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
-MALES 1,788 600 32.1 29.6-34.6 338 18.8 16.8-21.0 351 20.9 18.7-23.3 499 28.2 25.8-30.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,163 424 33.5 30.5-36.6 217 18.7 16.3-21.5 218 20.4 17.8-23.3 304 27.4 24.5-30.5
Non-Hispanic Black 307 100 35.4 29.3-42.0 68 21.4 16.6-27.1 57 19.1 14.4-24.8 82 24.2 19.3-29.8
Other 294 70 23.3 18.0-29.5 49 15.4 11.5-20.5 72 26.6 20.5-33.7 103 34.7 28.5-41.4
AGE
18-34 431 124 28.5 24.0-33.4 86 19.3 15.5-23.7 122 29.1 24.3-34.3 99 23.2 19.0-27.9
35-44 252 75 31.1 24.9-37.9 54 19.9 15.1-25.7 57 22.7 17.4-29.1 66 26.4 20.8-32.8
45-54 298 74 23.9 18.9-29.8 64 22.1 16.9-28.3 67 20.7 16.1-26.1 93 33.4 27.2-40.2
55-64 312 110 35.3 29.6-41.5 53 17.3 13.0-22.5 49 13.2 9.8-17.6 100 34.2 28.3-40.6
65-74 300 134 43.1 36.8-49.6 54 17.2 12.8-22.7 43 16.7 11.9-22.9 69 23.0 18.0-28.9
75+ 192 83 42.6 34.3-51.3 27 13.7 8.9-20.5 13 7.1 3.0-15.8 69 36.7 28.7-45.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 46 25.2 18.6-33.0 22 10.1 6.4-15.7 23 14.2 8.8-22.2 96 50.5 42.1-58.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 118 27.3 22.9-32.3 76 18.0 14.2-22.5 86 20.5 16.3-25.4 169 34.2 29.5-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 500 174 34.3 29.8-39.1 83 17.7 14.1-22.0 111 24.3 20.3-28.9 132 23.7 19.8-28.0
College Graduate 648 262 38.8 34.7-43.0 156 26.0 22.3-30.1 130 21.1 17.8-24.9 100 14.1 11.5-17.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 23 21.8 13.7-32.8 21 18.4 11.7-27.8 22 20.5 13.1-30.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 217 49 22.3 16.6-29.2 34 15.2 10.6-21.4 48 25.2 18.6-33.3 86 37.3 29.9-45.4
$25,000- 34,999 156 45 30.6 23.1-39.3 26 14.4 9.5-21.4 27 18.6 12.3-27.0 58 36.4 28.4-45.2
$35,000- 49,999 219 70 30.2 23.7-37.5 33 13.4 9.3-18.9 49 23.7 17.6-31.1 67 32.7 25.9-40.3
$50,000- 74,999 209 70 31.7 24.8-39.4 37 19.7 13.7-27.5 46 23.8 17.6-31.4 56 24.8 18.7-32.2
$75,000+ 572 240 39.3 34.9-43.9 137 23.9 20.1-28.1 115 20.9 17.2-25.1 80 15.9 12.6-19.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 550 138 24.0 20.1-28.5 90 16.4 13.1-20.3 97 18.6 14.9-22.9 225 41.0 36.2-46.1
No 1,224 458 35.5 32.5-38.6 244 19.9 17.4-22.6 252 21.9 19.3-24.8 270 22.7 20.1-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 177 35.3 30.5-40.4 88 18.9 15.1-23.3 78 18.8 14.9-23.5 129 27.0 22.5-32.0
Non-Veteran 1,312 423 31.2 28.3-34.1 249 18.7 16.4-21.3 270 21.5 18.9-24.3 370 28.6 25.8-31.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 604 199 33.3 29.1-37.8 142 23.1 19.5-27.3 128 21.7 18.1-25.8 135 21.8 18.2-25.9
Regional City or Suburban County 502 179 32.9 28.4-37.7 87 17.0 13.6-21.1 84 19.3 15.3-24.0 152 30.9 26.3-35.8
Rural 682 222 30.2 26.4-34.3 109 16.1 13.2-19.6 139 21.5 18.0-25.5 212 32.1 28.1-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,082 340 31.0 28.0-34.2 219 19.9 17.4-22.8 247 22.7 20.0-25.7 276 26.3 23.4-29.5
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.4-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 445 207 45.1 39.8-50.6 73 16.1 12.5-20.6 45 11.3 8.0-15.7 120 27.4 22.7-32.7
Unable to Work 134 27 22.7 15.0-32.9 18 13.1 8.0-20.6 24 17.0 11.1-25.1 65 47.3 37.6-57.2
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 34 23.5 16.5-32.3 25 15.6 10.2-23.2 31 21.1 14.7-29.5 63 39.7 31.1-49.0
101% to 150% 184 47 26.1 19.4-34.1 27 13.2 8.7-19.4 45 27.6 20.2-36.5 65 33.2 25.5-41.8
151% to 200% 144 44 31.7 23.7-41.0 20 12.7 7.9-19.9 29 20.4 13.6-29.5 51 35.2 26.8-44.5
More than 200% 943 357 35.3 31.9-38.8 206 22.2 19.2-25.4 192 21.7 18.8-25.0 188 20.8 17.9-24.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 114 28.2 23.2-33.7 66 16.2 12.5-20.8 84 22.2 17.6-27.7 129 33.4 28.1-39.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 604 208 32.1 28.0-36.5 99 17.3 13.9-21.3 111 19.3 15.8-23.3 186 31.3 27.2-35.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 278 33.8 30.1-37.7 173 21.2 18.1-24.6 156 21.7 18.4-25.4 184 23.4 20.1-27.1

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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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