2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,904 1,590 52.7 50.5-54.8 160 5.2 4.3- 6.2 269 11.0 9.7-12.4 139 5.2 4.3- 6.2 746 26.1 24.2-28.0
-Piedmont NC 1,602 865 52.8 50.0-55.6 73 4.2 3.3- 5.4 160 11.5 9.8-13.5 86 5.4 4.3- 6.8 418 26.1 23.7-28.7
GENDER
Male 748 330 42.5 38.5-46.7 32 4.3 3.0- 6.2 88 13.5 10.9-16.6 59 8.1 6.1-10.6 239 31.6 27.9-35.5
Female 854 535 62.1 58.2-65.8 41 4.1 2.9- 5.7 72 9.7 7.6-12.3 27 3.0 2.0- 4.5 179 21.2 18.1-24.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,029 546 52.1 48.6-55.6 50 4.2 3.1- 5.6 99 10.9 8.9-13.2 51 5.0 3.7- 6.7 283 27.8 24.8-31.1
Non-Hispanic Black 331 203 57.1 50.8-63.1 *** *** *** 28 11.1 7.6-16.0 17 4.7 2.7- 8.2 72 23.4 18.4-29.2
Other 242 116 48.6 41.1-56.1 *** *** *** 33 15.6 10.6-22.2 18 8.9 5.4-14.5 63 22.1 17.0-28.2
AGE
18-34 377 144 40.8 35.3-46.4 *** *** *** 85 22.7 18.4-27.7 38 10.0 7.2-13.9 108 25.9 21.4-31.0
35-44 253 137 53.6 46.6-60.4 *** *** *** 37 14.3 10.3-19.6 16 5.2 3.1- 8.7 54 23.4 17.9-30.1
45-54 259 154 62.3 55.6-68.6 *** *** *** 23 7.9 5.1-12.0 *** *** *** 65 24.2 18.9-30.3
55-64 296 171 58.2 51.6-64.5 22 7.0 4.5-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 28.6 22.9-35.0
65-74 243 151 59.8 52.6-66.6 22 10.1 6.5-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 26.6 20.6-33.6
75+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 29.9 20.8-40.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 26.2 17.3-37.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 165 55.9 49.2-62.3 19 6.0 3.7- 9.5 23 9.2 5.9-14.0 *** *** *** 68 24.3 19.1-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 441 246 52.0 46.7-57.3 18 3.6 2.2- 6.0 38 10.9 7.9-14.8 24 5.9 3.9- 9.0 115 27.5 23.0-32.5
College Graduate 769 390 49.7 45.8-53.7 30 3.5 2.4- 5.0 92 14.6 11.9-17.9 48 6.3 4.7- 8.5 209 25.8 22.6-29.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 387 237 58.8 52.7-64.6 25 6.3 4.1- 9.6 16 6.2 3.7-10.3 *** *** *** 99 26.6 21.6-32.3
No 1,204 620 50.9 47.7-54.1 47 3.5 2.5- 4.7 144 13.2 11.2-15.6 76 6.5 5.1- 8.3 317 26.0 23.2-28.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 93 38.2 31.0-45.8 *** *** *** 24 15.3 10.2-22.1 16 9.2 5.4-15.2 56 31.4 24.2-39.5
Non-Veteran 1,400 770 54.7 51.7-57.7 63 3.9 3.0- 5.2 136 11.0 9.2-13.1 69 4.9 3.8- 6.4 362 25.4 22.9-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 948 463 48.6 45.0-52.2 34 3.0 2.1- 4.4 125 14.0 11.7-16.8 66 7.3 5.6- 9.4 260 27.1 24.0-30.4
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 385 242 58.7 52.7-64.5 30 9.7 6.6-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 28.1 22.8-34.1
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 130 67 50.4 40.8-59.9 *** *** *** 24 21.0 14.2-30.0 *** *** *** 31 23.4 16.1-32.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 91 60.5 51.1-69.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 20.9 14.4-29.2
$25,000- 34,999 123 70 61.5 51.4-70.7 *** *** *** 15 12.0 6.9-20.1 *** *** *** 24 17.5 11.3-26.1
$35,000- 49,999 164 94 52.5 43.6-61.3 *** *** *** 14 10.4 5.9-17.8 *** *** *** 40 25.1 18.2-33.7
$50,000- 74,999 202 99 48.7 40.6-56.9 *** *** *** 22 12.9 8.3-19.6 12 5.7 3.2-10.1 61 28.9 22.1-36.7
$75,000+ 584 293 49.7 45.1-54.2 26 4.1 2.7- 6.2 64 12.6 9.8-16.0 39 6.4 4.6- 8.9 162 27.2 23.4-31.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 71 69.0 58.1-78.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.1 9.5-26.0
101% to 150% 141 76 53.9 44.3-63.3 *** *** *** 14 13.1 7.4-22.0 *** *** *** 40 26.7 19.3-35.6
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 935 486 51.0 47.4-54.7 42 4.0 2.9- 5.5 96 11.8 9.6-14.5 60 6.8 5.1- 8.9 251 26.3 23.2-29.7
HOUSING
Own 1,047 569 52.9 49.4-56.4 66 5.7 4.4- 7.4 81 8.8 7.0-11.0 48 4.9 3.6- 6.7 283 27.7 24.6-31.0
Rent 443 241 53.5 48.2-58.8 *** *** *** 57 14.7 11.1-19.1 30 6.7 4.5- 9.7 111 24.3 20.1-29.1
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.2 11.2-28.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 915 459 48.9 45.2-52.7 33 3.1 2.1- 4.5 104 13.4 11.0-16.2 54 5.6 4.2- 7.4 265 29.0 25.7-32.5
Regional City or Suburban County 389 229 57.1 51.2-62.7 25 6.7 4.4-10.1 36 10.2 7.2-14.1 20 5.5 3.3- 9.0 79 20.6 16.1-25.9
Rural 298 177 59.1 52.5-65.4 15 4.0 2.2- 7.1 20 7.3 4.4-11.8 *** *** *** 74 24.8 19.6-31.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 552 312 57.7 52.7-62.5 33 4.9 3.3- 7.2 41 7.2 5.1-10.0 28 5.6 3.6- 8.4 138 24.7 20.6-29.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 508 50.2 46.7-53.8 37 3.9 2.8- 5.4 113 14.0 11.6-16.7 54 5.3 4.0- 7.0 259 26.6 23.6-29.9

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 69 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had highest frequency of any single category.

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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