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
-Non-Hispanic White 795 437 53.8 49.8-57.7 358 46.2 42.3-50.2
GENDER
Male 401 217 52.1 46.6-57.6 184 47.9 42.4-53.4
Female 394 220 55.5 49.8-61.1 174 44.5 38.9-50.2
AGE
18-34 180 96 49.4 41.4-57.5 84 50.6 42.5-58.6
35-44 149 85 57.5 48.7-65.8 64 42.5 34.2-51.3
45-54 203 122 56.7 48.7-64.4 81 43.3 35.6-51.3
55-64 182 92 50.3 42.2-58.3 90 49.7 41.7-57.8
65-74 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 150 72 51.7 43.0-60.3 78 48.3 39.7-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 216 103 49.0 41.7-56.4 113 51.0 43.6-58.3
College Graduate 395 252 64.8 59.5-69.8 143 35.2 30.2-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 357 229 62.8 57.0-68.2 128 37.2 31.8-43.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 136 66 48.6 39.1-58.2 70 51.4 41.8-60.9
No 657 371 55.0 50.6-59.3 286 45.0 40.7-49.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 719 390 53.2 49.0-57.3 329 46.8 42.7-51.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 244 156 61.9 54.9-68.5 88 38.1 31.5-45.1
Regional City or Suburban County 243 139 56.8 49.5-63.8 104 43.2 36.2-50.5
Rural 308 142 45.5 39.2-51.9 166 54.5 48.1-60.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 795 437 53.8 49.8-57.7 358 46.2 42.3-50.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 551 322 57.5 52.8-62.1 229 42.5 37.9-47.2
HOUSING
Own 587 334 54.8 50.2-59.3 253 45.2 40.7-49.8
Rent 162 79 48.5 39.7-57.5 83 51.5 42.5-60.3
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 149 67 44.4 35.6-53.5 82 55.6 46.5-64.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 146 51.9 45.2-58.6 139 48.1 41.4-54.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 224 59.0 53.2-64.6 137 41.0 35.4-46.8

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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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