2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,998 664 34.1 31.3-37.0 1,334 65.9 63.0-68.7
GENDER
Male 904 328 37.3 33.0-41.9 576 62.7 58.1-67.0
Female 1,094 336 31.1 27.5-35.0 758 68.9 65.0-72.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,234 410 32.0 28.6-35.7 824 68.0 64.3-71.4
Non-Hispanic Black 375 132 40.9 34.3-47.8 243 59.1 52.2-65.7
Other 354 107 31.6 25.1-38.8 247 68.4 61.2-74.9
AGE
18-34 460 190 40.4 34.7-46.4 270 59.6 53.6-65.3
35-44 295 102 36.3 29.8-43.4 193 63.7 56.6-70.2
45-54 328 114 34.9 28.3-42.1 214 65.1 57.9-71.7
55-64 339 104 33.0 25.5-41.4 235 67.0 58.6-74.5
65-74 301 83 26.9 20.9-33.9 218 73.1 66.1-79.1
75+ 241 63 20.5 14.4-28.4 178 79.5 71.6-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 389 115 33.0 27.3-39.3 274 67.0 60.7-72.7
Some Post-H.S. 472 143 32.0 26.6-37.9 329 68.0 62.1-73.4
College Graduate 963 376 40.5 36.7-44.4 587 59.5 55.6-63.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 571 155 26.2 21.6-31.4 416 73.8 68.6-78.4
No 1,359 479 36.9 33.5-40.5 880 63.1 59.5-66.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 89 40.7 32.2-49.7 126 59.3 50.3-67.8
Non-Veteran 1,778 574 33.4 30.4-36.5 1,204 66.6 63.5-69.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,152 403 36.0 32.5-39.8 749 64.0 60.2-67.5
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 146 26.7 20.7-33.6 359 73.3 66.4-79.3
Unable to Work 96 18 18.8 11.0-30.4 78 81.2 69.6-89.0
Other not in Labor Force 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 157 28 18.8 11.9-28.5 129 81.2 71.5-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 216 72 33.3 25.9-41.5 144 66.7 58.5-74.1
$50,000- 74,999 255 93 33.7 26.3-41.9 162 66.3 58.1-73.7
$75,000+ 729 284 38.4 33.8-43.1 445 61.6 56.9-66.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 431 123 33.7 27.6-40.3 308 66.3 59.7-72.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 34 26.6 18.1-37.4 101 73.4 62.6-81.9
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,132 420 35.8 32.2-39.5 712 64.2 60.5-67.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 431 123 33.7 27.6-40.3 308 66.3 59.7-72.4
HOUSING
Own 1,237 412 34.1 30.5-37.9 825 65.9 62.1-69.5
Rent 596 194 32.2 27.5-37.2 402 67.8 62.8-72.5
Other arrangement 143 50 41.2 31.6-51.5 93 58.8 48.5-68.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,132 409 36.4 33.0-40.0 723 63.6 60.0-67.0
Regional City or Suburban County 463 134 32.1 25.9-38.9 329 67.9 61.1-74.1
Rural 403 121 30.8 24.8-37.6 282 69.2 62.4-75.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 712 199 29.1 24.4-34.2 513 70.9 65.8-75.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,152 433 37.9 34.3-41.7 719 62.1 58.3-65.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 736 272 37.0 32.4-41.8 464 63.0 58.2-67.6
2nd Quartile 767 245 33.2 28.7-37.9 522 66.8 62.1-71.3
3rd Quartile 430 127 29.6 24.2-35.5 303 70.4 64.5-75.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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