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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,437 545 22.1 20.3-24.1 764 29.9 27.8-32.0 253 10.2 8.9-11.6 875 37.8 35.5-40.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,287 261 20.8 18.3-23.5 408 30.6 27.7-33.6 103 7.5 6.1- 9.2 515 41.1 38.0-44.4
AGE
18-34 447 134 29.8 25.4-34.7 106 23.3 19.2-28.0 76 15.8 12.6-19.8 131 31.0 26.3-36.2
35-44 302 64 21.4 16.7-27.1 93 29.3 24.1-35.1 32 8.1 5.6-11.6 113 41.2 35.1-47.6
45-54 387 67 14.0 10.8-17.9 111 28.9 24.0-34.4 36 9.0 6.4-12.5 173 48.1 42.5-53.8
55-64 480 116 24.4 20.2-29.2 149 30.6 26.1-35.4 44 7.8 5.6-10.7 171 37.2 32.2-42.6
65-74 483 96 18.4 14.8-22.6 186 37.1 32.3-42.1 45 10.4 7.6-14.0 156 34.2 29.3-39.5
75+ 335 68 19.1 14.5-24.7 119 36.6 30.3-43.5 19 4.4 2.6- 7.3 129 39.9 33.4-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** 37 29.5 21.1-39.5 *** *** *** 63 55.7 45.7-65.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 81 17.7 14.1-21.9 147 28.4 24.2-33.0 41 7.7 5.5-10.6 231 46.3 41.3-51.4
Some Post-H.S. 751 162 23.4 20.1-27.1 207 26.6 23.3-30.3 94 12.4 10.1-15.2 288 37.6 33.7-41.6
College Graduate 1,061 291 28.4 25.4-31.5 372 34.6 31.5-37.8 107 10.2 8.3-12.3 291 26.9 24.0-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 13 10.9 6.2-18.5 24 19.1 12.6-27.8 13 11.4 6.2-19.8 66 58.7 48.5-68.2
$15,000- 24,999 230 45 19.9 14.5-26.8 51 23.5 17.6-30.7 24 10.0 6.4-15.4 110 46.5 39.0-54.2
$25,000- 34,999 196 37 18.7 13.3-25.8 56 27.5 21.0-35.0 20 11.3 7.1-17.5 83 42.5 34.7-50.8
$35,000- 49,999 287 60 21.7 16.6-27.7 85 26.5 21.4-32.4 36 13.4 9.3-18.8 106 38.5 32.0-45.4
$50,000- 74,999 332 76 21.4 16.5-27.3 105 33.4 27.5-39.9 41 12.2 8.9-16.5 110 33.0 27.4-39.2
$75,000+ 826 228 27.3 24.1-30.9 300 34.3 30.8-38.0 82 9.2 7.3-11.5 216 29.1 25.6-33.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 775 114 14.4 11.7-17.6 200 25.3 21.8-29.2 78 9.9 7.7-12.6 383 50.4 46.2-54.7
No 1,651 428 25.6 23.3-28.1 560 31.9 29.4-34.5 174 10.3 8.8-12.0 489 32.1 29.5-34.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 382 114 31.2 26.0-37.0 107 23.5 19.2-28.4 55 16.3 12.3-21.2 106 29.0 23.7-34.9
Non-Veteran 2,054 431 20.7 18.7-22.8 657 30.9 28.7-33.3 197 9.2 7.9-10.6 769 39.2 36.8-41.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 200 28.1 24.5-32.0 218 30.1 26.4-34.0 78 11.0 8.7-13.9 204 30.8 27.0-35.0
Regional City or Suburban County 717 163 23.2 19.8-26.9 212 28.4 24.8-32.4 73 10.2 8.0-13.0 269 38.2 34.1-42.4
Rural 1,020 182 17.1 14.6-20.0 334 30.9 27.7-34.2 102 9.6 7.7-11.8 402 42.5 38.8-46.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,282 310 23.3 20.9-26.0 399 30.2 27.4-33.1 147 11.1 9.4-13.1 426 35.4 32.4-38.5
Unemployed 79 17 20.7 12.6-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 750 163 21.4 18.1-25.1 279 37.0 32.9-41.2 62 8.4 6.4-11.0 246 33.2 29.3-37.4
Unable to Work 177 *** *** *** 28 13.8 9.3-19.9 15 7.2 4.0-12.8 121 72.1 64.3-78.8
Other not in Labor Force 144 40 31.1 22.8-40.8 42 25.8 19.0-34.1 18 12.7 7.9-19.9 44 30.4 22.7-39.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 21 15.2 9.7-23.0 30 20.9 14.3-29.4 14 7.9 4.4-13.7 82 56.1 46.7-65.0
101% to 150% 199 39 21.8 15.6-29.4 46 22.0 16.2-29.1 28 13.9 9.3-20.3 86 42.3 34.5-50.5
151% to 200% 173 33 17.9 12.1-25.8 49 30.0 22.5-38.6 18 10.2 6.1-16.4 73 41.9 33.3-51.1
More than 200% 1,426 360 24.9 22.5-27.6 489 33.1 30.4-36.0 150 10.4 8.8-12.3 427 31.5 28.7-34.4
HOUSING
Own 1,777 405 21.9 19.8-24.2 625 33.5 31.0-36.0 154 8.4 7.1-10.0 593 36.2 33.5-38.9
Rent 510 109 23.4 19.3-28.1 110 19.9 16.3-24.1 76 14.9 11.7-18.7 215 41.8 36.9-46.9
Other arrangement 146 30 21.0 14.5-29.4 28 16.0 10.4-23.8 23 17.5 11.5-25.9 65 45.5 36.3-55.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 468 86 18.1 14.5-22.4 122 23.3 19.3-27.9 54 12.0 9.0-15.8 206 46.6 41.3-52.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 887 179 20.8 17.8-24.2 278 30.2 26.8-33.9 82 9.0 7.2-11.4 348 39.9 36.1-43.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,082 280 24.8 22.0-27.8 364 32.1 29.1-35.3 117 10.4 8.6-12.6 321 32.6 29.4-36.0

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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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