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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,479 1,330 51.9 49.6-54.2 1,149 48.1 45.8-50.4
GENDER
Male 1,175 653 52.8 49.5-56.1 522 47.2 43.9-50.5
Female 1,304 677 51.1 47.9-54.3 627 48.9 45.7-52.1
AGE
18-34 454 244 53.2 48.0-58.2 210 46.8 41.8-52.0
35-44 308 159 49.9 43.7-56.1 149 50.1 43.9-56.3
45-54 393 180 42.8 37.3-48.4 213 57.2 51.6-62.7
55-64 490 271 55.1 49.9-60.2 219 44.9 39.8-50.1
65-74 491 287 55.4 50.2-60.5 204 44.6 39.5-49.8
75+ 340 189 55.8 49.1-62.3 151 44.2 37.7-50.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 47 36.2 27.2-46.2 75 63.8 53.8-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 233 45.9 41.0-50.9 281 54.1 49.1-59.0
Some Post-H.S. 766 379 50.2 46.2-54.2 387 49.8 45.8-53.8
College Graduate 1,072 669 62.8 59.5-65.9 403 37.2 34.1-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 38 29.8 21.8-39.4 81 70.2 60.6-78.2
$15,000- 24,999 237 97 42.2 35.0-49.8 140 57.8 50.2-65.0
$25,000- 34,999 198 93 45.6 37.8-53.7 105 54.4 46.3-62.2
$35,000- 49,999 293 149 48.3 41.7-55.0 144 51.7 45.0-58.3
$50,000- 74,999 339 185 55.3 49.1-61.5 154 44.7 38.5-50.9
$75,000+ 836 536 61.9 58.0-65.6 300 38.1 34.4-42.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 790 321 39.9 35.9-44.1 469 60.1 55.9-64.1
No 1,678 1,002 57.4 54.6-60.1 676 42.6 39.9-45.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 390 226 55.2 49.2-60.9 164 44.8 39.1-50.8
Non-Veteran 2,088 1,104 51.4 48.9-53.9 984 48.6 46.1-51.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 708 419 57.8 53.5-61.9 289 42.2 38.1-46.5
Regional City or Suburban County 733 386 51.8 47.6-56.0 347 48.2 44.0-52.4
Rural 1,038 525 47.9 44.3-51.5 513 52.1 48.5-55.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,305 721 53.5 50.4-56.5 584 46.5 43.5-49.6
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 759 447 58.4 54.1-62.5 312 41.6 37.5-45.9
Unable to Work 183 43 20.6 15.0-27.5 140 79.4 72.5-85.0
Other not in Labor Force 147 84 57.1 48.0-65.8 63 42.9 34.2-52.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 52 34.6 26.6-43.7 102 65.4 56.3-73.4
101% to 150% 202 86 43.6 35.8-51.6 116 56.4 48.4-64.2
151% to 200% 174 82 47.7 38.9-56.6 92 52.3 43.4-61.1
More than 200% 1,449 864 58.3 55.3-61.2 585 41.7 38.8-44.7
HOUSING
Own 1,804 1,044 55.3 52.6-58.0 760 44.7 42.0-47.4
Rent 522 225 43.3 38.5-48.3 297 56.7 51.7-61.5
Other arrangement 148 59 37.5 29.1-46.8 89 62.5 53.2-70.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 214 41.7 36.6-46.9 264 58.3 53.1-63.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 465 50.9 47.0-54.8 440 49.1 45.2-53.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,096 651 56.8 53.4-60.1 445 43.2 39.9-46.6

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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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