2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,974 45.2 43.5-47.0 1,888 44.4 42.6-46.2 425 10.4 9.3-11.5
-Piedmont NC 2,322 1,093 46.5 44.2-48.9 1,000 43.0 40.7-45.4 229 10.4 9.1-12.0
GENDER
Male 1,086 533 48.0 44.6-51.5 427 39.4 36.1-42.9 126 12.6 10.4-15.1
Female 1,236 560 45.2 42.0-48.4 573 46.3 43.1-49.5 103 8.5 6.9-10.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,462 727 48.3 45.4-51.3 592 41.2 38.3-44.2 143 10.5 8.7-12.5
Non-Hispanic Black 482 219 47.1 42.0-52.3 209 41.7 36.8-46.8 54 11.2 8.4-14.7
Other 378 147 36.9 31.5-42.7 199 54.0 48.1-59.8 32 9.1 6.2-13.1
AGE
18-34 526 229 44.3 39.6-49.1 244 44.5 39.8-49.3 53 11.2 8.4-14.7
35-44 345 175 52.9 47.0-58.8 153 42.1 36.4-48.1 17 4.9 3.0- 8.1
45-54 387 175 42.4 36.9-48.1 176 48.1 42.5-53.9 36 9.5 6.7-13.3
55-64 437 216 49.6 44.3-55.0 191 43.1 37.8-48.5 30 7.3 4.8-10.9
65-74 337 168 48.9 43.0-54.9 141 42.4 36.6-48.4 28 8.7 5.9-12.6
75+ 247 130 50.3 42.4-58.1 88 35.6 28.5-43.3 29 14.2 9.2-21.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 67 32.3 25.3-40.0 123 54.9 47.0-62.6 25 12.8 8.3-19.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 182 38.7 33.8-43.8 250 48.8 43.8-53.9 55 12.5 9.4-16.3
Some Post-H.S. 640 300 47.9 43.6-52.3 281 42.8 38.5-47.1 59 9.3 7.0-12.2
College Graduate 975 542 56.5 53.0-59.9 346 34.6 31.4-38.0 87 8.9 7.1-11.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 659 245 37.4 33.0-42.0 359 54.4 49.8-59.0 55 8.2 5.9-11.2
No 1,582 843 52.0 49.2-54.9 636 40.4 37.6-43.2 103 7.6 6.2- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 145 53.6 46.7-60.3 99 35.4 29.2-42.1 29 11.0 7.4-16.0
Non-Veteran 2,029 947 46.0 43.5-48.6 898 44.2 41.7-46.8 184 9.7 8.3-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 636 47.8 44.8-50.9 560 42.7 39.7-45.8 114 9.5 7.7-11.5
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 281 49.7 44.7-54.6 216 38.5 33.9-43.3 60 11.9 8.9-15.6
Unable to Work 168 43 22.6 16.3-30.4 114 70.3 62.0-77.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 92 60.2 51.5-68.3 61 35.8 28.0-44.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 45 24.5 17.8-32.7 77 46.3 37.8-55.1 45 29.2 21.9-37.8
$15,000- 24,999 258 88 33.4 27.1-40.2 153 59.7 52.7-66.4 17 6.9 4.0-11.6
$25,000- 34,999 198 87 44.4 36.6-52.4 93 46.6 38.8-54.6 18 9.0 5.3-15.0
$35,000- 49,999 234 100 43.6 36.3-51.1 121 50.4 43.1-57.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 135 50.4 43.3-57.5 112 40.8 34.0-47.9 20 8.9 5.3-14.3
$75,000+ 707 438 60.2 56.0-64.2 236 35.1 31.1-39.2 33 4.8 3.3- 6.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 64 32.2 25.1-40.2 115 62.0 53.8-69.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 225 90 41.5 34.1-49.3 120 51.2 43.5-58.9 15 7.3 4.1-12.8
151% to 200% 134 51 42.0 32.8-51.9 68 46.3 37.0-55.9 15 11.7 6.9-19.2
More than 200% 1,180 664 54.8 51.5-58.1 452 39.4 36.2-42.7 64 5.8 4.4- 7.6
HOUSING
Own 1,437 763 50.8 47.8-53.8 534 39.1 36.2-42.1 140 10.0 8.3-12.0
Rent 704 262 38.1 34.1-42.3 382 52.3 48.0-56.5 60 9.6 7.3-12.5
Other arrangement 158 60 39.5 31.2-48.5 82 50.6 41.8-59.4 16 9.8 5.7-16.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,290 636 49.3 46.2-52.5 523 40.5 37.4-43.6 131 10.2 8.5-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 574 264 45.5 40.8-50.3 257 44.6 39.9-49.4 53 9.9 7.4-13.2
Rural 458 193 39.7 34.7-45.0 220 48.3 43.0-53.7 45 11.9 8.6-16.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 45 30.6 22.6-40.0 72 55.4 45.7-64.7 16 14.0 8.3-22.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 355 42.4 38.4-46.5 398 46.7 42.7-50.7 87 10.9 8.6-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,349 693 50.7 47.6-53.7 530 39.5 36.5-42.6 126 9.8 8.1-11.8

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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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