2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 525 165 31.0 26.4-36.1 360 69.0 63.9-73.6
GENDER
Male 270 92 35.5 28.7-42.8 178 64.5 57.2-71.3
Female 255 73 26.9 20.9-33.9 182 73.1 66.1-79.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 433 134 30.3 25.3-35.8 299 69.7 64.2-74.7
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 23 20.9 13.3-31.2 64 79.1 68.8-86.7
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 22 16.8 10.4-25.8 89 83.2 74.2-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 160 64 41.7 33.0-50.9 96 58.3 49.1-67.0
College Graduate 201 66 33.8 26.7-41.6 135 66.2 58.4-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 189 44 22.5 15.6-31.2 145 77.5 68.8-84.4
No 334 120 36.0 30.2-42.4 214 64.0 57.6-69.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 447 139 30.0 25.1-35.3 308 70.0 64.7-74.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 83 29.7 23.7-36.5 182 70.3 63.5-76.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 51 34.7 25.7-44.9 115 65.3 55.1-74.3
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 119 42 34.8 25.6-45.3 77 65.2 54.7-74.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 234 80 35.2 28.3-42.8 154 64.8 57.2-71.7
HOUSING
Own 374 114 30.1 24.7-36.0 260 69.9 64.0-75.3
Rent 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 57 39.2 30.8-48.4 92 60.8 51.6-69.2
Rural 376 108 28.3 23.0-34.3 268 71.7 65.7-77.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 63 27.9 21.2-35.9 164 72.1 64.1-78.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 77 38.0 30.6-46.1 129 62.0 53.9-69.4

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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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