2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 499 113 23.1 18.9-27.9 150 28.7 24.3-33.5 44 7.8 5.6-10.7 192 40.4 35.1-46.0
GENDER
Male 255 56 23.5 17.7-30.5 72 25.0 19.5-31.3 30 11.2 7.4-16.4 97 40.4 33.3-47.9
Female 244 57 22.7 16.9-29.7 78 32.1 25.5-39.5 14 4.7 2.7- 8.2 95 40.5 32.9-48.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 411 93 22.6 18.1-27.8 130 29.3 24.5-34.6 34 7.5 5.2-10.6 154 40.6 34.9-46.7
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 105 31 31.0 21.9-41.9 29 27.9 19.4-38.3 16 14.0 8.3-22.7 29 27.1 18.5-37.7
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 17 13.8 8.2-22.3 21 23.0 14.6-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 95 20 20.5 12.5-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 154 47 33.7 25.4-43.2 33 20.9 14.6-29.1 14 8.3 4.9-13.8 60 37.0 28.6-46.4
College Graduate 193 53 29.4 22.6-37.3 71 37.2 29.8-45.1 *** *** *** 58 28.7 22.0-36.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 29 16.9 10.9-25.1 50 28.6 21.0-37.5 *** *** *** 84 50.5 41.1-59.9
No 323 83 26.4 21.0-32.6 100 29.0 23.7-34.9 33 9.9 6.8-14.2 107 34.7 28.6-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 14 18.1 10.3-29.7 20 22.9 14.1-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 429 99 23.7 19.1-29.0 130 29.5 24.7-34.8 36 6.9 4.8- 9.7 164 39.9 34.3-45.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 256 59 22.9 17.4-29.5 79 29.6 23.7-36.4 22 7.4 4.6-11.8 96 40.1 33.0-47.6
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 156 35 26.0 18.0-35.9 55 35.9 27.2-45.7 *** *** *** 55 32.0 24.1-41.1
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 118 36 30.5 21.7-41.0 41 30.6 22.2-40.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 229 60 27.0 20.5-34.6 79 33.2 26.7-40.5 17 7.9 4.8-12.7 73 31.9 25.2-39.4
HOUSING
Own 358 86 23.3 18.5-28.9 121 31.2 25.9-37.0 22 5.9 3.7- 9.2 129 39.6 33.5-46.1
Rent 102 *** *** *** 21 17.7 11.0-27.2 16 16.0 9.4-25.8 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 143 40 27.9 20.4-36.9 48 33.0 24.9-42.3 15 12.1 6.9-20.3 40 27.0 19.8-35.6
Rural 356 73 21.4 16.6-27.2 102 27.3 22.3-32.9 29 6.3 4.2- 9.4 152 45.0 38.5-51.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** 20 21.9 13.7-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 216 48 22.9 16.7-30.6 62 27.8 21.3-35.4 *** *** *** 93 44.7 36.5-53.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 52 27.3 20.5-35.5 68 33.1 26.1-40.9 21 10.7 6.6-16.8 57 28.9 22.3-36.5

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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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