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%)
North Carolina 3,840 807 21.6 20.1-23.2 3,033 78.4 76.8-79.9
-FEMALES 2,074 381 19.4 17.4-21.5 1,693 80.6 78.5-82.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,287 261 20.8 18.3-23.5 1,026 79.2 76.5-81.7
Non-Hispanic Black 452 69 16.4 12.7-20.8 383 83.6 79.2-87.3
Other 313 45 16.5 11.9-22.4 268 83.5 77.6-88.1
AGE
18-34 409 85 22.0 17.7-26.8 324 78.0 73.2-82.3
35-44 313 63 22.1 17.2-28.0 250 77.9 72.0-82.8
45-54 349 57 13.9 10.5-18.2 292 86.1 81.8-89.5
55-64 409 81 21.1 16.6-26.4 328 78.9 73.6-83.4
65-74 344 64 18.9 14.4-24.4 280 81.1 75.6-85.6
75+ 243 31 14.7 9.8-21.6 212 85.3 78.4-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 *** *** *** 165 94.2 88.1-97.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 62 16.3 12.4-21.1 381 83.7 78.9-87.6
Some Post-H.S. 652 116 20.2 16.7-24.3 536 79.8 75.7-83.3
College Graduate 803 194 26.1 22.8-29.8 609 73.9 70.2-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 165 22 11.0 6.9-17.0 143 89.0 83.0-93.1
$15,000- 24,999 278 38 15.8 11.1-22.0 240 84.2 78.0-88.9
$25,000- 34,999 172 34 24.8 17.6-33.7 138 75.2 66.3-82.4
$35,000- 49,999 225 37 19.1 13.4-26.4 188 80.9 73.6-86.6
$50,000- 74,999 255 52 19.7 14.1-26.9 203 80.3 73.1-85.9
$75,000+ 519 131 25.2 21.3-29.6 388 74.8 70.4-78.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 708 91 14.5 11.4-18.3 617 85.5 81.7-88.6
No 1,358 290 21.9 19.4-24.5 1,068 78.1 75.5-80.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,005 362 18.9 17.0-21.1 1,643 81.1 78.9-83.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 652 148 23.0 19.4-27.0 504 77.0 73.0-80.6
Regional City or Suburban County 559 110 20.5 16.9-24.8 449 79.5 75.2-83.1
Rural 863 123 15.4 12.6-18.7 740 84.6 81.3-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,013 203 19.8 17.1-22.7 810 80.2 77.3-82.9
Unemployed 81 15 18.0 10.5-29.0 66 82.0 71.0-89.5
Retired 551 99 19.9 16.0-24.5 452 80.1 75.5-84.0
Unable to Work 214 12 5.4 2.8-10.2 202 94.6 89.8-97.2
Other not in Labor Force 203 49 27.7 20.8-36.0 154 72.3 64.0-79.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 58 89.0 79.1-94.6
50% to 100% 207 25 11.6 7.5-17.4 182 88.4 82.6-92.5
101% to 150% 211 42 25.7 18.9-34.0 169 74.3 66.0-81.1
151% to 200% 138 22 19.0 11.8-29.2 116 81.0 70.8-88.2
More than 200% 983 216 22.4 19.5-25.6 767 77.6 74.4-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 517 67 13.8 10.5-17.8 450 86.2 82.2-89.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 120 19.7 16.2-23.7 556 80.3 76.3-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 194 21.7 18.7-25.0 687 78.3 75.0-81.3

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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 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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