2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 555 270 48.0 42.9-53.1 234 42.7 37.7-47.9 51 9.2 6.5-12.9
GENDER
Male 283 133 45.1 38.2-52.1 125 45.1 38.2-52.2 25 9.9 6.0-15.8
Female 272 137 50.8 43.5-58.1 109 40.6 33.5-48.1 26 8.6 5.4-13.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 456 228 47.9 42.4-53.5 185 42.5 37.0-48.1 43 9.6 6.6-13.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 62 56.8 46.4-66.6 46 38.8 29.4-49.2 *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 44 35.1 26.2-45.2 61 52.7 42.2-62.8 17 12.3 7.4-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 167 82 52.1 43.2-60.8 73 39.6 31.5-48.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 209 127 63.7 56.1-70.6 65 29.9 23.4-37.5 17 6.4 3.8-10.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 79 41.0 32.5-50.1 94 48.9 40.0-58.0 19 10.1 5.6-17.5
No 351 190 53.4 47.1-59.6 139 40.2 34.3-46.5 22 6.4 3.7-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 234 50.0 44.5-55.5 200 42.5 37.1-48.0 37 7.5 5.1-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 143 50.3 43.3-57.3 116 42.4 35.6-49.4 20 7.3 4.2-12.5
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 91 54.6 45.3-63.7 66 33.5 25.8-42.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 79 61.0 50.3-70.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 142 58.7 51.3-65.7 88 37.8 31.0-45.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 394 213 51.4 45.4-57.4 147 40.0 34.1-46.1 34 8.6 5.6-13.0
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 91 57.3 48.4-65.6 53 34.7 26.8-43.4 13 8.1 4.6-13.9
Rural 398 179 44.9 38.9-51.1 181 45.5 39.4-51.7 38 9.6 6.4-14.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 111 46.5 38.6-54.5 104 42.5 34.7-50.6 23 11.1 6.5-18.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 123 57.1 49.5-64.4 76 36.0 29.1-43.6 16 6.8 4.1-11.2

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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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