2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Workplace Support for Healthy Eating or Exercise

Does your workplace offer any support for healthy eating or physical activity for its employees?*
This may include offering healthy foods and drinks in vending machines, allowing for physical activity breaks during the day, or providing information on healthy eating or exercise.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,358 737 53.7 50.6-56.8 621 46.3 43.2-49.4
-MALES 654 328 49.6 45.3-54.0 326 50.4 46.0-54.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 401 217 52.1 46.6-57.6 184 47.9 42.4-53.4
Non-Hispanic Black 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 142 56 40.8 31.8-50.5 86 59.2 49.5-68.2
AGE
18-34 197 90 45.1 37.5-52.9 107 54.9 47.1-62.5
35-44 131 68 53.1 43.4-62.5 63 46.9 37.5-56.6
45-54 158 84 54.3 45.2-63.1 74 45.7 36.9-54.8
55-64 113 *** *** *** 56 51.3 41.0-61.5
65-74 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 66 48.0 39.2-57.0 90 52.0 43.0-60.8
Some Post-H.S. 173 77 44.9 36.8-53.4 96 55.1 46.6-63.2
College Graduate 244 156 65.1 58.5-71.2 88 34.9 28.8-41.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 255 158 59.9 52.8-66.5 97 40.1 33.5-47.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 124 55 43.8 34.1-53.9 69 56.2 46.1-65.9
No 526 272 51.2 46.3-56.1 254 48.8 43.9-53.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 73 61.3 50.6-70.9 44 38.7 29.1-49.4
Non-Veteran 537 255 47.3 42.5-52.2 282 52.7 47.8-57.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 239 132 53.8 46.6-60.9 107 46.2 39.1-53.4
Regional City or Suburban County 184 96 52.8 44.5-60.9 88 47.2 39.1-55.5
Rural 231 100 42.6 35.5-50.0 131 57.4 50.0-64.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 654 328 49.6 45.3-54.0 326 50.4 46.0-54.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 386 226 56.5 50.7-62.1 160 43.5 37.9-49.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 143 71 47.8 38.5-57.3 72 52.2 42.7-61.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 101 49.8 42.1-57.5 113 50.2 42.5-57.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 297 156 50.3 43.9-56.7 141 49.7 43.3-56.1

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*Asked of respondents that are employed for wages.

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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