2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,164 692 31.5 29.3-33.8 1,472 68.5 66.2-70.7
GENDER
Male 992 372 36.5 33.1-40.0 620 63.5 60.0-66.9
Female 1,172 320 27.2 24.3-30.2 852 72.8 69.8-75.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,371 459 31.7 29.0-34.6 912 68.3 65.4-71.0
Non-Hispanic Black 443 137 33.2 28.2-38.5 306 66.8 61.5-71.8
Other 350 96 27.8 22.6-33.6 254 72.2 66.4-77.4
AGE
18-34 487 181 37.4 32.7-42.3 306 62.6 57.7-67.3
35-44 325 106 32.2 26.8-38.1 219 67.8 61.9-73.2
45-54 356 96 24.2 19.7-29.3 260 75.8 70.7-80.3
55-64 412 128 29.0 24.4-34.2 284 71.0 65.8-75.6
65-74 317 102 33.3 27.6-39.5 215 66.7 60.5-72.4
75+ 234 64 23.7 17.9-30.7 170 76.3 69.3-82.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 27 14.3 9.6-20.9 165 85.7 79.1-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 122 28.4 23.7-33.5 327 71.6 66.5-76.3
Some Post-H.S. 598 188 33.0 28.8-37.4 410 67.0 62.6-71.2
College Graduate 921 352 38.5 35.1-42.0 569 61.5 58.0-64.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 152 25.6 21.6-30.0 471 74.4 70.0-78.4
No 1,529 535 33.7 31.0-36.4 994 66.3 63.6-69.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 109 45.9 38.9-53.1 149 54.1 46.9-61.1
Non-Veteran 1,903 581 29.8 27.5-32.2 1,322 70.2 67.8-72.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,229 411 32.9 30.0-35.9 818 67.1 64.1-70.0
Unemployed 75 23 25.2 16.2-36.9 52 74.8 63.1-83.8
Retired 531 171 31.3 26.9-36.1 360 68.7 63.9-73.1
Unable to Work 157 23 12.8 8.0-19.6 134 87.2 80.4-92.0
Other not in Labor Force 154 56 40.1 31.6-49.3 98 59.9 50.7-68.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 29 22.9 15.4-32.6 94 77.1 67.4-84.6
$15,000- 24,999 246 74 30.2 24.0-37.3 172 69.8 62.7-76.0
$25,000- 34,999 187 51 27.5 20.7-35.5 136 72.5 64.5-79.3
$35,000- 49,999 223 68 35.3 28.1-43.3 155 64.7 56.7-71.9
$50,000- 74,999 247 82 30.0 23.9-36.8 165 70.0 63.2-76.1
$75,000+ 693 268 37.6 33.7-41.7 425 62.4 58.3-66.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 37 21.1 15.0-28.7 142 78.9 71.3-85.0
101% to 150% 214 77 38.0 30.5-46.0 137 62.0 54.0-69.5
151% to 200% 123 32 26.3 18.2-36.3 91 73.7 63.7-81.8
More than 200% 1,140 405 34.8 31.7-38.0 735 65.2 62.0-68.3
HOUSING
Own 1,346 449 32.2 29.4-35.1 897 67.8 64.9-70.6
Rent 655 192 29.2 25.4-33.4 463 70.8 66.6-74.6
Other arrangement 148 47 33.9 25.9-43.0 101 66.1 57.0-74.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,197 412 34.2 31.2-37.4 785 65.8 62.6-68.8
Regional City or Suburban County 538 167 30.5 26.2-35.2 371 69.5 64.8-73.8
Rural 429 113 25.1 20.7-30.1 316 74.9 69.9-79.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 29 23.1 15.7-32.6 95 76.9 67.4-84.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 783 232 29.9 26.2-33.8 551 70.1 66.2-73.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,257 431 33.4 30.5-36.4 826 66.6 63.6-69.5

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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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