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
-MALES 1,373 637 43.9 40.9-47.0 64 4.6 3.5- 6.0 158 13.1 11.1-15.3 97 7.8 6.2- 9.7 417 30.7 27.9-33.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 910 421 45.3 41.6-49.0 46 4.5 3.3- 6.1 100 12.5 10.2-15.2 57 6.4 4.8- 8.4 286 31.3 27.9-34.9
Non-Hispanic Black 243 131 47.0 39.8-54.3 *** *** *** 25 13.0 8.7-19.0 18 7.1 4.2-11.8 60 27.8 21.5-35.2
Other 200 79 34.7 27.3-42.9 *** *** *** 28 14.1 9.2-21.1 20 15.3 9.3-24.2 65 31.9 24.8-39.9
AGE
18-34 351 89 25.0 20.3-30.4 *** *** *** 83 23.2 18.7-28.4 50 15.5 11.5-20.5 123 34.6 29.3-40.3
35-44 184 79 44.4 36.4-52.6 *** *** *** 35 19.5 14.0-26.5 15 7.1 4.2-11.7 49 25.7 19.2-33.4
45-54 216 120 57.8 50.3-65.0 *** *** *** 22 9.7 6.2-14.8 *** *** *** 58 26.2 20.3-33.1
55-64 223 120 54.1 46.7-61.4 13 6.0 3.4-10.5 *** *** *** 12 4.2 2.3- 7.6 70 32.1 25.6-39.4
65-74 246 144 57.7 50.0-65.0 16 7.2 4.2-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 30.2 23.5-38.0
75+ 134 *** *** *** 12 12.9 7.0-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 34.0 24.6-44.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 318 159 45.2 39.1-51.5 12 3.6 1.9- 6.5 35 13.3 9.4-18.4 20 8.2 4.9-13.2 92 29.8 24.5-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 385 183 44.6 39.1-50.2 16 3.8 2.3- 6.4 47 13.9 10.4-18.2 26 8.1 5.5-12.0 113 29.6 24.7-34.9
College Graduate 569 246 40.8 36.5-45.3 27 4.5 3.0- 6.6 69 14.7 11.6-18.4 47 8.8 6.5-11.7 180 31.3 27.2-35.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 68 46.2 36.8-55.9 *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.6-16.9 *** *** *** 45 32.6 24.4-42.1
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.8 8.7-24.1 *** *** *** 24 24.2 16.1-34.7
$35,000- 49,999 162 76 42.7 34.2-51.7 *** *** *** 21 16.0 10.3-24.0 13 11.8 6.6-20.1 48 27.2 20.4-35.4
$50,000- 74,999 159 61 38.0 29.3-47.5 *** *** *** 21 14.7 9.3-22.4 13 9.3 5.3-15.8 57 33.0 25.4-41.6
$75,000+ 503 215 40.9 36.1-45.8 25 4.0 2.6- 6.2 64 14.9 11.6-18.8 41 8.1 5.8-11.2 158 32.1 27.6-36.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 361 196 47.7 41.6-53.9 22 7.2 4.6-11.0 23 8.0 5.0-12.4 13 3.6 2.0- 6.6 107 33.5 27.8-39.7
No 1,001 435 42.6 39.1-46.2 41 3.6 2.6- 5.1 135 14.9 12.6-17.6 84 9.3 7.3-11.7 306 29.6 26.5-32.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 177 40.4 34.8-46.2 15 4.3 2.5- 7.4 55 17.9 13.7-23.1 29 8.9 6.0-13.0 104 28.5 23.4-34.3
Non-Veteran 989 458 45.0 41.5-48.7 49 4.7 3.5- 6.4 103 11.5 9.4-14.0 67 7.4 5.6- 9.7 312 31.3 28.1-34.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 484 199 38.8 34.0-43.9 15 3.4 2.0- 5.8 62 15.1 11.7-19.3 44 8.8 6.4-12.0 164 33.8 29.2-38.8
Regional City or Suburban County 377 174 44.6 38.9-50.5 20 5.4 3.4- 8.6 52 14.9 11.3-19.5 32 9.7 6.4-14.6 99 25.3 20.7-30.5
Rural 512 264 48.5 43.4-53.7 29 5.1 3.4- 7.6 44 9.5 6.8-13.0 21 5.1 3.2- 8.1 154 31.8 27.1-36.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 846 341 39.5 35.8-43.3 33 3.5 2.4- 5.1 131 16.4 13.8-19.5 73 9.2 7.2-11.7 268 31.4 27.9-35.0
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 353 204 54.4 48.0-60.6 25 9.2 6.0-13.9 *** *** *** 15 3.9 2.3- 6.6 101 30.1 24.4-36.6
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 28.5 19.3-39.8
101% to 150% 126 56 40.7 31.3-50.9 *** *** *** 13 13.2 7.3-22.5 *** *** *** 40 32.5 23.9-42.5
151% to 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.7 8.3-24.7 *** *** *** 22 22.2 14.2-33.1
More than 200% 785 337 41.2 37.3-45.2 37 4.0 2.8- 5.6 98 14.3 11.7-17.4 65 9.3 7.2-12.0 248 31.2 27.6-35.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 290 149 46.3 39.6-53.0 13 4.5 2.5- 8.2 34 13.5 9.3-19.1 13 4.8 2.7- 8.5 81 30.9 24.9-37.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 453 221 49.3 43.9-54.8 22 3.9 2.4- 6.2 49 11.0 8.2-14.7 30 7.7 5.2-11.4 131 28.0 23.5-33.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 630 267 38.9 34.7-43.3 29 5.1 3.5- 7.5 75 14.4 11.5-18.0 54 9.1 6.6-12.2 205 32.5 28.4-36.8

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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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