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
-MALES 1,902 1,429 75.2 72.9-77.5 473 24.8 22.5-27.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,228 945 76.1 73.2-78.8 283 23.9 21.2-26.8
Non-Hispanic Black 334 254 78.3 73.0-82.8 80 21.7 17.2-27.0
Other 305 205 68.8 62.4-74.6 100 31.2 25.4-37.6
AGE
18-34 453 366 81.1 76.8-84.8 87 18.9 15.2-23.2
35-44 261 198 76.1 70.0-81.4 63 23.9 18.6-30.0
45-54 310 221 68.6 62.0-74.5 89 31.4 25.5-38.0
55-64 327 229 68.3 62.1-74.0 98 31.7 26.0-37.9
65-74 314 249 79.9 74.3-84.5 65 20.1 15.5-25.7
75+ 212 144 68.1 59.9-75.2 68 31.9 24.8-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 102 54.4 46.2-62.5 93 45.6 37.5-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 329 71.0 66.4-75.3 159 29.0 24.7-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 528 399 78.5 74.4-82.1 129 21.5 17.9-25.6
College Graduate 685 595 88.1 85.3-90.4 90 11.9 9.6-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 232 146 65.1 57.4-72.2 86 34.9 27.8-42.6
$25,000- 34,999 168 113 67.0 58.6-74.5 55 33.0 25.5-41.4
$35,000- 49,999 230 165 70.2 62.9-76.5 65 29.8 23.5-37.1
$50,000- 74,999 219 165 78.1 71.2-83.7 54 21.9 16.3-28.8
$75,000+ 591 521 86.4 82.6-89.4 70 13.6 10.6-17.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 593 375 63.0 58.1-67.6 218 37.0 32.4-41.9
No 1,294 1,043 80.6 78.0-82.9 251 19.4 17.1-22.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 516 394 76.9 72.2-80.9 122 23.1 19.1-27.8
Non-Veteran 1,382 1,031 74.7 71.9-77.3 351 25.3 22.7-28.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 637 512 80.9 77.0-84.2 125 19.1 15.8-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 536 389 72.4 67.7-76.7 147 27.6 23.3-32.3
Rural 729 528 72.2 68.3-75.9 201 27.8 24.1-31.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,139 882 77.1 74.2-79.8 257 22.9 20.2-25.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 365 75.9 71.1-80.2 117 24.1 19.8-28.9
Unable to Work 141 79 56.9 47.2-66.2 62 43.1 33.8-52.8
Other not in Labor Force 53 45 88.1 76.4-94.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 94 61.2 52.0-69.6 63 38.8 30.4-48.0
101% to 150% 197 133 69.4 61.1-76.6 64 30.6 23.4-38.9
151% to 200% 153 103 67.1 58.1-75.0 50 32.9 25.0-41.9
More than 200% 984 811 81.9 78.9-84.6 173 18.1 15.4-21.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 298 70.9 65.5-75.7 123 29.1 24.3-34.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 647 471 72.8 68.6-76.6 176 27.2 23.4-31.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 834 660 79.2 75.7-82.3 174 20.8 17.7-24.3

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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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