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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,287 261 20.8 18.3-23.5 408 30.6 27.7-33.6 103 7.5 6.1- 9.2 515 41.1 38.0-44.4
Non-Hispanic Black 452 69 16.4 12.7-20.8 123 25.4 21.0-30.4 43 9.2 6.5-12.9 217 49.0 43.5-54.5
Other 313 45 16.5 11.9-22.4 81 23.3 18.1-29.4 27 7.3 4.6-11.3 160 52.9 46.1-59.7
AGE
18-34 409 85 22.0 17.7-26.8 106 25.7 21.2-30.7 47 10.0 7.4-13.5 171 42.3 37.0-47.9
35-44 313 63 22.1 17.2-28.0 93 29.2 23.8-35.2 29 7.7 5.1-11.4 128 41.0 34.9-47.5
45-54 349 57 13.9 10.5-18.2 99 25.9 21.1-31.2 23 6.2 3.9- 9.5 170 54.1 48.1-59.9
55-64 409 81 21.1 16.6-26.4 122 30.3 25.3-35.8 33 6.6 4.5- 9.5 173 42.1 36.3-48.1
65-74 344 64 18.9 14.4-24.4 110 30.0 24.7-35.7 30 9.4 6.3-13.9 140 41.7 35.6-48.1
75+ 243 31 14.7 9.8-21.6 93 38.9 31.3-47.1 11 4.0 2.0- 7.9 108 42.4 34.8-50.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 *** *** *** 42 26.4 19.1-35.3 11 6.5 3.4-11.8 112 61.3 52.3-69.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 62 16.3 12.4-21.1 128 26.2 21.8-31.1 28 5.3 3.4- 8.2 225 52.2 46.6-57.7
Some Post-H.S. 652 116 20.2 16.7-24.3 178 26.7 22.9-30.8 61 9.0 6.9-11.8 297 44.0 39.6-48.6
College Graduate 803 194 26.1 22.8-29.8 274 33.9 30.4-37.7 73 8.8 6.9-11.2 262 31.1 27.6-34.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 165 22 11.0 6.9-17.0 37 18.8 13.2-26.1 12 8.5 4.6-15.4 94 61.7 53.0-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 278 38 15.8 11.1-22.0 64 21.7 16.5-27.9 30 10.9 7.3-15.9 146 51.6 44.6-58.6
$25,000- 34,999 172 34 24.8 17.6-33.7 50 26.9 20.0-35.1 16 6.8 3.7-12.2 72 41.5 33.0-50.5
$35,000- 49,999 225 37 19.1 13.4-26.4 71 30.5 24.0-37.8 18 6.0 3.4-10.3 99 44.5 36.9-52.3
$50,000- 74,999 255 52 19.7 14.1-26.9 85 34.0 27.4-41.4 26 9.2 6.1-13.6 92 37.0 30.3-44.3
$75,000+ 519 131 25.2 21.3-29.6 184 34.8 30.3-39.6 42 8.3 6.0-11.4 162 31.6 27.1-36.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 708 91 14.5 11.4-18.3 178 25.1 21.3-29.2 57 6.6 4.9- 8.9 382 53.8 49.2-58.3
No 1,358 290 21.9 19.4-24.5 443 30.5 27.8-33.4 114 8.2 6.7-10.0 511 39.4 36.3-42.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** 13 15.1 8.2-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,005 362 18.9 17.0-21.1 610 29.2 26.9-31.6 164 7.7 6.5- 9.1 869 44.2 41.6-46.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 652 148 23.0 19.4-27.0 196 28.2 24.5-32.2 53 8.1 6.1-10.8 255 40.7 36.4-45.1
Regional City or Suburban County 559 110 20.5 16.9-24.8 162 29.8 25.4-34.6 45 7.1 5.1- 9.7 242 42.6 37.8-47.5
Rural 863 123 15.4 12.6-18.7 265 28.6 25.2-32.2 75 8.0 6.1-10.3 400 48.1 44.0-52.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,013 203 19.8 17.1-22.7 315 30.5 27.3-33.9 87 7.8 6.2- 9.8 408 41.9 38.3-45.5
Unemployed 81 15 18.0 10.5-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 99 19.9 16.0-24.5 187 33.5 28.8-38.4 43 7.6 5.4-10.7 222 39.0 34.2-44.0
Unable to Work 214 12 5.4 2.8-10.2 37 13.6 9.4-19.4 18 6.3 3.6-10.6 147 74.7 67.6-80.6
Other not in Labor Force 203 49 27.7 20.8-36.0 64 28.2 21.9-35.5 20 10.9 6.9-16.7 70 33.1 26.1-41.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 13 16.4 9.1-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 25 11.6 7.5-17.4 46 19.6 14.1-26.4 15 8.9 5.1-15.1 121 59.9 51.9-67.5
101% to 150% 211 42 25.7 18.9-34.0 52 22.8 16.9-30.0 28 11.7 7.7-17.3 89 39.8 32.2-48.0
151% to 200% 138 22 19.0 11.8-29.2 40 30.5 22.1-40.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 983 216 22.4 19.5-25.6 337 33.8 30.5-37.3 84 8.2 6.5-10.2 346 35.7 32.2-39.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 517 67 13.8 10.5-17.8 137 22.8 18.9-27.2 51 10.3 7.4-14.0 262 53.2 47.9-58.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 120 19.7 16.2-23.7 189 26.9 23.0-31.1 48 6.3 4.6- 8.5 319 47.2 42.6-51.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 194 21.7 18.7-25.0 297 32.8 29.4-36.4 74 7.8 6.1-10.0 316 37.7 34.1-41.5

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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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