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
-MALES 2,004 600 28.4 26.2-30.7 1,188 60.2 57.7-62.7 216 11.3 9.8-13.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,277 424 30.2 27.5-33.1 739 60.0 56.8-63.0 114 9.9 8.0-12.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 100 30.3 24.9-36.3 207 55.4 49.4-61.3 51 14.2 10.6-18.8
Other 325 70 21.1 16.3-26.8 224 69.5 63.3-75.0 31 9.5 6.5-13.6
AGE
18-34 480 124 25.5 21.4-30.0 307 64.0 59.1-68.6 49 10.5 7.8-14.1
35-44 273 75 28.8 23.0-35.3 177 63.9 57.2-70.0 21 7.4 4.7-11.3
45-54 328 74 21.8 17.2-27.2 224 69.3 63.4-74.6 30 8.9 6.1-12.9
55-64 342 110 31.6 26.3-37.4 202 57.9 51.8-63.8 30 10.5 7.0-15.4
65-74 331 134 38.3 32.5-44.5 166 50.6 44.2-56.9 31 11.1 7.1-16.9
75+ 216 83 36.7 29.4-44.7 109 49.5 41.4-57.6 24 13.8 9.0-20.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 46 21.9 16.1-29.0 141 65.1 57.2-72.3 25 13.0 8.3-19.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 118 23.8 19.9-28.3 331 63.4 58.5-68.0 67 12.8 9.9-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 555 174 30.9 26.7-35.3 326 59.1 54.4-63.6 55 10.1 7.5-13.3
College Graduate 714 262 34.9 31.2-38.8 386 55.2 51.1-59.1 66 9.9 7.7-12.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 23 14.7 9.1-22.9 86 52.8 43.6-61.8 46 32.5 24.5-41.6
$15,000- 24,999 236 49 20.5 15.3-27.0 168 71.6 64.7-77.7 19 7.9 4.9-12.4
$25,000- 34,999 173 45 27.6 20.7-35.7 111 62.5 54.0-70.3 17 9.9 5.8-16.5
$35,000- 49,999 239 70 27.6 21.6-34.4 149 63.8 56.6-70.4 20 8.6 5.4-13.5
$50,000- 74,999 226 70 28.8 22.5-36.1 139 62.3 54.6-69.4 17 8.9 5.1-14.9
$75,000+ 601 240 37.5 33.3-42.0 332 58.0 53.5-62.4 29 4.5 3.0- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 138 21.7 18.1-25.8 412 68.6 63.9-72.9 55 9.7 7.0-13.3
No 1,315 458 32.8 30.0-35.7 766 59.6 56.6-62.6 91 7.6 6.0- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 177 31.0 26.7-35.6 295 56.8 51.8-61.6 64 12.3 9.3-16.1
Non-Veteran 1,449 423 27.9 25.4-30.6 889 61.7 58.8-64.6 137 10.3 8.6-12.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 199 29.7 25.9-33.8 405 59.4 55.0-63.6 73 10.9 8.5-13.9
Regional City or Suburban County 563 179 29.0 25.0-33.4 323 59.3 54.5-63.8 61 11.7 9.0-15.2
Rural 764 222 26.8 23.3-30.5 460 61.9 57.7-65.8 82 11.4 8.8-14.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 340 28.1 25.4-31.1 742 62.6 59.4-65.7 109 9.3 7.5-11.3
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 207 38.7 33.9-43.8 238 47.1 41.9-52.3 58 14.2 10.6-18.8
Unable to Work 145 27 20.6 13.5-30.0 107 69.9 60.0-78.2 11 9.5 5.0-17.3
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 34 21.8 15.3-30.1 119 71.0 62.3-78.5 11 7.1 3.6-13.5
101% to 150% 199 47 24.1 17.9-31.7 137 68.2 60.2-75.3 15 7.7 4.3-13.2
151% to 200% 161 44 28.3 21.0-36.9 100 61.0 52.1-69.1 17 10.7 6.5-17.3
More than 200% 1,005 357 33.0 29.8-36.4 586 60.6 57.1-64.0 62 6.4 4.8- 8.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 446 114 24.7 20.3-29.7 279 63.1 57.7-68.2 53 12.2 9.1-16.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 208 28.4 24.7-32.4 396 60.1 55.7-64.3 73 11.5 8.8-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 278 30.2 26.8-33.7 513 59.0 55.3-62.7 90 10.8 8.7-13.4

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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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