2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
Non-Hispanic Black 557 111 23.5 18.9-28.9 161 26.9 22.4-32.0 67 12.7 9.1-17.5 218 36.9 31.6-42.5
GENDER
Male 238 59 25.7 19.2-33.6 71 23.2 17.5-30.0 31 15.5 9.3-24.6 77 35.6 27.6-44.5
Female 319 52 21.6 15.4-29.5 90 30.2 23.7-37.6 36 10.2 6.9-14.9 141 38.0 31.2-45.2
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 84 *** *** *** 17 18.4 10.6-30.0 *** *** *** 26 22.4 14.3-33.4
45-54 95 *** *** *** 22 17.1 10.1-27.5 14 14.3 7.9-24.4 *** *** ***
55-64 124 23 16.5 10.5-25.0 34 23.4 16.1-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 21 18.7 11.7-28.6 39 27.8 19.0-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 184 38 28.1 19.3-39.0 56 29.5 21.9-38.4 20 7.8 4.7-12.7 70 34.6 26.3-43.8
College Graduate 195 46 27.4 19.9-36.3 57 23.7 17.6-31.2 28 15.8 10.4-23.2 64 33.1 25.0-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 33 22.8 15.7-31.9 42 25.3 17.9-34.4 19 11.8 7.2-18.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 26 16.9 10.5-26.0 46 23.5 16.5-32.2 *** *** *** 101 47.9 38.0-58.1
No 347 83 26.9 20.8-33.9 112 29.3 23.5-35.9 40 12.4 8.3-18.0 112 31.5 25.4-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 483 94 23.5 18.5-29.4 140 27.2 22.3-32.7 58 12.9 8.9-18.3 191 36.4 30.8-42.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 209 56 29.1 22.0-37.2 59 25.2 18.8-32.9 26 11.5 7.4-17.6 68 34.2 26.5-42.9
Regional City or Suburban County 138 *** *** *** 43 24.5 16.9-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 210 32 18.5 12.0-27.3 59 30.6 22.3-40.4 *** *** *** 96 39.2 30.2-48.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 298 70 27.4 20.7-35.2 84 22.7 17.7-28.7 34 13.2 8.6-19.7 110 36.7 29.7-44.2
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 134 20 16.5 10.0-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 62 25.5 19.5-32.7 91 30.7 24.4-37.8 31 10.7 6.9-16.2 87 33.1 26.1-40.8
HOUSING
Own 304 61 25.4 18.9-33.1 101 30.9 24.6-38.0 38 11.6 7.6-17.4 104 32.1 25.7-39.2
Rent 195 38 19.9 13.8-27.8 48 20.5 14.4-28.3 *** *** *** 84 41.8 32.4-51.9
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 214 34 16.8 10.9-25.0 56 25.9 19.1-34.1 20 9.0 5.0-15.7 104 48.3 39.1-57.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.2 4.6-13.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 49 24.9 18.4-32.9 65 26.0 19.4-33.8 31 18.2 11.3-27.9 62 30.9 23.3-39.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** 36 28.0 19.2-38.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 150 42 27.6 19.0-38.3 42 26.6 18.2-37.0 23 16.8 9.5-28.0 43 29.0 20.5-39.4
3rd Quartile 189 29 20.7 13.7-30.1 53 24.8 18.2-32.8 26 13.7 8.8-20.8 81 40.8 32.0-50.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This is a recommendation based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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