2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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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 3,999 1,314 34.1 32.0-36.3 2,685 65.9 63.7-68.0
Eastern NC 1,479 490 37.4 33.8-41.2 989 62.6 58.8-66.2
GENDER
Male 633 249 43.9 38.4-49.6 384 56.1 50.4-61.6
Female 846 241 31.2 26.8-36.0 605 68.8 64.0-73.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 719 266 38.3 33.9-42.9 453 61.7 57.1-66.1
Non-Hispanic Black 289 83 30.8 23.6-39.0 206 69.2 61.0-76.4
Other 451 131 45.2 35.6-55.2 320 54.8 44.8-64.4
AGE
18-34 266 142 53.4 46.0-60.7 124 46.6 39.3-54.0
35-44 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 218 68 28.0 20.5-37.0 150 72.0 63.0-79.5
55-64 300 82 25.8 19.2-33.7 218 74.2 66.3-80.8
65-74 284 70 25.7 19.1-33.6 214 74.3 66.4-80.9
75+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 362 113 43.2 35.5-51.2 249 56.8 48.8-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 464 150 32.2 26.9-38.1 314 67.8 61.9-73.1
College Graduate 522 210 45.2 39.5-51.0 312 54.8 49.0-60.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 531 143 30.7 25.1-36.9 388 69.3 63.1-74.9
No 904 332 40.4 35.8-45.1 572 59.6 54.9-64.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 105 54.0 46.0-61.7 132 46.0 38.3-54.0
Non-Veteran 1,233 383 33.7 29.8-37.9 850 66.3 62.1-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 755 296 42.7 37.8-47.8 459 57.3 52.2-62.2
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 117 28.4 22.5-35.2 302 71.6 64.8-77.5
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 206 84 44.5 35.3-54.1 122 55.5 45.9-64.7
$75,000+ 417 160 36.5 30.6-42.9 257 63.5 57.1-69.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 79 31.8 24.1-40.6 225 68.2 59.4-75.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 764 301 41.4 36.6-46.4 463 58.6 53.6-63.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 79 31.8 24.1-40.6 225 68.2 59.4-75.9
HOUSING
Own 1,005 324 35.7 31.2-40.4 681 64.3 59.6-68.8
Rent 360 125 38.3 32.0-44.9 235 61.7 55.1-68.0
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 387 164 46.3 40.3-52.3 223 53.7 47.7-59.7
Rural 1,000 292 32.1 27.4-37.1 708 67.9 62.9-72.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,026 339 38.8 34.3-43.5 687 61.2 56.5-65.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 55 29.6 21.7-39.0 122 70.4 61.0-78.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 276 96 38.2 30.5-46.6 180 61.8 53.4-69.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 223 80 37.8 29.9-46.4 143 62.2 53.6-70.1
2nd Quartile 179 77 49.6 40.3-58.9 102 50.4 41.1-59.7
3rd Quartile 443 165 37.2 31.7-43.2 278 62.8 56.8-68.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 634 168 29.9 23.6-37.2 466 70.1 62.8-76.4

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*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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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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