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
-MALES 1,766 426 24.0 21.8-26.4 1,340 76.0 73.6-78.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,150 284 23.6 21.0-26.5 866 76.4 73.5-79.0
Non-Hispanic Black 302 85 31.1 25.3-37.7 217 68.9 62.3-74.7
Other 290 52 17.9 13.4-23.4 238 82.1 76.6-86.6
AGE
18-34 429 127 29.3 24.8-34.2 302 70.7 65.8-75.2
35-44 244 54 24.0 18.4-30.7 190 76.0 69.3-81.6
45-54 295 56 17.7 13.3-23.2 239 82.3 76.8-86.7
55-64 308 76 23.4 18.6-29.0 232 76.6 71.0-81.4
65-74 296 63 20.4 15.8-26.1 233 79.6 73.9-84.2
75+ 191 50 24.0 17.8-31.6 141 76.0 68.4-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 26 12.1 8.0-17.9 159 87.9 82.1-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 77 20.4 16.4-25.2 360 79.6 74.8-83.6
Some Post-H.S. 496 124 27.2 22.9-31.9 372 72.8 68.1-77.1
College Graduate 644 198 30.9 27.1-35.0 446 69.1 65.0-72.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 17 16.7 10.0-26.5 89 83.3 73.5-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 212 39 18.9 13.6-25.6 173 81.1 74.4-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 157 32 20.1 14.0-27.9 125 79.9 72.1-86.0
$35,000- 49,999 215 47 22.2 16.5-29.2 168 77.8 70.8-83.5
$50,000- 74,999 205 54 23.8 17.8-31.0 151 76.2 69.0-82.2
$75,000+ 569 176 31.3 27.1-35.8 393 68.7 64.2-72.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 89 17.0 13.5-21.1 449 83.0 78.9-86.5
No 1,215 332 26.9 24.2-29.8 883 73.1 70.2-75.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 138 31.1 26.4-36.2 333 68.9 63.8-73.6
Non-Veteran 1,292 288 21.9 19.4-24.6 1,004 78.1 75.4-80.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 600 161 26.8 23.0-31.1 439 73.2 68.9-77.0
Regional City or Suburban County 494 126 26.3 22.0-31.1 368 73.7 68.9-78.0
Rural 672 139 19.6 16.4-23.2 533 80.4 76.8-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 267 25.4 22.5-28.5 799 74.6 71.5-77.5
Unemployed 65 11 15.7 8.4-27.4 54 84.3 72.6-91.6
Retired 444 115 24.4 20.2-29.2 329 75.6 70.8-79.8
Unable to Work 130 14 9.9 5.6-17.0 116 90.1 83.0-94.4
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 23 17.1 11.1-25.5 125 82.9 74.5-88.9
101% to 150% 183 39 22.1 16.0-29.7 144 77.9 70.3-84.0
151% to 200% 143 27 19.2 12.9-27.6 116 80.8 72.4-87.1
More than 200% 934 263 27.7 24.5-31.1 671 72.3 68.9-75.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 83 22.2 17.8-27.4 305 77.8 72.6-82.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 590 131 21.9 18.3-26.0 459 78.1 74.0-81.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 788 212 26.5 23.1-30.2 576 73.5 69.8-76.9

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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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