2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,415 2,021 59.9 57.5-62.2 1,394 40.1 37.8-42.5
GENDER
Male 1,530 968 62.4 59.0-65.7 562 37.6 34.3-41.0
Female 1,885 1,053 57.5 54.2-60.7 832 42.5 39.3-45.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,067 1,328 63.5 60.7-66.2 739 36.5 33.8-39.3
Non-Hispanic Black 564 276 50.7 45.0-56.3 288 49.3 43.7-55.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 305 157 50.5 43.2-57.7 148 49.5 42.3-56.8
AGE
18-34 673 411 60.9 55.8-65.8 262 39.1 34.2-44.2
35-44 471 291 62.0 56.0-67.6 180 38.0 32.4-44.0
45-54 535 305 57.7 51.9-63.2 230 42.3 36.8-48.1
55-64 631 350 58.3 52.5-63.8 281 41.7 36.2-47.5
65-74 631 378 59.4 53.6-65.0 253 40.6 35.0-46.4
75+ 459 286 62.6 56.0-68.8 173 37.4 31.2-44.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 109 47.1 38.4-56.0 150 52.9 44.0-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 718 356 51.9 46.7-57.0 362 48.1 43.0-53.3
Some Post-H.S. 944 550 62.4 58.1-66.5 394 37.6 33.5-41.9
College Graduate 1,481 999 68.6 65.5-71.6 482 31.4 28.4-34.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,088 502 49.9 45.6-54.2 586 50.1 45.8-54.4
No 2,213 1,457 64.5 61.5-67.3 756 35.5 32.7-38.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 455 284 62.1 55.9-67.9 171 37.9 32.1-44.1
Non-Veteran 2,946 1,727 59.5 57.0-62.1 1,219 40.5 37.9-43.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,816 1,108 61.1 58.0-64.2 708 38.9 35.8-42.0
Unemployed 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 988 628 62.5 57.8-66.9 360 37.5 33.1-42.2
Unable to Work 239 71 39.7 30.8-49.4 168 60.3 50.6-69.2
Other not in Labor Force 189 118 61.0 51.1-70.0 71 39.0 30.0-48.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 66 43.3 33.5-53.6 95 56.7 46.4-66.5
$15,000- 24,999 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 312 154 54.0 45.5-62.2 158 46.0 37.8-54.5
$35,000- 49,999 402 252 65.8 59.3-71.9 150 34.2 28.1-40.7
$50,000-74,999 458 291 62.0 55.0-68.5 167 38.0 31.5-45.0
$75,000-100,000 368 240 63.1 55.4-70.2 128 36.9 29.8-44.6
$100,000-150,000 402 281 70.3 64.3-75.7 121 29.7 24.3-35.7
$150,000+ 369 264 67.1 60.3-73.3 105 32.9 26.7-39.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 705 369 55.0 49.8-60.2 336 45.0 39.8-50.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 247 108 44.7 36.0-53.8 139 55.3 46.2-64.0
101% to 150% 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 249 128 51.2 42.7-59.7 121 48.8 40.3-57.3
More than 200% 1,892 1,257 65.9 62.8-68.9 635 34.1 31.1-37.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 705 369 55.0 49.8-60.2 336 45.0 39.8-50.2
HOUSING
Own 2,281 1,444 63.7 60.8-66.6 837 36.3 33.4-39.2
Rent 886 449 50.3 46.0-54.6 437 49.7 45.4-54.0
Other arrangement 220 117 56.2 47.2-64.8 103 43.8 35.2-52.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,057 655 60.7 56.7-64.5 402 39.3 35.5-43.3
Regional City or Suburban County 846 527 60.9 56.2-65.4 319 39.1 34.6-43.8
Rural 1,512 839 58.3 54.4-62.0 673 41.7 38.0-45.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,094 579 55.9 51.4-60.4 515 44.1 39.6-48.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 947 560 59.2 54.6-63.5 387 40.8 36.5-45.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,374 882 62.5 58.9-65.9 492 37.5 34.1-41.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,073 696 64.2 60.2-68.0 377 35.8 32.0-39.8
2nd Quartile 901 562 60.1 55.6-64.4 339 39.9 35.6-44.4
3rd Quartile 853 474 55.8 51.3-60.2 379 44.2 39.8-48.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 588 289 55.1 47.5-62.5 299 44.9 37.5-52.5

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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 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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