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%)
TOTAL 3,913 1,974 49.7 47.8-51.5 1,939 50.3 48.5-52.2
GENDER
Male 1,803 953 51.3 48.6-54.0 850 48.7 46.0-51.4
Female 2,110 1,021 48.2 45.6-50.7 1,089 51.8 49.3-54.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,479 1,330 51.9 49.6-54.2 1,149 48.1 45.8-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 767 364 48.5 44.3-52.7 403 51.5 47.3-55.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 149 79 49.8 40.3-59.3 70 50.2 40.7-59.7
Hispanic 369 130 34.2 28.9-39.9 239 65.8 60.1-71.1
AGE
18-34 854 412 48.3 44.5-52.0 442 51.7 48.0-55.5
35-44 574 289 51.0 46.3-55.7 285 49.0 44.3-53.7
45-54 653 298 43.1 38.8-47.5 355 56.9 52.5-61.2
55-64 729 370 51.9 47.6-56.1 359 48.1 43.9-52.4
65-74 653 367 54.0 49.4-58.5 286 46.0 41.5-50.6
75+ 440 238 55.0 49.1-60.8 202 45.0 39.2-50.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 368 121 34.0 28.5-39.9 247 66.0 60.1-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 901 389 44.2 40.4-48.0 512 55.8 52.0-59.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,172 565 49.6 46.3-52.9 607 50.4 47.1-53.7
College Graduate 1,466 897 62.2 59.4-65.0 569 37.8 35.0-40.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,270 502 39.9 36.7-43.3 768 60.1 56.7-63.3
No 2,620 1,461 54.1 51.9-56.3 1,159 45.9 43.7-48.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 549 306 54.4 49.4-59.2 243 45.6 40.8-50.6
Non-Veteran 3,359 1,667 49.0 47.0-51.0 1,692 51.0 49.0-53.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,117 1,090 50.8 48.3-53.2 1,027 49.2 46.8-51.7
Unemployed 150 58 36.3 27.9-45.7 92 63.7 54.3-72.1
Retired 1,009 576 57.1 53.4-60.8 433 42.9 39.2-46.6
Unable to Work 352 94 25.0 20.1-30.7 258 75.0 69.3-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 263 147 57.1 50.2-63.8 116 42.9 36.2-49.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 103 33.8 27.7-40.4 173 66.2 59.6-72.3
$15,000- 24,999 500 185 37.0 32.1-42.1 315 63.0 57.9-67.9
$25,000- 34,999 334 157 48.3 42.1-54.5 177 51.7 45.5-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 451 218 47.4 42.1-52.8 233 52.6 47.2-57.9
$50,000-74,999 469 249 53.3 47.9-58.6 220 46.7 41.4-52.1
$75,000+ 1,100 700 62.0 58.6-65.3 400 38.0 34.7-41.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 783 362 45.9 41.7-50.2 421 54.1 49.8-58.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 39 30.7 22.1-40.8 73 69.3 59.2-77.9
50% to 100% 365 130 33.8 28.4-39.6 235 66.2 60.4-71.6
101% to 150% 401 172 44.3 38.6-50.2 229 55.7 49.8-61.4
151% to 200% 285 127 46.6 39.8-53.5 158 53.4 46.5-60.2
More than 200% 1,946 1,133 57.2 54.6-59.8 813 42.8 40.2-45.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 783 362 45.9 41.7-50.2 421 54.1 49.8-58.3
HOUSING
Own 2,490 1,396 53.9 51.6-56.2 1,094 46.1 43.8-48.4
Rent 1,131 457 41.1 37.8-44.5 674 58.9 55.5-62.2
Other arrangement 276 110 39.8 33.3-46.6 166 60.2 53.4-66.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,274 697 54.0 50.8-57.2 577 46.0 42.8-49.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,077 549 50.4 46.9-53.9 528 49.6 46.1-53.1
Rural 1,562 728 45.1 42.2-48.1 834 54.9 51.9-57.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 921 390 40.4 36.6-44.2 531 59.6 55.8-63.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,292 622 47.9 44.7-51.2 670 52.1 48.8-55.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,700 962 55.1 52.3-57.8 738 44.9 42.2-47.7

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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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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