2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,082 456 21.8 19.8-23.9 1,626 78.2 76.1-80.2
GENDER
Male 956 242 24.3 21.4-27.6 714 75.7 72.4-78.6
Female 1,126 214 19.5 16.9-22.3 912 80.5 77.7-83.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 307 22.2 19.7-24.8 1,011 77.8 75.2-80.3
Non-Hispanic Black 422 89 23.2 18.8-28.3 333 76.8 71.7-81.2
Other 342 60 17.2 13.1-22.3 282 82.8 77.7-86.9
AGE
18-34 477 109 23.8 19.8-28.3 368 76.2 71.7-80.2
35-44 323 72 24.2 19.3-29.9 251 75.8 70.1-80.7
45-54 351 65 16.5 12.7-21.1 286 83.5 78.9-87.3
55-64 401 95 22.9 18.6-27.9 306 77.1 72.1-81.4
65-74 310 62 19.1 14.7-24.6 248 80.9 75.4-85.3
75+ 213 53 21.8 15.9-29.2 160 78.2 70.8-84.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 17 8.4 4.9-13.9 169 91.6 86.1-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 76 19.4 15.3-24.4 351 80.6 75.6-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 576 120 22.7 19.0-26.9 456 77.3 73.1-81.0
College Graduate 891 242 27.2 24.1-30.6 649 72.8 69.4-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 589 90 16.1 12.7-20.2 499 83.9 79.8-87.3
No 1,483 364 23.9 21.6-26.5 1,119 76.1 73.5-78.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 245 78 34.1 27.4-41.5 167 65.9 58.5-72.6
Non-Veteran 1,834 378 20.3 18.3-22.5 1,456 79.7 77.5-81.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 266 21.8 19.3-24.5 930 78.2 75.5-80.7
Unemployed 73 16 19.7 11.7-31.1 57 80.3 68.9-88.3
Retired 496 116 22.1 18.1-26.6 380 77.9 73.4-81.9
Unable to Work 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 150 41 31.4 23.3-40.8 109 68.6 59.2-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 19 12.8 7.6-20.6 101 87.2 79.4-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 238 41 17.8 12.9-24.1 197 82.2 75.9-87.1
$25,000- 34,999 181 34 20.2 14.1-28.0 147 79.8 72.0-85.9
$35,000- 49,999 219 40 20.6 14.7-28.0 179 79.4 72.0-85.3
$50,000- 74,999 244 52 19.8 14.7-26.2 192 80.2 73.8-85.3
$75,000+ 680 195 28.1 24.4-32.0 485 71.9 68.0-75.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 176 26 14.2 9.4-21.0 150 85.8 79.0-90.6
101% to 150% 207 46 24.9 18.5-32.7 161 75.1 67.3-81.5
151% to 200% 120 17 16.5 9.8-26.4 103 83.5 73.6-90.2
More than 200% 1,118 279 24.2 21.5-27.2 839 75.8 72.8-78.5
HOUSING
Own 1,294 317 23.3 20.8-26.0 977 76.7 74.0-79.2
Rent 639 109 17.6 14.5-21.3 530 82.4 78.7-85.5
Other arrangement 141 28 21.5 14.8-30.2 113 78.5 69.8-85.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,154 282 25.0 22.2-28.0 872 75.0 72.0-77.8
Regional City or Suburban County 514 108 20.4 16.7-24.7 406 79.6 75.3-83.3
Rural 414 66 14.2 10.9-18.2 348 85.8 81.8-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 14 10.7 6.1-18.2 106 89.3 81.8-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 144 19.3 16.2-22.9 605 80.7 77.1-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,213 298 24.4 21.7-27.2 915 75.6 72.8-78.3

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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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