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
MALES 1,762 651 38.0 34.8-41.3 1,111 62.0 58.7-65.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,057 392 35.2 31.4-39.3 665 64.8 60.7-68.6
Non-Hispanic Black 282 107 41.9 34.2-50.0 175 58.1 50.0-65.8
Other 388 136 41.9 34.2-50.0 252 58.1 50.0-65.8
AGE
18-34 403 200 47.6 41.5-53.9 203 52.4 46.1-58.5
35-44 257 97 40.7 32.8-49.2 160 59.3 50.8-67.2
45-54 255 92 32.2 25.0-40.3 163 67.8 59.7-75.0
55-64 322 100 36.1 27.5-45.7 222 63.9 54.3-72.5
65-74 300 84 25.4 19.7-32.2 216 74.6 67.8-80.3
75+ 199 68 33.7 24.8-43.9 131 66.3 56.1-75.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 146 40.4 34.2-47.0 257 59.6 53.0-65.8
Some Post-H.S. 445 167 36.6 30.8-42.9 278 63.4 57.1-69.2
College Graduate 741 308 42.6 38.0-47.2 433 57.4 52.8-62.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 222 82 38.4 30.0-47.5 140 61.6 52.5-70.0
$50,000- 74,999 241 99 42.2 33.7-51.2 142 57.8 48.8-66.3
$75,000+ 664 264 37.5 32.9-42.3 400 62.5 57.7-67.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 174 32.3 27.0-38.2 359 67.7 61.8-73.0
No 1,167 455 40.2 36.3-44.2 712 59.8 55.8-63.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 435 190 46.2 39.9-52.6 245 53.8 47.4-60.1
Non-Veteran 1,319 460 35.8 32.2-39.7 859 64.2 60.3-67.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 562 214 39.9 35.0-45.1 348 60.1 54.9-65.0
Regional City or Suburban County 470 186 37.2 31.1-43.7 284 62.8 56.3-68.9
Rural 730 251 36.9 31.5-42.6 479 63.1 57.4-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 425 39.4 35.7-43.3 649 60.6 56.7-64.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 454 147 32.9 25.7-40.9 307 67.1 59.1-74.3
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,048 421 38.7 34.9-42.7 627 61.3 57.3-65.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 210 39.8 33.8-46.1 333 60.2 53.9-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 508 165 34.1 28.3-40.5 343 65.9 59.5-71.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 711 276 40.0 35.3-44.9 435 60.0 55.1-64.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 564 211 39.3 34.0-44.8 353 60.7 55.2-66.0
2nd Quartile 483 197 41.1 35.3-47.2 286 58.9 52.8-64.7
3rd Quartile 434 148 30.4 25.3-36.0 286 69.6 64.0-74.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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