2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,904 1,590 52.7 50.5-54.8 160 5.2 4.3- 6.2 269 11.0 9.7-12.4 139 5.2 4.3- 6.2 746 26.1 24.2-28.0
-FEMALES 1,531 953 60.8 57.8-63.7 96 5.7 4.5- 7.2 111 9.0 7.4-10.9 42 2.7 2.0- 3.8 329 21.8 19.4-24.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 978 577 57.5 53.8-61.1 72 6.7 5.1- 8.8 71 8.5 6.7-10.9 34 3.6 2.5- 5.1 224 23.6 20.5-27.0
Non-Hispanic Black 319 230 69.8 63.3-75.7 *** *** *** 15 7.2 4.2-11.9 *** *** *** 59 18.7 14.0-24.7
Other 209 130 62.9 54.5-70.5 11 4.3 1.9- 9.5 24 15.8 10.3-23.5 *** *** *** 41 16.0 11.3-22.2
AGE
18-34 314 153 49.6 43.4-55.9 *** *** *** 67 21.6 17.0-26.9 15 4.0 2.3- 6.8 76 23.8 18.8-29.6
35-44 240 139 58.5 51.3-65.4 12 5.5 3.0- 9.7 26 10.5 6.9-15.7 11 3.8 2.0- 7.1 52 21.7 16.4-28.1
45-54 245 162 67.6 60.8-73.7 14 4.9 2.7- 8.7 12 4.0 2.2- 7.3 *** *** *** 50 19.9 15.0-26.0
55-64 304 213 69.8 63.2-75.7 23 6.8 4.3-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 19.8 14.6-26.2
65-74 255 173 66.8 59.2-73.5 27 12.8 7.9-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 18.5 13.6-24.6
75+ 150 98 64.0 53.1-73.6 15 10.1 5.7-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 25.9 17.2-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 193 65.0 58.3-71.1 26 8.3 5.5-12.4 18 8.0 5.0-12.7 *** *** *** 51 17.7 13.0-23.5
Some Post-H.S. 462 301 59.2 53.8-64.5 28 6.1 3.8- 9.5 25 8.1 5.5-11.8 15 3.5 2.0- 6.0 93 23.1 18.7-28.2
College Graduate 686 387 56.0 51.7-60.1 40 4.8 3.4- 6.7 63 11.4 8.8-14.7 25 3.7 2.4- 5.6 171 24.1 20.8-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.9 9.9-27.3
$15,000- 24,999 174 121 66.7 57.6-74.7 12 5.8 3.0-10.7 12 10.8 6.1-18.6 *** *** *** 29 16.8 10.8-25.0
$25,000- 34,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 23.9 15.7-34.5
$35,000- 49,999 168 115 63.8 54.2-72.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 19.7 13.4-27.9
$50,000- 74,999 205 111 54.2 45.8-62.3 13 5.9 3.2-10.8 15 7.9 4.5-13.4 12 5.4 3.0- 9.6 54 26.6 19.7-34.8
$75,000+ 439 265 60.6 55.3-65.6 22 4.8 3.0- 7.5 35 9.1 6.4-12.8 19 4.6 2.8- 7.5 98 20.9 17.1-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 438 298 67.8 62.0-73.0 40 7.1 4.9-10.1 11 3.8 2.1- 7.0 *** *** *** 84 20.4 15.9-25.8
No 1,083 647 58.0 54.5-61.4 56 5.2 3.8- 7.1 99 11.0 8.9-13.4 37 3.4 2.4- 4.9 244 22.4 19.6-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,477 929 61.7 58.7-64.6 90 5.5 4.3- 7.0 105 8.9 7.3-10.9 41 2.8 2.0- 3.9 312 21.1 18.7-23.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 512 302 58.5 53.5-63.3 22 2.9 1.8- 4.7 49 11.2 8.4-14.9 18 3.2 2.0- 5.3 121 24.1 20.1-28.6
Regional City or Suburban County 415 261 60.4 54.6-66.0 27 6.5 4.3- 9.7 29 9.1 6.2-13.2 *** *** *** 88 22.2 17.5-27.7
Rural 604 390 63.4 58.6-68.0 47 7.9 5.5-11.2 33 6.6 4.6- 9.5 14 2.9 1.6- 5.2 120 19.2 15.6-23.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 802 471 58.8 54.8-62.7 39 4.8 3.2- 7.0 80 11.0 8.7-13.8 33 3.8 2.6- 5.5 179 21.6 18.5-25.0
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 396 269 65.4 59.2-71.1 38 9.8 6.9-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 23.9 18.7-30.1
Unable to Work 96 71 77.2 65.8-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.1 8.7-25.0
Other not in Labor Force 172 94 50.0 41.3-58.6 *** *** *** 26 18.3 12.5-25.8 *** *** *** 39 25.1 17.9-34.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 89 64.2 53.4-73.8 *** *** *** 12 14.4 8.2-24.1 *** *** *** 17 16.3 9.4-26.8
101% to 150% 147 99 66.7 57.0-75.2 *** *** *** 13 11.1 6.2-19.2 *** *** *** 27 16.5 10.5-24.9
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 798 480 60.3 56.3-64.1 44 5.0 3.6- 6.9 57 8.2 6.2-10.8 33 4.2 2.9- 6.1 184 22.3 19.2-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 337 223 63.7 57.1-69.8 24 7.4 4.7-11.5 13 4.9 2.7- 8.8 *** *** *** 70 21.0 16.1-27.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 485 300 61.5 56.0-66.7 40 7.4 4.9-10.9 31 7.3 5.0-10.6 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 99 21.0 16.7-26.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 709 430 59.4 55.2-63.5 32 4.0 2.8- 5.8 67 11.5 9.0-14.6 20 2.6 1.6- 4.1 160 22.6 19.2-26.3

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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