2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 754 154 22.8 19.4-26.7 203 25.5 22.0-29.3 78 10.2 7.9-13.0 319 41.5 37.4-45.7
GENDER
Male 302 85 31.1 25.3-37.7 80 25.6 20.3-31.7 35 11.4 7.9-16.2 102 31.8 26.2-38.1
Female 452 69 16.4 12.7-20.8 123 25.4 21.0-30.4 43 9.2 6.5-12.9 217 49.0 43.5-54.5
AGE
18-34 159 32 21.5 15.3-29.3 40 23.8 17.4-31.7 26 16.6 11.2-23.8 61 38.2 30.2-46.9
35-44 119 30 31.7 22.6-42.5 37 28.4 19.9-38.7 *** *** *** 42 33.4 24.6-43.6
45-54 134 28 22.5 15.2-31.9 35 23.1 16.4-31.5 15 9.1 5.2-15.6 56 45.3 36.0-54.9
55-64 156 32 20.0 13.8-28.0 32 24.4 17.0-33.6 *** *** *** 84 51.7 42.5-60.8
65-74 115 23 23.0 14.7-34.3 38 25.7 18.0-35.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 32 20.0 14.0-27.8 55 22.2 16.6-29.0 24 11.3 7.2-17.2 97 46.5 38.8-54.5
Some Post-H.S. 258 56 25.0 19.3-31.8 66 24.8 19.1-31.5 23 8.8 5.5-13.7 113 41.4 34.6-48.6
College Graduate 218 55 26.0 19.9-33.1 68 32.7 25.9-40.3 25 11.1 7.1-16.8 70 30.3 23.9-37.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 19 19.2 12.3-28.6 22 13.8 8.6-21.4 17 14.6 8.7-23.6 67 52.4 42.5-62.2
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 14 18.8 10.7-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 46 34.9 26.1-44.8 45 30.0 22.1-39.3 *** *** *** 42 27.7 20.1-36.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 267 40 19.2 13.7-26.3 64 23.5 18.0-30.0 23 6.5 4.0-10.2 140 50.8 43.7-57.9
No 481 113 24.6 20.4-29.4 139 26.8 22.4-31.6 53 11.4 8.4-15.1 176 37.3 32.3-42.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** 21 18.2 11.4-27.7 12 13.3 7.2-23.2 37 32.6 23.5-43.3
Non-Veteran 651 122 20.9 17.4-24.9 182 26.6 22.8-30.8 65 9.7 7.3-12.7 282 42.8 38.4-47.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 295 65 24.0 18.7-30.2 91 29.8 24.2-36.1 32 9.6 6.5-13.9 107 36.6 30.6-43.1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 45 27.7 20.3-36.5 41 20.3 14.3-27.9 20 12.1 7.4-19.3 77 39.9 31.6-48.9
Rural 276 44 17.6 12.9-23.6 71 23.2 18.0-29.5 26 9.7 6.2-14.9 135 49.4 42.5-56.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 374 88 26.5 21.5-32.1 100 25.0 20.4-30.3 39 10.8 7.7-15.1 147 37.7 32.2-43.4
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 40 23.2 16.5-31.5 53 28.1 20.9-36.5 22 11.8 7.2-18.8 70 37.0 29.0-45.8
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** 31 25.6 17.2-36.2 *** *** *** 71 60.8 50.1-70.5
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** 25 23.9 15.3-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 22 17.4 10.4-27.6 13 12.9 7.1-22.4 46 36.0 26.6-46.7
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 70 25.8 20.1-32.4 88 29.3 23.5-35.8 31 10.1 6.7-14.9 100 34.9 28.7-41.5
HOUSING
Own 371 97 28.2 23.1-34.0 105 26.7 21.8-32.3 30 8.0 5.3-12.0 139 37.0 31.5-43.0
Rent 306 45 16.8 12.3-22.5 78 23.9 19.0-29.7 37 12.0 8.3-16.9 146 47.3 41.0-53.7
Other arrangement 74 11 16.7 9.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 45 19.8 14.4-26.5 64 20.9 15.8-27.1 27 11.1 7.2-16.8 120 48.2 40.9-55.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 43 20.8 15.2-27.9 53 22.1 16.5-29.0 23 10.2 6.4-15.9 110 46.8 39.4-54.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 66 26.5 20.8-33.1 86 31.3 25.3-38.0 28 9.6 6.4-14.2 89 32.6 26.4-39.4

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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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