2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,179 26.8 25.3-28.4 2,700 63.5 61.7-65.1 408 9.8 8.8-10.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,679 824 29.2 27.3-31.2 1,630 61.8 59.6-63.9 225 9.0 7.8-10.4
GENDER
Male 1,277 424 30.2 27.5-33.1 739 60.0 56.8-63.0 114 9.9 8.0-12.1
Female 1,402 400 28.3 25.6-31.2 891 63.4 60.4-66.4 111 8.2 6.7-10.1
AGE
18-34 491 137 27.9 23.7-32.5 313 62.4 57.5-67.1 41 9.7 7.0-13.2
35-44 320 90 28.6 23.4-34.4 217 68.2 62.3-73.6 13 3.2 1.8- 5.7
45-54 417 95 19.6 15.9-23.9 294 73.9 69.2-78.2 28 6.5 4.4- 9.6
55-64 525 173 33.6 29.1-38.4 311 57.8 52.7-62.6 41 8.6 6.1-12.1
65-74 522 195 34.5 30.0-39.2 290 57.6 52.6-62.5 37 7.9 5.3-11.7
75+ 376 134 35.3 29.3-41.7 202 52.4 46.0-58.7 40 12.3 8.5-17.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 30 22.4 15.3-31.6 90 67.1 57.1-75.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 143 24.9 21.1-29.0 367 63.9 59.4-68.2 66 11.2 8.7-14.4
Some Post-H.S. 829 250 29.7 26.4-33.4 510 61.7 57.9-65.3 69 8.6 6.6-11.0
College Graduate 1,137 401 34.4 31.5-37.5 659 58.8 55.6-61.9 77 6.8 5.3- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 22 12.8 8.2-19.4 97 63.0 54.2-71.1 39 24.2 17.3-32.7
$15,000- 24,999 254 67 26.6 20.7-33.5 169 65.8 58.6-72.3 18 7.6 4.6-12.4
$25,000- 34,999 211 52 23.2 17.5-30.1 145 69.2 61.7-75.7 14 7.6 4.3-13.1
$35,000- 49,999 309 90 26.6 21.5-32.3 199 66.7 60.6-72.3 20 6.7 4.2-10.5
$50,000- 74,999 355 123 34.0 28.2-40.2 214 60.5 54.1-66.5 18 5.6 3.2- 9.6
$75,000+ 863 323 35.9 32.5-39.6 504 60.0 56.3-63.6 36 4.1 2.8- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 204 23.1 19.9-26.8 582 68.5 64.5-72.2 68 8.4 6.2-11.2
No 1,754 617 33.1 30.6-35.6 1,040 60.6 57.9-63.2 97 6.4 5.1- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 155 33.4 28.5-38.8 228 54.6 49.0-60.1 48 11.9 8.6-16.4
Non-Veteran 2,236 669 28.6 26.5-30.8 1,401 63.2 60.8-65.5 166 8.2 6.9- 9.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 763 252 32.4 28.7-36.3 448 58.5 54.5-62.4 63 9.1 6.9-11.9
Regional City or Suburban County 782 243 29.9 26.4-33.8 483 62.1 58.1-65.9 56 8.0 5.9-10.6
Rural 1,134 329 26.5 23.6-29.6 699 63.8 60.4-67.0 106 9.7 7.8-12.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,393 414 28.1 25.6-30.8 878 64.0 61.2-66.8 101 7.8 6.3- 9.7
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 823 312 37.0 33.1-41.1 437 52.7 48.5-56.8 74 10.3 7.8-13.5
Unable to Work 203 24 10.8 6.9-16.3 159 79.2 72.2-84.7 20 10.1 6.3-15.8
Other not in Labor Force 155 53 35.6 27.4-44.8 93 59.2 50.2-67.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 33 20.4 14.3-28.4 120 75.7 67.5-82.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 53 24.5 18.5-31.8 147 65.9 58.1-72.9 16 9.6 5.7-15.7
151% to 200% 191 55 26.9 20.3-34.7 119 64.3 56.1-71.7 17 8.9 5.4-14.3
More than 200% 1,505 528 33.9 31.2-36.7 907 61.3 58.5-64.1 70 4.8 3.6- 6.2
HOUSING
Own 1,947 653 31.3 29.0-33.7 1,129 60.0 57.4-62.5 165 8.7 7.4-10.4
Rent 554 134 24.7 20.8-29.1 386 69.3 64.7-73.5 34 6.0 4.1- 8.6
Other arrangement 162 36 21.8 15.5-29.8 112 68.2 59.3-75.8 14 10.0 5.5-17.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 523 118 20.5 16.8-24.6 356 70.3 65.6-74.6 49 9.2 6.7-12.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 978 309 31.0 27.6-34.6 588 59.9 56.1-63.5 81 9.1 7.1-11.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 397 31.2 28.4-34.2 686 59.9 56.7-63.1 95 8.9 7.1-11.0

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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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