2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,879 1,179 29.7 28.0-31.4 761 19.5 18.1-21.0 794 21.2 19.7-22.8 1,145 29.5 27.9-31.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,454 824 32.1 30.0-34.3 481 19.3 17.6-21.2 485 20.6 18.8-22.6 664 28.0 25.9-30.1
GENDER
Male 1,163 424 33.5 30.5-36.6 217 18.7 16.3-21.5 218 20.4 17.8-23.3 304 27.4 24.5-30.5
Female 1,291 400 30.9 28.0-33.9 264 19.8 17.5-22.4 267 20.8 18.4-23.5 360 28.5 25.6-31.6
AGE
18-34 450 137 30.9 26.4-35.8 103 21.8 17.9-26.2 130 28.6 24.1-33.5 80 18.8 15.0-23.3
35-44 307 90 29.5 24.1-35.5 68 20.3 16.0-25.5 74 23.7 18.8-29.5 75 26.4 21.1-32.5
45-54 389 95 21.0 17.0-25.5 81 21.2 16.8-26.4 96 24.6 20.2-29.6 117 33.2 28.0-38.9
55-64 484 173 36.8 31.9-41.9 92 17.5 14.2-21.5 84 15.2 12.0-18.9 135 30.5 25.7-35.9
65-74 485 195 37.4 32.7-42.4 86 17.5 13.9-21.7 77 17.2 13.4-21.6 127 27.9 23.3-33.0
75+ 336 134 40.2 33.7-47.1 51 15.2 11.2-20.2 24 6.0 3.7- 9.6 127 38.6 32.2-45.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 30 25.1 17.2-35.0 15 10.3 5.8-17.6 16 17.8 10.8-28.0 59 46.8 37.0-56.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 510 143 28.0 23.8-32.6 86 17.4 13.9-21.5 73 16.2 12.8-20.4 208 38.4 33.7-43.4
Some Post-H.S. 760 250 32.5 28.9-36.4 123 17.2 14.3-20.6 167 23.4 20.2-26.9 220 26.9 23.4-30.6
College Graduate 1,060 401 37.0 33.8-40.2 256 25.5 22.6-28.5 229 22.0 19.3-24.9 174 15.6 13.3-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 22 16.9 10.9-25.2 16 13.0 7.8-20.8 29 23.4 16.1-32.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 236 67 28.8 22.4-36.1 29 13.3 8.9-19.3 46 19.8 14.7-26.2 94 38.1 31.0-45.7
$25,000- 34,999 197 52 25.2 19.0-32.5 40 20.3 14.5-27.6 32 18.6 12.7-26.3 73 36.0 28.7-44.0
$35,000- 49,999 289 90 28.5 23.1-34.6 55 18.9 14.3-24.6 61 23.0 17.6-29.4 83 29.6 23.6-36.4
$50,000- 74,999 337 123 36.0 30.0-42.4 60 19.1 14.4-24.8 70 21.7 17.1-27.1 84 23.3 18.5-28.9
$75,000+ 827 323 37.5 33.9-41.2 204 24.0 20.9-27.4 176 22.0 18.9-25.5 124 16.5 13.7-19.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 786 204 25.3 21.7-29.1 113 14.4 11.8-17.5 138 18.1 15.1-21.5 331 42.3 38.1-46.5
No 1,657 617 35.3 32.7-38.0 364 21.5 19.3-23.8 347 21.9 19.7-24.4 329 21.3 19.0-23.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 383 155 38.0 32.5-43.8 64 16.3 12.5-21.1 61 18.9 14.5-24.2 103 26.8 21.8-32.5
Non-Veteran 2,070 669 31.2 28.9-33.5 417 19.8 17.9-21.8 423 20.9 18.9-23.0 561 28.1 25.9-30.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 252 35.6 31.7-39.8 159 21.7 18.4-25.3 149 23.0 19.5-26.9 140 19.7 16.5-23.3
Regional City or Suburban County 726 243 32.5 28.8-36.6 136 18.8 15.7-22.3 127 17.5 14.5-20.8 220 31.2 27.4-35.4
Rural 1,028 329 29.3 26.2-32.7 186 18.1 15.5-20.9 209 21.4 18.5-24.6 304 31.2 27.8-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,292 414 30.5 27.8-33.4 294 22.4 20.0-25.1 304 23.2 20.7-25.9 280 23.8 21.2-26.7
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** 13 12.7 7.1-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 749 312 41.3 37.1-45.6 125 16.6 13.7-20.0 90 12.3 9.8-15.3 222 29.9 26.0-34.0
Unable to Work 183 24 12.0 7.7-18.1 19 8.6 5.4-13.4 30 14.0 9.5-20.3 110 65.4 57.4-72.6
Other not in Labor Force 146 53 37.6 29.0-47.0 30 19.3 13.2-27.2 42 31.0 23.2-40.1 21 12.2 7.7-18.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 33 21.3 14.9-29.4 18 13.2 8.1-20.7 39 24.7 17.7-33.2 63 40.9 32.1-50.3
101% to 150% 200 53 27.1 20.5-35.0 31 15.7 10.8-22.4 40 20.7 15.0-28.0 76 36.4 29.0-44.5
151% to 200% 174 55 29.5 22.3-37.9 27 18.2 12.0-26.5 26 16.4 10.5-24.8 66 35.9 27.9-44.8
More than 200% 1,435 528 35.6 32.8-38.5 322 22.2 19.9-24.8 301 22.0 19.6-24.6 284 20.2 17.9-22.7
HOUSING
Own 1,782 653 34.3 31.8-36.9 369 20.5 18.4-22.7 320 18.7 16.7-20.9 440 26.5 24.1-29.1
Rent 520 134 26.3 22.2-30.9 89 16.9 13.4-21.0 128 25.2 21.1-29.7 169 31.6 27.1-36.4
Other arrangement 148 36 24.3 17.3-32.9 23 13.3 8.3-20.5 36 28.9 20.9-38.4 53 33.6 25.4-42.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 118 22.5 18.6-27.1 92 18.6 14.9-22.9 96 22.7 18.4-27.7 168 36.1 31.2-41.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 897 309 34.1 30.5-37.9 148 16.3 13.7-19.4 174 18.2 15.5-21.2 266 31.4 27.8-35.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,083 397 34.2 31.2-37.4 241 22.1 19.4-25.0 215 21.9 19.1-24.9 230 21.8 19.1-24.8

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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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