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
FEMALES 2,237 663 30.6 27.9-33.4 1,574 69.4 66.6-72.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,329 416 30.1 26.9-33.4 913 69.9 66.6-73.1
Non-Hispanic Black 400 111 31.6 25.4-38.6 289 68.4 61.4-74.6
Other 483 125 30.2 23.2-38.2 358 69.8 61.8-76.8
AGE
18-34 396 161 39.1 32.8-45.7 235 60.9 54.3-67.2
35-44 318 102 34.8 28.1-42.1 216 65.2 57.9-71.9
45-54 360 112 32.4 26.0-39.6 248 67.6 60.4-74.0
55-64 415 107 22.8 18.0-28.5 308 77.2 71.5-82.0
65-74 400 96 25.6 19.8-32.5 304 74.4 67.5-80.2
75+ 315 76 19.2 13.7-26.1 239 80.8 73.9-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 24 16.8 10.4-26.1 130 83.2 73.9-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 109 29.7 23.8-36.4 351 70.3 63.6-76.2
Some Post-H.S. 657 171 27.1 22.5-32.4 486 72.9 67.6-77.5
College Graduate 954 356 39.2 35.3-43.3 598 60.8 56.7-64.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 26 22.0 13.7-33.6 102 78.0 66.4-86.3
$15,000- 24,999 189 54 31.3 22.8-41.4 135 68.7 58.6-77.2
$25,000- 34,999 225 40 20.2 13.9-28.3 185 79.8 71.7-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 255 84 37.5 29.8-46.0 171 62.5 54.0-70.2
$50,000- 74,999 294 104 29.6 23.4-36.6 190 70.4 63.4-76.6
$75,000+ 624 226 36.2 30.9-41.8 398 63.8 58.2-69.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 170 22.7 18.7-27.3 584 77.3 72.7-81.3
No 1,414 460 33.5 30.0-37.1 954 66.5 62.9-70.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,152 631 30.0 27.3-32.9 1,521 70.0 67.1-72.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 662 229 32.4 28.1-37.1 433 67.6 62.9-71.9
Regional City or Suburban County 531 168 34.7 29.0-40.9 363 65.3 59.1-71.0
Rural 1,044 266 25.7 21.9-29.9 778 74.3 70.1-78.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,059 353 34.6 30.6-38.9 706 65.4 61.1-69.4
Unemployed 108 31 26.0 17.3-37.1 77 74.0 62.9-82.7
Retired 662 171 21.5 17.6-26.1 491 78.5 73.9-82.4
Unable to Work 192 31 19.8 12.6-29.7 161 80.2 70.3-87.4
Other not in Labor Force 186 64 36.8 28.3-46.3 122 63.2 53.7-71.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 198 43 24.2 16.8-33.6 155 75.8 66.4-83.2
101% to 150% 153 34 23.1 15.3-33.3 119 76.9 66.7-84.7
151% to 200% 167 48 32.4 23.7-42.4 119 67.6 57.6-76.3
More than 200% 1,112 386 34.3 30.4-38.4 726 65.7 61.6-69.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 743 194 29.3 24.3-34.8 549 70.7 65.2-75.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 615 156 24.4 20.0-29.6 459 75.6 70.4-80.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 879 313 35.1 31.0-39.5 566 64.9 60.5-69.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 664 234 34.9 30.1-40.1 430 65.1 59.9-69.9
2nd Quartile 580 158 27.9 23.1-33.2 422 72.1 66.8-76.9
3rd Quartile 575 178 30.9 26.0-36.2 397 69.1 63.8-74.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 418 93 24.7 18.2-32.6 325 75.3 67.4-81.8

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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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