30.4 952 66.2 63.3-69.0 84 6.1 4.8- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,196 557 25.2 23.1-27.4 1,463 67.0 64.6-69.3 176 7.8 6.6- 9.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 193 26.4 22.8-30.3 464 65.0 60.9-68.9 61 8.6 6.5-11.1
Regional City or Suburban County 610 157 27.0 23.0-31.5 407 65.4 60.7-69.8 46 7.6 5.3-10.7
Rural 955 229 23.0 20.0-26.4 641 68.4 64.7-71.8 85 8.6 6.7-10.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 265 23.3 20.6-26.3 751 69.4 66.2-72.5 78 7.2 5.6- 9.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 608 191 32.8 28.3-37.7 362 57.8 52.8-62.6 55 9.4 6.9-12.8
Unable to Work 238 31 11.1 7.3-16.5 187 81.5 75.2-86.4 20 7.5 4.6-12.0
Other not in Labor Force 224 68 31.9 25.1-39.5 141 62.3 54.6-69.4 15 5.8 3.3-10.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 12 12.7 6.7-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 43 18.3 13.2-24.8 168 77.2 70.3-82.9 12 4.5 2.3- 8.7
101% to 150% 231 55 26.3 19.8-34.0 159 66.3 58.4-73.4 17 7.4 4.2-12.7
151% to 200% 150 38 24.6 17.4-33.5 103 68.6 59.1-76.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,028 309 29.9 26.7-33.3 676 66.5 63.1-69.8 43 3.6 2.5- 5.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 576 109 16.1 13.0-19.7 415 74.9 70.5-78.8 52 9.1 6.6-12.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 188 27.1 23.2-31.3 491 65.3 60.9-69.4 59 7.6 5.7-10.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 282 28.0 24.9-31.3 606 63.5 60.0-66.9 81 8.5 6.6-10.7

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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 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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