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
-MALES 2,023 681 35.3 32.7-38.1 1,342 64.7 61.9-67.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,355 449 34.8 31.6-38.1 906 65.2 61.9-68.4
Non-Hispanic Black 335 127 38.9 32.1-46.2 208 61.1 53.8-67.9
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 460 257 55.5 49.9-60.9 203 44.5 39.1-50.1
35-44 263 89 31.2 24.9-38.2 174 68.8 61.8-75.1
45-54 356 101 25.6 20.5-31.5 255 74.4 68.5-79.5
55-64 386 96 24.2 19.3-29.8 290 75.8 70.2-80.7
65-74 349 92 26.1 20.4-32.9 257 73.9 67.1-79.6
75+ 194 45 22.9 15.9-31.7 149 77.1 68.3-84.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 38 23.6 16.4-32.8 176 76.4 67.2-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 162 35.4 30.3-40.8 389 64.6 59.2-69.7
Some Post-H.S. 521 180 36.7 31.6-42.0 341 63.3 58.0-68.4
College Graduate 734 299 40.0 35.8-44.4 435 60.0 55.6-64.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 38 25.2 17.4-35.1 114 74.8 64.9-82.6
$15,000- 24,999 289 87 33.4 26.6-41.1 202 66.6 58.9-73.4
$25,000- 34,999 184 60 32.3 23.9-42.0 124 67.7 58.0-76.1
$35,000- 49,999 258 100 46.5 38.7-54.4 158 53.5 45.6-61.3
$50,000- 74,999 298 109 38.5 31.4-46.1 189 61.5 53.9-68.6
$75,000+ 570 206 36.1 31.2-41.2 364 63.9 58.8-68.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 149 25.6 21.3-30.6 456 74.4 69.4-78.7
No 1,406 526 38.8 35.6-42.2 880 61.2 57.8-64.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 599 236 42.5 37.7-47.5 363 57.5 52.5-62.3
Non-Veteran 1,420 441 32.9 29.7-36.2 979 67.1 63.8-70.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 551 210 37.3 32.7-42.1 341 62.7 57.9-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 408 154 39.5 33.5-45.7 254 60.5 54.3-66.5
Rural 1,064 317 31.2 27.5-35.1 747 68.8 64.9-72.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,230 454 37.4 34.0-40.9 776 62.6 59.1-66.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 128 26.6 21.7-32.0 358 73.4 68.0-78.3
Unable to Work 156 30 17.5 11.1-26.4 126 82.5 73.6-88.9
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 28 22.2 14.2-32.9 100 77.8 67.1-85.8
101% to 150% 275 76 32.7 25.4-41.0 199 67.3 59.0-74.6
151% to 200% 136 48 36.0 26.3-46.9 88 64.0 53.1-73.7
More than 200% 1,089 391 37.8 34.1-41.6 698 62.2 58.4-65.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 401 100 20.2 15.8-25.6 301 79.8 74.4-84.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 721 258 37.6 33.1-42.2 463 62.4 57.8-66.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 901 323 37.1 33.2-41.1 578 62.9 58.9-66.8

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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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