2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,079 3,092 78.1 76.4-79.8 987 21.9 20.2-23.6
Non-Hispanic Black 695 485 72.4 67.6-76.7 210 27.6 23.3-32.4
GENDER
Male 290 218 72.2 63.9-79.2 72 27.8 20.8-36.1
Female 405 267 72.5 66.8-77.6 138 27.5 22.4-33.2
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 79 78.1 66.8-86.4 26 21.9 13.6-33.2
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 98 63.0 52.7-72.2 54 37.0 27.8-47.3
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 110 65.4 55.6-74.0 64 34.6 26.0-44.4
Some Post-H.S. 221 158 77.2 70.0-83.1 63 22.8 16.9-30.0
College Graduate 244 191 83.0 76.5-87.9 53 17.0 12.1-23.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 77 84.6 75.2-90.9 19 15.4 9.1-24.8
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 132 79.5 70.2-86.4 35 20.5 13.6-29.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 241 137 60.0 50.7-68.6 104 40.0 31.4-49.3
No 434 337 79.3 73.9-83.8 97 20.7 16.2-26.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 604 417 71.9 66.8-76.5 187 28.1 23.5-33.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 192 75.1 67.8-81.3 64 24.9 18.7-32.2
Regional City or Suburban County 169 117 71.7 60.4-80.8 52 28.3 19.2-39.6
Rural 270 176 69.5 61.3-76.7 94 30.5 23.3-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 273 75.2 69.0-80.5 95 24.8 19.5-31.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 108 71.2 60.5-80.0 59 28.8 20.0-39.5
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 328 258 79.6 73.2-84.7 70 20.4 15.3-26.8
HOUSING
Own 372 275 77.7 72.0-82.4 97 22.3 17.6-28.0
Rent 244 158 61.5 51.9-70.2 86 38.5 29.8-48.1
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 173 65.0 56.4-72.8 96 35.0 27.2-43.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 115 77.5 69.4-84.0 54 22.5 16.0-30.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 197 74.4 66.2-81.2 60 25.6 18.8-33.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 98 79.3 69.8-86.5 30 20.7 13.5-30.2
2nd Quartile 188 143 75.2 65.7-82.8 45 24.8 17.2-34.3
3rd Quartile 234 151 67.7 59.3-75.1 83 32.3 24.9-40.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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