2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 505 169 32.7 27.9-37.8 96 18.9 15.2-23.2 98 19.3 15.5-23.7 142 29.1 24.3-34.5
GENDER
Male 257 86 31.3 25.2-38.2 43 17.3 12.4-23.6 53 21.6 16.0-28.6 75 29.8 23.5-36.9
Female 248 83 33.9 27.0-41.6 53 20.3 15.2-26.5 45 17.2 12.5-23.2 67 28.6 21.6-36.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 414 146 33.3 28.1-38.9 77 18.2 14.3-22.9 81 19.8 15.7-24.7 110 28.7 23.5-34.6
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 38 36.7 27.1-47.5 23 22.4 14.6-32.7 28 26.2 18.0-36.6 18 14.7 8.8-23.4
35-44 62 *** *** *** 12 15.8 8.7-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 20 18.5 11.3-28.7 18 18.3 11.2-28.5 19 20.8 12.7-32.1 *** *** ***
55-64 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.5 9.2-27.8 *** *** ***
65-74 96 *** *** *** 17 19.5 11.1-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 26 24.2 16.3-34.4 17 15.0 9.0-24.0 21 18.9 11.3-30.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 156 51 34.1 25.8-43.5 30 20.7 14.2-29.3 38 22.2 16.0-29.8 37 23.0 16.0-32.0
College Graduate 194 80 41.5 34.0-49.5 45 25.1 18.8-32.7 30 14.5 10.0-20.5 39 18.9 13.3-26.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 50 28.7 20.9-37.9 29 16.8 11.2-24.3 27 15.7 9.9-24.0 68 38.9 30.1-48.4
No 329 118 34.9 29.1-41.2 67 20.1 15.5-25.6 71 21.4 16.7-26.9 73 23.6 18.3-30.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 435 142 32.3 27.2-37.9 89 20.5 16.4-25.3 84 18.5 14.7-23.0 120 28.6 23.5-34.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 261 77 28.8 22.9-35.6 63 23.3 17.9-29.7 63 24.8 19.1-31.5 58 23.1 17.2-30.2
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 156 67 45.4 35.9-55.2 22 15.9 9.9-24.7 17 9.1 5.4-15.0 50 29.5 21.9-38.5
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** 13 15.4 8.4-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.5 10.5-27.6
$75,000+ 119 51 37.8 28.5-48.1 27 23.4 15.7-33.4 26 25.7 17.4-36.2 15 13.1 7.3-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 232 86 35.4 28.5-42.9 55 24.7 18.8-31.7 47 23.9 17.9-31.1 44 16.0 11.4-21.9
HOUSING
Own 361 132 34.7 29.0-40.8 77 19.9 15.7-24.9 61 17.2 13.1-22.4 91 28.1 22.5-34.5
Rent 104 26 23.3 15.5-33.5 *** *** *** 25 24.5 16.3-35.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 145 56 39.4 30.7-48.8 34 22.2 15.5-30.7 24 19.2 12.7-27.8 31 19.2 13.3-27.0
Rural 360 113 30.4 24.9-36.5 62 17.7 13.5-22.9 74 19.3 14.9-24.7 111 32.5 26.6-39.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 *** *** *** 13 14.0 8.0-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 217 70 30.6 23.7-38.4 40 19.9 14.2-27.2 36 15.3 10.2-22.1 71 34.2 26.6-42.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 78 40.7 32.9-49.0 43 19.8 14.3-26.6 37 21.4 15.4-28.9 42 18.1 13.1-24.5

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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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