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
-MALES 1,766 426 24.0 21.8-26.4 507 27.2 24.8-29.6 233 13.4 11.6-15.3 600 35.4 32.8-38.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,150 284 23.6 21.0-26.5 356 29.1 26.2-32.2 150 13.1 11.1-15.5 360 34.2 31.0-37.5
Non-Hispanic Black 302 85 31.1 25.3-37.7 80 25.6 20.3-31.7 35 11.4 7.9-16.2 102 31.8 26.2-38.1
Other 290 52 17.9 13.4-23.4 66 20.9 16.0-26.9 44 17.2 12.0-24.0 128 44.0 37.3-51.0
AGE
18-34 429 127 29.3 24.8-34.2 83 18.6 14.9-23.1 90 22.0 17.8-26.9 129 30.1 25.4-35.3
35-44 244 54 24.0 18.4-30.7 72 27.5 21.8-34.1 27 8.4 5.6-12.4 91 40.1 33.4-47.3
45-54 295 56 17.7 13.3-23.2 83 29.1 23.4-35.6 39 11.2 8.0-15.6 117 42.0 35.5-48.7
55-64 308 76 23.4 18.6-29.0 84 29.0 23.5-35.1 28 7.7 5.0-11.6 120 39.9 33.8-46.4
65-74 296 63 20.4 15.8-26.1 123 40.1 33.9-46.6 34 12.1 8.4-17.2 76 27.3 21.6-33.9
75+ 191 50 24.0 17.8-31.6 62 33.1 25.5-41.8 14 5.4 3.1- 9.2 65 37.5 29.1-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 26 12.1 8.0-17.9 42 23.5 17.1-31.4 14 7.4 4.1-12.9 103 57.0 48.6-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 77 20.4 16.4-25.2 115 25.5 21.1-30.4 67 15.7 12.0-20.3 178 38.3 33.3-43.7
Some Post-H.S. 496 124 27.2 22.9-31.9 131 24.8 20.8-29.2 74 14.5 11.4-18.2 167 33.6 29.0-38.4
College Graduate 644 198 30.9 27.1-35.0 219 34.1 30.2-38.3 77 12.4 9.8-15.5 150 22.6 19.3-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 17 16.7 10.0-26.5 25 23.3 15.0-34.2 15 14.4 8.1-24.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 39 18.9 13.6-25.6 42 18.4 13.3-25.1 29 14.5 9.2-22.2 102 48.2 40.1-56.3
$25,000- 34,999 157 32 20.1 14.0-27.9 40 25.3 18.5-33.6 16 11.1 6.5-18.1 69 43.5 35.0-52.5
$35,000- 49,999 215 47 22.2 16.5-29.2 56 22.2 16.7-28.9 39 21.7 15.8-29.2 73 33.8 26.9-41.5
$50,000- 74,999 205 54 23.8 17.8-31.0 52 27.6 20.7-35.9 33 15.0 10.5-21.0 66 33.6 26.3-41.8
$75,000+ 569 176 31.3 27.1-35.8 200 32.1 28.0-36.6 63 10.1 7.8-13.1 130 26.4 22.3-31.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 89 17.0 13.5-21.1 136 23.5 19.6-28.0 64 12.1 9.1-15.9 249 47.3 42.3-52.4
No 1,215 332 26.9 24.2-29.8 369 28.8 26.0-31.8 167 13.8 11.7-16.2 347 30.5 27.6-33.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 138 31.1 26.4-36.2 129 23.4 19.5-27.9 72 17.2 13.5-21.7 132 28.2 23.6-33.4
Non-Veteran 1,292 288 21.9 19.4-24.6 378 28.3 25.6-31.2 158 12.1 10.1-14.3 468 37.7 34.6-40.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 600 161 26.8 23.0-31.1 183 30.4 26.3-34.9 80 12.3 9.7-15.4 176 30.5 26.3-35.0
Regional City or Suburban County 494 126 26.3 22.0-31.1 134 23.3 19.5-27.7 68 15.4 11.9-19.8 166 35.0 30.1-40.2
Rural 672 139 19.6 16.4-23.2 190 27.0 23.3-31.1 85 12.7 10.0-16.0 258 40.7 36.3-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 267 25.4 22.5-28.5 287 25.8 23.0-28.9 154 14.4 12.1-16.9 358 34.4 31.2-37.8
Unemployed 65 11 15.7 8.4-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 115 24.4 20.2-29.2 167 37.2 32.1-42.7 46 10.5 7.6-14.3 116 27.8 23.0-33.3
Unable to Work 130 14 9.9 5.6-17.0 29 25.5 17.3-35.9 13 10.4 5.6-18.6 74 54.3 44.1-64.1
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 23 17.1 11.1-25.5 34 21.8 15.2-30.3 16 8.7 5.0-14.5 75 52.4 43.1-61.5
101% to 150% 183 39 22.1 16.0-29.7 35 17.1 11.9-24.1 29 18.1 11.9-26.7 80 42.7 34.3-51.4
151% to 200% 143 27 19.2 12.9-27.6 37 25.6 18.3-34.5 18 12.5 7.6-19.9 61 42.7 33.6-52.3
More than 200% 934 263 27.7 24.5-31.1 299 30.2 27.0-33.7 124 13.3 11.0-15.9 248 28.8 25.4-32.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 83 22.2 17.8-27.4 95 22.0 17.6-27.2 56 14.7 11.0-19.4 154 41.0 35.3-47.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 590 131 21.9 18.3-26.0 172 28.0 23.9-32.3 79 13.7 10.8-17.3 208 36.4 32.0-41.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 788 212 26.5 23.1-30.2 240 28.8 25.4-32.5 98 12.5 10.0-15.5 238 32.2 28.4-36.2

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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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