2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
Non-Hispanic Black 699 155 23.7 19.6-28.2 356 48.8 43.8-53.9 188 27.5 23.2-32.3
GENDER
Male 291 82 28.2 22.0-35.2 138 48.9 41.2-56.7 71 22.9 17.2-29.9
Female 408 73 19.9 14.8-26.1 218 48.7 42.2-55.3 117 31.4 25.4-38.1
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 29 17.6 11.7-25.5 82 51.7 41.7-61.5 41 30.7 22.1-41.0
65-74 134 37 28.9 20.2-39.4 *** *** *** 31 19.1 11.4-30.2
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 41 22.8 16.2-31.1 82 48.7 39.0-58.5 52 28.5 20.3-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 222 51 24.9 17.7-33.9 118 48.3 39.6-57.1 53 26.8 19.4-35.7
College Graduate 244 51 22.6 16.4-30.4 122 48.8 40.9-56.7 71 28.6 22.2-35.9
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 39 22.5 15.8-31.0 94 55.2 45.2-64.8 34 22.2 14.4-32.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 44 19.3 13.5-27.0 137 51.8 42.8-60.7 64 28.8 21.4-37.6
No 434 108 26.2 21.0-32.1 206 46.6 40.4-52.9 120 27.3 21.9-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 608 132 23.4 19.1-28.3 310 48.3 42.9-53.8 166 28.3 23.6-33.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 61 25.9 19.8-33.1 130 51.9 44.4-59.3 66 22.2 16.9-28.6
Regional City or Suburban County 170 38 23.0 14.4-34.5 *** *** *** 47 28.5 19.4-39.7
Rural 272 56 21.4 15.6-28.6 141 45.3 37.0-53.9 75 33.3 25.5-42.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 79 22.1 16.8-28.6 188 50.5 43.8-57.3 101 27.3 21.8-33.7
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 46 32.0 23.2-42.3 *** *** *** 42 22.3 15.1-31.8
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 82 26.2 20.7-32.5 162 46.6 39.7-53.6 86 27.2 21.0-34.5
HOUSING
Own 373 93 25.8 20.2-32.3 185 46.6 39.9-53.3 95 27.6 21.7-34.4
Rent 247 43 17.5 12.3-24.3 134 54.6 45.9-63.1 70 27.9 20.8-36.3
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 60 23.4 17.3-30.8 141 48.1 39.9-56.5 69 28.5 21.4-36.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 36 25.4 17.1-36.0 88 42.3 33.0-52.3 48 32.3 23.2-42.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 59 22.7 17.0-29.6 127 53.7 45.7-61.5 71 23.6 17.7-30.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 31 23.7 15.7-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 190 42 23.2 16.0-32.3 97 53.6 44.1-62.9 51 23.2 16.5-31.6
3rd Quartile 235 47 22.0 15.8-29.7 123 47.2 39.0-55.5 65 30.9 23.5-39.3
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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