2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,558 1,278 29.4 27.7-31.2 3,280 70.6 68.8-72.3
-Eastern NC 1,826 473 29.0 26.3-31.9 1,353 71.0 68.1-73.7
GENDER
Male 792 263 37.2 32.9-41.7 529 62.8 58.3-67.1
Female 1,034 210 21.4 18.3-25.0 824 78.6 75.0-81.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,063 281 29.3 25.9-32.9 782 70.7 67.1-74.1
Non-Hispanic Black 485 123 28.1 22.7-34.3 362 71.9 65.7-77.3
Other 278 69 29.7 22.7-37.8 209 70.3 62.2-77.3
AGE
18-34 343 170 49.5 43.1-55.9 173 50.5 44.1-56.9
35-44 228 66 26.6 20.0-34.5 162 73.4 65.5-80.0
45-54 295 72 22.1 17.0-28.2 223 77.9 71.8-83.0
55-64 373 71 19.3 14.8-24.7 302 80.7 75.3-85.2
65-74 345 61 16.6 12.2-22.3 284 83.4 77.7-87.8
75+ 227 29 10.9 6.7-17.2 198 89.1 82.8-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 34 17.0 10.7-26.0 194 83.0 74.0-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 512 122 29.9 25.0-35.4 390 70.1 64.6-75.0
Some Post-H.S. 548 143 29.3 24.6-34.4 405 70.7 65.6-75.4
College Graduate 532 172 37.8 32.8-43.1 360 62.2 56.9-67.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 186 34 18.1 11.9-26.6 152 81.9 73.4-88.1
$15,000- 24,999 308 66 23.6 17.8-30.5 242 76.4 69.5-82.2
$25,000- 34,999 192 52 32.5 23.5-42.9 140 67.5 57.1-76.5
$35,000- 49,999 229 64 35.8 27.8-44.8 165 64.2 55.2-72.2
$50,000- 74,999 218 64 30.8 23.7-38.9 154 69.2 61.1-76.3
$75,000+ 359 115 36.4 30.3-43.0 244 63.6 57.0-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 654 120 19.9 16.1-24.4 534 80.1 75.6-83.9
No 1,159 348 33.3 29.8-37.0 811 66.7 63.0-70.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 336 139 48.7 42.2-55.2 197 51.3 44.8-57.8
Non-Veteran 1,488 332 24.3 21.4-27.4 1,156 75.7 72.6-78.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 124 43 36.1 27.0-46.3 81 63.9 53.7-73.0
Regional City or Suburban County 286 103 37.9 31.3-45.1 183 62.1 54.9-68.7
Rural 1,416 327 26.3 23.2-29.6 1,089 73.7 70.4-76.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 282 34.3 30.3-38.5 617 65.7 61.5-69.7
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 527 104 19.5 15.5-24.2 423 80.5 75.8-84.5
Unable to Work 205 30 13.5 8.8-20.2 175 86.5 79.8-91.2
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 35 19.7 13.3-28.3 132 80.3 71.7-86.7
101% to 150% 304 57 23.5 16.8-31.7 247 76.5 68.3-83.2
151% to 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 793 226 33.7 29.4-38.3 567 66.3 61.7-70.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 621 116 20.2 16.0-25.0 505 79.8 75.0-84.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 875 272 33.7 29.9-37.8 603 66.3 62.2-70.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 85 26.2 20.4-32.9 245 73.8 67.1-79.6

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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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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