2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,118 3,024 73.7 72.1-75.3 1,094 26.3 24.7-27.9
-Piedmont NC 2,225 1,681 76.0 73.9-78.0 544 24.0 22.0-26.1
GENDER
Male 1,023 789 77.8 74.7-80.7 234 22.2 19.3-25.3
Female 1,202 892 74.4 71.4-77.1 310 25.6 22.9-28.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,407 1,085 76.8 74.1-79.3 322 23.2 20.7-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 458 349 78.1 73.7-82.0 109 21.9 18.0-26.3
Other 360 247 68.6 62.8-73.9 113 31.4 26.1-37.2
AGE
18-34 503 398 80.2 76.1-83.7 105 19.8 16.3-23.9
35-44 335 269 81.6 76.6-85.7 66 18.4 14.3-23.4
45-54 365 269 71.1 65.1-76.4 96 28.9 23.6-34.9
55-64 423 307 71.0 65.6-75.8 116 29.0 24.2-34.4
65-74 324 247 76.8 71.3-81.5 77 23.2 18.5-28.7
75+ 241 164 67.1 59.3-74.1 77 32.9 25.9-40.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 106 56.4 48.3-64.1 96 43.6 35.9-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 300 67.3 62.3-71.9 165 32.7 28.1-37.7
Some Post-H.S. 615 464 77.9 74.0-81.3 151 22.1 18.7-26.0
College Graduate 939 807 87.8 85.5-89.8 132 12.2 10.2-14.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 405 62.2 57.6-66.5 244 37.8 33.5-42.4
No 1,562 1,265 81.3 79.0-83.4 297 18.7 16.6-21.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 208 81.5 75.6-86.2 56 18.5 13.8-24.4
Non-Veteran 1,957 1,470 75.3 73.1-77.5 487 24.7 22.5-26.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,258 994 78.5 75.8-81.0 264 21.5 19.0-24.2
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 543 402 74.3 69.7-78.4 141 25.7 21.6-30.3
Unable to Work 164 79 46.6 38.0-55.5 85 53.4 44.5-62.0
Other not in Labor Force 159 134 88.8 83.1-92.7 25 11.2 7.3-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 73 57.7 47.4-67.3 54 42.3 32.7-52.6
$15,000- 24,999 252 157 61.3 53.9-68.2 95 38.7 31.8-46.1
$25,000- 34,999 193 130 68.2 60.4-75.1 63 31.8 24.9-39.6
$35,000- 49,999 230 170 74.8 67.9-80.7 60 25.2 19.3-32.1
$50,000- 74,999 256 213 83.4 77.3-88.1 43 16.6 11.9-22.7
$75,000+ 700 611 87.3 84.3-89.9 89 12.7 10.1-15.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 107 59.9 51.5-67.7 76 40.1 32.3-48.5
101% to 150% 221 150 68.7 60.9-75.6 71 31.3 24.4-39.1
151% to 200% 127 82 64.8 55.0-73.6 45 35.2 26.4-45.0
More than 200% 1,163 979 84.5 82.0-86.7 184 15.5 13.3-18.0
HOUSING
Own 1,379 1,097 79.0 76.4-81.4 282 21.0 18.6-23.6
Rent 675 467 69.8 65.7-73.6 208 30.2 26.4-34.3
Other arrangement 151 99 68.7 59.8-76.4 52 31.3 23.6-40.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,229 969 79.6 76.9-82.1 260 20.4 17.9-23.1
Regional City or Suburban County 556 402 71.6 67.0-75.8 154 28.4 24.2-33.0
Rural 440 310 71.5 66.5-76.0 130 28.5 24.0-33.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 83 68.1 58.7-76.3 45 31.9 23.7-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 806 572 70.8 66.9-74.4 234 29.2 25.6-33.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,291 1,026 80.0 77.3-82.4 265 20.0 17.6-22.7

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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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