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%)
TOTAL 3,999 1,314 34.1 32.0-36.3 2,685 65.9 63.7-68.0
GENDER
Male 1,762 651 38.0 34.8-41.3 1,111 62.0 58.7-65.2
Female 2,237 663 30.6 27.9-33.4 1,574 69.4 66.6-72.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,386 808 32.5 30.0-35.1 1,578 67.5 64.9-70.0
Non-Hispanic Black 682 218 36.3 31.4-41.6 464 63.7 58.4-68.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 340 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 369 102 30.4 24.4-37.1 267 69.6 62.9-75.6
AGE
18-34 799 361 43.4 38.9-47.9 438 56.6 52.1-61.1
35-44 575 199 37.7 32.4-43.3 376 62.3 56.7-67.6
45-54 615 204 32.3 27.4-37.6 411 67.7 62.4-72.6
55-64 737 207 29.1 24.0-34.8 530 70.9 65.2-76.0
65-74 700 180 25.5 21.3-30.3 520 74.5 69.7-78.7
75+ 514 144 25.1 20.0-31.0 370 74.9 69.0-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 318 54 22.2 15.4-30.8 264 77.8 69.2-84.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 863 255 35.2 30.8-39.8 608 64.8 60.2-69.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,102 338 31.3 27.6-35.3 764 68.7 64.7-72.4
College Graduate 1,695 664 40.8 37.8-43.8 1,031 59.2 56.2-62.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,287 344 27.1 23.7-30.7 943 72.9 69.3-76.3
No 2,581 915 36.7 34.1-39.5 1,666 63.3 60.5-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 510 217 44.9 39.2-50.8 293 55.1 49.2-60.8
Non-Veteran 3,471 1,091 32.5 30.3-34.8 2,380 67.5 65.2-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,133 778 37.2 34.5-40.1 1,355 62.8 59.9-65.5
Unemployed 182 59 30.2 21.9-40.0 123 69.8 60.0-78.1
Retired 1,116 318 26.5 22.5-30.9 798 73.5 69.1-77.5
Unable to Work 285 46 19.8 13.8-27.6 239 80.2 72.4-86.2
Other not in Labor Force 228 83 40.2 32.0-49.0 145 59.8 51.0-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 50 28.6 21.0-37.6 153 71.4 62.4-79.0
$15,000- 24,999 275 82 35.0 25.7-45.7 193 65.0 54.3-74.3
$25,000- 34,999 368 86 24.8 19.1-31.6 282 75.2 68.4-80.9
$35,000- 49,999 477 166 38.0 32.1-44.2 311 62.0 55.8-67.9
$50,000-74,999 535 203 35.8 30.3-41.8 332 64.2 58.2-69.7
$75,000-100,000 416 148 36.8 30.1-44.1 268 63.2 55.9-69.9
$100,000-150,000 458 170 35.4 29.7-41.5 288 64.6 58.5-70.3
$150,000+ 414 172 38.6 33.0-44.5 242 61.4 55.5-67.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 853 237 31.9 27.4-36.8 616 68.1 63.2-72.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 71 27.6 20.9-35.4 233 72.4 64.6-79.1
101% to 150% 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 294 93 35.6 28.1-43.9 201 64.4 56.1-71.9
More than 200% 2,160 807 36.5 33.8-39.4 1,353 63.5 60.6-66.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 853 237 31.9 27.4-36.8 616 68.1 63.2-72.6
HOUSING
Own 2,622 854 33.8 31.1-36.5 1,768 66.2 63.5-68.9
Rent 1,067 347 32.4 28.8-36.1 720 67.6 63.9-71.2
Other arrangement 266 93 41.2 33.6-49.2 173 58.8 50.8-66.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,224 443 36.0 32.7-39.5 781 64.0 60.5-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,001 354 35.9 31.7-40.4 647 64.1 59.6-68.3
Rural 1,774 517 30.9 27.6-34.4 1,257 69.1 65.6-72.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,286 404 34.3 30.3-38.4 882 65.7 61.6-69.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,123 321 29.3 25.5-33.4 802 70.7 66.6-74.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,590 589 37.3 34.2-40.6 1,001 62.7 59.4-65.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,228 445 37.0 33.4-40.7 783 63.0 59.3-66.6
2nd Quartile 1,063 355 34.2 30.4-38.3 708 65.8 61.7-69.6
3rd Quartile 1,009 326 30.6 27.1-34.5 683 69.4 65.5-72.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 699 188 33.5 26.7-41.1 511 66.5 58.9-73.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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