2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,840 807 21.6 20.1-23.2 3,033 78.4 76.8-79.9
GENDER
Male 1,766 426 24.0 21.8-26.4 1,340 76.0 73.6-78.2
Female 2,074 381 19.4 17.4-21.5 1,693 80.6 78.5-82.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,437 545 22.1 20.3-24.1 1,892 77.9 75.9-79.7
Non-Hispanic Black 754 154 22.8 19.4-26.7 600 77.2 73.3-80.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 100 12 13.1 6.5-24.7 88 86.9 75.3-93.5
Non-Hispanic Other 143 35 24.0 17.0-32.8 108 76.0 67.2-83.0
Hispanic 360 50 13.9 10.4-18.3 310 86.1 81.7-89.6
AGE
18-34 838 212 25.6 22.5-29.1 626 74.4 70.9-77.5
35-44 557 117 23.0 19.2-27.3 440 77.0 72.7-80.8
45-54 644 113 15.7 12.9-19.1 531 84.3 80.9-87.1
55-64 717 157 22.2 18.8-25.9 560 77.8 74.1-81.2
65-74 640 127 19.6 16.3-23.4 513 80.4 76.6-83.7
75+ 434 81 18.5 14.4-23.4 353 81.5 76.6-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 359 35 9.2 6.4-13.0 324 90.8 87.0-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 880 139 18.4 15.5-21.7 741 81.6 78.3-84.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,148 240 23.4 20.6-26.4 908 76.6 73.6-79.4
College Graduate 1,447 392 28.2 25.7-30.9 1,055 71.8 69.1-74.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,246 180 15.6 13.2-18.3 1,066 84.4 81.7-86.8
No 2,573 622 24.3 22.4-26.3 1,951 75.7 73.7-77.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 539 157 31.6 27.0-36.5 382 68.4 63.5-73.0
Non-Veteran 3,297 650 20.2 18.6-21.8 2,647 79.8 78.2-81.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,079 470 22.8 20.8-24.9 1,609 77.2 75.1-79.2
Unemployed 146 26 16.8 11.2-24.4 120 83.2 75.6-88.8
Retired 995 214 21.9 18.9-25.2 781 78.1 74.8-81.1
Unable to Work 344 26 7.1 4.6-10.9 318 92.9 89.1-95.4
Other not in Labor Force 255 66 29.5 23.3-36.7 189 70.5 63.3-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 39 13.3 9.4-18.4 232 86.7 81.6-90.6
$15,000- 24,999 490 77 17.2 13.6-21.6 413 82.8 78.4-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 329 66 22.4 17.6-28.2 263 77.6 71.8-82.4
$35,000- 49,999 440 84 20.7 16.5-25.6 356 79.3 74.4-83.5
$50,000-74,999 460 106 21.6 17.4-26.6 354 78.4 73.4-82.6
$75,000+ 1,088 307 28.5 25.5-31.6 781 71.5 68.4-74.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 762 128 17.6 14.6-21.2 634 82.4 78.8-85.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 16 13.2 7.8-21.4 94 86.8 78.6-92.2
50% to 100% 355 48 13.8 10.2-18.5 307 86.2 81.5-89.8
101% to 150% 394 81 23.8 19.1-29.3 313 76.2 70.7-80.9
151% to 200% 281 49 19.1 14.1-25.4 232 80.9 74.6-85.9
More than 200% 1,917 479 25.1 22.9-27.4 1,438 74.9 72.6-77.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 762 128 17.6 14.6-21.2 634 82.4 78.8-85.4
HOUSING
Own 2,447 557 22.5 20.7-24.5 1,890 77.5 75.5-79.3
Rent 1,109 195 19.2 16.6-22.1 914 80.8 77.9-83.4
Other arrangement 272 52 21.0 15.9-27.1 220 79.0 72.9-84.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,252 309 24.8 22.2-27.7 943 75.2 72.3-77.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,053 236 23.3 20.5-26.5 817 76.7 73.5-79.5
Rural 1,535 262 17.3 15.2-19.7 1,273 82.7 80.3-84.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 905 150 17.8 15.0-21.0 755 82.2 79.0-85.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,266 251 20.7 18.2-23.5 1,015 79.3 76.5-81.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,669 406 23.9 21.7-26.4 1,263 76.1 73.6-78.3

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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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