2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,879 1,179 29.7 28.0-31.4 761 19.5 18.1-21.0 794 21.2 19.7-22.8 1,145 29.5 27.9-31.3
-Piedmont NC 2,101 641 30.1 27.9-32.4 429 20.4 18.5-22.5 456 22.2 20.2-24.4 575 27.2 25.0-29.5
GENDER
Male 968 322 32.2 29.0-35.7 202 20.8 18.0-23.9 193 21.0 18.1-24.2 251 25.9 22.8-29.3
Female 1,133 319 28.2 25.2-31.4 227 20.1 17.5-23.0 263 23.3 20.6-26.3 324 28.3 25.4-31.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,325 440 32.3 29.4-35.2 271 20.1 17.8-22.7 270 20.9 18.5-23.6 344 26.7 24.0-29.6
Non-Hispanic Black 427 121 29.0 24.2-34.3 93 23.1 18.7-28.1 100 23.8 19.5-28.8 113 24.1 19.9-28.9
Other 349 80 21.8 17.2-27.2 65 17.7 13.7-22.7 86 26.0 20.7-32.0 118 34.5 28.9-40.6
AGE
18-34 480 117 25.9 21.7-30.5 107 22.1 18.2-26.5 139 28.4 24.1-33.2 117 23.7 19.7-28.1
35-44 330 98 32.2 26.7-38.3 75 22.3 17.7-27.6 87 25.2 20.3-30.8 70 20.3 15.9-25.6
45-54 353 88 21.6 17.5-26.5 82 23.7 18.9-29.4 80 23.0 18.3-28.4 103 31.7 26.1-37.8
55-64 404 139 35.0 29.9-40.5 72 17.7 13.9-22.4 75 16.4 12.9-20.7 118 30.8 25.8-36.3
65-74 312 114 37.1 31.2-43.4 51 14.9 11.1-19.6 64 21.8 17.0-27.5 83 26.3 21.2-32.1
75+ 215 85 39.9 31.8-48.5 42 18.3 13.1-25.0 *** *** *** 77 38.0 30.2-46.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 41 25.4 18.5-33.6 24 10.3 6.6-15.7 27 15.7 10.2-23.4 99 48.7 40.5-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 119 28.5 23.8-33.7 61 14.4 11.0-18.8 85 20.0 16.0-24.6 172 37.1 32.1-42.4
Some Post-H.S. 584 185 31.2 27.1-35.6 109 20.3 16.7-24.4 130 23.6 19.8-27.8 160 25.0 21.3-29.0
College Graduate 888 296 32.1 28.8-35.5 234 28.7 25.4-32.2 214 25.1 22.0-28.4 144 14.2 11.9-16.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 146 24.5 20.5-29.0 97 15.8 12.7-19.4 115 18.9 15.5-22.8 248 40.9 36.3-45.6
No 1,484 493 32.3 29.7-35.1 329 22.2 19.8-24.7 339 23.6 21.1-26.2 323 21.9 19.6-24.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 245 89 36.4 29.7-43.6 53 22.1 16.6-28.7 43 19.5 14.4-25.9 60 22.0 16.6-28.5
Non-Veteran 1,852 552 29.4 27.1-31.9 375 20.2 18.2-22.4 411 22.6 20.4-24.9 514 27.8 25.5-30.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,203 352 28.7 25.9-31.7 269 22.3 19.7-25.1 296 24.2 21.6-27.1 286 24.8 22.1-27.7
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** 14 14.7 8.4-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 498 188 38.7 33.7-43.9 88 16.5 13.2-20.5 75 15.1 11.9-19.1 147 29.6 25.1-34.6
Unable to Work 158 26 15.7 10.1-23.5 17 8.5 5.0-14.0 29 19.9 13.4-28.5 86 55.9 46.8-64.6
Other not in Labor Force 153 54 34.4 26.5-43.3 37 27.9 20.3-36.9 36 25.6 18.5-34.4 26 12.1 7.9-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 24 19.9 12.6-30.0 21 14.1 8.8-21.9 23 20.4 13.2-30.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 241 51 20.2 15.1-26.4 37 15.6 11.1-21.6 58 23.7 18.1-30.4 95 40.5 33.4-48.1
$25,000- 34,999 184 50 27.8 21.1-35.7 36 19.9 13.9-27.8 30 17.0 11.3-24.8 68 35.2 27.9-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 221 61 28.3 21.8-35.9 37 16.6 11.6-23.1 61 27.3 21.1-34.5 62 27.8 21.5-35.1
$50,000- 74,999 248 84 32.7 26.1-40.0 47 20.6 15.0-27.6 69 27.3 21.3-34.1 48 19.5 14.3-26.0
$75,000+ 677 247 34.9 31.0-39.0 183 26.7 23.2-30.6 147 23.5 19.9-27.5 100 14.9 12.1-18.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 34 18.6 12.9-26.0 30 15.6 10.5-22.5 39 24.5 17.8-32.6 76 41.3 33.3-49.8
101% to 150% 210 53 27.1 20.6-34.7 36 17.1 12.0-23.9 49 22.2 16.3-29.5 72 33.6 26.4-41.7
151% to 200% 122 33 29.3 20.9-39.6 18 17.3 10.5-27.1 23 14.8 9.4-22.4 48 38.6 29.4-48.7
More than 200% 1,121 379 32.3 29.3-35.5 271 24.2 21.4-27.2 268 25.5 22.6-28.6 203 18.0 15.6-20.7
HOUSING
Own 1,302 460 33.0 30.2-36.0 288 22.0 19.5-24.7 252 21.0 18.5-23.7 302 24.0 21.3-26.8
Rent 646 143 24.5 20.8-28.7 112 16.3 13.4-19.7 174 25.8 22.2-29.8 217 33.4 29.4-37.7
Other arrangement 144 35 23.8 16.9-32.6 25 19.2 12.8-27.9 30 22.7 15.7-31.6 54 34.2 26.1-43.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,162 355 30.9 27.9-34.0 268 22.9 20.2-25.8 263 23.4 20.7-26.4 276 22.9 20.2-25.8
Regional City or Suburban County 521 166 30.5 26.1-35.2 91 18.7 15.0-23.0 103 19.0 15.4-23.1 161 31.9 27.4-36.8
Rural 418 120 27.4 22.8-32.5 70 15.8 12.3-20.2 90 23.5 18.9-28.8 138 33.3 28.3-38.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 24 18.3 11.9-27.2 21 15.0 9.4-23.2 27 27.3 18.6-38.1 50 39.4 30.1-49.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 759 227 30.3 26.5-34.4 122 16.0 13.1-19.4 164 20.9 17.8-24.5 246 32.8 29.0-36.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,220 390 31.2 28.3-34.2 286 23.7 21.1-26.6 265 22.5 19.9-25.4 279 22.5 19.9-25.4

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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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