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%)
North Carolina 4,010 1,262 31.9 30.2-33.6 2,748 68.1 66.4-69.8
-FEMALES 2,166 575 27.0 24.8-29.3 1,591 73.0 70.7-75.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,337 375 27.9 25.2-30.8 962 72.1 69.2-74.8
Non-Hispanic Black 477 118 26.0 21.5-30.9 359 74.0 69.1-78.5
Other 323 74 23.5 18.3-29.7 249 76.5 70.3-81.7
AGE
18-34 420 133 31.3 26.6-36.5 287 68.7 63.5-73.4
35-44 319 93 29.6 24.1-35.6 226 70.4 64.4-75.9
45-54 354 81 20.2 16.1-25.0 273 79.8 75.0-83.9
55-64 426 117 27.0 22.2-32.4 309 73.0 67.6-77.8
65-74 358 98 28.2 22.9-34.1 260 71.8 65.9-77.1
75+ 259 44 18.3 13.0-25.0 215 81.7 75.0-87.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 20 11.9 7.3-18.6 161 88.1 81.4-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 94 21.1 17.0-25.9 375 78.9 74.1-83.0
Some Post-H.S. 679 186 29.4 25.5-33.6 493 70.6 66.4-74.5
College Graduate 834 274 34.3 30.8-38.1 560 65.7 61.9-69.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 34 18.8 13.1-26.2 138 81.2 73.8-86.9
$15,000- 24,999 291 73 26.4 20.7-33.0 218 73.6 67.0-79.3
$25,000- 34,999 175 51 32.1 24.3-41.1 124 67.9 58.9-75.7
$35,000- 49,999 230 57 25.5 19.3-32.9 173 74.5 67.1-80.7
$50,000- 74,999 259 79 28.8 22.5-36.0 180 71.2 64.0-77.5
$75,000+ 534 175 32.9 28.6-37.5 359 67.1 62.5-71.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 158 21.1 17.7-25.0 592 78.9 75.0-82.3
No 1,406 415 29.8 27.1-32.7 991 70.2 67.3-72.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,092 547 26.5 24.3-28.8 1,545 73.5 71.2-75.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 680 205 30.4 26.6-34.5 475 69.6 65.5-73.4
Regional City or Suburban County 582 161 27.9 23.8-32.4 421 72.1 67.6-76.2
Rural 904 209 23.3 20.1-26.8 695 76.7 73.2-79.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,047 301 27.8 24.9-31.0 746 72.2 69.0-75.1
Unemployed 83 20 20.9 13.0-31.7 63 79.1 68.3-87.0
Retired 585 147 26.6 22.4-31.3 438 73.4 68.7-77.6
Unable to Work 225 32 11.7 7.8-17.2 193 88.3 82.8-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 210 72 38.6 31.1-46.7 138 61.4 53.3-68.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 14 18.0 10.3-29.6 56 82.0 70.4-89.7
50% to 100% 214 41 20.1 14.5-27.2 173 79.9 72.8-85.5
101% to 150% 220 72 36.3 28.9-44.4 148 63.7 55.6-71.1
151% to 200% 142 35 25.3 17.4-35.3 107 74.7 64.7-82.6
More than 200% 1,007 305 30.3 27.1-33.7 702 69.7 66.3-72.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 125 24.2 20.0-28.8 416 75.8 71.2-80.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 705 174 26.1 22.3-30.3 531 73.9 69.7-77.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 920 276 28.9 25.6-32.3 644 71.1 67.7-74.4

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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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