2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 796 242 33.0 29.2-37.0 554 67.0 63.0-70.8
GENDER
Male 319 124 42.1 35.9-48.6 195 57.9 51.4-64.1
Female 477 118 26.0 21.5-30.9 359 74.0 69.1-78.5
AGE
18-34 166 62 38.8 31.1-47.2 104 61.2 52.8-68.9
35-44 120 *** *** *** 79 61.6 51.0-71.2
45-54 137 44 31.9 23.7-41.4 93 68.1 58.6-76.3
55-64 164 40 22.9 16.4-30.9 124 77.1 69.1-83.6
65-74 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 14 18.2 10.3-30.1 62 81.8 69.9-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 61 32.4 25.5-40.3 159 67.6 59.7-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 273 83 34.0 27.7-41.0 190 66.0 59.0-72.3
College Graduate 228 81 36.0 29.3-43.4 147 64.0 56.6-70.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 20 22.0 13.7-33.4 69 78.0 66.6-86.3
$15,000- 24,999 132 38 33.4 24.7-43.4 94 66.6 56.6-75.3
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 56 41.6 32.5-51.4 90 58.4 48.6-67.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 65 25.1 19.3-32.0 220 74.9 68.0-80.7
No 504 174 36.3 31.6-41.4 330 63.7 58.6-68.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 686 197 30.9 26.9-35.2 489 69.1 64.8-73.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 310 99 32.9 27.2-39.2 211 67.1 60.8-72.8
Regional City or Suburban County 197 68 39.5 31.4-48.2 129 60.5 51.8-68.6
Rural 289 75 28.4 22.6-35.0 214 71.6 65.0-77.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 390 133 37.6 32.2-43.4 257 62.4 56.6-67.8
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 63 33.0 25.5-41.4 139 67.0 58.6-74.5
Unable to Work 123 18 13.4 8.1-21.5 105 86.6 78.5-91.9
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** 72 75.6 64.0-84.4
101% to 150% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 298 101 35.1 28.9-41.8 197 64.9 58.2-71.1
HOUSING
Own 392 132 36.1 30.7-42.0 260 63.9 58.0-69.3
Rent 323 86 29.0 23.5-35.1 237 71.0 64.9-76.5
Other arrangement 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 77 31.6 25.3-38.7 196 68.4 61.3-74.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 239 67 30.5 24.0-37.9 172 69.5 62.1-76.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 284 98 36.0 29.8-42.7 186 64.0 57.3-70.2

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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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