2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
Piedmont NC 1,652 425 26.4 23.5-29.5 578 34.2 31.2-37.4 170 10.5 8.6-12.6 479 28.9 26.1-32.0
GENDER
Male 757 214 29.1 24.6-34.0 271 34.0 29.6-38.7 79 10.9 8.2-14.3 193 26.1 22.1-30.5
Female 895 211 23.9 20.2-27.9 307 34.5 30.5-38.7 91 10.1 7.8-13.0 286 31.6 27.6-35.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,030 273 25.6 22.0-29.6 394 39.5 35.5-43.7 103 10.1 8.0-12.6 260 24.8 21.6-28.4
Non-Hispanic Black 307 75 27.7 21.5-35.1 88 24.0 18.8-30.1 36 12.6 8.1-19.0 108 35.7 28.9-43.1
Other 290 69 25.6 19.1-33.3 90 29.9 23.3-37.4 28 9.3 5.3-15.7 103 35.3 27.7-43.6
AGE
18-34 379 109 28.2 22.6-34.6 119 32.7 26.7-39.3 56 13.9 9.9-19.4 95 25.1 19.7-31.5
35-44 232 64 27.2 21.1-34.3 75 33.3 26.6-40.8 29 13.2 8.8-19.4 64 26.3 20.1-33.6
45-54 278 71 24.4 18.4-31.5 87 33.0 26.0-40.8 33 13.3 8.9-19.2 87 29.4 23.0-36.7
55-64 281 74 30.9 22.3-41.0 104 32.6 26.0-40.1 20 5.1 2.9- 8.7 83 31.4 24.4-39.3
65-74 266 59 22.3 16.4-29.6 109 38.2 30.7-46.3 20 6.5 3.8-10.9 78 33.0 25.3-41.7
75+ 206 48 21.4 14.4-30.5 84 43.4 34.0-53.3 *** *** *** 63 32.0 23.6-41.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 314 61 22.4 17.0-29.0 93 26.0 20.6-32.2 38 12.2 8.1-18.1 122 39.3 32.5-46.6
Some Post-H.S. 391 85 23.6 18.2-30.1 146 40.9 34.6-47.5 39 8.6 6.1-12.1 121 26.9 21.8-32.5
College Graduate 814 261 34.0 30.0-38.2 302 36.2 32.3-40.3 86 11.2 8.8-14.1 165 18.6 15.4-22.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 468 86 18.8 14.4-24.1 141 32.5 26.6-39.0 47 8.7 5.6-13.4 194 40.0 34.0-46.3
No 1,126 323 29.3 25.7-33.2 418 35.0 31.5-38.7 112 10.7 8.5-13.3 273 25.0 21.7-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 187 57 31.2 22.6-41.2 58 28.0 20.4-37.2 20 10.7 6.3-17.6 52 30.2 22.1-39.7
Non-Veteran 1,461 368 25.8 22.8-29.1 518 34.9 31.7-38.3 150 10.5 8.5-12.8 425 28.8 25.8-32.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 948 250 26.6 23.1-30.4 331 34.9 31.0-39.0 108 11.7 9.3-14.6 259 26.8 23.3-30.6
Unemployed 68 15 16.0 8.8-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 108 25.5 18.9-33.5 178 40.7 34.0-47.8 25 3.3 2.1- 5.2 117 30.5 24.3-37.5
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** 14 18.3 10.1-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 110 *** *** *** 33 24.4 16.7-34.3 16 15.4 9.1-24.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 129 17 13.8 7.5-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 47 30.1 22.0-39.6 64 35.7 27.2-45.2 16 6.9 3.8-12.2 46 27.4 19.6-36.8
$50,000- 74,999 211 56 21.8 15.7-29.3 82 36.3 28.2-45.2 28 15.8 9.3-25.3 45 26.2 18.3-36.0
$75,000+ 622 192 28.8 24.6-33.5 238 38.6 33.7-43.7 67 11.9 8.8-15.9 125 20.7 16.7-25.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 340 82 30.3 23.5-38.1 106 28.4 22.7-34.8 28 7.3 4.8-11.0 124 34.0 27.6-41.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 23 20.9 12.6-32.7 31 24.7 16.5-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 961 280 27.6 24.2-31.3 362 37.8 33.8-41.9 103 11.0 8.6-13.9 216 23.7 20.2-27.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 340 82 30.3 23.5-38.1 106 28.4 22.7-34.8 28 7.3 4.8-11.0 124 34.0 27.6-41.0
HOUSING
Own 1,029 277 27.9 24.1-32.1 412 38.2 34.3-42.4 93 8.8 6.8-11.3 247 25.0 21.6-28.8
Rent 491 119 22.2 18.1-26.8 128 26.9 22.3-32.1 58 13.3 9.3-18.7 186 37.6 32.2-43.4
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** 36 25.0 17.1-34.9 15 12.9 7.4-21.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 952 272 28.4 24.9-32.1 318 32.1 28.4-35.9 97 10.2 8.1-12.8 265 29.3 25.6-33.4
Regional City or Suburban County 368 78 23.3 17.0-31.0 139 36.6 29.9-43.9 42 12.5 8.2-18.6 109 27.7 22.0-34.2
Rural 332 75 24.9 18.5-32.6 121 37.1 30.4-44.4 31 8.4 5.4-12.9 105 29.6 23.4-36.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 578 120 22.9 17.8-29.0 218 36.4 31.3-41.8 56 8.5 6.3-11.4 184 32.2 27.1-37.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 286 28.8 25.3-32.6 326 33.2 29.4-37.3 106 12.0 9.4-15.3 252 26.0 22.5-29.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 622 186 30.3 25.6-35.4 216 34.6 29.5-40.0 65 10.0 7.6-13.2 155 25.1 20.7-30.2
2nd Quartile 634 157 25.0 20.5-30.1 229 34.2 29.6-39.0 64 11.3 8.2-15.4 184 29.5 25.0-34.4
3rd Quartile 349 70 21.0 15.6-27.5 121 35.1 28.7-42.1 38 9.3 6.4-13.4 120 34.6 28.3-41.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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