2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,455 1,976 79.7 77.7-81.6 479 20.3 18.4-22.3
GENDER
Male 1,183 972 81.4 78.5-84.0 211 18.6 16.0-21.5
Female 1,272 1,004 78.1 75.2-80.8 268 21.9 19.2-24.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,565 1,295 81.5 79.1-83.8 270 18.5 16.2-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 440 340 75.6 70.4-80.2 100 24.4 19.8-29.6
Other 397 300 78.1 72.9-82.5 97 21.9 17.5-27.1
AGE
18-34 583 504 85.1 81.3-88.3 79 14.9 11.7-18.7
35-44 420 351 80.5 74.9-85.2 69 19.5 14.8-25.1
45-54 398 309 76.4 71.1-80.9 89 23.6 19.1-28.9
55-64 374 295 77.8 72.4-82.3 79 22.2 17.7-27.6
65-74 371 279 74.9 69.0-80.0 92 25.1 20.0-31.0
75+ 247 186 74.0 66.7-80.1 61 26.0 19.9-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 128 64.0 56.0-71.4 77 36.0 28.6-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 504 363 72.1 67.2-76.6 141 27.9 23.4-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 614 484 81.7 78.1-84.7 130 18.3 15.3-21.9
College Graduate 1,121 993 89.0 86.7-90.9 128 11.0 9.1-13.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 422 64.4 59.9-68.6 229 35.6 31.4-40.1
No 1,748 1,511 85.4 83.2-87.3 237 14.6 12.7-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 204 75.9 69.1-81.6 59 24.1 18.4-30.9
Non-Veteran 2,177 1,761 80.1 78.0-82.1 416 19.9 17.9-22.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,430 1,205 82.7 80.1-85.0 225 17.3 15.0-19.9
Unemployed 132 105 81.0 72.2-87.5 27 19.0 12.5-27.8
Retired 559 423 75.3 70.7-79.4 136 24.7 20.6-29.3
Unable to Work 131 73 52.9 42.8-62.8 58 47.1 37.2-57.2
Other not in Labor Force 172 145 84.7 77.4-90.0 27 15.3 10.0-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 86 66.2 56.4-74.8 52 33.8 25.2-43.6
$15,000- 24,999 186 124 64.0 55.1-72.0 62 36.0 28.0-44.9
$25,000- 34,999 227 168 73.6 66.0-80.0 59 26.4 20.0-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 249 197 77.1 69.7-83.2 52 22.9 16.8-30.3
$50,000- 74,999 298 247 80.3 73.9-85.4 51 19.7 14.6-26.1
$75,000+ 839 759 90.5 88.0-92.5 80 9.5 7.5-12.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 395 76.0 71.2-80.2 123 24.0 19.8-28.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 114 67.9 59.1-75.6 66 32.1 24.4-40.9
101% to 150% 179 128 66.7 57.7-74.6 51 33.3 25.4-42.3
151% to 200% 185 143 77.1 69.3-83.5 42 22.9 16.5-30.7
More than 200% 1,306 1,132 85.8 83.3-88.0 174 14.2 12.0-16.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 395 76.0 71.2-80.2 123 24.0 19.8-28.8
HOUSING
Own 1,534 1,266 80.9 78.4-83.2 268 19.1 16.8-21.6
Rent 722 559 77.2 73.4-80.6 163 22.8 19.4-26.6
Other arrangement 163 121 78.1 70.2-84.4 42 21.9 15.6-29.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,370 1,139 82.3 79.7-84.7 231 17.7 15.3-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 629 483 76.4 72.2-80.2 146 23.6 19.8-27.8
Rural 456 354 76.8 71.8-81.2 102 23.2 18.8-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 156 76.2 68.6-82.4 52 23.8 17.6-31.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 716 77.7 74.2-80.8 202 22.3 19.2-25.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,329 1,104 81.6 78.8-84.0 225 18.4 16.0-21.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 823 698 82.8 79.3-85.8 125 17.2 14.2-20.7
2nd Quartile 949 747 78.5 75.2-81.5 202 21.5 18.5-24.8
3rd Quartile 610 479 79.0 74.8-82.6 131 21.0 17.4-25.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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