2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 767 364 48.5 44.3-52.7 403 51.5 47.3-55.7
GENDER
Male 309 170 57.1 50.7-63.4 139 42.9 36.6-49.3
Female 458 194 41.7 36.5-47.2 264 58.3 52.8-63.5
AGE
18-34 161 73 45.4 37.1-53.9 88 54.6 46.1-62.9
35-44 122 69 60.4 50.3-69.7 53 39.6 30.3-49.7
45-54 137 64 45.5 36.4-55.0 73 54.5 45.0-63.6
55-64 157 65 44.7 35.8-54.0 92 55.3 46.0-64.2
65-74 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 87 41.8 34.3-49.7 124 58.2 50.3-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 263 125 50.2 43.1-57.2 138 49.8 42.8-56.9
College Graduate 223 127 59.1 51.7-66.2 96 40.9 33.8-48.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 41 32.7 24.2-42.6 85 67.3 57.4-75.8
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 92 64.6 55.2-73.0 53 35.4 27.0-44.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 270 104 42.3 35.4-49.6 166 57.7 50.4-64.6
No 490 258 51.7 46.5-56.9 232 48.3 43.1-53.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 662 309 47.6 43.1-52.1 353 52.4 47.9-56.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 301 159 53.6 47.2-60.0 142 46.4 40.0-52.8
Regional City or Suburban County 186 89 49.1 40.4-57.8 97 50.9 42.2-59.6
Rural 280 116 40.8 34.2-47.7 164 59.2 52.3-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 382 192 51.7 45.9-57.4 190 48.3 42.6-54.1
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 95 51.5 42.9-60.1 93 48.5 39.9-57.1
Unable to Work 121 40 33.1 23.9-43.8 81 66.9 56.2-76.1
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 294 161 55.2 48.5-61.8 133 44.8 38.2-51.5
HOUSING
Own 377 205 54.9 49.0-60.8 172 45.1 39.2-51.0
Rent 309 124 41.0 34.8-47.4 185 59.0 52.6-65.2
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 110 40.9 34.0-48.3 147 59.1 51.7-66.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 97 42.9 35.7-50.5 135 57.1 49.5-64.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 157 57.9 51.1-64.5 121 42.1 35.5-48.9

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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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