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
-MALES 1,844 687 37.4 34.9-40.0 1,157 62.6 60.0-65.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,194 452 37.0 33.9-40.2 742 63.0 59.8-66.1
Non-Hispanic Black 319 124 42.1 35.9-48.6 195 57.9 51.4-64.1
Other 299 98 34.6 28.2-41.5 201 65.4 58.5-71.8
AGE
18-34 442 224 51.1 45.9-56.4 218 48.9 43.6-54.1
35-44 249 83 32.5 26.4-39.3 166 67.5 60.7-73.6
45-54 298 96 29.1 23.7-35.2 202 70.9 64.8-76.3
55-64 315 105 30.7 25.4-36.7 210 69.3 63.3-74.6
65-74 307 100 33.6 27.5-40.4 207 66.4 59.6-72.5
75+ 208 65 27.0 20.8-34.4 143 73.0 65.6-79.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 41 20.6 14.8-28.1 149 79.4 71.9-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 152 35.5 30.6-40.8 317 64.5 59.2-69.4
Some Post-H.S. 516 205 41.4 36.7-46.2 311 58.6 53.8-63.3
College Graduate 663 285 43.7 39.6-47.9 378 56.3 52.1-60.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 33 31.0 21.9-41.9 77 69.0 58.1-78.1
$15,000- 24,999 222 70 32.7 25.7-40.7 152 67.3 59.3-74.3
$25,000- 34,999 164 48 29.6 22.4-38.1 116 70.4 61.9-77.6
$35,000- 49,999 222 89 43.9 36.6-51.6 133 56.1 48.4-63.4
$50,000- 74,999 213 91 39.1 31.9-46.8 122 60.9 53.2-68.1
$75,000+ 578 243 41.6 37.1-46.3 335 58.4 53.7-62.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 574 163 29.6 25.3-34.4 411 70.4 65.6-74.7
No 1,256 517 40.6 37.5-43.8 739 59.4 56.2-62.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 218 47.8 42.6-52.9 284 52.2 47.1-57.4
Non-Veteran 1,339 466 34.1 31.2-37.1 873 65.9 62.9-68.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 617 246 38.8 34.5-43.3 371 61.2 56.7-65.5
Regional City or Suburban County 519 205 41.6 36.7-46.6 314 58.4 53.4-63.3
Rural 708 236 32.8 28.9-37.0 472 67.2 63.0-71.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,102 437 39.7 36.5-43.0 665 60.3 57.0-63.5
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 473 166 34.7 29.7-40.1 307 65.3 59.9-70.3
Unable to Work 135 30 21.7 14.8-30.7 105 78.3 69.3-85.2
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 40 26.1 18.9-34.8 111 73.9 65.2-81.1
101% to 150% 191 68 38.4 30.5-47.0 123 61.6 53.0-69.5
151% to 200% 149 47 32.3 24.4-41.4 102 67.7 58.6-75.6
More than 200% 958 397 41.0 37.5-44.6 561 59.0 55.4-62.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 410 147 37.0 31.7-42.6 263 63.0 57.4-68.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 621 223 36.2 31.9-40.8 398 63.8 59.2-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 813 317 38.6 34.8-42.5 496 61.4 57.5-65.2

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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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