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
-FEMALES 2,535 597 23.9 21.8-26.2 1,938 76.1 73.8-78.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,661 402 23.5 21.0-26.2 1,259 76.5 73.8-79.0
Non-Hispanic Black 544 123 25.2 20.3-30.8 421 74.8 69.2-79.7
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 454 160 31.6 26.7-36.9 294 68.4 63.1-73.3
35-44 321 88 28.1 22.2-34.8 233 71.9 65.2-77.8
45-54 410 87 19.6 15.3-24.8 323 80.4 75.2-84.7
55-64 496 97 20.1 15.6-25.4 399 79.9 74.6-84.4
65-74 464 99 20.3 16.0-25.5 365 79.7 74.5-84.0
75+ 359 52 12.1 8.6-16.8 307 87.9 83.2-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 247 35 15.5 10.1-22.9 212 84.5 77.1-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 105 19.4 15.7-23.8 481 80.6 76.2-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 760 160 23.0 19.2-27.2 600 77.0 72.8-80.8
College Graduate 935 295 33.4 29.7-37.4 640 66.6 62.6-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 49 20.8 14.7-28.7 207 79.2 71.3-85.3
$15,000- 24,999 400 69 17.7 13.3-23.2 331 82.3 76.8-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 268 54 21.0 15.3-28.1 214 79.0 71.9-84.7
$35,000- 49,999 280 72 27.2 20.7-34.9 208 72.8 65.1-79.3
$50,000- 74,999 303 85 24.6 19.2-31.0 218 75.4 69.0-80.8
$75,000+ 527 159 31.4 26.4-36.9 368 68.6 63.1-73.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 142 18.1 14.7-22.0 707 81.9 78.0-85.3
No 1,671 452 26.4 23.8-29.3 1,219 73.6 70.7-76.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,466 573 23.7 21.5-26.0 1,893 76.3 74.0-78.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 649 204 29.9 25.9-34.2 445 70.1 65.8-74.1
Regional City or Suburban County 506 131 24.8 20.1-30.1 375 75.2 69.9-79.9
Rural 1,380 262 18.2 15.7-21.1 1,118 81.8 78.9-84.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,117 305 26.6 23.5-30.0 812 73.4 70.0-76.5
Unemployed 98 21 22.7 14.3-34.0 77 77.3 66.0-85.7
Retired 776 155 17.5 14.4-21.1 621 82.5 78.9-85.6
Unable to Work 282 45 20.5 14.0-28.9 237 79.5 71.1-86.0
Other not in Labor Force 248 70 29.1 22.3-37.0 178 70.9 63.0-77.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 216 48 20.7 14.5-28.6 168 79.3 71.4-85.5
101% to 150% 376 55 16.7 11.8-23.1 321 83.3 76.9-88.2
151% to 200% 176 40 22.1 15.4-30.7 136 77.9 69.3-84.6
More than 200% 1,104 302 27.2 23.9-30.8 802 72.8 69.2-76.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 602 103 16.9 13.0-21.7 499 83.1 78.3-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 954 229 23.3 20.0-26.8 725 76.7 73.2-80.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 979 265 26.3 23.0-29.9 714 73.7 70.1-77.0

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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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