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?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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 White 2,795 2,247 78.9 76.7-80.9 548 21.1 19.1-23.3
GENDER
Male 1,331 1,087 80.8 77.9-83.4 244 19.2 16.6-22.1
Female 1,464 1,160 77.2 73.9-80.1 304 22.8 19.9-26.1
AGE
18-34 553 484 87.7 84.3-90.5 69 12.3 9.5-15.7
35-44 356 299 82.3 76.9-86.7 57 17.7 13.3-23.1
45-54 429 344 76.2 70.2-81.3 85 23.8 18.7-29.8
55-64 526 417 78.6 73.2-83.1 109 21.4 16.9-26.8
65-74 526 401 71.0 64.8-76.6 125 29.0 23.4-35.2
75+ 356 260 70.4 62.8-77.0 96 29.6 23.0-37.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 563 397 71.1 66.2-75.5 166 28.9 24.5-33.8
Some Post-H.S. 831 645 80.7 77.4-83.6 186 19.3 16.4-22.6
College Graduate 1,280 1,132 88.3 85.9-90.3 148 11.7 9.7-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 113 66.2 56.7-74.6 53 33.8 25.4-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 239 176 71.6 63.5-78.4 63 28.4 21.6-36.5
$35,000- 49,999 288 227 78.9 72.0-84.4 61 21.1 15.6-28.0
$50,000- 74,999 370 306 80.5 74.9-85.2 64 19.5 14.8-25.1
$75,000+ 1,037 897 86.2 83.5-88.6 140 13.8 11.4-16.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 873 596 66.7 62.2-71.0 277 33.3 29.0-37.8
No 1,842 1,583 85.1 82.9-87.1 259 14.9 12.9-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 295 76.8 70.7-82.0 85 23.2 18.0-29.3
Non-Veteran 2,403 1,940 79.1 76.8-81.3 463 20.9 18.7-23.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 854 747 86.6 83.4-89.2 107 13.4 10.8-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 799 631 77.0 72.9-80.7 168 23.0 19.3-27.1
Rural 1,142 869 74.7 70.9-78.1 273 25.3 21.9-29.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,531 1,306 84.6 82.2-86.7 225 15.4 13.3-17.8
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 830 642 74.8 70.5-78.6 188 25.2 21.4-29.5
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 125 89.9 82.8-94.3 17 10.1 5.7-17.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 99 68.7 58.1-77.7 43 31.3 22.3-41.9
151% to 200% 202 154 75.3 67.1-81.9 48 24.7 18.1-32.9
More than 200% 1,662 1,404 83.8 81.5-85.9 258 16.2 14.1-18.5
HOUSING
Own 2,044 1,641 78.0 75.4-80.4 403 22.0 19.6-24.6
Rent 568 467 82.5 78.5-85.9 101 17.5 14.1-21.5
Other arrangement 159 121 81.2 73.3-87.3 38 18.8 12.7-26.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 390 70.1 63.8-75.8 153 29.9 24.2-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 750 76.6 73.1-79.8 225 23.4 20.2-26.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 1,107 84.6 81.7-87.1 170 15.4 12.9-18.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,035 887 83.5 80.2-86.3 148 16.5 13.7-19.8
2nd Quartile 806 647 80.7 77.3-83.8 159 19.3 16.2-22.7
3rd Quartile 663 507 72.9 67.3-77.8 156 27.1 22.2-32.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 206 69.7 61.8-76.6 85 30.3 23.4-38.2

Back to Exercise.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 29DEC23.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts