2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic White 2,386 808 32.5 30.0-35.1 1,578 67.5 64.9-70.0
GENDER
Male 1,057 392 35.2 31.4-39.3 665 64.8 60.7-68.6
Female 1,329 416 30.1 26.9-33.4 913 69.9 66.6-73.1
AGE
18-34 428 205 44.0 38.4-49.7 223 56.0 50.3-61.6
35-44 280 102 35.4 29.0-42.3 178 64.6 57.7-71.0
45-54 338 110 31.9 25.6-38.8 228 68.1 61.2-74.4
55-64 432 135 29.7 23.2-37.2 297 70.3 62.8-76.8
65-74 466 131 26.3 21.4-31.9 335 73.7 68.1-78.6
75+ 412 115 21.2 16.3-27.0 297 78.8 73.0-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 138 33.5 28.3-39.1 317 66.5 60.9-71.7
Some Post-H.S. 657 185 26.7 22.7-31.1 472 73.3 68.9-77.3
College Graduate 1,179 471 39.4 36.1-42.9 708 60.6 57.1-63.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 42 21.9 15.1-30.8 138 78.1 69.2-84.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 81 36.0 28.4-44.3 165 64.0 55.7-71.6
$50,000- 74,999 332 127 32.7 27.0-38.9 205 67.3 61.1-73.0
$75,000+ 926 348 35.1 31.3-39.0 578 64.9 61.0-68.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 198 23.5 19.8-27.6 568 76.5 72.4-80.2
No 1,548 578 36.6 33.4-39.9 970 63.4 60.1-66.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 335 142 40.9 34.4-47.7 193 59.1 52.3-65.6
Non-Veteran 2,044 664 31.3 28.6-34.1 1,380 68.7 65.9-71.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 688 260 36.5 32.2-41.1 428 63.5 58.9-67.8
Regional City or Suburban County 668 243 34.6 29.8-39.8 425 65.4 60.2-70.2
Rural 1,030 305 28.0 24.4-31.9 725 72.0 68.1-75.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,204 456 36.9 33.5-40.4 748 63.1 59.6-66.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 828 238 25.2 20.7-30.2 590 74.8 69.8-79.3
Unable to Work 129 21 15.3 8.9-25.1 108 84.7 74.9-91.1
Other not in Labor Force 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 164 50 29.8 21.8-39.3 114 70.2 60.7-78.2
More than 200% 1,476 539 34.1 31.1-37.2 937 65.9 62.8-68.9
HOUSING
Own 1,738 579 31.7 28.8-34.8 1,159 68.3 65.2-71.2
Rent 494 173 33.5 28.8-38.7 321 66.5 61.3-71.2
Other arrangement 134 45 38.8 29.3-49.2 89 61.2 50.8-70.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 206 35.6 30.6-40.9 379 64.4 59.1-69.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 778 213 26.7 22.4-31.5 565 73.3 68.5-77.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,023 389 35.4 31.7-39.3 634 64.6 60.7-68.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 896 332 36.0 31.9-40.3 564 64.0 59.7-68.1
2nd Quartile 667 207 30.9 26.3-36.0 460 69.1 64.0-73.7
3rd Quartile 610 204 29.4 25.0-34.2 406 70.6 65.8-75.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 65 33.3 25.3-42.4 148 66.7 57.6-74.7

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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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