2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,118 3,024 73.7 72.1-75.3 1,094 26.3 24.7-27.9
-FEMALES 2,216 1,595 72.3 70.0-74.5 621 27.7 25.5-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,366 1,022 74.7 71.8-77.4 344 25.3 22.6-28.2
Non-Hispanic Black 485 334 69.3 64.3-73.9 151 30.7 26.1-35.7
Other 334 214 63.8 57.3-69.8 120 36.2 30.2-42.7
AGE
18-34 436 329 76.2 71.5-80.4 107 23.8 19.6-28.5
35-44 327 248 75.9 70.0-81.0 79 24.1 19.0-30.0
45-54 359 254 67.7 61.8-73.1 105 32.3 26.9-38.2
55-64 433 315 70.9 65.1-76.1 118 29.1 23.9-34.9
65-74 366 264 72.1 66.4-77.2 102 27.9 22.8-33.6
75+ 264 161 63.9 56.4-70.8 103 36.1 29.2-43.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 92 53.7 45.4-61.9 98 46.3 38.1-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 480 302 63.2 57.8-68.2 178 36.8 31.8-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 695 490 73.5 69.6-77.0 205 26.5 23.0-30.4
College Graduate 848 709 85.5 82.7-87.9 139 14.5 12.1-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 103 54.9 46.3-63.2 74 45.1 36.8-53.7
$15,000- 24,999 298 180 59.6 52.7-66.2 118 40.4 33.8-47.3
$25,000- 34,999 180 119 67.3 58.7-74.9 61 32.7 25.1-41.3
$35,000- 49,999 237 177 78.4 72.1-83.7 60 21.6 16.3-27.9
$50,000- 74,999 263 216 82.2 76.2-86.9 47 17.8 13.1-23.8
$75,000+ 537 456 86.4 82.9-89.3 81 13.6 10.7-17.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 459 60.3 56.0-64.5 307 39.7 35.5-44.0
No 1,438 1,126 78.1 75.4-80.5 312 21.9 19.5-24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 58 84.1 74.1-90.7 17 15.9 9.3-25.9
Non-Veteran 2,140 1,537 71.9 69.6-74.2 603 28.1 25.8-30.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 694 540 78.0 74.2-81.3 154 22.0 18.7-25.8
Regional City or Suburban County 596 427 71.7 67.2-75.8 169 28.3 24.2-32.8
Rural 926 628 67.6 63.8-71.3 298 32.4 28.7-36.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 833 77.2 74.1-80.1 233 22.8 19.9-25.9
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 596 415 71.3 66.7-75.5 181 28.7 24.5-33.3
Unable to Work 230 102 39.2 31.9-46.9 128 60.8 53.1-68.1
Other not in Labor Force 221 177 83.3 77.5-87.8 44 16.7 12.2-22.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 221 132 58.8 50.8-66.3 89 41.2 33.7-49.2
101% to 150% 227 151 67.2 59.4-74.1 76 32.8 25.9-40.6
151% to 200% 146 93 67.5 58.2-75.5 53 32.5 24.5-41.8
More than 200% 1,019 834 83.4 80.7-85.8 185 16.6 14.2-19.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 554 349 62.6 57.5-67.4 205 37.4 32.6-42.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 720 503 68.7 64.4-72.7 217 31.3 27.3-35.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 942 743 79.1 76.0-81.9 199 20.9 18.1-24.0

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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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