2022 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 4,497 3,477 76.9 75.1-78.5 1,020 23.1 21.5-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black 794 596 75.4 71.4-79.0 198 24.6 21.0-28.6
GENDER
Male 309 235 76.7 70.4-82.1 74 23.3 17.9-29.6
Female 485 361 74.3 68.9-79.0 124 25.7 21.0-31.1
AGE
18-34 160 128 77.0 68.0-84.1 32 23.0 15.9-32.0
35-44 126 98 77.1 66.7-84.9 28 22.9 15.1-33.3
45-54 134 107 84.5 76.6-90.0 27 15.5 10.0-23.4
55-64 155 106 66.0 55.9-74.8 49 34.0 25.2-44.1
65-74 139 101 80.4 71.7-86.9 38 19.6 13.1-28.3
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 138 69.6 61.2-76.8 67 30.4 23.2-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 253 183 76.8 70.2-82.3 70 23.2 17.7-29.8
College Graduate 286 250 88.3 83.1-92.1 36 11.7 7.9-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 72 83.6 74.2-90.1 21 16.4 9.9-25.8
$50,000- 74,999 99 75 78.8 68.3-86.4 24 21.2 13.6-31.7
$75,000+ 180 153 82.3 74.1-88.3 27 17.7 11.7-25.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 159 65.7 58.0-72.7 100 34.3 27.3-42.0
No 509 418 80.6 75.8-84.5 91 19.4 15.5-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 92 76.1 65.0-84.5 26 23.9 15.5-35.0
Non-Veteran 668 499 76.1 71.9-80.0 169 23.9 20.0-28.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 340 265 78.9 73.3-83.6 75 21.1 16.4-26.7
Regional City or Suburban County 168 127 74.1 64.6-81.7 41 25.9 18.3-35.4
Rural 286 204 71.1 63.3-77.7 82 28.9 22.3-36.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 441 349 79.0 73.9-83.3 92 21.0 16.7-26.1
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 134 75.6 66.5-82.8 52 24.4 17.2-33.5
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 64 82.0 70.9-89.5 20 18.0 10.5-29.1
More than 200% 341 273 80.4 74.8-84.9 68 19.6 15.1-25.2
HOUSING
Own 403 322 80.2 74.9-84.6 81 19.8 15.4-25.1
Rent 307 209 65.8 58.8-72.3 98 34.2 27.7-41.2
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 272 193 71.2 63.2-78.1 79 28.8 21.9-36.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 168 77.4 69.8-83.5 51 22.6 16.5-30.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 303 235 76.8 70.5-82.1 68 23.2 17.9-29.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 111 71.7 62.0-79.8 37 28.3 20.2-38.0
2nd Quartile 223 180 78.7 71.2-84.7 43 21.3 15.3-28.8
3rd Quartile 247 183 76.0 69.0-81.9 64 24.0 18.1-31.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 122 71.4 61.2-79.8 54 28.6 20.2-38.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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