2022 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 4,497 3,477 76.9 75.1-78.5 1,020 23.1 21.5-24.9
Piedmont NC 2,367 1,920 79.8 77.6-81.9 447 20.2 18.1-22.4
GENDER
Male 1,141 929 81.9 79.0-84.4 212 18.1 15.6-21.0
Female 1,226 991 78.0 74.5-81.0 235 22.0 19.0-25.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 1,235 82.8 80.0-85.3 222 17.2 14.7-20.0
Non-Hispanic Black 444 341 77.3 72.3-81.7 103 22.7 18.3-27.7
Other 408 294 71.9 65.9-77.2 114 28.1 22.8-34.1
AGE
18-34 595 497 83.0 79.1-86.4 98 17.0 13.6-20.9
35-44 385 319 80.7 75.0-85.3 66 19.3 14.7-25.0
45-54 403 326 79.2 73.6-84.0 77 20.8 16.0-26.4
55-64 393 312 79.8 74.5-84.1 81 20.2 15.9-25.5
65-74 330 257 73.9 65.9-80.6 73 26.1 19.4-34.1
75+ 201 160 75.9 66.1-83.6 41 24.1 16.4-33.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 480 344 71.0 65.8-75.8 136 29.0 24.2-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 625 497 82.9 79.3-86.0 128 17.1 14.0-20.7
College Graduate 1,084 973 89.6 87.2-91.6 111 10.4 8.4-12.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 462 71.6 66.6-76.1 188 28.4 23.9-33.4
No 1,627 1,388 83.8 81.4-85.9 239 16.2 14.1-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 178 75.2 67.1-81.8 45 24.8 18.2-32.9
Non-Veteran 2,120 1,721 80.4 78.0-82.5 399 19.6 17.5-22.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,435 1,203 83.4 81.0-85.7 232 16.6 14.3-19.0
Unemployed 92 69 77.1 65.1-85.8 23 22.9 14.2-34.9
Retired 498 402 78.8 73.6-83.3 96 21.2 16.7-26.4
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 131 80.1 70.8-87.0 29 19.9 13.0-29.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 121 70.0 60.8-77.7 55 30.0 22.3-39.2
$25,000- 34,999 201 148 71.1 62.5-78.5 53 28.9 21.5-37.5
$35,000- 49,999 213 174 81.8 74.8-87.2 39 18.2 12.8-25.2
$50,000- 74,999 280 231 80.6 74.1-85.9 49 19.4 14.1-25.9
$75,000+ 814 723 87.1 83.9-89.7 91 12.9 10.3-16.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 551 429 78.6 73.7-82.8 122 21.4 17.2-26.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 102 57.3 47.2-66.8 65 42.7 33.2-52.8
101% to 150% 138 102 76.1 66.4-83.7 36 23.9 16.3-33.6
151% to 200% 150 120 78.0 68.4-85.4 30 22.0 14.6-31.6
More than 200% 1,254 1,082 84.9 82.4-87.2 172 15.1 12.8-17.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 551 429 78.6 73.7-82.8 122 21.4 17.2-26.3
HOUSING
Own 1,421 1,196 81.8 79.0-84.4 225 18.2 15.6-21.0
Rent 730 553 75.1 71.0-78.8 177 24.9 21.2-29.0
Other arrangement 181 139 77.0 68.4-83.9 42 23.0 16.1-31.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,410 1,163 81.6 78.9-84.0 247 18.4 16.0-21.1
Regional City or Suburban County 565 444 77.2 72.3-81.5 121 22.8 18.5-27.7
Rural 392 313 78.1 71.8-83.4 79 21.9 16.6-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 862 668 78.3 74.6-81.5 194 21.7 18.5-25.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,398 1,170 81.5 78.7-84.0 228 18.5 16.0-21.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 692 81.7 77.9-85.0 123 18.3 15.0-22.1
2nd Quartile 949 760 80.7 77.5-83.6 189 19.3 16.4-22.5
3rd Quartile 539 420 75.9 70.1-80.9 119 24.1 19.1-29.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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