2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,927 3,813 77.7 76.2-79.2 1,114 22.3 20.8-23.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 909 662 73.9 70.1-77.4 247 26.1 22.6-29.9
GENDER
Male 376 289 76.9 71.1-81.9 87 23.1 18.1-28.9
Female 533 373 71.4 66.2-76.0 160 28.6 24.0-33.8
AGE
18-34 158 128 78.6 70.1-85.2 30 21.4 14.8-29.9
35-44 145 116 75.8 64.8-84.3 29 24.2 15.7-35.2
45-54 158 119 74.5 65.7-81.7 39 25.5 18.3-34.3
55-64 175 117 70.2 61.5-77.6 58 29.8 22.4-38.5
65-74 160 117 78.0 69.3-84.8 43 22.0 15.2-30.7
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 157 67.4 59.7-74.3 95 32.6 25.7-40.3
Some Post-H.S. 273 203 77.5 71.2-82.8 70 22.5 17.2-28.8
College Graduate 299 249 83.0 77.1-87.7 50 17.0 12.3-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 88 75.3 65.1-83.3 37 24.7 16.7-34.9
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 163 142 84.2 75.8-90.0 21 15.8 10.0-24.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 205 65.4 58.7-71.5 129 34.6 28.5-41.3
No 551 438 77.6 72.7-81.8 113 22.4 18.2-27.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 99 72.1 62.1-80.3 39 27.9 19.7-37.9
Non-Veteran 768 560 74.1 69.9-77.8 208 25.9 22.2-30.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 313 249 76.9 70.3-82.4 64 23.1 17.6-29.7
Regional City or Suburban County 250 183 76.9 70.0-82.5 67 23.1 17.5-30.0
Rural 346 230 67.2 60.5-73.3 116 32.8 26.7-39.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 449 357 76.6 71.1-81.3 92 23.4 18.7-28.9
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 162 71.3 63.6-78.0 75 28.7 22.0-36.4
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 297 81.3 75.1-86.3 65 18.7 13.7-24.9
HOUSING
Own 496 366 73.0 67.6-77.8 130 27.0 22.2-32.4
Rent 335 250 77.7 71.9-82.6 85 22.3 17.4-28.1
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 236 71.5 64.9-77.3 107 28.5 22.7-35.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 223 71.9 65.2-77.8 83 28.1 22.2-34.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 203 77.6 70.8-83.2 57 22.4 16.8-29.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 115 79.9 70.9-86.6 30 20.1 13.4-29.1
2nd Quartile 222 171 75.7 68.4-81.8 51 24.3 18.2-31.6
3rd Quartile 336 240 72.2 65.9-77.8 96 27.8 22.2-34.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 136 66.5 57.4-74.5 70 33.5 25.5-42.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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 2021 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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