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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,531 827 32.2 30.1-34.4 1,704 67.8 65.6-69.9
GENDER
Male 1,194 452 37.0 33.9-40.2 742 63.0 59.8-66.1
Female 1,337 375 27.9 25.2-30.8 962 72.1 69.2-74.8
AGE
18-34 461 214 44.8 39.8-49.8 247 55.2 50.2-60.2
35-44 308 97 29.5 24.2-35.3 211 70.5 64.7-75.8
45-54 390 104 23.1 19.0-27.8 286 76.9 72.2-81.0
55-64 492 163 31.9 27.3-36.8 329 68.1 63.2-72.7
65-74 499 148 29.8 25.2-34.8 351 70.2 65.2-74.8
75+ 357 88 22.0 17.3-27.5 269 78.0 72.5-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 21 16.5 10.4-25.3 102 83.5 74.7-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 536 127 24.3 20.4-28.7 409 75.7 71.3-79.6
Some Post-H.S. 777 265 35.6 31.9-39.6 512 64.4 60.4-68.1
College Graduate 1,089 411 38.7 35.5-41.9 678 61.3 58.1-64.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 26 21.7 14.6-31.0 94 78.3 69.0-85.4
$15,000- 24,999 241 71 29.1 22.8-36.3 170 70.9 63.7-77.2
$25,000- 34,999 201 57 28.9 22.3-36.6 144 71.1 63.4-77.7
$35,000- 49,999 294 100 35.3 29.2-42.0 194 64.7 58.0-70.8
$50,000- 74,999 342 122 34.0 28.3-40.1 220 66.0 59.9-71.7
$75,000+ 841 316 36.6 33.1-40.3 525 63.4 59.7-66.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 822 207 24.9 21.5-28.7 615 75.1 71.3-78.5
No 1,696 616 35.6 33.1-38.3 1,080 64.4 61.7-66.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 406 175 46.9 41.2-52.8 231 53.1 47.2-58.8
Non-Veteran 2,124 651 29.8 27.6-32.0 1,473 70.2 68.0-72.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 282 38.5 34.5-42.6 438 61.5 57.4-65.5
Regional City or Suburban County 743 247 33.7 29.9-37.7 496 66.3 62.3-70.1
Rural 1,068 298 26.8 23.7-30.0 770 73.2 70.0-76.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,321 474 34.5 31.7-37.4 847 65.5 62.6-68.3
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 787 232 29.6 25.8-33.6 555 70.4 66.4-74.2
Unable to Work 188 32 15.2 10.4-21.7 156 84.8 78.3-89.6
Other not in Labor Force 148 59 43.1 34.2-52.4 89 56.9 47.6-65.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 35 22.6 16.1-30.9 116 77.4 69.1-83.9
101% to 150% 208 67 33.5 26.4-41.4 141 66.5 58.6-73.6
151% to 200% 178 53 28.4 21.3-36.8 125 71.6 63.2-78.7
More than 200% 1,459 525 35.5 32.8-38.3 934 64.5 61.7-67.2
HOUSING
Own 1,842 580 30.4 28.0-32.8 1,262 69.6 67.2-72.0
Rent 524 189 38.2 33.4-43.1 335 61.8 56.9-66.6
Other arrangement 155 55 37.0 28.8-46.1 100 63.0 53.9-71.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 148 30.2 25.7-35.1 340 69.8 64.9-74.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 923 273 30.4 27.0-34.1 650 69.6 65.9-73.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,120 406 34.5 31.4-37.7 714 65.5 62.3-68.6

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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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