2023 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 3,999 1,314 34.1 32.0-36.3 2,685 65.9 63.7-68.0
Non-Hispanic Black 682 218 36.3 31.4-41.6 464 63.7 58.4-68.6
GENDER
Male 282 107 41.9 34.2-50.0 175 58.1 50.0-65.8
Female 400 111 31.6 25.4-38.6 289 68.4 61.4-74.6
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 151 41 26.7 18.9-36.3 110 73.3 63.7-81.1
65-74 131 32 24.0 15.5-35.1 99 76.0 64.9-84.5
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 48 32.1 23.4-42.1 120 67.9 57.9-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 220 74 40.2 31.5-49.7 146 59.8 50.3-68.5
College Graduate 237 84 39.3 31.7-47.4 153 60.7 52.6-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 60 38.3 29.1-48.5 107 61.7 51.5-70.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 239 64 30.9 22.7-40.4 175 69.1 59.6-77.3
No 426 145 38.4 32.3-45.0 281 61.6 55.0-67.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 593 184 35.9 30.6-41.6 409 64.1 58.4-69.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 250 94 39.9 32.7-47.5 156 60.1 52.5-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 266 73 30.8 23.2-39.5 193 69.2 60.5-76.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 361 126 40.6 33.8-47.7 235 59.4 52.3-66.2
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 52 32.2 23.3-42.7 113 67.8 57.3-76.7
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 114 37.1 30.5-44.2 211 62.9 55.8-69.5
HOUSING
Own 368 123 38.7 32.0-45.8 245 61.3 54.2-68.0
Rent 239 73 33.5 25.3-43.0 166 66.5 57.0-74.7
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 71 27.4 20.5-35.5 193 72.6 64.5-79.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 93 43.0 34.9-51.4 158 57.0 48.6-65.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 185 75 42.1 32.8-52.1 110 57.9 47.9-67.2
3rd Quartile 229 71 36.2 28.4-44.9 158 63.8 55.1-71.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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