2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,124 1,093 51.1 48.6-53.5 1,031 48.9 46.5-51.4
GENDER
Male 977 533 53.6 49.9-57.2 444 46.4 42.8-50.1
Female 1,147 560 48.8 45.5-52.2 587 51.2 47.8-54.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,341 727 53.0 49.8-56.0 614 47.0 44.0-50.2
Non-Hispanic Black 432 219 52.6 47.2-58.0 213 47.4 42.0-52.8
Other 351 147 39.6 33.8-45.7 204 60.4 54.3-66.2
AGE
18-34 485 229 48.5 43.6-53.5 256 51.5 46.5-56.4
35-44 332 175 54.7 48.7-60.7 157 45.3 39.3-51.3
45-54 358 175 46.1 40.2-52.0 183 53.9 48.0-59.8
55-64 409 216 53.4 47.8-58.8 193 46.6 41.2-52.2
65-74 315 168 52.4 46.2-58.5 147 47.6 41.5-53.8
75+ 218 130 58.6 50.2-66.5 88 41.4 33.5-49.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 67 36.1 28.5-44.4 126 63.9 55.6-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 182 43.3 38.0-48.7 257 56.7 51.3-62.0
Some Post-H.S. 590 300 52.1 47.5-56.6 290 47.9 43.4-52.5
College Graduate 900 542 61.2 57.6-64.6 358 38.8 35.4-42.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 608 245 40.4 35.8-45.2 363 59.6 54.8-64.2
No 1,505 843 55.2 52.2-58.0 662 44.8 42.0-47.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 145 58.9 51.7-65.7 103 41.1 34.3-48.3
Non-Veteran 1,872 947 50.2 47.5-52.8 925 49.8 47.2-52.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,218 636 51.6 48.4-54.8 582 48.4 45.2-51.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 281 55.6 50.4-60.7 222 44.4 39.3-49.6
Unable to Work 158 43 24.2 17.5-32.5 115 75.8 67.5-82.5
Other not in Labor Force 154 92 62.4 53.5-70.5 62 37.6 29.5-46.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 45 34.1 25.1-44.4 78 65.9 55.6-74.9
$15,000- 24,999 241 88 35.8 29.2-43.0 153 64.2 57.0-70.8
$25,000- 34,999 185 87 48.0 39.8-56.3 98 52.0 43.7-60.2
$35,000- 49,999 223 100 45.6 38.1-53.2 123 54.4 46.8-61.9
$50,000- 74,999 252 135 54.0 46.6-61.1 117 46.0 38.9-53.4
$75,000+ 685 438 62.0 57.8-66.1 247 38.0 33.9-42.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 64 34.2 26.7-42.5 115 65.8 57.5-73.3
101% to 150% 211 90 44.6 36.9-52.7 121 55.4 47.3-63.1
151% to 200% 122 51 46.6 36.7-56.8 71 53.4 43.2-63.3
More than 200% 1,135 664 57.0 53.6-60.3 471 43.0 39.7-46.4
HOUSING
Own 1,317 763 55.5 52.4-58.7 554 44.5 41.3-47.6
Rent 653 262 41.4 37.1-45.8 391 58.6 54.2-62.9
Other arrangement 144 60 43.1 34.2-52.5 84 56.9 47.5-65.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,175 636 54.2 50.9-57.5 539 45.8 42.5-49.1
Regional City or Suburban County 528 264 49.8 44.8-54.8 264 50.2 45.2-55.2
Rural 421 193 43.6 38.3-49.2 228 56.4 50.8-61.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 45 33.3 24.7-43.2 77 66.7 56.8-75.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 765 355 46.7 42.5-51.0 410 53.3 49.0-57.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,237 693 55.5 52.3-58.7 544 44.5 41.3-47.7

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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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