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
-MALES 2,293 1,845 80.5 78.5-82.5 448 19.5 17.5-21.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 1,221 82.6 80.2-84.9 250 17.4 15.1-19.8
Non-Hispanic Black 376 289 76.9 71.1-81.9 87 23.1 18.1-28.9
Other 392 294 76.6 70.7-81.6 98 23.4 18.4-29.3
AGE
18-34 537 462 85.9 82.0-89.1 75 14.1 10.9-18.0
35-44 344 282 78.6 72.2-83.8 62 21.4 16.2-27.8
45-54 389 304 77.0 71.6-81.7 85 23.0 18.3-28.4
55-64 360 278 78.5 72.8-83.2 82 21.5 16.8-27.2
65-74 392 310 80.9 75.8-85.1 82 19.1 14.9-24.2
75+ 221 172 75.0 67.2-81.5 49 25.0 18.5-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 144 66.3 58.3-73.5 80 33.7 26.5-41.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 441 75.8 71.4-79.8 149 24.2 20.2-28.6
Some Post-H.S. 585 461 82.6 79.0-85.7 124 17.4 14.3-21.0
College Graduate 881 790 90.5 88.2-92.4 91 9.5 7.6-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 132 73.2 64.6-80.3 53 26.8 19.7-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 223 162 73.3 65.4-79.8 61 26.7 20.2-34.6
$35,000- 49,999 276 209 78.6 72.5-83.7 67 21.4 16.3-27.5
$50,000- 74,999 312 259 81.1 74.8-86.1 53 18.9 13.9-25.2
$75,000+ 747 672 89.5 86.6-91.8 75 10.5 8.2-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 442 70.0 65.5-74.1 208 30.0 25.9-34.5
No 1,592 1,364 84.8 82.4-86.9 228 15.2 13.1-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 558 443 77.8 73.3-81.8 115 22.2 18.2-26.7
Non-Veteran 1,718 1,389 81.4 79.0-83.6 329 18.6 16.4-21.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 739 638 86.8 83.4-89.5 101 13.2 10.5-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 619 494 79.8 75.7-83.4 125 20.2 16.6-24.3
Rural 935 713 75.1 71.4-78.5 222 24.9 21.5-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,385 1,147 82.1 79.4-84.5 238 17.9 15.5-20.6
Unemployed 111 86 81.9 72.6-88.6 25 18.1 11.4-27.4
Retired 554 443 79.5 74.9-83.4 111 20.5 16.6-25.1
Unable to Work 148 87 61.4 51.2-70.8 61 38.6 29.2-48.8
Other not in Labor Force 65 59 90.2 76.9-96.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 110 75.0 65.9-82.3 49 25.0 17.7-34.1
101% to 150% 162 120 71.7 61.9-79.8 42 28.3 20.2-38.1
151% to 200% 187 132 73.2 65.1-79.9 55 26.8 20.1-34.9
More than 200% 1,269 1,088 85.3 82.7-87.5 181 14.7 12.5-17.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 429 75.7 70.9-79.9 136 24.3 20.1-29.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 937 738 79.4 76.2-82.4 199 20.6 17.6-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 678 84.3 80.7-87.2 113 15.7 12.8-19.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 730 633 85.7 82.1-88.7 97 14.3 11.3-17.9
2nd Quartile 630 518 82.3 78.5-85.6 112 17.7 14.4-21.5
3rd Quartile 648 482 74.2 69.9-78.1 166 25.8 21.9-30.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 212 74.4 67.2-80.4 73 25.6 19.6-32.8

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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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