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 White 3,113 2,497 79.7 77.8-81.4 616 20.3 18.6-22.2
GENDER
Male 1,471 1,221 82.6 80.2-84.9 250 17.4 15.1-19.8
Female 1,642 1,276 76.9 74.1-79.6 366 23.1 20.4-25.9
AGE
18-34 578 507 86.9 82.8-90.1 71 13.1 9.9-17.2
35-44 403 338 83.0 78.0-87.1 65 17.0 12.9-22.0
45-54 456 365 79.0 74.2-83.1 91 21.0 16.9-25.8
55-64 554 427 76.2 71.6-80.3 127 23.8 19.7-28.4
65-74 651 496 72.6 67.3-77.3 155 27.4 22.7-32.7
75+ 414 315 76.4 71.2-80.9 99 23.6 19.1-28.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 92 62.8 52.7-71.9 60 37.2 28.1-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 474 72.5 68.2-76.4 189 27.5 23.6-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 845 654 80.1 76.7-83.0 191 19.9 17.0-23.3
College Graduate 1,449 1,274 89.0 87.1-90.6 175 11.0 9.4-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 81 73.6 63.0-82.1 35 26.4 17.9-37.0
$15,000- 24,999 212 132 62.7 54.2-70.5 80 37.3 29.5-45.8
$25,000- 34,999 270 189 68.9 60.8-76.0 81 31.1 24.0-39.2
$35,000- 49,999 318 246 76.3 70.2-81.5 72 23.7 18.5-29.8
$50,000- 74,999 438 359 81.1 76.1-85.2 79 18.9 14.8-23.9
$75,000+ 1,146 1,017 88.7 86.5-90.7 129 11.3 9.3-13.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 929 605 64.8 60.8-68.7 324 35.2 31.3-39.2
No 2,130 1,855 86.5 84.4-88.3 275 13.5 11.7-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 341 79.9 74.9-84.0 83 20.1 16.0-25.1
Non-Veteran 2,679 2,147 79.6 77.6-81.6 532 20.4 18.4-22.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 912 786 86.3 83.5-88.8 126 13.7 11.2-16.5
Regional City or Suburban County 853 690 79.6 76.0-82.8 163 20.4 17.2-24.0
Rural 1,348 1,021 74.7 71.3-77.8 327 25.3 22.2-28.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,656 1,399 84.3 82.1-86.3 257 15.7 13.7-17.9
Unemployed 118 88 77.9 68.3-85.2 30 22.1 14.8-31.7
Retired 962 745 74.8 70.6-78.5 217 25.2 21.5-29.4
Unable to Work 179 95 53.9 44.9-62.7 84 46.1 37.3-55.1
Other not in Labor Force 176 151 82.3 72.4-89.2 25 17.7 10.8-27.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 101 66.8 57.2-75.1 62 33.2 24.9-42.8
101% to 150% 181 124 66.5 56.8-75.0 57 33.5 25.0-43.2
151% to 200% 247 177 69.1 60.8-76.4 70 30.9 23.6-39.2
More than 200% 1,858 1,577 84.7 82.7-86.6 281 15.3 13.4-17.3
HOUSING
Own 2,297 1,871 80.4 78.2-82.4 426 19.6 17.6-21.8
Rent 608 466 77.2 73.0-80.9 142 22.8 19.1-27.0
Other arrangement 184 141 79.1 69.6-86.2 43 20.9 13.8-30.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 502 73.1 68.4-77.3 190 26.9 22.7-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,384 1,114 79.4 76.4-82.1 270 20.6 17.9-23.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,037 881 83.6 80.7-86.2 156 16.4 13.8-19.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,110 954 83.6 80.4-86.5 156 16.4 13.5-19.6
2nd Quartile 843 672 79.3 75.6-82.5 171 20.7 17.5-24.4
3rd Quartile 840 648 77.9 74.3-81.1 192 22.1 18.9-25.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 223 69.0 61.3-75.7 97 31.0 24.3-38.7

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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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