2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 522 160 30.7 25.4-36.5 362 69.3 63.5-74.6
GENDER
Male 225 74 32.0 24.5-40.6 151 68.0 59.4-75.5
Female 297 86 29.4 22.6-37.4 211 70.6 62.6-77.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 433 132 29.3 23.8-35.5 301 70.7 64.5-76.2
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 21 18.1 10.7-29.1 77 81.9 70.9-89.3
65-74 115 27 20.7 12.2-32.9 88 79.3 67.1-87.8
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 166 45 28.0 19.4-38.7 121 72.0 61.3-80.6
College Graduate 210 78 36.5 28.6-45.2 132 63.5 54.8-71.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 185 46 24.5 17.0-34.0 139 75.5 66.0-83.0
No 318 104 32.9 26.1-40.4 214 67.1 59.6-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 460 134 28.4 23.0-34.5 326 71.6 65.5-77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 226 79 35.8 27.9-44.4 147 64.2 55.6-72.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 55 25.0 17.4-34.7 137 75.0 65.3-82.6
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 46 29.2 20.7-39.6 96 70.8 60.4-79.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 264 86 32.0 24.7-40.3 178 68.0 59.7-75.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 380 118 31.4 25.1-38.4 262 68.6 61.6-74.9
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 56 37.1 28.0-47.2 95 62.9 52.8-72.0
Rural 371 104 28.3 22.1-35.4 267 71.7 64.6-77.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 126 33 23.2 14.7-34.6 93 76.8 65.4-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 67 31.2 23.0-40.8 167 68.8 59.2-77.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 60 36.9 28.1-46.6 102 63.1 53.4-71.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 269 93 37.0 29.5-45.3 176 63.0 54.7-70.5
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 136 34 18.9 11.9-28.7 102 81.1 71.3-88.1

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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.

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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