2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,118 3,024 73.7 72.1-75.3 1,094 26.3 24.7-27.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,594 1,967 75.4 73.3-77.3 627 24.6 22.7-26.7
GENDER
Male 1,228 945 76.1 73.2-78.8 283 23.9 21.2-26.8
Female 1,366 1,022 74.7 71.8-77.4 344 25.3 22.6-28.2
AGE
18-34 474 403 84.3 80.1-87.7 71 15.7 12.3-19.9
35-44 315 247 76.8 71.0-81.8 68 23.2 18.2-29.0
45-54 401 291 69.1 63.6-74.2 110 30.9 25.8-36.4
55-64 508 378 71.9 66.7-76.5 130 28.1 23.5-33.3
65-74 508 389 76.2 71.6-80.3 119 23.8 19.7-28.4
75+ 364 238 65.5 59.1-71.4 126 34.5 28.6-40.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 69 58.1 48.3-67.3 57 41.9 32.7-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 357 66.3 61.6-70.6 199 33.7 29.4-38.4
Some Post-H.S. 797 587 76.4 73.0-79.5 210 23.6 20.5-27.0
College Graduate 1,109 951 86.6 84.2-88.6 158 13.4 11.4-15.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 74 56.4 46.3-66.1 51 43.6 33.9-53.7
$15,000- 24,999 251 158 64.8 57.5-71.5 93 35.2 28.5-42.5
$25,000- 34,999 205 135 66.7 58.9-73.7 70 33.3 26.3-41.1
$35,000- 49,999 303 224 75.0 69.0-80.1 79 25.0 19.9-31.0
$50,000- 74,999 349 272 79.6 74.4-84.0 77 20.4 16.0-25.6
$75,000+ 854 744 85.7 82.7-88.3 110 14.3 11.7-17.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 843 520 61.5 57.4-65.4 323 38.5 34.6-42.6
No 1,737 1,436 81.9 79.6-83.9 301 18.1 16.1-20.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 323 77.3 72.1-81.8 96 22.7 18.2-27.9
Non-Veteran 2,174 1,643 75.1 72.8-77.2 531 24.9 22.8-27.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 733 605 82.8 79.4-85.7 128 17.2 14.3-20.6
Regional City or Suburban County 764 553 71.6 67.7-75.3 211 28.4 24.7-32.3
Rural 1,097 809 73.1 69.8-76.2 288 26.9 23.8-30.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,356 1,100 79.5 76.8-81.9 256 20.5 18.1-23.2
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 800 583 73.2 69.3-76.8 217 26.8 23.2-30.7
Unable to Work 194 88 39.8 32.3-47.7 106 60.2 52.3-67.7
Other not in Labor Force 152 133 89.8 84.0-93.7 19 10.2 6.3-16.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 97 60.7 51.4-69.3 62 39.3 30.7-48.6
101% to 150% 213 138 66.8 59.1-73.7 75 33.2 26.3-40.9
151% to 200% 183 121 69.9 62.0-76.7 62 30.1 23.3-38.0
More than 200% 1,487 1,226 82.3 79.9-84.4 261 17.7 15.6-20.1
HOUSING
Own 1,882 1,467 76.5 74.1-78.8 415 23.5 21.2-25.9
Rent 541 382 71.7 67.0-75.9 159 28.3 24.1-33.0
Other arrangement 156 105 70.2 61.3-77.7 51 29.8 22.3-38.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 345 68.8 63.8-73.4 158 31.2 26.6-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 952 698 72.2 68.6-75.6 254 27.8 24.4-31.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,139 924 80.6 77.8-83.2 215 19.4 16.8-22.2

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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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