2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 555 169 29.8 25.4-34.6 336 61.4 56.3-66.2 50 8.8 6.4-12.2
GENDER
Male 283 86 28.1 22.5-34.5 171 61.7 54.7-68.2 26 10.2 6.3-16.1
Female 272 83 31.4 24.9-38.6 165 61.1 53.7-67.9 24 7.6 4.9-11.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 456 146 30.2 25.5-35.4 268 60.6 55.1-65.8 42 9.2 6.4-12.9
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 38 34.8 25.7-45.3 69 60.1 49.6-69.7 *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 20 17.2 10.5-26.8 66 75.9 65.5-83.9 *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 38 27.9 19.4-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 26 21.0 14.2-30.0 78 65.7 55.6-74.5 18 13.3 8.1-21.1
Some Post-H.S. 167 51 32.1 24.2-41.1 105 62.0 53.0-70.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 209 80 39.1 32.0-46.8 114 55.0 47.4-62.4 15 5.9 3.4-10.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 50 25.9 18.8-34.5 124 64.4 55.3-72.6 *** *** ***
No 351 118 32.8 27.3-38.8 211 61.2 55.1-67.0 22 6.0 3.7- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 142 30.1 25.3-35.3 293 62.9 57.4-68.0 36 7.1 4.9-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 77 27.0 21.4-33.5 184 66.7 60.0-72.8 18 6.3 3.7-10.5
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 67 39.7 30.9-49.2 89 47.8 38.6-57.1 *** *** ***
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 51 36.9 27.8-47.0 68 60.8 50.6-70.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 86 34.2 27.5-41.5 146 62.3 54.9-69.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 394 132 31.9 26.7-37.7 229 60.1 54.1-65.8 33 8.0 5.3-11.8
Rent 115 26 21.6 14.3-31.2 78 71.1 61.1-79.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 56 36.2 28.1-45.1 89 55.6 46.7-64.1 12 8.2 4.6-14.2
Rural 398 113 27.6 22.6-33.3 247 63.3 57.3-68.9 38 9.1 6.1-13.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 21 18.9 11.3-29.8 *** *** *** 14 11.9 6.5-20.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 70 27.8 21.5-35.1 147 63.1 55.2-70.3 21 9.2 5.3-15.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 78 37.9 30.6-45.9 122 55.2 47.3-62.8 15 6.9 4.1-11.4

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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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