2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,913 1,974 49.7 47.8-51.5 1,939 50.3 48.5-52.2
-Eastern NC 1,279 611 45.9 42.6-49.2 668 54.1 50.8-57.4
GENDER
Male 565 287 48.4 43.5-53.2 278 51.6 46.8-56.5
Female 714 324 43.6 39.2-48.1 390 56.4 51.9-60.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 768 404 50.3 46.1-54.4 364 49.7 45.6-53.9
Non-Hispanic Black 306 129 39.3 32.9-46.0 177 60.7 54.0-67.1
Other 205 78 38.0 29.8-47.0 127 62.0 53.0-70.2
AGE
18-34 261 121 43.8 37.0-50.7 140 56.2 49.3-63.0
35-44 180 84 45.2 37.1-53.6 96 54.8 46.4-62.9
45-54 209 85 39.3 32.0-47.1 124 60.7 52.9-68.0
55-64 237 110 47.4 40.1-54.8 127 52.6 45.2-59.9
65-74 241 143 57.4 50.1-64.4 98 42.6 35.6-49.9
75+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 37 29.9 21.0-40.6 86 70.1 59.4-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 163 47.4 41.3-53.5 194 52.6 46.5-58.7
Some Post-H.S. 425 183 42.5 37.2-48.0 242 57.5 52.0-62.8
College Graduate 370 228 62.0 56.4-67.3 142 38.0 32.7-43.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 488 178 36.9 31.8-42.3 310 63.1 57.7-68.2
No 781 428 51.1 46.9-55.3 353 48.9 44.7-53.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 229 125 52.2 44.4-59.8 104 47.8 40.2-55.6
Non-Veteran 1,049 486 44.6 41.0-48.2 563 55.4 51.8-59.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 635 311 48.4 43.9-53.0 324 51.6 47.0-56.1
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 348 204 57.1 50.5-63.4 144 42.9 36.6-49.5
Unable to Work 153 36 25.9 18.1-35.7 117 74.1 64.3-81.9
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 43 33.0 24.0-43.5 67 67.0 56.5-76.0
$15,000- 24,999 180 59 30.3 23.0-38.7 121 69.7 61.3-77.0
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 166 81 48.7 40.1-57.3 85 51.3 42.7-59.9
$50,000- 74,999 149 78 49.9 40.7-59.1 71 50.1 40.9-59.3
$75,000+ 295 183 62.6 55.9-68.9 112 37.4 31.1-44.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 45 28.9 20.9-38.5 87 71.1 61.5-79.1
101% to 150% 135 56 42.1 32.7-52.2 79 57.9 47.8-67.3
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 578 327 56.6 51.8-61.3 251 43.4 38.7-48.2
HOUSING
Own 808 420 50.3 46.1-54.4 388 49.7 45.6-53.9
Rent 373 153 40.5 34.7-46.6 220 59.5 53.4-65.3
Other arrangement 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 403 194 47.3 41.4-53.2 209 52.7 46.8-58.6
Rural 777 356 44.0 39.9-48.2 421 56.0 51.8-60.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 709 309 42.4 38.1-46.9 400 57.6 53.1-61.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 309 156 49.7 43.2-56.1 153 50.3 43.9-56.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 146 49.4 42.0-56.9 115 50.6 43.1-58.0

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*This is a new recommendation (initiated in 2011) based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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