2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,974 45.2 43.5-47.0 1,888 44.4 42.6-46.2 425 10.4 9.3-11.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,679 1,330 47.7 45.5-49.9 1,112 42.6 40.4-44.8 237 9.7 8.4-11.2
GENDER
Male 1,277 653 48.1 45.0-51.3 501 41.2 38.1-44.4 123 10.6 8.7-12.9
Female 1,402 677 47.4 44.3-50.4 611 43.8 40.8-46.9 114 8.8 7.1-10.9
AGE
18-34 491 244 48.5 43.6-53.5 201 40.9 36.2-45.9 46 10.6 7.8-14.1
35-44 320 159 48.4 42.3-54.4 142 45.9 39.9-52.1 19 5.8 3.5- 9.2
45-54 417 180 40.4 35.2-45.8 206 52.7 47.2-58.0 31 7.0 4.8-10.0
55-64 525 271 51.2 46.2-56.2 214 41.0 36.1-46.1 40 7.7 5.4-11.0
65-74 522 287 51.6 46.5-56.6 196 38.8 34.0-43.9 39 9.6 6.4-14.1
75+ 376 189 49.4 43.0-55.8 150 38.9 32.9-45.3 37 11.7 8.0-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 47 32.8 24.5-42.3 73 55.9 46.1-65.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 233 41.2 36.7-45.8 272 47.1 42.5-51.8 71 11.7 9.1-14.9
Some Post-H.S. 829 379 46.3 42.5-50.2 377 44.0 40.3-47.9 73 9.7 7.5-12.4
College Graduate 1,137 669 59.1 55.9-62.2 387 33.6 30.6-36.7 81 7.3 5.8- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 38 22.6 16.4-30.3 80 52.2 43.3-60.9 40 25.2 18.2-33.8
$15,000- 24,999 254 97 39.1 32.2-46.3 139 53.0 45.8-60.2 18 7.9 4.8-12.7
$25,000- 34,999 211 93 42.3 34.9-50.1 102 49.5 41.7-57.2 16 8.2 4.8-13.7
$35,000- 49,999 309 149 45.9 39.6-52.3 140 46.0 39.6-52.5 20 8.1 4.7-13.6
$50,000- 74,999 355 185 52.6 46.4-58.7 147 40.4 34.6-46.5 23 7.0 4.3-11.3
$75,000+ 863 536 60.0 56.1-63.7 286 35.3 31.6-39.0 41 4.8 3.4- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 321 36.7 32.9-40.7 461 54.4 50.3-58.4 72 8.9 6.7-11.7
No 1,754 1,002 54.4 51.7-57.1 648 38.5 35.9-41.2 104 7.1 5.7- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 226 49.5 43.9-55.1 157 38.6 33.2-44.3 48 11.9 8.6-16.4
Non-Veteran 2,236 1,104 47.6 45.2-50.0 954 43.4 41.0-45.8 178 9.0 7.6-10.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 763 419 53.1 49.1-57.2 277 37.4 33.5-41.5 67 9.5 7.3-12.2
Regional City or Suburban County 782 386 48.1 44.1-52.2 338 43.8 39.8-47.9 58 8.1 6.0-10.7
Rural 1,134 525 43.7 40.3-47.1 497 45.3 41.8-48.8 112 11.1 8.9-13.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,393 721 49.8 46.9-52.8 560 41.3 38.4-44.3 112 8.9 7.2-10.9
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 823 447 53.0 48.9-57.2 307 37.1 33.2-41.1 69 9.9 7.4-13.1
Unable to Work 203 43 18.5 13.5-24.8 136 69.9 62.5-76.4 24 11.6 7.6-17.5
Other not in Labor Force 155 84 54.5 45.6-63.1 61 39.4 31.2-48.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 52 33.4 25.6-42.2 101 62.3 53.4-70.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 86 39.9 32.6-47.7 115 51.4 43.7-59.1 15 8.7 5.0-14.6
151% to 200% 191 82 43.4 35.3-51.9 88 43.8 35.8-52.2 21 12.7 7.7-20.5
More than 200% 1,505 864 56.0 53.1-58.9 562 38.4 35.6-41.3 79 5.5 4.3- 7.1
HOUSING
Own 1,947 1,044 51.1 48.5-53.7 735 39.8 37.2-42.4 168 9.1 7.7-10.8
Rent 554 225 40.8 36.2-45.7 287 51.4 46.5-56.2 42 7.8 5.6-10.9
Other arrangement 162 59 33.8 26.1-42.4 87 54.5 45.5-63.1 16 11.8 6.9-19.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 523 214 38.2 33.5-43.1 254 50.6 45.6-55.7 55 11.2 8.3-14.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 978 465 46.7 43.0-50.5 428 43.4 39.7-47.2 85 9.8 7.6-12.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 651 52.4 49.1-55.6 430 38.7 35.5-41.9 97 9.0 7.2-11.1

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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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