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%)
North Carolina 3,913 1,974 49.7 47.8-51.5 1,939 50.3 48.5-52.2
-FEMALES 2,110 1,021 48.2 45.6-50.7 1,089 51.8 49.3-54.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,304 677 51.1 47.9-54.3 627 48.9 45.7-52.1
Non-Hispanic Black 458 194 41.7 36.5-47.2 264 58.3 52.8-63.5
Other 324 132 41.0 34.5-47.7 192 59.0 52.3-65.5
AGE
18-34 420 199 48.3 43.0-53.7 221 51.7 46.3-57.0
35-44 321 159 50.8 44.5-57.1 162 49.2 42.9-55.5
45-54 352 157 39.8 34.3-45.6 195 60.2 54.4-65.7
55-64 413 203 50.6 44.7-56.5 210 49.4 43.5-55.3
65-74 351 177 48.5 42.4-54.7 174 51.5 45.3-57.6
75+ 246 126 54.0 46.1-61.7 120 46.0 38.3-53.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 53 32.6 24.8-41.4 128 67.4 58.6-75.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 192 42.4 37.1-47.9 257 57.6 52.1-62.9
Some Post-H.S. 666 302 47.1 42.7-51.6 364 52.9 48.4-57.3
College Graduate 812 473 60.0 56.1-63.7 339 40.0 36.3-43.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 59 29.4 22.4-37.4 108 70.6 62.6-77.6
$15,000- 24,999 283 102 36.5 30.1-43.5 181 63.5 56.5-69.9
$25,000- 34,999 177 85 51.1 42.3-59.8 92 48.9 40.2-57.7
$35,000- 49,999 230 113 50.8 43.2-58.5 117 49.2 41.5-56.8
$50,000- 74,999 258 140 54.5 47.3-61.6 118 45.5 38.4-52.7
$75,000+ 522 317 60.1 55.1-64.8 205 39.9 35.2-44.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 719 273 39.5 35.1-44.0 446 60.5 56.0-64.9
No 1,382 745 52.4 49.3-55.5 637 47.6 44.5-50.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,039 987 48.1 45.5-50.7 1,052 51.9 49.3-54.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 664 350 51.4 47.0-55.7 314 48.6 44.3-53.0
Regional City or Suburban County 570 278 50.2 45.4-55.1 292 49.8 44.9-54.6
Rural 876 393 43.9 39.9-47.9 483 56.1 52.1-60.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,026 522 50.0 46.4-53.6 504 50.0 46.4-53.6
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 559 291 53.5 48.5-58.5 268 46.5 41.5-51.5
Unable to Work 218 49 18.4 13.3-24.7 169 81.6 75.3-86.7
Other not in Labor Force 211 118 56.6 48.7-64.1 93 43.4 35.9-51.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 71 30.2 23.6-37.7 141 69.8 62.3-76.4
101% to 150% 216 97 49.2 41.2-57.2 119 50.8 42.8-58.8
151% to 200% 141 63 49.1 39.2-59.1 78 50.9 40.9-60.8
More than 200% 993 560 56.4 52.7-59.9 433 43.6 40.1-47.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 526 208 36.5 31.7-41.5 318 63.5 58.5-68.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 686 313 46.4 41.9-51.0 373 53.6 49.0-58.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 898 500 54.6 50.8-58.3 398 45.4 41.7-49.2

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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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