2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 510 270 52.1 46.7-57.4 240 47.9 42.6-53.3
GENDER
Male 261 133 49.4 42.2-56.6 128 50.6 43.4-57.8
Female 249 137 54.6 46.7-62.2 112 45.4 37.8-53.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 419 228 52.1 46.2-57.9 191 47.9 42.1-53.8
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 157 82 55.1 45.9-63.9 75 44.9 36.1-54.1
College Graduate 196 127 67.0 59.2-73.9 69 33.0 26.1-40.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 79 45.4 36.3-54.9 95 54.6 45.1-63.7
No 334 190 55.8 49.3-62.1 144 44.2 37.9-50.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 438 234 53.3 47.5-59.0 204 46.7 41.0-52.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 264 143 52.9 45.6-60.0 121 47.1 40.0-54.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 158 91 61.7 52.5-70.2 67 38.3 29.8-47.5
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 142 60.4 52.9-67.5 91 39.6 32.5-47.1
HOUSING
Own 365 213 55.2 48.8-61.4 152 44.8 38.6-51.2
Rent 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 146 91 61.9 52.7-70.3 55 38.1 29.7-47.3
Rural 364 179 48.8 42.4-55.2 185 51.2 44.8-57.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 111 50.8 42.5-59.1 107 49.2 40.9-57.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 202 123 60.8 52.9-68.2 79 39.2 31.8-47.1

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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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