2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 Demographics

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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
Region 7 660 230 36.5 31.9-41.4 430 63.5 58.6-68.1
GENDER
Male 301 112 40.8 33.9-48.2 189 59.2 51.8-66.1
Female 359 118 32.4 26.4-38.9 241 67.6 61.1-73.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 369 141 38.0 32.0-44.4 228 62.0 55.6-68.0
Non-Hispanic Black 139 41 31.8 22.9-42.3 98 68.2 57.7-77.1
Other 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 255 99 37.2 30.1-44.8 156 62.8 55.2-69.9
45-64 225 73 38.1 30.2-46.8 152 61.9 53.2-69.8
65+ 175 56 32.4 24.1-41.9 119 67.6 58.1-75.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 170 39 33.8 24.9-44.1 131 66.2 55.9-75.1
Some Post-H.S. 147 49 32.4 23.9-42.2 98 67.6 57.8-76.1
College Graduate 341 142 41.8 35.8-48.1 199 58.2 51.9-64.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 168 40 28.3 19.9-38.5 128 71.7 61.5-80.1
$50,000+ 362 158 44.3 37.8-51.0 204 55.7 49.0-62.2
Don't know/Not Sure 126 30 24.7 16.7-34.8 96 75.3 65.2-83.3

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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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