2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 879 250 31.4 27.2-35.9 629 68.6 64.1-72.8
GENDER
Male 335 127 38.9 32.1-46.2 208 61.1 53.8-67.9
Female 544 123 25.2 20.3-30.8 421 74.8 69.2-79.7
AGE
18-34 180 81 46.1 36.7-55.7 99 53.9 44.3-63.3
35-44 121 *** *** *** 80 66.0 55.0-75.5
45-54 149 37 20.1 13.4-28.9 112 79.9 71.1-86.6
55-64 189 40 22.7 15.4-32.0 149 77.3 68.0-84.6
65-74 149 33 21.8 13.4-33.4 116 78.2 66.6-86.6
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 21 17.4 9.5-29.8 94 82.6 70.2-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 62 31.3 23.8-39.9 210 68.7 60.1-76.2
Some Post-H.S. 239 76 35.7 27.9-44.5 163 64.3 55.5-72.1
College Graduate 252 91 35.3 28.0-43.3 161 64.7 56.7-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 190 48 27.2 19.9-36.1 142 72.8 63.9-80.1
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 67 20.3 15.0-26.8 243 79.7 73.2-85.0
No 563 182 36.4 31.0-42.2 381 63.6 57.8-69.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 43 36.0 26.4-46.9 68 64.0 53.1-73.6
Non-Veteran 768 207 30.8 26.3-35.8 561 69.2 64.2-73.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 280 92 33.6 27.2-40.6 188 66.4 59.4-72.8
Regional City or Suburban County 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 432 103 25.2 19.7-31.5 329 74.8 68.5-80.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 152 36.5 30.5-42.8 291 63.5 57.2-69.5
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 219 50 20.6 14.8-28.0 169 79.4 72.0-85.2
Unable to Work 131 20 15.2 8.5-25.7 111 84.8 74.3-91.5
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 170 39 28.8 19.9-39.7 131 71.2 60.3-80.1
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 316 116 39.6 32.2-47.5 200 60.4 52.5-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 53 22.2 15.9-30.1 200 77.8 69.9-84.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 316 95 31.1 24.6-38.4 221 68.9 61.6-75.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 310 102 34.6 28.0-41.8 208 65.4 58.2-72.0

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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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