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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,803 968 52.0 48.8-55.2 562 31.3 28.4-34.3 273 16.7 14.4-19.3
Female 2,285 1,053 46.6 43.7-49.5 832 34.5 31.7-37.3 400 18.9 16.7-21.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,437 1,328 52.5 49.8-55.2 739 30.2 27.9-32.7 370 17.3 15.2-19.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 165 *** *** *** 53 31.6 22.2-42.8 20 11.7 6.8-19.4
Hispanic 377 157 40.6 34.6-46.9 148 39.8 33.6-46.4 72 19.6 15.4-24.7
AGE
18-34 814 411 50.2 45.7-54.7 262 32.3 28.1-36.8 141 17.5 14.5-20.9
35-44 584 291 50.5 45.2-55.9 180 31.0 26.2-36.3 113 18.5 14.6-23.1
45-54 627 305 48.0 42.5-53.5 230 35.2 30.3-40.5 92 16.8 12.6-22.1
55-64 749 350 46.9 41.6-52.3 281 33.6 29.0-38.5 118 19.5 15.5-24.3
65-74 726 378 51.6 46.4-56.9 253 35.3 30.3-40.6 95 13.1 9.9-17.0
75+ 526 286 52.6 46.2-58.8 173 31.4 26.0-37.4 67 16.0 11.5-21.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 109 36.9 29.4-45.1 150 41.4 34.2-49.0 67 21.7 15.9-28.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 887 356 41.9 37.5-46.4 362 38.9 34.5-43.5 169 19.2 16.0-22.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,128 550 51.8 47.8-55.8 394 31.2 27.7-34.9 184 17.0 14.1-20.3
College Graduate 1,724 999 57.8 54.7-60.8 482 26.4 23.9-29.2 243 15.8 13.6-18.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,315 502 40.1 36.3-44.0 586 40.2 36.5-44.0 227 19.7 16.6-23.1
No 2,635 1,457 53.6 50.9-56.3 756 29.6 27.1-32.1 422 16.8 14.9-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 284 54.4 48.5-60.1 171 33.2 28.0-38.9 63 12.5 9.2-16.6
Non-Veteran 3,551 1,727 48.5 46.1-50.8 1,219 32.9 30.8-35.2 605 18.6 16.8-20.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,173 1,108 50.2 47.3-53.0 708 31.9 29.3-34.6 357 18.0 15.8-20.3
Unemployed 187 72 41.2 31.6-51.4 68 33.0 24.3-43.0 47 25.8 18.5-34.8
Retired 1,144 628 53.1 48.7-57.5 360 31.9 28.0-36.1 156 15.0 12.1-18.5
Unable to Work 290 71 32.0 24.3-40.8 168 48.5 39.9-57.2 51 19.5 12.8-28.7
Other not in Labor Force 234 118 51.2 42.7-59.6 71 32.8 25.0-41.6 45 16.1 11.3-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 66 32.6 24.8-41.5 95 42.7 33.9-51.9 45 24.8 17.4-34.0
$15,000- 24,999 280 104 39.2 29.9-49.5 134 46.7 37.6-56.0 42 14.1 9.5-20.4
$25,000- 34,999 377 154 43.5 36.0-51.4 158 37.1 30.2-44.6 65 19.4 13.8-26.5
$35,000- 49,999 491 252 53.0 46.9-59.1 150 27.5 22.5-33.2 89 19.5 14.9-25.1
$50,000-74,999 546 291 50.2 44.2-56.1 167 30.7 25.1-36.9 88 19.1 14.8-24.3
$75,000-100,000 426 240 53.6 46.6-60.5 128 31.4 25.0-38.5 58 15.0 10.3-21.3
$100,000-150,000 463 281 58.5 52.4-64.4 121 24.7 20.1-30.0 61 16.8 12.4-22.3
$150,000+ 418 264 58.6 52.3-64.6 105 28.7 23.1-35.0 49 12.7 9.2-17.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 369 44.3 39.7-49.0 336 36.2 31.9-40.7 176 19.5 16.2-23.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 108 35.3 28.1-43.2 139 43.6 35.6-52.0 62 21.1 15.0-28.8
101% to 150% 260 107 48.2 38.1-58.4 106 32.8 25.0-41.7 47 19.0 13.1-26.9
151% to 200% 301 128 41.6 34.3-49.3 121 39.6 32.1-47.6 52 18.8 13.2-26.1
More than 200% 2,199 1,257 55.4 52.5-58.3 635 28.7 26.1-31.5 307 15.9 13.8-18.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 369 44.3 39.7-49.0 336 36.2 31.9-40.7 176 19.5 16.2-23.2
HOUSING
Own 2,680 1,444 52.8 50.0-55.5 837 30.0 27.6-32.6 399 17.2 15.2-19.4
Rent 1,085 449 41.3 37.6-45.1 437 40.9 37.0-44.8 199 17.8 15.1-20.9
Other arrangement 275 117 44.6 37.1-52.4 103 34.8 27.5-42.8 55 20.6 15.0-27.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,257 655 50.6 47.1-54.2 402 32.8 29.4-36.3 200 16.6 14.2-19.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,016 527 48.9 44.6-53.2 319 31.4 27.6-35.4 170 19.7 16.4-23.5
Rural 1,815 839 48.0 44.5-51.5 673 34.4 31.2-37.7 303 17.6 15.1-20.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,313 579 46.3 42.2-50.5 515 36.5 32.6-40.6 219 17.1 14.2-20.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,150 560 47.8 43.7-51.9 387 33.0 29.4-36.9 203 19.2 16.3-22.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,625 882 51.6 48.4-54.9 492 31.0 28.0-34.2 251 17.4 14.9-20.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,256 696 53.2 49.4-56.9 377 29.6 26.3-33.2 183 17.2 14.4-20.3
2nd Quartile 1,086 562 49.7 45.6-53.7 339 33.0 29.2-37.0 185 17.3 14.5-20.6
3rd Quartile 1,029 474 45.1 41.1-49.2 379 35.7 32.0-39.7 176 19.1 16.1-22.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 717 289 44.7 37.9-51.8 299 36.5 30.4-43.0 129 18.8 14.2-24.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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