2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 541 405 74.2 69.3-78.7 136 25.8 21.3-30.7
GENDER
Male 278 206 73.9 67.2-79.6 72 26.1 20.4-32.8
Female 263 199 74.6 67.0-81.0 64 25.4 19.0-33.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 445 341 75.0 69.5-79.7 104 25.0 20.3-30.5
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 93 86.0 77.6-91.6 18 14.0 8.4-22.4
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 106 83 78.7 67.3-86.9 23 21.3 13.1-32.7
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 163 128 80.9 73.0-86.9 35 19.1 13.1-27.0
College Graduate 207 172 83.5 76.5-88.7 35 16.5 11.3-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 123 64.9 55.7-73.1 67 35.1 26.9-44.3
No 349 281 79.8 74.0-84.5 68 20.2 15.5-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 460 344 74.2 68.8-79.0 116 25.8 21.0-31.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 223 80.7 74.2-85.9 53 19.3 14.1-25.8
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 119 73.6 65.0-80.6 49 26.4 19.4-35.0
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 54 84.2 74.4-90.7 16 15.8 9.3-25.6
$75,000+ 122 108 87.7 78.6-93.3 14 12.3 6.7-21.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 199 85.1 79.4-89.5 41 14.9 10.5-20.6
HOUSING
Own 384 298 75.3 69.4-80.5 86 24.7 19.5-30.6
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 152 123 82.3 74.9-87.9 29 17.7 12.1-25.1
Rural 389 282 71.6 65.4-77.0 107 28.4 23.0-34.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 164 70.8 62.7-77.7 68 29.2 22.3-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 171 83.4 77.3-88.2 39 16.6 11.8-22.7

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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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