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
-MALES 1,803 953 51.3 48.6-54.0 850 48.7 46.0-51.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,175 653 52.8 49.5-56.1 522 47.2 43.9-50.5
Non-Hispanic Black 309 170 57.1 50.7-63.4 139 42.9 36.6-49.3
Other 294 119 38.7 32.4-45.5 175 61.3 54.5-67.6
AGE
18-34 434 213 48.2 43.0-53.5 221 51.8 46.5-57.0
35-44 253 130 51.2 44.3-58.1 123 48.8 41.9-55.7
45-54 301 141 46.5 40.0-53.1 160 53.5 46.9-60.0
55-64 316 167 53.4 47.1-59.6 149 46.6 40.4-52.9
65-74 302 190 60.5 53.9-66.8 112 39.5 33.2-46.1
75+ 194 112 56.6 47.7-65.0 82 43.4 35.0-52.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 68 35.3 27.9-43.5 119 64.7 56.5-72.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 197 45.8 40.6-51.2 255 54.2 48.8-59.4
Some Post-H.S. 506 263 52.7 47.8-57.6 243 47.3 42.4-52.2
College Graduate 654 424 65.2 61.0-69.1 230 34.8 30.9-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 217 83 37.5 30.3-45.3 134 62.5 54.7-69.7
$25,000- 34,999 157 72 45.4 36.8-54.2 85 54.6 45.8-63.2
$35,000- 49,999 221 105 44.2 36.9-51.8 116 55.8 48.2-63.1
$50,000- 74,999 211 109 51.9 43.9-59.8 102 48.1 40.2-56.1
$75,000+ 578 383 63.6 58.9-68.1 195 36.4 31.9-41.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 551 229 40.5 35.7-45.4 322 59.5 54.6-64.3
No 1,238 716 55.9 52.7-59.1 522 44.1 40.9-47.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 479 272 54.9 49.6-60.0 207 45.1 40.0-50.4
Non-Veteran 1,320 680 50.3 47.2-53.4 640 49.7 46.6-52.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 610 347 56.9 52.3-61.4 263 43.1 38.6-47.7
Regional City or Suburban County 507 271 50.6 45.5-55.7 236 49.4 44.3-54.5
Rural 686 335 46.6 42.3-51.0 351 53.4 49.0-57.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,091 568 51.5 48.1-54.8 523 48.5 45.2-51.9
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 285 61.8 56.2-67.0 165 38.2 33.0-43.8
Unable to Work 134 45 35.8 26.7-45.9 89 64.2 54.1-73.3
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 59 39.1 30.6-48.4 94 60.9 51.6-69.4
101% to 150% 185 75 39.5 31.7-48.0 110 60.5 52.0-68.3
151% to 200% 144 64 44.4 35.4-53.8 80 55.6 46.2-64.6
More than 200% 953 573 58.0 54.3-61.6 380 42.0 38.4-45.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 395 182 44.6 38.9-50.5 213 55.4 49.5-61.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 606 309 49.6 44.9-54.2 297 50.4 45.8-55.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 802 462 55.7 51.6-59.7 340 44.3 40.3-48.4

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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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