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
MALES 2,123 1,662 78.7 76.4-80.8 461 21.3 19.2-23.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,331 1,087 80.8 77.9-83.4 244 19.2 16.6-22.1
Non-Hispanic Black 309 235 76.7 70.4-82.1 74 23.3 17.9-29.6
Other 425 289 72.9 67.0-78.1 136 27.1 21.9-33.0
AGE
18-34 542 446 82.4 78.2-86.0 96 17.6 14.0-21.8
35-44 313 252 81.5 75.5-86.2 61 18.5 13.8-24.5
45-54 340 259 75.1 68.6-80.7 81 24.9 19.3-31.4
55-64 357 274 76.9 70.9-82.0 83 23.1 18.0-29.1
65-74 344 264 77.2 70.9-82.5 80 22.8 17.5-29.1
75+ 180 128 71.1 60.7-79.6 52 28.9 20.4-39.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 120 59.2 50.5-67.4 93 40.8 32.6-49.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 528 375 75.2 70.3-79.5 153 24.8 20.5-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 571 448 80.7 76.6-84.3 123 19.3 15.7-23.4
College Graduate 798 709 89.7 87.0-91.9 89 10.3 8.1-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 133 74.4 65.6-81.6 47 25.6 18.4-34.4
$35,000- 49,999 216 171 83.9 77.7-88.6 45 16.1 11.4-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 267 203 75.5 68.5-81.4 64 24.5 18.6-31.5
$75,000+ 745 650 87.3 84.1-89.9 95 12.7 10.1-15.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 417 69.4 64.5-73.9 203 30.6 26.1-35.5
No 1,416 1,179 83.4 80.8-85.7 237 16.6 14.3-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 392 78.7 73.6-83.1 105 21.3 16.9-26.4
Non-Veteran 1,602 1,250 78.8 76.2-81.2 352 21.2 18.8-23.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 748 615 82.5 79.1-85.5 133 17.5 14.5-20.9
Regional City or Suburban County 554 437 77.0 72.1-81.3 117 23.0 18.7-27.9
Rural 821 610 76.2 72.0-79.9 211 23.8 20.1-28.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 1,105 81.0 78.2-83.4 257 19.0 16.6-21.8
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 360 76.0 70.3-81.0 104 24.0 19.0-29.7
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 44 90.8 80.9-95.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 121 81.9 72.1-88.8 26 18.1 11.2-27.9
More than 200% 1,178 986 83.7 80.9-86.1 192 16.3 13.9-19.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 511 361 74.4 68.8-79.3 150 25.6 20.7-31.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 666 512 75.5 71.2-79.4 154 24.5 20.6-28.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 946 789 83.0 79.8-85.8 157 17.0 14.2-20.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 578 83.5 79.7-86.7 112 16.5 13.3-20.3
2nd Quartile 583 467 79.4 75.0-83.2 116 20.6 16.8-25.0
3rd Quartile 536 410 76.4 71.7-80.5 126 23.6 19.5-28.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 207 67.2 58.9-74.5 107 32.8 25.5-41.1

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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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