2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,082 456 21.8 19.8-23.9 617 29.2 27.0-31.5 215 10.1 8.8-11.7 794 38.9 36.5-41.4
GENDER
Male 956 242 24.3 21.4-27.6 281 29.2 26.0-32.6 118 12.4 10.2-15.0 315 34.1 30.6-37.7
Female 1,126 214 19.5 16.9-22.3 336 29.2 26.2-32.4 97 8.2 6.6-10.1 479 43.2 39.8-46.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 307 22.2 19.7-24.8 409 30.7 27.9-33.6 137 9.9 8.3-11.9 465 37.2 34.2-40.3
Non-Hispanic Black 422 89 23.2 18.8-28.3 125 29.2 24.5-34.5 44 10.3 7.3-14.2 164 37.3 32.2-42.6
Other 342 60 17.2 13.1-22.3 83 21.8 17.2-27.3 34 10.9 7.5-15.7 165 50.0 43.8-56.3
AGE
18-34 477 109 23.8 19.8-28.3 115 24.3 20.2-28.9 71 14.4 11.2-18.2 182 37.5 32.8-42.5
35-44 323 72 24.2 19.3-29.9 99 30.6 25.2-36.5 33 7.9 5.5-11.2 119 37.3 31.5-43.5
45-54 351 65 16.5 12.7-21.1 107 29.6 24.4-35.4 30 7.7 5.3-11.2 149 46.2 40.2-52.3
55-64 401 95 22.9 18.6-27.9 117 30.6 25.6-36.0 32 6.7 4.6- 9.9 157 39.8 34.4-45.4
65-74 310 62 19.1 14.7-24.6 104 33.2 27.6-39.3 39 14.6 10.5-19.9 105 33.1 27.5-39.2
75+ 213 53 21.8 15.9-29.2 75 36.8 29.0-45.4 *** *** *** 76 37.7 29.8-46.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 17 8.4 4.9-13.9 48 27.6 20.6-36.0 *** *** *** 111 57.6 49.0-65.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 76 19.4 15.3-24.4 102 23.9 19.5-28.9 41 9.6 6.9-13.3 208 47.0 41.6-52.5
Some Post-H.S. 576 120 22.7 19.0-26.9 170 28.7 24.7-33.0 63 10.5 8.1-13.6 223 38.1 33.7-42.7
College Graduate 891 242 27.2 24.1-30.6 296 34.0 30.6-37.6 101 11.5 9.4-14.0 252 27.2 24.1-30.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 589 90 16.1 12.7-20.2 148 24.2 20.3-28.6 54 9.8 7.3-13.0 297 49.9 45.0-54.8
No 1,483 364 23.9 21.6-26.5 467 31.1 28.5-33.9 158 10.1 8.5-11.9 494 34.9 32.1-37.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 245 78 34.1 27.4-41.5 66 24.8 19.4-31.2 30 13.8 9.4-19.7 71 27.3 21.4-34.1
Non-Veteran 1,834 378 20.3 18.3-22.5 551 29.7 27.4-32.2 183 9.7 8.3-11.3 722 40.3 37.7-42.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 266 21.8 19.3-24.5 362 30.0 27.1-33.1 133 11.1 9.3-13.3 435 37.1 34.0-40.3
Unemployed 73 16 19.7 11.7-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 116 22.1 18.1-26.6 161 33.2 28.5-38.4 50 10.6 7.8-14.2 169 34.1 29.3-39.1
Unable to Work 152 *** *** *** 28 15.8 10.3-23.4 *** *** *** 102 71.2 62.5-78.5
Other not in Labor Force 150 41 31.4 23.3-40.8 48 30.6 23.0-39.3 13 8.6 4.9-14.7 48 29.5 22.0-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 19 12.8 7.6-20.6 25 21.4 13.9-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 238 41 17.8 12.9-24.1 47 18.4 13.6-24.4 29 12.8 8.5-18.8 121 51.0 43.6-58.4
$25,000- 34,999 181 34 20.2 14.1-28.0 52 28.0 21.1-36.0 17 8.5 4.9-14.2 78 43.3 35.3-51.8
$35,000- 49,999 219 40 20.6 14.7-28.0 58 24.9 18.9-31.9 27 14.9 9.8-21.9 94 39.7 32.7-47.2
$50,000- 74,999 244 52 19.8 14.7-26.2 77 33.1 26.3-40.8 29 10.0 6.8-14.4 86 37.1 30.2-44.6
$75,000+ 680 195 28.1 24.4-32.0 240 33.9 30.0-38.0 71 9.9 7.8-12.6 174 28.1 24.3-32.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 176 26 14.2 9.4-21.0 38 20.4 14.5-28.0 *** *** *** 101 58.0 49.5-66.1
101% to 150% 207 46 24.9 18.5-32.7 42 19.1 13.7-26.0 29 14.5 9.6-21.3 90 41.5 33.7-49.7
151% to 200% 120 17 16.5 9.8-26.4 34 30.9 22.1-41.2 14 9.5 5.2-16.6 55 43.1 33.5-53.3
More than 200% 1,118 279 24.2 21.5-27.2 375 32.7 29.6-35.9 122 10.8 8.9-13.0 342 32.4 29.2-35.7
HOUSING
Own 1,294 317 23.3 20.8-26.0 436 32.3 29.5-35.3 117 9.1 7.5-11.1 424 35.3 32.2-38.4
Rent 639 109 17.6 14.5-21.3 147 23.5 19.9-27.5 80 12.0 9.4-15.2 303 46.9 42.5-51.3
Other arrangement 141 28 21.5 14.8-30.2 30 20.8 14.1-29.6 18 13.2 8.1-20.6 65 44.5 35.4-53.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,154 282 25.0 22.2-28.0 346 29.4 26.4-32.5 121 9.8 8.1-11.8 405 35.9 32.7-39.2
Regional City or Suburban County 514 108 20.4 16.7-24.7 146 28.7 24.3-33.5 51 10.2 7.6-13.6 209 40.7 35.8-45.8
Rural 414 66 14.2 10.9-18.2 125 29.4 24.6-34.7 43 11.2 8.0-15.5 180 45.2 39.7-50.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 14 10.7 6.1-18.2 30 21.9 14.8-31.1 13 12.1 6.6-21.1 63 55.3 45.0-65.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 144 19.3 16.2-22.9 207 27.8 24.0-31.9 77 10.5 8.2-13.4 321 42.4 38.2-46.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,213 298 24.4 21.7-27.2 380 30.8 27.9-33.8 125 9.7 8.0-11.7 410 35.1 32.1-38.4

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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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