2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,904 1,590 52.7 50.5-54.8 160 5.2 4.3- 6.2 269 11.0 9.7-12.4 139 5.2 4.3- 6.2 746 26.1 24.2-28.0
-Non-Hispanic White 1,888 998 51.7 49.0-54.3 118 5.7 4.6- 6.9 171 10.4 9.0-12.2 91 4.9 3.9- 6.1 510 27.3 25.0-29.7
GENDER
Male 910 421 45.3 41.6-49.0 46 4.5 3.3- 6.1 100 12.5 10.2-15.2 57 6.4 4.8- 8.4 286 31.3 27.9-34.9
Female 978 577 57.5 53.8-61.1 72 6.7 5.1- 8.8 71 8.5 6.7-10.9 34 3.6 2.5- 5.1 224 23.6 20.5-27.0
AGE
18-34 386 122 32.2 27.2-37.6 *** *** *** 98 24.4 20.2-29.3 38 9.3 6.7-12.9 124 33.2 28.2-38.7
35-44 231 104 48.4 41.3-55.6 16 6.8 4.1-11.1 34 14.3 10.1-19.7 17 6.2 3.8-10.1 60 24.3 18.9-30.7
45-54 280 165 61.7 55.3-67.7 13 4.4 2.4- 7.8 21 6.6 4.2-10.2 *** *** *** 73 24.4 19.4-30.1
55-64 368 229 63.1 57.3-68.6 28 6.5 4.3- 9.7 *** *** *** 14 2.9 1.7- 5.1 87 24.5 19.7-30.1
65-74 380 228 60.2 54.1-66.0 36 10.7 7.1-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 25.1 20.2-30.8
75+ 224 140 60.0 51.4-68.0 21 10.7 6.7-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 28.7 21.4-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 344 195 53.0 47.1-58.8 25 6.4 4.2- 9.5 31 11.7 8.2-16.3 *** *** *** 85 26.2 21.3-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 556 305 52.1 47.4-56.7 32 5.4 3.6- 8.0 43 9.0 6.6-12.0 29 6.1 4.2- 8.8 147 27.4 23.4-31.9
College Graduate 918 447 47.2 43.6-50.8 56 5.5 4.1- 7.2 96 12.9 10.6-15.7 53 5.9 4.4- 7.7 266 28.6 25.5-31.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 85 54.1 44.9-63.0 *** *** *** 12 9.6 5.3-16.7 *** *** *** 42 29.0 21.3-38.3
$25,000- 34,999 129 65 48.1 38.4-58.0 *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.9-19.1 *** *** *** 32 26.8 18.7-36.8
$35,000- 49,999 217 131 56.4 48.5-64.0 *** *** *** 18 9.9 6.1-15.6 *** *** *** 49 22.1 16.5-29.0
$50,000- 74,999 259 120 47.2 39.9-54.5 14 4.8 2.7- 8.5 23 9.0 5.8-13.9 16 6.9 4.2-11.2 86 32.1 25.8-39.1
$75,000+ 716 352 48.1 44.0-52.2 38 4.4 3.1- 6.1 74 12.3 9.8-15.4 45 6.0 4.4- 8.3 207 29.2 25.6-33.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 498 297 56.2 50.9-61.5 43 7.7 5.5-10.6 19 5.1 3.2- 8.0 15 2.9 1.7- 5.1 124 28.0 23.3-33.3
No 1,379 694 49.9 46.9-52.9 74 4.9 3.7- 6.3 152 12.4 10.6-14.6 76 5.7 4.5- 7.2 383 27.1 24.5-29.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 135 36.9 31.0-43.3 17 5.6 3.4- 9.3 44 17.5 13.0-23.2 19 6.8 4.2-10.9 96 33.2 27.0-39.9
Non-Veteran 1,576 862 54.2 51.3-57.0 101 5.7 4.5- 7.1 127 9.2 7.7-11.0 72 4.6 3.6- 5.9 414 26.3 23.8-28.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 572 275 46.7 42.1-51.4 22 3.1 2.0- 4.8 59 12.1 9.4-15.5 37 6.4 4.6- 9.0 179 31.7 27.5-36.2
Regional City or Suburban County 534 280 51.4 46.5-56.3 35 5.9 4.2- 8.3 61 13.6 10.5-17.3 28 4.5 2.9- 6.7 130 24.6 20.6-29.2
Rural 782 443 55.6 51.4-59.7 61 7.4 5.5-10.0 51 6.9 5.1- 9.2 26 4.1 2.7- 6.2 201 26.0 22.4-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,057 498 46.7 43.3-50.1 50 4.2 3.0- 5.8 141 14.5 12.2-17.0 65 6.1 4.7- 7.9 303 28.5 25.6-31.7
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 561 347 60.8 55.7-65.7 50 9.1 6.8-12.2 *** *** *** 16 2.5 1.5- 4.2 144 27.1 22.6-32.1
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.1 11.1-28.3
Other not in Labor Force 128 62 47.2 37.7-57.0 *** *** *** 17 13.3 8.2-20.9 *** *** *** 35 28.8 20.6-38.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 74 55.8 46.0-65.1 *** *** *** 13 9.7 5.5-16.4 *** *** *** 33 25.6 17.9-35.2
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 28.6 19.7-39.5
More than 200% 1,179 595 49.4 46.1-52.6 64 4.7 3.6- 6.1 113 11.2 9.2-13.4 70 6.3 4.9- 8.0 337 28.6 25.7-31.6
HOUSING
Own 1,409 766 53.3 50.3-56.3 110 7.0 5.7- 8.6 86 7.0 5.6- 8.8 55 3.9 2.9- 5.2 392 28.7 26.0-31.6
Rent 366 178 45.1 39.4-51.0 *** *** *** 64 21.4 16.8-26.9 28 8.6 5.8-12.6 90 23.3 18.7-28.7
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 23.9 15.7-34.7 *** *** *** 23 21.4 13.8-31.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 334 179 51.6 45.3-57.8 26 7.4 4.8-11.2 27 8.3 5.5-12.3 *** *** *** 91 28.9 23.4-35.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 376 54.9 50.4-59.4 49 6.1 4.3- 8.6 54 8.8 6.7-11.6 31 4.7 3.2- 6.9 166 25.4 21.5-29.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 878 443 49.1 45.4-52.8 43 4.7 3.4- 6.4 90 12.5 10.1-15.3 49 5.5 4.0- 7.3 253 28.3 25.0-31.7

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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