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%)
TOTAL 4,558 1,278 29.4 27.7-31.2 3,280 70.6 68.8-72.3
GENDER
Male 2,023 681 35.3 32.7-38.1 1,342 64.7 61.9-67.3
Female 2,535 597 23.9 21.8-26.2 1,938 76.1 73.8-78.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,017 851 28.9 26.8-31.0 2,166 71.1 69.0-73.2
Non-Hispanic Black 879 250 31.4 27.2-35.9 629 68.6 64.1-72.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 163 52 35.8 27.4-45.2 111 64.2 54.8-72.6
Hispanic 309 78 25.5 19.5-32.6 231 74.5 67.4-80.5
AGE
18-34 914 417 43.9 39.9-47.9 497 56.1 52.1-60.1
35-44 585 177 29.5 25.1-34.3 408 70.5 65.7-74.9
45-54 767 188 22.5 19.0-26.3 579 77.5 73.7-81.0
55-64 882 193 22.0 18.7-25.8 689 78.0 74.2-81.3
65-74 813 191 23.0 19.3-27.2 622 77.0 72.8-80.7
75+ 553 97 16.3 12.6-20.8 456 83.7 79.2-87.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 461 73 19.5 14.8-25.3 388 80.5 74.7-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,138 267 27.8 24.5-31.4 871 72.2 68.6-75.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,282 340 29.0 25.8-32.3 942 71.0 67.7-74.2
College Graduate 1,669 594 36.5 33.7-39.5 1,075 63.5 60.5-66.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 408 87 22.6 17.6-28.6 321 77.4 71.4-82.4
$15,000- 24,999 691 156 24.8 20.7-29.5 535 75.2 70.5-79.3
$25,000- 34,999 452 114 26.1 21.0-32.0 338 73.9 68.0-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 538 172 37.4 32.0-43.1 366 62.6 56.9-68.0
$50,000-74,999 601 194 31.3 26.7-36.4 407 68.7 63.6-73.3
$75,000+ 1,097 365 34.0 30.4-37.7 732 66.0 62.3-69.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 773 190 24.7 20.9-28.9 583 75.3 71.1-79.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,454 291 21.5 18.8-24.6 1,163 78.5 75.4-81.2
No 3,079 978 32.4 30.3-34.6 2,101 67.6 65.4-69.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 668 260 41.7 37.1-46.4 408 58.3 53.6-62.9
Non-Veteran 3,888 1,014 27.5 25.7-29.4 2,874 72.5 70.6-74.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,200 414 33.5 30.4-36.7 786 66.5 63.3-69.6
Regional City or Suburban County 914 285 31.7 27.8-35.8 629 68.3 64.2-72.2
Rural 2,446 579 24.4 22.1-26.8 1,867 75.6 73.2-77.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,348 759 32.5 30.2-35.0 1,589 67.5 65.0-69.8
Unemployed 171 44 30.0 21.6-40.1 127 70.0 59.9-78.4
Retired 1,262 283 21.4 18.6-24.5 979 78.6 75.5-81.4
Unable to Work 438 75 19.3 14.4-25.3 363 80.7 74.7-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 316 109 36.0 29.5-43.0 207 64.0 57.0-70.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 133 *** *** *** 95 70.0 59.0-79.1
50% to 100% 345 76 21.1 16.0-27.3 269 78.9 72.7-84.0
101% to 150% 651 131 24.5 19.9-29.8 520 75.5 70.2-80.1
151% to 200% 313 88 28.7 22.7-35.7 225 71.3 64.3-77.3
More than 200% 2,193 693 32.8 30.2-35.4 1,500 67.2 64.6-69.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 773 190 24.7 20.9-28.9 583 75.3 71.1-79.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,003 203 18.4 15.4-21.9 800 81.6 78.1-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,676 487 29.8 27.0-32.7 1,189 70.2 67.3-73.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,881 588 31.7 29.1-34.4 1,293 68.3 65.6-70.9

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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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