2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 2,526 74.0 71.7-76.1
Piedmont NC 1,652 425 26.4 23.5-29.5 1,227 73.6 70.5-76.5
GENDER
Male 757 214 29.1 24.6-34.0 543 70.9 66.0-75.4
Female 895 211 23.9 20.2-27.9 684 76.1 72.1-79.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,030 273 25.6 22.0-29.6 757 74.4 70.4-78.0
Non-Hispanic Black 307 75 27.7 21.5-35.1 232 72.3 64.9-78.5
Other 290 69 25.6 19.1-33.3 221 74.4 66.7-80.9
AGE
18-34 379 109 28.2 22.6-34.6 270 71.8 65.4-77.4
35-44 232 64 27.2 21.1-34.3 168 72.8 65.7-78.9
45-54 278 71 24.4 18.4-31.5 207 75.6 68.5-81.6
55-64 281 74 30.9 22.3-41.0 207 69.1 59.0-77.7
65-74 266 59 22.3 16.4-29.6 207 77.7 70.4-83.6
75+ 206 48 21.4 14.4-30.5 158 78.6 69.5-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 314 61 22.4 17.0-29.0 253 77.6 71.0-83.0
Some Post-H.S. 391 85 23.6 18.2-30.1 306 76.4 69.9-81.8
College Graduate 814 261 34.0 30.0-38.2 553 66.0 61.8-70.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 468 86 18.8 14.4-24.1 382 81.2 75.9-85.6
No 1,126 323 29.3 25.7-33.2 803 70.7 66.8-74.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 187 57 31.2 22.6-41.2 130 68.8 58.8-77.4
Non-Veteran 1,461 368 25.8 22.8-29.1 1,093 74.2 70.9-77.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 948 250 26.6 23.1-30.4 698 73.4 69.6-76.9
Unemployed 68 15 16.0 8.8-27.4 53 84.0 72.6-91.2
Retired 428 108 25.5 18.9-33.5 320 74.5 66.5-81.1
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 129 17 13.8 7.5-24.0 112 86.2 76.0-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 173 47 30.1 22.0-39.6 126 69.9 60.4-78.0
$50,000- 74,999 211 56 21.8 15.7-29.3 155 78.2 70.7-84.3
$75,000+ 622 192 28.8 24.6-33.5 430 71.2 66.5-75.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 340 82 30.3 23.5-38.1 258 69.7 61.9-76.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 23 20.9 12.6-32.7 83 79.1 67.3-87.4
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 961 280 27.6 24.2-31.3 681 72.4 68.7-75.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 340 82 30.3 23.5-38.1 258 69.7 61.9-76.5
HOUSING
Own 1,029 277 27.9 24.1-32.1 752 72.1 67.9-75.9
Rent 491 119 22.2 18.1-26.8 372 77.8 73.2-81.9
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 952 272 28.4 24.9-32.1 680 71.6 67.9-75.1
Regional City or Suburban County 368 78 23.3 17.0-31.0 290 76.7 69.0-83.0
Rural 332 75 24.9 18.5-32.6 257 75.1 67.4-81.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 578 120 22.9 17.8-29.0 458 77.1 71.0-82.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 286 28.8 25.3-32.6 684 71.2 67.4-74.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 622 186 30.3 25.6-35.4 436 69.7 64.6-74.4
2nd Quartile 634 157 25.0 20.5-30.1 477 75.0 69.9-79.5
3rd Quartile 349 70 21.0 15.6-27.5 279 79.0 72.5-84.4
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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