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
-FEMALES 2,634 1,968 75.1 72.9-77.2 666 24.9 22.8-27.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,642 1,276 76.9 74.1-79.6 366 23.1 20.4-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 533 373 71.4 66.2-76.0 160 28.6 24.0-33.8
Other 421 289 71.6 65.8-76.8 132 28.4 23.2-34.2
AGE
18-34 488 404 80.7 75.9-84.7 84 19.3 15.3-24.1
35-44 397 322 82.2 76.9-86.4 75 17.8 13.6-23.1
45-54 383 279 72.8 67.2-77.8 104 27.2 22.2-32.8
55-64 466 327 70.8 65.4-75.6 139 29.2 24.4-34.6
65-74 497 352 66.6 59.7-72.8 145 33.4 27.2-40.3
75+ 332 225 68.6 61.8-74.6 107 31.4 25.4-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 125 57.2 48.5-65.4 105 42.8 34.6-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 346 65.1 59.8-70.0 210 34.9 30.0-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 725 542 77.8 73.8-81.3 183 22.2 18.7-26.2
College Graduate 1,110 947 86.2 83.6-88.4 163 13.8 11.6-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 104 61.6 52.7-69.8 87 38.4 30.2-47.3
$15,000- 24,999 268 169 59.2 51.2-66.7 99 40.8 33.3-48.8
$25,000- 34,999 282 186 67.3 59.3-74.4 96 32.7 25.6-40.7
$35,000- 49,999 248 196 75.3 67.1-82.0 52 24.7 18.0-32.9
$50,000- 74,999 300 244 81.0 74.7-85.9 56 19.0 14.1-25.3
$75,000+ 709 618 87.2 84.1-89.8 91 12.8 10.2-15.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 864 510 59.1 54.6-63.4 354 40.9 36.6-45.4
No 1,713 1,419 82.7 80.2-85.0 294 17.3 15.0-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,536 1,903 75.4 73.1-77.6 633 24.6 22.4-26.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 779 623 78.7 74.9-82.0 156 21.3 18.0-25.1
Regional City or Suburban County 701 536 76.7 72.7-80.3 165 23.3 19.7-27.3
Rural 1,154 809 70.7 66.7-74.4 345 29.3 25.6-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 1,014 80.0 77.1-82.6 253 20.0 17.4-22.9
Unemployed 141 101 74.4 64.9-82.0 40 25.6 18.0-35.1
Retired 754 540 69.4 64.4-74.0 214 30.6 26.0-35.6
Unable to Work 194 87 45.1 36.6-54.0 107 54.9 46.0-63.4
Other not in Labor Force 246 198 79.9 71.9-86.0 48 20.1 14.0-28.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 233 131 57.8 49.4-65.7 102 42.2 34.3-50.6
101% to 150% 242 164 65.6 57.3-72.9 78 34.4 27.1-42.7
151% to 200% 221 160 70.4 61.1-78.2 61 29.6 21.8-38.9
More than 200% 1,208 999 83.0 80.2-85.5 209 17.0 14.5-19.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 778 521 69.4 64.6-73.8 257 30.6 26.2-35.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,018 786 75.9 72.1-79.4 232 24.1 20.6-27.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 838 661 78.0 74.5-81.1 177 22.0 18.9-25.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 774 633 79.7 75.5-83.3 141 20.3 16.7-24.5
2nd Quartile 667 486 72.7 68.3-76.7 181 27.3 23.3-31.7
3rd Quartile 747 568 78.2 74.5-81.6 179 21.8 18.4-25.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 281 62.3 55.1-69.0 165 37.7 31.0-44.9

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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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