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%)
TOTAL 4,010 1,262 31.9 30.2-33.6 2,748 68.1 66.4-69.8
GENDER
Male 1,844 687 37.4 34.9-40.0 1,157 62.6 60.0-65.1
Female 2,166 575 27.0 24.8-29.3 1,591 73.0 70.7-75.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,531 827 32.2 30.1-34.4 1,704 67.8 65.6-69.9
Non-Hispanic Black 796 242 33.0 29.2-37.0 554 67.0 63.0-70.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 104 24 24.0 15.3-35.5 80 76.0 64.5-84.7
Non-Hispanic Other 146 57 41.3 32.1-51.2 89 58.7 48.8-67.9
Hispanic 372 91 23.1 18.6-28.2 281 76.9 71.8-81.4
AGE
18-34 862 357 41.4 37.7-45.1 505 58.6 54.9-62.3
35-44 568 176 30.9 26.8-35.4 392 69.1 64.6-73.2
45-54 652 177 24.5 21.0-28.3 475 75.5 71.7-79.0
55-64 741 222 28.7 25.1-32.7 519 71.3 67.3-74.9
65-74 665 198 30.7 26.6-35.1 467 69.3 64.9-73.4
75+ 467 109 21.9 17.7-26.7 358 78.1 73.3-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 371 61 16.6 12.6-21.5 310 83.4 78.5-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 938 246 28.5 25.2-32.1 692 71.5 67.9-74.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,195 391 34.8 31.7-38.0 804 65.2 62.0-68.3
College Graduate 1,497 559 38.4 35.7-41.2 938 61.6 58.8-64.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,324 321 25.0 22.2-28.0 1,003 75.0 72.0-77.8
No 2,662 932 35.0 32.9-37.1 1,730 65.0 62.9-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 575 246 47.1 42.2-51.9 329 52.9 48.1-57.8
Non-Veteran 3,431 1,013 29.6 27.9-31.5 2,418 70.4 68.5-72.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,149 738 34.1 31.9-36.5 1,411 65.9 63.5-68.1
Unemployed 150 42 25.9 18.5-34.9 108 74.1 65.1-81.5
Retired 1,058 313 30.2 26.9-33.7 745 69.8 66.3-73.1
Unable to Work 360 62 15.6 11.8-20.3 298 84.4 79.7-88.2
Other not in Labor Force 264 97 40.9 34.2-48.0 167 59.1 52.0-65.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 282 67 23.7 18.5-29.9 215 76.3 70.1-81.5
$15,000- 24,999 513 143 29.3 24.7-34.3 370 70.7 65.7-75.3
$25,000- 34,999 339 99 30.9 25.4-36.9 240 69.1 63.1-74.6
$35,000- 49,999 452 146 35.1 30.1-40.5 306 64.9 59.5-69.9
$50,000-74,999 472 170 33.6 28.8-38.8 302 66.4 61.2-71.2
$75,000+ 1,112 418 37.6 34.4-40.9 694 62.4 59.1-65.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 840 219 26.5 23.0-30.3 621 73.5 69.7-77.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 116 28 24.5 16.8-34.5 88 75.5 65.5-83.2
50% to 100% 365 81 22.5 17.9-27.8 284 77.5 72.2-82.1
101% to 150% 411 140 37.4 31.8-43.3 271 62.6 56.7-68.2
151% to 200% 291 82 29.1 23.3-35.7 209 70.9 64.3-76.7
More than 200% 1,965 702 35.8 33.4-38.2 1,263 64.2 61.8-66.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 840 219 26.5 23.0-30.3 621 73.5 69.7-77.0
HOUSING
Own 2,550 806 31.4 29.3-33.5 1,744 68.6 66.5-70.7
Rent 1,151 352 32.1 29.0-35.3 799 67.9 64.7-71.0
Other arrangement 285 96 36.1 29.9-42.8 189 63.9 57.2-70.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,297 451 34.4 31.5-37.4 846 65.6 62.6-68.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,101 366 34.6 31.3-38.0 735 65.4 62.0-68.7
Rural 1,612 445 27.7 25.1-30.4 1,167 72.3 69.6-74.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 951 272 30.3 26.9-33.9 679 69.7 66.1-73.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,326 397 30.9 28.0-34.0 929 69.1 66.0-72.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,733 593 33.4 30.9-36.0 1,140 66.6 64.0-69.1

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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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