2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^
Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
Medicaid Region 6 463 125 27.5 22.8-32.8 151 33.0 27.8-38.6 43 10.9 7.7-15.3 144 28.6 23.8-34.0
GENDER
Male 209 70 36.2 28.6-44.5 58 27.2 20.5-35.2 22 11.7 7.3-18.3 59 24.8 18.5-32.5
Female 254 55 19.0 14.0-25.4 93 38.5 31.1-46.5 21 10.2 6.1-16.6 85 32.3 25.3-40.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 290 89 29.3 23.4-35.9 95 33.0 26.6-40.2 26 12.5 8.1-18.7 80 25.2 19.5-31.8
Non-Hispanic Black 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 152 56 35.8 27.7-44.8 45 27.5 19.9-36.6 21 15.2 9.7-23.1 30 21.5 14.3-31.0
45-64 157 35 21.2 14.5-29.8 45 28.4 20.7-37.5 15 11.0 5.9-19.8 62 39.4 30.6-49.0
65+ 154 34 20.1 13.0-29.7 61 48.2 38.1-58.4 *** *** *** 52 28.6 20.9-37.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 151 36 26.6 19.1-35.8 44 29.0 21.0-38.6 12 11.8 6.4-21.0 59 32.5 24.2-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 144 33 24.0 16.5-33.6 52 38.6 29.4-48.6 14 9.0 5.0-15.6 45 28.4 20.4-38.1
College Graduate 165 56 34.7 26.3-44.2 53 29.4 21.8-38.3 17 12.9 7.4-21.5 39 23.0 16.2-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 159 43 33.2 24.4-43.2 45 29.1 21.3-38.4 14 8.9 4.8-15.7 57 28.9 21.4-37.6
$50,000+ 208 67 30.5 23.5-38.5 73 36.3 28.5-44.9 20 12.6 7.7-20.0 48 20.6 14.7-28.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 15 14.5 8.2-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Exercise.

*This is a recommendation 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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 08APR25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts