2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,840 807 21.6 20.1-23.2 1,130 28.0 26.4-29.7 406 10.4 9.3-11.6 1,497 40.0 38.1-41.8
-Eastern NC 1,259 238 20.8 18.2-23.7 363 25.2 22.6-28.0 147 12.2 10.1-14.6 511 41.7 38.5-45.1
GENDER
Male 555 128 24.5 20.6-29.0 154 23.9 20.1-28.1 85 16.0 12.7-20.1 188 35.5 30.9-40.4
Female 704 110 17.4 14.2-21.2 209 26.4 22.9-30.3 62 8.7 6.4-11.6 323 47.5 42.9-52.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 754 156 21.8 18.6-25.5 241 28.8 25.4-32.6 86 12.2 9.7-15.2 271 37.1 33.2-41.3
Non-Hispanic Black 304 57 21.0 15.9-27.2 70 18.0 13.8-23.2 32 10.6 7.1-15.4 145 50.4 43.5-57.3
Other 201 25 15.5 9.8-23.4 52 22.8 16.3-30.9 29 15.9 9.4-25.6 95 45.8 37.1-54.9
AGE
18-34 256 72 27.6 21.9-34.0 45 15.7 11.3-21.4 50 20.4 15.2-26.7 89 36.4 29.6-43.7
35-44 175 33 21.8 15.3-30.0 50 25.2 18.8-32.7 20 10.1 6.1-16.1 72 43.0 34.9-51.5
45-54 207 31 15.1 9.9-22.2 54 24.6 18.7-31.7 26 11.1 7.4-16.5 96 49.2 41.5-57.0
55-64 236 41 18.3 13.3-24.7 68 28.8 22.7-35.7 21 7.8 4.8-12.5 106 45.0 37.7-52.6
65-74 235 45 19.6 14.3-26.1 94 38.5 31.8-45.6 17 5.9 3.6- 9.6 79 36.0 29.3-43.4
75+ 148 16 12.7 7.1-21.7 52 33.0 24.2-43.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** 25 19.7 12.4-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 352 56 21.1 16.2-26.9 106 26.6 21.8-32.1 41 11.5 7.9-16.5 149 40.8 34.8-47.0
Some Post-H.S. 418 73 19.9 15.7-24.8 106 22.7 18.7-27.4 58 14.7 11.2-19.1 181 42.6 37.2-48.2
College Graduate 363 97 30.1 24.9-35.8 126 31.9 27.0-37.3 38 10.6 7.5-14.8 102 27.3 22.6-32.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 483 61 14.4 10.9-18.9 116 22.8 18.6-27.6 56 10.2 7.5-13.8 250 52.6 47.1-58.0
No 767 175 24.5 21.1-28.4 245 26.6 23.4-30.2 90 13.4 10.6-16.7 257 35.4 31.4-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 224 65 32.8 25.7-40.7 56 18.8 14.0-24.7 43 20.0 14.5-26.8 60 28.5 21.8-36.3
Non-Veteran 1,034 173 18.2 15.5-21.2 307 26.7 23.7-29.9 103 10.4 8.3-13.0 451 44.7 41.0-48.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 627 145 25.7 21.8-30.0 161 22.6 19.2-26.4 86 13.7 10.9-17.0 235 38.1 33.7-42.7
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 343 63 18.8 14.3-24.3 138 38.4 32.6-44.7 28 7.3 4.7-11.1 114 35.5 29.4-42.1
Unable to Work 151 *** *** *** 31 23.1 15.6-32.9 19 11.9 7.0-19.6 96 61.2 51.2-70.4
Other not in Labor Force 80 17 21.8 13.3-33.6 22 19.8 12.4-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** 33 25.2 17.4-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 23 16.5 10.7-24.6 35 14.5 9.9-20.6 26 16.2 9.9-25.3 92 52.8 43.7-61.7
$25,000- 34,999 110 24 27.0 18.0-38.4 27 22.5 14.9-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 162 30 20.5 14.3-28.6 48 27.4 20.5-35.6 26 16.5 10.9-24.1 58 35.6 27.6-44.5
$50,000- 74,999 148 39 24.7 17.3-34.0 39 25.3 18.3-33.8 22 15.5 10.0-23.2 48 34.5 26.2-43.9
$75,000+ 290 76 29.2 23.3-35.8 103 33.2 27.3-39.8 28 9.6 6.3-14.3 83 28.0 22.3-34.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** 33 21.0 14.4-29.7 *** *** *** 73 60.0 49.5-69.8
101% to 150% 134 27 26.0 18.0-36.1 28 15.8 10.4-23.3 23 18.6 11.2-29.2 56 39.6 30.4-49.6
151% to 200% 112 19 20.0 12.2-31.2 29 25.7 17.5-36.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 570 140 26.5 22.4-31.1 182 29.9 25.8-34.4 69 12.0 9.3-15.4 179 31.5 27.2-36.2
HOUSING
Own 795 154 20.8 17.6-24.4 260 29.7 26.2-33.4 80 9.9 7.6-12.8 301 39.6 35.6-43.7
Rent 368 66 21.3 16.6-27.0 84 19.0 14.8-24.0 49 14.3 10.6-19.2 169 45.3 39.4-51.5
Other arrangement 92 17 20.4 12.2-31.9 18 10.1 5.9-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 98 27 25.2 16.4-36.5 33 29.5 20.4-40.6 12 16.2 8.8-28.1 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 396 88 26.8 21.7-32.5 102 20.7 16.8-25.3 47 12.3 8.8-17.1 159 40.2 34.4-46.2
Rural 765 123 16.9 13.9-20.3 228 27.3 23.7-31.1 88 11.6 9.1-14.6 326 44.3 40.0-48.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 700 123 20.2 16.8-24.1 182 22.3 18.9-26.1 84 12.6 9.8-15.9 311 44.9 40.4-49.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 301 59 22.8 17.6-29.1 92 26.6 21.5-32.3 37 12.0 8.5-16.8 113 38.6 32.3-45.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 258 56 19.8 14.8-26.1 89 30.4 24.4-37.2 26 11.5 7.2-18.1 87 38.2 31.0-45.9

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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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