2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Workplace Support for Healthy Eating or Exercise

Does your workplace offer any support for healthy eating or physical activity for its employees?*
This may include offering healthy foods and drinks in vending machines, allowing for physical activity breaks during the day, or providing information on healthy eating or exercise.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,358 737 53.7 50.6-56.8 621 46.3 43.2-49.4
-Piedmont NC 783 453 56.3 52.3-60.3 330 43.7 39.7-47.7
GENDER
Male 359 191 51.4 45.4-57.3 168 48.6 42.7-54.6
Female 424 262 60.9 55.5-66.1 162 39.1 33.9-44.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 441 260 55.7 50.4-60.9 181 44.3 39.1-49.6
Non-Hispanic Black 180 119 65.0 56.6-72.6 61 35.0 27.4-43.4
Other 162 74 44.5 35.9-53.4 88 55.5 46.6-64.1
AGE
18-34 196 104 50.9 43.1-58.6 92 49.1 41.4-56.9
35-44 186 111 60.4 52.1-68.1 75 39.6 31.9-47.9
45-54 189 115 58.9 50.5-66.9 74 41.1 33.1-49.5
55-64 154 89 54.6 45.6-63.3 65 45.4 36.7-54.4
65-74 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 138 63 50.5 41.2-59.8 75 49.5 40.2-58.8
Some Post-H.S. 195 100 53.3 45.3-61.0 95 46.7 39.0-54.7
College Graduate 374 263 69.1 63.6-74.1 111 30.9 25.9-36.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 124 58 47.4 37.4-57.7 66 52.6 42.3-62.6
No 657 394 57.8 53.4-62.1 263 42.2 37.9-46.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 727 416 55.6 51.4-59.7 311 44.4 40.3-48.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 783 453 56.3 52.3-60.3 330 43.7 39.7-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 325 229 65.7 59.5-71.5 96 34.3 28.5-40.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 486 313 60.5 55.3-65.4 173 39.5 34.6-44.7
HOUSING
Own 488 301 58.1 53.0-63.1 187 41.9 36.9-47.0
Rent 247 126 52.6 45.5-59.7 121 47.4 40.3-54.5
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 458 273 58.4 53.1-63.5 185 41.6 36.5-46.9
Regional City or Suburban County 192 110 55.0 46.8-63.0 82 45.0 37.0-53.2
Rural 133 70 51.4 41.8-60.9 63 48.6 39.1-58.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 150 53.3 46.5-60.0 131 46.7 40.0-53.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 464 281 58.5 53.3-63.6 183 41.5 36.4-46.7

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*Asked of respondents that are employed for wages.

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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