2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,840 807 21.6 20.1-23.2 3,033 78.4 76.8-79.9
-Eastern NC 1,259 238 20.8 18.2-23.7 1,021 79.2 76.3-81.8
GENDER
Male 555 128 24.5 20.6-29.0 427 75.5 71.0-79.4
Female 704 110 17.4 14.2-21.2 594 82.6 78.8-85.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 754 156 21.8 18.6-25.5 598 78.2 74.5-81.4
Non-Hispanic Black 304 57 21.0 15.9-27.2 247 79.0 72.8-84.1
Other 201 25 15.5 9.8-23.4 176 84.5 76.6-90.2
AGE
18-34 256 72 27.6 21.9-34.0 184 72.4 66.0-78.1
35-44 175 33 21.8 15.3-30.0 142 78.2 70.0-84.7
45-54 207 31 15.1 9.9-22.2 176 84.9 77.8-90.1
55-64 236 41 18.3 13.3-24.7 195 81.7 75.3-86.7
65-74 235 45 19.6 14.3-26.1 190 80.4 73.9-85.7
75+ 148 16 12.7 7.1-21.7 132 87.3 78.3-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 352 56 21.1 16.2-26.9 296 78.9 73.1-83.8
Some Post-H.S. 418 73 19.9 15.7-24.8 345 80.1 75.2-84.3
College Graduate 363 97 30.1 24.9-35.8 266 69.9 64.2-75.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 483 61 14.4 10.9-18.9 422 85.6 81.1-89.1
No 767 175 24.5 21.1-28.4 592 75.5 71.6-78.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 224 65 32.8 25.7-40.7 159 67.2 59.3-74.3
Non-Veteran 1,034 173 18.2 15.5-21.2 861 81.8 78.8-84.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 627 145 25.7 21.8-30.0 482 74.3 70.0-78.2
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 343 63 18.8 14.3-24.3 280 81.2 75.7-85.7
Unable to Work 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 17 21.8 13.3-33.6 63 78.2 66.4-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 23 16.5 10.7-24.6 153 83.5 75.4-89.3
$25,000- 34,999 110 24 27.0 18.0-38.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 162 30 20.5 14.3-28.6 132 79.5 71.4-85.7
$50,000- 74,999 148 39 24.7 17.3-34.0 109 75.3 66.0-82.7
$75,000+ 290 76 29.2 23.3-35.8 214 70.8 64.2-76.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 27 26.0 18.0-36.1 107 74.0 63.9-82.0
151% to 200% 112 19 20.0 12.2-31.2 93 80.0 68.8-87.8
More than 200% 570 140 26.5 22.4-31.1 430 73.5 68.9-77.6
HOUSING
Own 795 154 20.8 17.6-24.4 641 79.2 75.6-82.4
Rent 368 66 21.3 16.6-27.0 302 78.7 73.0-83.4
Other arrangement 92 17 20.4 12.2-31.9 75 79.6 68.1-87.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 98 27 25.2 16.4-36.5 71 74.8 63.5-83.6
Regional City or Suburban County 396 88 26.8 21.7-32.5 308 73.2 67.5-78.3
Rural 765 123 16.9 13.9-20.3 642 83.1 79.7-86.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 700 123 20.2 16.8-24.1 577 79.8 75.9-83.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 301 59 22.8 17.6-29.1 242 77.2 70.9-82.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 258 56 19.8 14.8-26.1 202 80.2 73.9-85.2

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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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