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 White 3,016 851 28.9 26.8-31.0 2,165 71.1 69.0-73.2
GENDER
Male 1,355 449 34.8 31.6-38.1 906 65.2 61.9-68.4
Female 1,661 402 23.5 21.0-26.2 1,259 76.5 73.8-79.0
AGE
18-34 529 255 45.5 40.6-50.6 274 54.5 49.4-59.4
35-44 327 104 30.8 25.0-37.3 223 69.2 62.7-75.0
45-54 501 122 22.3 18.2-27.0 379 77.7 73.0-81.8
55-64 600 137 22.2 18.3-26.6 463 77.8 73.4-81.7
65-74 596 147 23.9 19.7-28.6 449 76.1 71.4-80.3
75+ 439 80 15.8 11.9-20.8 359 84.2 79.2-88.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 31 22.1 14.9-31.6 153 77.9 68.4-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 694 158 25.1 21.3-29.3 536 74.9 70.7-78.7
Some Post-H.S. 887 221 27.2 23.6-31.1 666 72.8 68.9-76.4
College Graduate 1,248 441 36.4 33.2-39.7 807 63.6 60.3-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 214 51 22.9 16.5-31.1 163 77.1 68.9-83.5
$15,000- 24,999 350 78 24.7 19.0-31.4 272 75.3 68.6-81.0
$25,000- 34,999 291 64 23.7 17.9-30.8 227 76.3 69.2-82.1
$35,000- 49,999 355 119 41.9 35.2-48.9 236 58.1 51.1-64.8
$50,000- 74,999 458 149 29.9 25.0-35.3 309 70.1 64.7-75.0
$75,000+ 886 277 30.9 27.2-34.8 609 69.1 65.2-72.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 948 184 21.1 17.8-24.9 764 78.9 75.1-82.2
No 2,052 662 31.9 29.4-34.6 1,390 68.1 65.4-70.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 182 42.4 36.9-48.0 290 57.6 52.0-63.1
Non-Veteran 2,542 666 26.6 24.4-28.9 1,876 73.4 71.1-75.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 699 250 34.0 30.1-38.2 449 66.0 61.8-69.9
Regional City or Suburban County 634 194 30.6 26.2-35.4 440 69.4 64.6-73.8
Rural 1,684 407 24.2 21.6-27.0 1,277 75.8 73.0-78.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,515 489 31.6 28.8-34.5 1,026 68.4 65.5-71.2
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 954 221 21.7 18.5-25.3 733 78.3 74.7-81.5
Unable to Work 251 39 18.3 12.2-26.6 212 81.7 73.4-87.8
Other not in Labor Force 198 74 37.6 29.7-46.1 124 62.4 53.9-70.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 39 23.2 15.9-32.6 108 76.8 67.4-84.1
101% to 150% 360 69 23.6 17.6-30.8 291 76.4 69.2-82.4
151% to 200% 220 57 28.1 21.2-36.3 163 71.9 63.7-78.8
More than 200% 1,666 508 30.7 28.0-33.6 1,158 69.3 66.4-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 574 120 16.7 13.2-20.8 454 83.3 79.2-86.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,150 326 28.9 25.7-32.4 824 71.1 67.6-74.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,293 405 31.6 28.6-34.8 888 68.4 65.2-71.4

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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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