2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 Demographics

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
Region 7 555 153 29.3 24.6-34.4 185 32.5 27.7-37.7 58 10.8 8.0-14.4 159 27.4 22.6-32.9
GENDER
Male 250 76 34.7 27.4-42.8 85 31.2 24.6-38.6 26 9.2 5.9-14.0 63 24.9 18.2-33.0
Female 305 77 24.1 18.5-30.8 100 33.8 27.1-41.2 32 12.2 8.1-18.1 96 29.8 23.2-37.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 313 95 29.6 23.7-36.3 105 36.9 30.3-44.1 37 12.4 8.5-17.5 76 21.1 15.9-27.5
Non-Hispanic Black 117 26 23.7 15.4-34.6 33 22.6 15.3-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.4 3.9-17.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 215 64 28.9 21.9-37.1 75 34.1 26.5-42.5 29 12.0 8.0-17.5 47 25.1 17.6-34.4
45-64 189 49 31.5 23.4-40.8 62 32.7 25.0-41.5 18 9.9 5.5-17.1 60 26.0 19.2-34.2
65+ 149 40 27.0 18.9-36.9 48 28.9 21.1-38.2 11 9.5 4.4-19.2 50 34.7 25.2-45.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 *** *** *** 45 28.1 20.0-37.9 11 9.9 5.1-18.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 132 30 21.6 14.4-31.1 *** *** *** 17 13.4 8.1-21.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 290 100 37.1 30.7-43.9 102 36.5 30.1-43.5 30 9.7 6.4-14.5 58 16.7 12.6-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 135 26 22.2 14.2-32.8 44 33.7 24.1-44.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 314 107 35.9 29.2-43.1 101 30.4 24.3-37.3 37 11.8 8.2-16.7 69 21.9 16.1-29.1
Don't know/Not Sure 102 19 19.9 12.0-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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