2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,847 568 30.1 27.6-32.7 1,279 69.9 67.3-72.4
GENDER
Male 829 292 35.4 31.6-39.4 537 64.6 60.6-68.4
Female 1,018 276 25.3 22.2-28.6 742 74.7 71.4-77.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 371 29.2 26.3-32.2 845 70.8 67.8-73.7
Non-Hispanic Black 365 117 33.2 27.4-39.6 248 66.8 60.4-72.6
Other 266 80 29.5 23.3-36.6 186 70.5 63.4-76.7
AGE
18-34 446 195 42.0 36.7-47.5 251 58.0 52.5-63.3
35-44 267 81 29.7 23.8-36.4 186 70.3 63.6-76.2
45-54 327 88 23.1 18.4-28.7 239 76.9 71.3-81.6
55-64 342 81 23.5 18.6-29.3 261 76.5 70.7-81.4
65-74 269 74 25.8 20.0-32.5 195 74.2 67.5-80.0
75+ 172 39 19.7 13.7-27.4 133 80.3 72.6-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 30 22.1 14.9-31.3 117 77.9 68.7-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 101 27.8 22.9-33.3 307 72.2 66.7-77.1
Some Post-H.S. 474 126 28.8 24.2-33.8 348 71.2 66.2-75.8
College Graduate 816 310 36.3 32.6-40.1 506 63.7 59.9-67.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 36 26.0 18.5-35.2 106 74.0 64.8-81.5
$15,000- 24,999 234 60 25.4 19.3-32.7 174 74.6 67.3-80.7
$25,000- 34,999 158 36 22.1 15.2-31.1 122 77.9 68.9-84.8
$35,000- 49,999 210 76 39.3 31.5-47.6 134 60.7 52.4-68.5
$50,000- 74,999 260 91 32.4 25.9-39.5 169 67.6 60.5-74.1
$75,000+ 553 190 34.1 29.5-38.9 363 65.9 61.1-70.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 469 108 22.9 18.6-27.9 361 77.1 72.1-81.4
No 1,370 458 32.5 29.6-35.5 912 67.5 64.5-70.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 84 40.7 33.2-48.6 119 59.3 51.4-66.8
Non-Veteran 1,643 483 28.9 26.3-31.7 1,160 71.1 68.3-73.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,076 371 33.3 30.1-36.7 705 66.7 63.3-69.9
Regional City or Suburban County 417 111 29.8 24.5-35.6 306 70.2 64.4-75.5
Rural 354 86 20.2 15.8-25.5 268 79.8 74.5-84.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,063 352 31.8 28.6-35.2 711 68.2 64.8-71.4
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 421 104 22.0 17.8-26.9 317 78.0 73.1-82.2
Unable to Work 132 31 25.0 16.9-35.4 101 75.0 64.6-83.1
Other not in Labor Force 160 60 38.2 29.6-47.6 100 61.8 52.4-70.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 28 23.4 15.7-33.4 88 76.6 66.6-84.3
101% to 150% 205 47 25.4 18.3-34.1 158 74.6 65.9-81.7
151% to 200% 113 29 26.4 17.9-37.1 84 73.6 62.9-82.1
More than 200% 981 332 33.2 29.7-36.8 649 66.8 63.2-70.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 18 15.2 9.0-24.7 72 84.8 75.3-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 551 150 27.0 22.6-31.8 401 73.0 68.2-77.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,206 400 32.5 29.4-35.7 806 67.5 64.3-70.6

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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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