2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Muscle Strengthening Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met muscle strengthening Did not meet muscle strengthening
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,010 1,262 31.9 30.2-33.6 2,748 68.1 66.4-69.8
-Eastern NC 1,321 405 33.3 30.3-36.5 916 66.7 63.5-69.7
GENDER
Male 582 223 40.7 36.1-45.5 359 59.3 54.5-63.9
Female 739 182 26.6 22.8-30.8 557 73.4 69.2-77.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 788 255 34.3 30.5-38.3 533 65.7 61.7-69.5
Non-Hispanic Black 323 95 32.3 26.4-38.9 228 67.7 61.1-73.6
Other 210 55 30.5 22.4-40.0 155 69.5 60.0-77.6
AGE
18-34 268 129 48.5 41.7-55.4 139 51.5 44.6-58.3
35-44 182 55 31.6 24.3-39.9 127 68.4 60.1-75.7
45-54 209 58 26.8 20.4-34.4 151 73.2 65.6-79.6
55-64 246 65 26.2 20.4-32.9 181 73.8 67.1-79.6
65-74 244 63 24.8 19.2-31.4 181 75.2 68.6-80.8
75+ 158 29 18.8 12.3-27.7 129 81.2 72.3-87.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 21 18.3 11.6-27.6 105 81.7 72.4-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 102 32.3 26.8-38.4 276 67.7 61.6-73.2
Some Post-H.S. 437 139 35.0 30.0-40.4 298 65.0 59.6-70.0
College Graduate 375 141 40.9 35.4-46.7 234 59.1 53.3-64.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 125 25.2 20.9-30.1 387 74.8 69.9-79.1
No 799 277 38.1 34.1-42.2 522 61.9 57.8-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 111 51.2 43.8-58.6 128 48.8 41.4-56.2
Non-Veteran 1,081 293 29.3 26.1-32.8 788 70.7 67.2-73.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 655 244 39.8 35.5-44.3 411 60.2 55.7-64.5
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 361 91 24.8 19.8-30.5 270 75.2 69.5-80.2
Unable to Work 158 27 17.5 11.5-25.8 131 82.5 74.2-88.5
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 17 15.5 9.0-25.5 97 84.5 74.5-91.0
$15,000- 24,999 186 51 32.1 24.1-41.3 135 67.9 58.7-75.9
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 168 58 37.3 29.4-45.9 110 62.7 54.1-70.6
$50,000- 74,999 155 64 40.0 31.5-49.2 91 60.0 50.8-68.5
$75,000+ 300 108 39.0 32.7-45.7 192 61.0 54.3-67.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 24 19.7 12.5-29.7 110 80.3 70.3-87.5
101% to 150% 141 50 42.9 33.3-53.1 91 57.1 46.9-66.7
151% to 200% 117 34 33.7 24.1-44.8 83 66.3 55.2-75.9
More than 200% 591 217 38.6 34.1-43.3 374 61.4 56.7-65.9
HOUSING
Own 830 243 30.5 26.9-34.3 587 69.5 65.7-73.1
Rent 388 122 36.4 30.8-42.4 266 63.6 57.6-69.2
Other arrangement 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 414 142 39.8 34.1-45.7 272 60.2 54.3-65.9
Rural 807 224 28.8 25.2-32.6 583 71.2 67.4-74.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 735 218 32.9 28.9-37.2 517 67.1 62.8-71.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 316 102 36.2 30.1-42.8 214 63.8 57.2-69.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 85 30.9 24.6-38.1 185 69.1 61.9-75.4

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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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