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%)
TOTAL 4,927 3,813 77.7 76.2-79.2 1,114 22.3 20.8-23.8
GENDER
Male 2,293 1,845 80.5 78.5-82.5 448 19.5 17.5-21.5
Female 2,634 1,968 75.1 72.9-77.2 666 24.9 22.8-27.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,113 2,497 79.7 77.8-81.4 616 20.3 18.6-22.2
Non-Hispanic Black 909 662 73.9 70.1-77.4 247 26.1 22.6-29.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 111 88 83.0 73.3-89.7 23 17.0 10.3-26.7
Hispanic 478 330 69.5 64.1-74.3 148 30.5 25.7-35.9
AGE
18-34 1,025 866 83.3 80.3-86.0 159 16.7 14.0-19.7
35-44 741 604 80.4 76.4-83.9 137 19.6 16.1-23.6
45-54 772 583 74.9 71.1-78.4 189 25.1 21.6-28.9
55-64 826 605 74.4 70.6-77.9 221 25.6 22.1-29.4
65-74 889 662 73.2 68.7-77.2 227 26.8 22.8-31.3
75+ 553 397 71.2 66.2-75.8 156 28.8 24.2-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 454 269 61.8 55.9-67.4 185 38.2 32.6-44.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,146 787 70.9 67.5-74.1 359 29.1 25.9-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,310 1,003 80.0 77.3-82.4 307 20.0 17.6-22.7
College Graduate 1,991 1,737 88.1 86.3-89.6 254 11.9 10.4-13.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,514 952 64.0 60.8-67.1 562 36.0 32.9-39.2
No 3,305 2,783 83.8 82.0-85.3 522 16.2 14.7-18.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 645 500 76.1 71.9-79.9 145 23.9 20.1-28.1
Non-Veteran 4,254 3,292 77.9 76.3-79.5 962 22.1 20.5-23.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,652 2,161 81.1 79.2-82.9 491 18.9 17.1-20.8
Unemployed 252 187 77.8 71.3-83.2 65 22.2 16.8-28.7
Retired 1,308 983 73.8 70.4-77.0 325 26.2 23.0-29.6
Unable to Work 342 174 52.9 46.1-59.5 168 47.1 40.5-53.9
Other not in Labor Force 311 257 82.5 75.9-87.6 54 17.5 12.4-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 289 171 64.6 57.3-71.3 118 35.4 28.7-42.7
$15,000- 24,999 453 301 65.2 59.2-70.8 152 34.8 29.2-40.8
$25,000- 34,999 505 348 69.9 64.4-75.0 157 30.1 25.0-35.6
$35,000- 49,999 524 405 77.0 72.1-81.3 119 23.0 18.7-27.9
$50,000-74,999 612 503 81.0 76.7-84.7 109 19.0 15.3-23.3
$75,000-100,000 495 423 84.7 80.4-88.2 72 15.3 11.8-19.6
$100,000-150,000 531 476 89.1 85.5-91.9 55 10.9 8.1-14.5
$150,000+ 430 391 91.5 88.3-93.9 39 8.5 6.1-11.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,088 795 74.3 70.7-77.6 293 25.7 22.4-29.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 72 69.8 58.8-78.9 40 30.2 21.1-41.2
50% to 100% 392 241 65.2 58.9-71.0 151 34.8 29.0-41.1
101% to 150% 404 284 68.1 61.9-73.7 120 31.9 26.3-38.1
151% to 200% 408 292 71.6 65.4-77.1 116 28.4 22.9-34.6
More than 200% 2,477 2,087 84.2 82.3-85.9 390 15.8 14.1-17.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,088 795 74.3 70.7-77.6 293 25.7 22.4-29.3
HOUSING
Own 3,190 2,535 78.9 77.0-80.7 655 21.1 19.3-23.0
Rent 1,335 984 75.4 72.5-78.1 351 24.6 21.9-27.5
Other arrangement 337 245 75.6 69.2-81.1 92 24.4 18.9-30.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,518 1,261 82.6 80.2-84.9 257 17.4 15.1-19.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,320 1,030 78.2 75.3-80.8 290 21.8 19.2-24.7
Rural 2,089 1,522 72.8 70.1-75.3 567 27.2 24.7-29.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,343 950 72.2 68.8-75.4 393 27.8 24.6-31.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,955 1,524 77.6 75.2-79.9 431 22.4 20.1-24.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,629 1,339 81.1 78.6-83.3 290 18.9 16.7-21.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,504 1,266 82.6 79.9-85.0 238 17.4 15.0-20.1
2nd Quartile 1,297 1,004 77.5 74.5-80.1 293 22.5 19.9-25.5
3rd Quartile 1,395 1,050 76.3 73.5-78.9 345 23.7 21.1-26.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 731 493 67.5 62.4-72.2 238 32.5 27.8-37.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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