2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 2,021 49.2 47.0-51.3 1,394 32.9 30.9-35.0 673 17.9 16.3-19.6
Non-Hispanic Black 699 276 40.4 35.6-45.5 288 39.4 34.5-44.4 135 20.2 16.4-24.6
GENDER
Male 291 133 40.8 33.7-48.4 109 41.4 33.8-49.5 49 17.8 12.6-24.5
Female 408 143 40.1 33.7-47.0 179 37.7 31.7-44.0 86 22.2 17.1-28.3
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 21.6 14.4-31.2
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 57 30.3 22.7-39.1 67 45.5 35.8-55.6 28 24.2 16.2-34.6
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 61 37.3 28.4-47.2 72 42.6 33.1-52.7 42 20.1 13.7-28.4
Some Post-H.S. 222 94 46.0 37.3-54.9 90 33.8 26.5-42.1 38 20.2 13.5-29.0
College Graduate 244 106 41.8 34.3-49.8 94 39.0 31.4-47.1 44 19.2 13.8-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 75 39.1 30.4-48.5 68 42.2 32.7-52.3 24 18.8 11.3-29.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 72 31.4 23.9-39.9 124 47.0 38.2-56.1 49 21.6 15.0-30.0
No 434 199 45.4 39.2-51.7 152 34.7 29.0-40.9 83 19.9 15.3-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 608 238 40.3 35.1-45.8 251 38.7 33.6-44.2 119 20.9 16.8-25.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 118 45.9 38.5-53.5 96 38.1 31.0-45.8 43 16.0 11.4-21.9
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.8 14.4-34.3
Rural 272 92 37.7 29.9-46.3 119 38.9 30.9-47.4 61 23.4 17.0-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 156 40.3 33.8-47.0 144 39.1 32.7-45.9 68 20.6 15.5-26.8
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 67 47.3 37.1-57.8 70 36.6 27.1-47.3 32 16.0 9.9-24.9
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 155 44.8 38.0-51.8 119 35.1 28.7-42.1 56 20.1 14.4-27.3
HOUSING
Own 373 163 45.7 39.0-52.5 143 35.3 29.2-41.8 67 19.0 14.1-25.2
Rent 247 89 32.2 25.2-40.1 110 46.7 38.0-55.6 48 21.1 14.6-29.5
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 91 32.9 25.9-40.8 125 43.9 35.8-52.3 54 23.3 16.6-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 69 45.5 35.5-55.9 69 33.4 25.0-43.1 34 21.1 14.1-30.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 116 42.7 35.1-50.6 94 40.1 32.2-48.4 47 17.3 12.0-24.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 190 84 45.2 35.9-54.8 67 38.8 29.8-48.6 39 16.1 11.2-22.5
3rd Quartile 235 84 36.4 28.9-44.6 109 42.0 34.1-50.3 42 21.6 15.3-29.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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