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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,766 426 24.0 21.8-26.4 507 27.2 24.8-29.6 233 13.4 11.6-15.3 600 35.4 32.8-38.1
Female 2,074 381 19.4 17.4-21.5 623 28.8 26.5-31.1 173 7.8 6.6- 9.2 897 44.1 41.5-46.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,437 545 22.1 20.3-24.1 764 29.9 27.8-32.0 253 10.2 8.9-11.6 875 37.8 35.5-40.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 100 12 13.1 6.5-24.7 30 26.5 17.9-37.3 11 11.2 5.7-20.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 143 35 24.0 17.0-32.8 41 25.6 18.2-34.8 21 17.4 10.5-27.4 46 32.9 24.4-42.8
Hispanic 360 50 13.9 10.4-18.3 76 19.5 15.3-24.4 39 9.6 6.7-13.6 195 57.1 51.2-62.8
AGE
18-34 838 212 25.6 22.5-29.1 189 22.1 19.1-25.4 137 16.1 13.5-19.1 300 36.1 32.5-39.9
35-44 557 117 23.0 19.2-27.3 165 28.4 24.4-32.8 56 8.0 6.0-10.6 219 40.6 36.0-45.4
45-54 644 113 15.7 12.9-19.1 182 27.4 23.6-31.5 62 8.6 6.6-11.2 287 48.3 43.8-52.7
55-64 717 157 22.2 18.8-25.9 206 29.7 25.9-33.7 61 7.1 5.3- 9.3 293 41.1 36.8-45.5
65-74 640 127 19.6 16.3-23.4 233 34.6 30.5-38.9 64 10.7 8.1-13.9 216 35.2 30.9-39.8
75+ 434 81 18.5 14.4-23.4 155 36.6 31.0-42.5 25 4.6 2.9- 7.1 173 40.4 34.7-46.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 359 35 9.2 6.4-13.0 84 24.9 19.9-30.6 25 7.0 4.5-10.5 215 59.0 52.9-64.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 880 139 18.4 15.5-21.7 243 25.8 22.7-29.3 95 10.6 8.4-13.3 403 45.1 41.3-49.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,148 240 23.4 20.6-26.4 309 25.8 23.1-28.8 135 11.5 9.6-13.7 464 39.3 36.1-42.6
College Graduate 1,447 392 28.2 25.7-30.9 493 34.0 31.3-36.8 150 10.4 8.7-12.2 412 27.4 24.9-30.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,246 180 15.6 13.2-18.3 314 24.4 21.6-27.4 121 9.1 7.4-11.1 631 50.9 47.5-54.3
No 2,573 622 24.3 22.4-26.3 812 29.7 27.7-31.8 281 10.9 9.6-12.3 858 35.1 32.9-37.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 539 157 31.6 27.0-36.5 142 22.4 18.8-26.4 81 16.5 13.1-20.6 159 29.6 25.2-34.4
Non-Veteran 3,297 650 20.2 18.6-21.8 988 28.8 27.1-30.7 322 9.5 8.4-10.7 1,337 41.5 39.5-43.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,079 470 22.8 20.8-24.9 602 28.0 25.9-30.3 241 11.3 9.9-12.9 766 37.9 35.5-40.4
Unemployed 146 26 16.8 11.2-24.4 29 18.4 12.2-26.7 16 9.8 5.0-18.1 75 55.0 45.2-64.5
Retired 995 214 21.9 18.9-25.2 354 35.1 31.7-38.8 89 8.9 7.1-11.2 338 34.0 30.6-37.7
Unable to Work 344 26 7.1 4.6-10.9 66 18.1 13.8-23.5 31 7.8 5.2-11.7 221 66.9 60.8-72.5
Other not in Labor Force 255 66 29.5 23.3-36.7 76 27.1 21.6-33.5 26 11.0 7.4-16.1 87 32.3 26.1-39.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 39 13.3 9.4-18.4 62 20.6 15.7-26.7 27 10.9 7.2-16.2 143 55.2 48.2-61.9
$15,000- 24,999 490 77 17.2 13.6-21.6 106 20.2 16.4-24.6 59 12.6 9.2-16.8 248 50.0 44.7-55.4
$25,000- 34,999 329 66 22.4 17.6-28.2 90 26.1 21.1-31.8 32 9.0 6.0-13.1 141 42.5 36.4-48.8
$35,000- 49,999 440 84 20.7 16.5-25.6 127 26.2 21.9-31.1 57 14.1 10.6-18.6 172 38.9 33.7-44.4
$50,000-74,999 460 106 21.6 17.4-26.6 137 31.1 26.1-36.4 59 11.9 9.1-15.4 158 35.4 30.4-40.8
$75,000+ 1,088 307 28.5 25.5-31.6 384 33.4 30.3-36.6 105 9.3 7.6-11.4 292 28.8 25.7-32.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 762 128 17.6 14.6-21.2 224 28.1 24.4-32.1 67 8.0 6.1-10.5 343 46.3 42.0-50.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 16 13.2 7.8-21.4 21 17.0 10.5-26.2 12 12.7 6.9-22.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 355 48 13.8 10.2-18.5 80 20.5 16.1-25.7 31 8.8 5.9-12.9 196 56.9 50.8-62.8
101% to 150% 394 81 23.8 19.1-29.3 87 19.9 15.8-24.8 57 15.0 11.0-20.0 169 41.3 35.5-47.3
151% to 200% 281 49 19.1 14.1-25.4 77 27.9 22.2-34.4 28 8.9 5.8-13.3 127 44.1 37.3-51.1
More than 200% 1,917 479 25.1 22.9-27.4 636 32.0 29.6-34.4 208 10.8 9.3-12.4 594 32.2 29.7-34.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 762 128 17.6 14.6-21.2 224 28.1 24.4-32.1 67 8.0 6.1-10.5 343 46.3 42.0-50.7
HOUSING
Own 2,447 557 22.5 20.7-24.5 817 31.4 29.3-33.5 219 8.9 7.6-10.3 854 37.2 34.9-39.5
Rent 1,109 195 19.2 16.6-22.1 252 21.7 19.0-24.7 145 12.9 10.8-15.4 517 46.2 42.8-49.6
Other arrangement 272 52 21.0 15.9-27.1 56 18.4 13.7-24.3 42 16.3 11.9-22.0 122 44.2 37.5-51.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,252 309 24.8 22.2-27.7 379 29.3 26.5-32.2 133 10.1 8.4-12.1 431 35.8 32.8-38.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,053 236 23.3 20.5-26.5 296 26.7 23.7-29.9 113 11.1 9.1-13.6 408 38.9 35.4-42.4
Rural 1,535 262 17.3 15.2-19.7 455 27.9 25.3-30.5 160 10.1 8.5-12.1 658 44.7 41.7-47.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 905 150 17.8 15.0-21.0 232 22.4 19.4-25.7 107 12.4 10.0-15.2 416 47.4 43.5-51.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,266 251 20.7 18.2-23.5 361 27.4 24.6-30.4 127 9.8 8.1-11.8 527 42.1 38.9-45.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,669 406 23.9 21.7-26.4 537 30.9 28.5-33.5 172 10.0 8.5-11.8 554 35.1 32.5-37.8

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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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