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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,437 545 22.1 20.3-24.1 1,892 77.9 75.9-79.7
GENDER
Male 1,150 284 23.6 21.0-26.5 866 76.4 73.5-79.0
Female 1,287 261 20.8 18.3-23.5 1,026 79.2 76.5-81.7
AGE
18-34 447 134 29.8 25.4-34.7 313 70.2 65.3-74.6
35-44 302 64 21.4 16.7-27.1 238 78.6 72.9-83.3
45-54 387 67 14.0 10.8-17.9 320 86.0 82.1-89.2
55-64 480 116 24.4 20.2-29.2 364 75.6 70.8-79.8
65-74 483 96 18.4 14.8-22.6 387 81.6 77.4-85.2
75+ 335 68 19.1 14.5-24.7 267 80.9 75.3-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 81 17.7 14.1-21.9 419 82.3 78.1-85.9
Some Post-H.S. 751 162 23.4 20.1-27.1 589 76.6 72.9-79.9
College Graduate 1,061 291 28.4 25.4-31.5 770 71.6 68.5-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 13 10.9 6.2-18.5 103 89.1 81.5-93.8
$15,000- 24,999 230 45 19.9 14.5-26.8 185 80.1 73.2-85.5
$25,000- 34,999 196 37 18.7 13.3-25.8 159 81.3 74.2-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 287 60 21.7 16.6-27.7 227 78.3 72.3-83.4
$50,000- 74,999 332 76 21.4 16.5-27.3 256 78.6 72.7-83.5
$75,000+ 826 228 27.3 24.1-30.9 598 72.7 69.1-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 775 114 14.4 11.7-17.6 661 85.6 82.4-88.3
No 1,651 428 25.6 23.3-28.1 1,223 74.4 71.9-76.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 382 114 31.2 26.0-37.0 268 68.8 63.0-74.0
Non-Veteran 2,054 431 20.7 18.7-22.8 1,623 79.3 77.2-81.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 200 28.1 24.5-32.0 500 71.9 68.0-75.5
Regional City or Suburban County 717 163 23.2 19.8-26.9 554 76.8 73.1-80.2
Rural 1,020 182 17.1 14.6-20.0 838 82.9 80.0-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,282 310 23.3 20.9-26.0 972 76.7 74.0-79.1
Unemployed 79 17 20.7 12.6-32.2 62 79.3 67.8-87.4
Retired 750 163 21.4 18.1-25.1 587 78.6 74.9-81.9
Unable to Work 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 144 40 31.1 22.8-40.8 104 68.9 59.2-77.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 21 15.2 9.7-23.0 126 84.8 77.0-90.3
101% to 150% 199 39 21.8 15.6-29.4 160 78.2 70.6-84.4
151% to 200% 173 33 17.9 12.1-25.8 140 82.1 74.2-87.9
More than 200% 1,426 360 24.9 22.5-27.6 1,066 75.1 72.4-77.5
HOUSING
Own 1,777 405 21.9 19.8-24.2 1,372 78.1 75.8-80.2
Rent 510 109 23.4 19.3-28.1 401 76.6 71.9-80.7
Other arrangement 146 30 21.0 14.5-29.4 116 79.0 70.6-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 468 86 18.1 14.5-22.4 382 81.9 77.6-85.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 887 179 20.8 17.8-24.2 708 79.2 75.8-82.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,082 280 24.8 22.0-27.8 802 75.2 72.2-78.0

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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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