2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,879 1,179 29.7 28.0-31.4 761 19.5 18.1-21.0 794 21.2 19.7-22.8 1,145 29.5 27.9-31.3
-FEMALES 2,091 579 27.6 25.3-29.9 423 20.2 18.3-22.3 443 21.5 19.5-23.7 646 30.7 28.4-33.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,291 400 30.9 28.0-33.9 264 19.8 17.5-22.4 267 20.8 18.4-23.5 360 28.5 25.6-31.6
Non-Hispanic Black 455 100 20.3 16.4-24.8 91 21.1 16.9-26.0 108 25.2 20.5-30.5 156 33.5 28.6-38.8
Other 322 70 21.9 16.7-28.1 60 19.0 14.3-24.7 68 20.8 15.7-26.9 124 38.4 32.2-45.0
AGE
18-34 416 94 24.7 20.2-29.7 101 23.2 19.0-28.0 111 26.3 21.7-31.4 110 25.8 21.4-30.8
35-44 320 87 28.9 23.4-35.1 71 21.9 17.2-27.3 78 23.3 18.5-29.0 84 25.9 20.7-32.0
45-54 349 80 19.1 15.2-23.8 74 20.3 16.0-25.4 83 25.3 20.4-31.0 112 35.3 29.7-41.3
55-64 409 117 30.4 25.2-36.1 82 19.6 15.5-24.4 87 18.5 14.6-23.1 123 31.6 26.1-37.6
65-74 346 117 31.8 26.4-37.8 55 16.1 12.1-21.1 67 19.7 15.3-25.1 107 32.4 26.6-38.8
75+ 244 84 37.7 30.0-46.0 40 16.0 11.4-21.9 17 6.4 3.7-10.9 103 39.9 32.5-47.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 32 22.2 15.3-31.1 18 9.3 5.5-15.3 29 18.8 12.7-26.9 99 49.7 41.1-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 120 27.1 22.5-32.4 71 15.1 11.7-19.2 76 17.6 13.7-22.1 181 40.2 34.9-45.8
Some Post-H.S. 662 180 27.4 23.6-31.6 118 19.4 16.1-23.2 146 23.0 19.4-27.0 218 30.2 26.3-34.4
College Graduate 802 247 30.1 26.7-33.8 216 29.4 25.9-33.2 192 24.0 20.8-27.5 147 16.4 13.8-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 35 17.9 12.3-25.3 24 11.5 7.5-17.2 32 21.6 15.2-29.9 76 49.0 40.3-57.7
$15,000- 24,999 282 62 22.4 17.0-28.8 39 14.1 9.9-19.5 62 20.7 15.8-26.7 119 42.8 36.0-49.9
$25,000- 34,999 176 46 25.8 19.0-33.8 38 25.1 17.9-33.9 27 14.5 9.2-22.0 65 34.7 26.9-43.4
$35,000- 49,999 227 65 28.8 22.4-36.2 45 21.2 15.5-28.3 54 23.8 17.9-30.9 63 26.2 19.8-33.8
$50,000- 74,999 256 85 34.2 27.3-41.9 53 20.0 14.9-26.3 66 26.2 20.4-33.0 52 19.6 14.6-25.7
$75,000+ 518 166 31.0 26.8-35.6 147 28.9 24.7-33.6 117 24.3 20.1-29.0 88 15.8 12.6-19.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 715 164 24.0 20.2-28.3 105 15.1 12.2-18.6 135 18.1 15.0-21.7 311 42.7 38.3-47.2
No 1,367 415 29.5 26.7-32.3 315 22.5 20.1-25.1 306 23.2 20.6-26.0 331 24.9 22.2-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 21.8 13.3-33.7
Non-Veteran 2,020 557 27.3 25.1-29.7 411 20.4 18.4-22.5 427 21.3 19.3-23.5 625 31.0 28.6-33.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 657 193 28.9 25.0-33.1 150 22.0 18.7-25.8 152 24.7 21.1-28.7 162 24.4 20.8-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 564 157 29.2 24.9-33.9 115 20.7 17.0-25.0 117 19.4 15.8-23.5 175 30.7 26.4-35.3
Rural 870 229 25.2 21.9-28.9 158 18.2 15.4-21.4 174 20.1 17.1-23.6 309 36.5 32.5-40.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,016 265 25.1 22.2-28.3 247 24.4 21.5-27.6 258 25.0 22.1-28.3 246 25.4 22.3-28.8
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** 14 14.1 8.1-23.2 17 18.6 10.7-30.2 *** *** ***
Retired 553 191 36.2 31.3-41.4 94 16.8 13.5-20.8 83 15.0 11.8-18.8 185 32.0 27.5-36.9
Unable to Work 218 31 12.0 7.9-17.8 18 6.4 3.9-10.4 37 16.5 11.3-23.6 132 65.1 57.2-72.2
Other not in Labor Force 209 68 33.8 26.7-41.8 48 22.5 16.7-29.6 46 24.2 17.9-31.9 47 19.4 14.4-25.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 12 13.9 7.4-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 43 19.1 13.8-26.0 27 10.9 7.1-16.5 47 25.0 18.5-32.8 94 45.0 37.2-53.0
101% to 150% 214 55 28.4 21.5-36.5 40 20.1 14.4-27.4 42 16.3 11.7-22.4 77 35.2 27.9-43.2
151% to 200% 141 38 26.4 18.7-35.8 25 22.7 14.9-32.9 22 12.0 7.3-19.0 56 38.9 29.6-49.1
More than 200% 985 309 31.0 27.7-34.5 243 25.1 22.1-28.4 235 25.5 22.3-28.8 198 18.4 15.9-21.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 524 109 17.7 14.3-21.7 97 18.5 14.8-22.7 105 22.1 17.8-27.1 213 41.8 36.7-47.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 679 188 29.3 25.2-33.8 118 16.5 13.6-20.0 149 19.7 16.5-23.3 224 34.5 30.2-39.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 282 30.6 27.3-34.1 208 23.6 20.6-27.0 189 22.6 19.5-26.0 209 23.2 20.2-26.5

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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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