2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 887 237 28.3 24.2-32.7 650 71.7 67.3-75.8
GENDER
Male 402 126 32.8 26.4-39.9 276 67.2 60.1-73.6
Female 485 111 24.1 19.2-29.8 374 75.9 70.2-80.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 789 210 27.3 23.1-32.0 579 72.7 68.0-76.9
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 145 28 19.5 12.2-29.6 117 80.5 70.4-87.8
55-64 167 41 21.8 14.9-30.8 126 78.2 69.2-85.1
65-74 199 56 26.2 19.0-35.0 143 73.8 65.0-81.0
75+ 154 29 15.8 10.2-23.5 125 84.2 76.5-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 44 24.1 16.8-33.3 174 75.9 66.7-83.2
Some Post-H.S. 260 71 30.8 23.7-38.8 189 69.2 61.2-76.3
College Graduate 321 112 36.8 30.3-43.8 209 63.2 56.2-69.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 123 *** *** *** 84 71.5 60.0-80.7
$75,000+ 185 60 29.9 21.3-40.2 125 70.1 59.8-78.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 63 20.8 14.9-28.2 268 79.2 71.8-85.1
No 550 172 32.5 27.2-38.3 378 67.5 61.7-72.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 37 26.3 17.9-36.8 92 73.7 63.2-82.1
Non-Veteran 757 199 28.4 24.0-33.3 558 71.6 66.7-76.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 211 71 32.1 24.7-40.6 140 67.9 59.4-75.3
Rural 676 166 26.7 21.9-32.0 510 73.3 68.0-78.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 386 125 34.5 28.1-41.5 261 65.5 58.5-71.9
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 314 75 22.7 17.3-29.2 239 77.3 70.8-82.7
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 419 135 29.9 24.3-36.3 284 70.1 63.7-75.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 292 69 18.5 13.1-25.4 223 81.5 74.6-86.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 250 65 30.1 22.6-38.8 185 69.9 61.2-77.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 103 33.4 26.8-40.7 242 66.6 59.3-73.2

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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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