2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,179 26.8 25.3-28.4 2,700 63.5 61.7-65.1 408 9.8 8.8-10.9
-Piedmont NC 2,322 641 27.1 25.1-29.3 1,460 63.0 60.7-65.3 221 9.8 8.5-11.4
GENDER
Male 1,086 322 28.6 25.6-31.7 646 60.0 56.6-63.3 118 11.4 9.4-13.8
Female 1,236 319 25.8 23.1-28.8 814 65.7 62.6-68.8 103 8.4 6.8-10.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,462 440 29.1 26.5-31.8 885 61.1 58.1-63.9 137 9.8 8.2-11.8
Non-Hispanic Black 482 121 25.7 21.4-30.5 306 62.8 57.7-67.6 55 11.6 8.7-15.2
Other 378 80 20.3 15.9-25.4 269 72.8 67.3-77.7 29 6.9 4.6-10.2
AGE
18-34 526 117 23.3 19.5-27.7 363 66.9 62.2-71.3 46 9.8 7.2-13.2
35-44 345 98 31.0 25.6-36.9 232 65.2 59.2-70.7 15 3.9 2.2- 6.6
45-54 387 88 19.7 15.9-24.1 265 71.2 66.0-75.8 34 9.2 6.4-13.0
55-64 437 139 32.2 27.4-37.4 265 59.7 54.3-64.8 33 8.1 5.5-11.8
65-74 337 114 34.3 28.8-40.3 198 58.3 52.2-64.1 25 7.4 5.0-11.0
75+ 247 85 33.9 26.7-41.8 130 51.1 43.2-58.9 32 15.0 9.9-22.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 41 22.5 16.4-30.1 150 66.2 58.2-73.4 24 11.3 7.1-17.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 119 25.3 21.0-30.1 318 63.5 58.4-68.4 50 11.2 8.3-14.9
Some Post-H.S. 640 185 28.3 24.6-32.4 399 62.6 58.3-66.7 56 9.0 6.8-11.9
College Graduate 975 296 29.3 26.3-32.5 592 62.1 58.7-65.4 87 8.7 6.9-10.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 659 146 22.6 18.9-26.9 460 69.6 65.1-73.8 53 7.8 5.6-10.7
No 1,582 493 30.1 27.6-32.7 991 63.0 60.2-65.6 98 6.9 5.6- 8.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 89 32.7 26.6-39.5 156 57.3 50.4-63.8 28 10.0 6.8-14.6
Non-Veteran 2,029 552 26.7 24.5-29.0 1,300 64.1 61.6-66.5 177 9.2 7.8-10.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 352 26.2 23.6-29.0 851 65.2 62.2-68.1 107 8.6 7.0-10.5
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 188 34.3 29.7-39.2 310 54.3 49.3-59.1 59 11.5 8.6-15.2
Unable to Work 168 26 14.7 9.5-22.1 132 78.7 70.6-85.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 54 33.1 25.5-41.8 99 63.2 54.4-71.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 24 14.3 9.0-22.1 99 57.5 48.7-65.9 44 28.2 21.0-36.7
$15,000- 24,999 258 51 18.8 14.1-24.7 190 74.3 67.8-79.9 17 6.9 4.0-11.6
$25,000- 34,999 198 50 25.6 19.4-33.1 134 66.4 58.5-73.5 14 7.9 4.4-14.0
$35,000- 49,999 234 61 26.7 20.5-34.0 160 67.7 60.3-74.3 13 5.6 3.1- 9.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 84 30.0 23.9-37.0 164 61.9 54.7-68.6 19 8.0 4.8-13.2
$75,000+ 707 247 33.5 29.7-37.5 430 62.5 58.4-66.4 30 4.0 2.7- 5.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 34 17.5 12.1-24.5 145 76.7 69.1-82.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 225 53 25.0 18.9-32.2 157 67.3 59.7-74.1 15 7.7 4.3-13.3
151% to 200% 134 33 26.5 18.7-36.0 89 63.7 53.9-72.4 12 9.9 5.4-17.2
More than 200% 1,180 379 30.7 27.8-33.7 742 64.3 61.2-67.4 59 5.0 3.7- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 1,437 460 29.9 27.3-32.7 842 60.6 57.7-63.5 135 9.5 7.8-11.4
Rent 704 143 22.3 18.9-26.2 503 68.8 64.6-72.6 58 8.9 6.7-11.8
Other arrangement 158 35 21.9 15.4-30.1 109 69.9 61.2-77.3 14 8.2 4.6-14.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,290 355 27.8 25.0-30.7 807 62.2 59.1-65.2 128 10.0 8.3-12.0
Regional City or Suburban County 574 166 27.5 23.5-31.9 355 62.8 58.1-67.3 53 9.7 7.2-13.0
Rural 458 120 24.7 20.5-29.5 298 65.6 60.4-70.5 40 9.6 6.7-13.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 24 16.8 10.9-25.1 98 75.0 66.0-82.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 227 27.3 23.8-31.1 532 62.7 58.7-66.5 81 10.0 7.8-12.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,349 390 28.1 25.5-30.9 830 62.0 59.0-64.9 129 9.9 8.2-11.9

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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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