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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,803 595 33.4 30.4-36.7 821 44.6 41.4-47.8 387 22.0 19.4-24.8
Female 2,285 621 26.4 23.9-29.0 1,090 46.7 43.8-49.6 574 26.9 24.4-29.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,437 810 32.1 29.6-34.7 1,091 44.2 41.6-46.8 536 23.7 21.5-26.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 17.7 11.5-26.3
Hispanic 377 95 24.7 19.9-30.2 183 48.5 42.2-54.9 99 26.8 21.6-32.6
AGE
18-34 814 208 27.5 23.5-32.0 406 48.1 43.6-52.6 200 24.4 20.8-28.3
35-44 584 163 30.5 25.8-35.8 265 44.9 39.6-50.3 156 24.5 20.2-29.4
45-54 627 164 27.1 22.4-32.4 326 49.5 44.0-55.0 137 23.4 18.8-28.7
55-64 749 210 27.7 22.9-33.1 368 45.3 40.1-50.5 171 27.0 22.5-32.0
65-74 726 259 35.4 30.7-40.4 327 47.0 41.7-52.3 140 17.6 14.1-21.8
75+ 526 212 38.2 32.4-44.3 204 35.8 30.2-41.9 110 26.0 20.3-32.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 69 23.5 17.0-31.5 171 47.5 39.9-55.2 86 29.0 22.3-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 887 231 26.6 22.8-30.8 430 47.3 42.8-51.9 226 26.1 22.3-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,128 340 33.1 29.3-37.2 530 44.5 40.6-48.5 258 22.4 19.3-25.9
College Graduate 1,724 571 31.5 28.8-34.4 772 45.0 42.0-48.0 381 23.5 21.0-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,315 308 24.3 21.1-27.9 704 49.9 46.0-53.8 303 25.8 22.4-29.5
No 2,635 867 32.3 29.8-34.9 1,142 43.8 41.2-46.5 626 23.9 21.7-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 182 32.3 27.3-37.8 239 47.6 41.8-53.4 97 20.1 15.7-25.5
Non-Veteran 3,551 1,029 29.5 27.3-31.7 1,663 45.4 43.1-47.7 859 25.2 23.2-27.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,173 608 28.2 25.7-30.9 1,046 47.1 44.3-50.0 519 24.7 22.3-27.2
Unemployed 187 36 20.3 13.0-30.1 92 45.4 35.7-55.3 59 34.4 25.6-44.4
Retired 1,144 444 38.1 33.9-42.5 463 40.5 36.3-44.8 237 21.4 18.0-25.3
Unable to Work 290 48 20.9 14.8-28.6 179 52.1 43.2-60.8 63 27.0 19.2-36.6
Other not in Labor Force 234 65 32.4 24.7-41.2 106 45.6 37.3-54.2 63 22.0 16.4-28.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 40 18.8 13.1-26.2 111 51.8 42.7-60.8 55 29.4 21.5-38.7
$15,000- 24,999 280 68 24.8 16.3-36.0 152 55.1 45.3-64.5 60 20.1 14.1-27.8
$25,000- 34,999 377 96 25.7 19.3-33.2 193 46.0 38.5-53.6 88 28.4 21.5-36.4
$35,000- 49,999 491 161 35.8 30.1-42.0 214 39.1 33.5-45.0 116 25.1 19.9-31.1
$50,000-74,999 546 163 29.4 24.4-35.0 236 43.3 37.4-49.4 147 27.3 22.5-32.7
$75,000-100,000 426 143 32.1 26.3-38.4 191 46.9 40.0-53.8 92 21.1 15.9-27.4
$100,000-150,000 463 162 34.8 29.0-41.1 205 41.2 35.5-47.2 96 24.0 19.0-29.8
$150,000+ 418 160 33.8 28.4-39.7 188 48.7 42.6-54.9 70 17.4 13.3-22.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 223 26.7 22.6-31.2 421 46.9 42.3-51.5 237 26.5 22.7-30.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 61 18.2 13.3-24.3 163 52.8 44.5-60.9 85 29.0 21.9-37.3
101% to 150% 260 *** *** *** 126 38.3 29.8-47.5 59 26.2 18.6-35.6
151% to 200% 301 80 25.8 20.0-32.7 153 50.2 42.4-58.0 68 24.0 17.6-31.8
More than 200% 2,199 745 33.3 30.6-36.0 978 44.2 41.3-47.1 476 22.5 20.2-25.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 223 26.7 22.6-31.2 421 46.9 42.3-51.5 237 26.5 22.7-30.6
HOUSING
Own 2,680 905 32.8 30.2-35.4 1,189 43.4 40.7-46.1 586 23.9 21.6-26.3
Rent 1,085 231 22.4 19.4-25.8 574 52.4 48.5-56.2 280 25.2 22.0-28.7
Other arrangement 275 74 28.8 22.3-36.4 126 44.6 37.0-52.6 75 26.5 20.3-33.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,257 375 29.7 26.6-33.0 586 47.2 43.7-50.8 296 23.1 20.4-26.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,016 310 29.0 25.0-33.2 466 45.3 41.1-49.5 240 25.7 22.1-29.7
Rural 1,815 531 30.4 27.3-33.8 859 44.5 41.1-48.0 425 25.0 22.0-28.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,313 356 28.6 24.9-32.6 651 48.6 44.5-52.7 306 22.8 19.6-26.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,150 354 31.9 28.0-36.0 513 41.9 38.0-45.8 283 26.3 22.9-30.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,625 506 28.9 26.1-31.9 747 46.8 43.5-50.0 372 24.3 21.6-27.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,256 401 30.4 27.0-34.0 574 45.1 41.4-48.8 281 24.5 21.4-27.9
2nd Quartile 1,086 352 30.5 26.9-34.4 477 45.4 41.5-49.5 257 24.1 20.8-27.7
3rd Quartile 1,029 285 28.4 24.7-32.4 497 45.7 41.8-49.7 247 25.9 22.5-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 717 178 28.4 22.2-35.5 363 48.4 41.6-55.2 176 23.3 18.2-29.2

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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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