2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
Non-Hispanic Black 511 155 32.7 27.4-38.4 68 13.0 9.7-17.2 77 15.4 11.7-20.0 211 39.0 33.3-45.0
GENDER
Male 220 82 36.5 28.7-45.2 29 9.7 6.2-14.8 36 15.8 10.6-23.1 73 37.9 29.1-47.7
Female 291 73 29.0 22.0-37.1 39 16.1 11.0-23.0 41 15.0 10.2-21.5 138 39.9 32.9-47.4
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.2 9.9-28.2 *** *** ***
45-54 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 111 29 25.4 17.1-36.0 15 8.8 5.0-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 123 41 31.9 22.8-42.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 169 51 34.0 24.7-44.8 28 19.7 12.6-29.5 27 15.2 9.4-23.6 63 31.0 23.1-40.2
College Graduate 173 51 31.7 23.2-41.5 28 13.8 8.9-20.7 41 30.7 22.3-40.7 53 23.8 16.9-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 39 29.0 20.6-39.0 26 16.8 10.9-25.1 *** *** *** 35 26.4 17.7-37.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 44 27.2 19.0-37.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 314 108 36.0 29.2-43.4 54 16.3 11.8-22.1 54 17.4 12.7-23.4 98 30.3 23.9-37.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 442 132 32.6 26.9-38.9 59 13.4 9.8-18.1 63 13.9 10.2-18.7 188 40.1 34.0-46.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 191 61 33.3 25.7-42.0 34 17.7 11.9-25.5 32 17.1 11.4-24.7 64 31.9 24.2-40.7
Regional City or Suburban County 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 197 56 32.1 23.8-41.7 22 9.7 5.6-16.2 24 9.2 5.7-14.5 95 49.1 39.3-59.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 267 79 30.5 23.4-38.6 44 15.7 11.0-21.9 48 17.6 12.5-24.2 96 36.2 28.8-44.3
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 244 82 36.0 28.8-43.8 43 15.8 11.1-22.0 49 20.6 14.8-28.0 70 27.6 20.9-35.5
HOUSING
Own 278 93 35.6 28.4-43.6 42 15.6 10.9-21.9 45 16.0 11.3-22.2 98 32.8 26.0-40.3
Rent 177 43 24.3 17.1-33.2 24 11.0 6.7-17.5 24 12.8 8.0-20.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 60 32.7 24.4-42.1 *** *** *** 29 12.6 8.1-18.9 96 48.8 39.2-58.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 124 *** *** *** 19 13.1 7.5-21.9 15 17.1 9.3-29.2 54 32.3 23.1-43.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 186 59 29.7 22.3-38.4 33 17.8 11.9-25.7 33 16.3 10.8-23.9 61 36.1 27.2-46.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 139 42 30.2 21.0-41.3 30 19.3 12.5-28.7 21 15.2 9.1-24.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 170 47 31.8 23.3-41.7 *** *** *** 26 15.0 9.9-22.2 83 45.7 36.1-55.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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