2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
GENDER
Male 1,502 427 29.5 26.2-33.0 525 33.0 29.8-36.3 151 10.7 8.7-13.1 399 26.8 23.8-30.0
Female 1,853 402 22.8 20.1-25.6 632 34.7 31.7-37.9 187 10.6 8.7-12.8 632 32.0 28.9-35.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,027 546 25.9 23.4-28.6 757 37.6 34.8-40.5 195 9.9 8.3-11.6 529 26.6 24.1-29.3
Non-Hispanic Black 557 111 23.5 18.9-28.9 161 26.9 22.4-32.0 67 12.7 9.1-17.5 218 36.9 31.6-42.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 142 *** *** *** 42 25.5 17.4-35.8 16 7.4 4.1-12.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 300 60 20.0 15.1-25.9 94 30.6 24.4-37.7 32 13.5 8.1-21.7 114 35.9 29.4-42.9
AGE
18-34 663 213 30.3 25.9-35.1 190 30.2 25.8-35.1 109 15.6 12.3-19.6 151 23.8 19.6-28.7
35-44 466 126 29.0 23.7-34.9 162 33.0 27.8-38.5 54 13.2 9.4-18.1 124 24.9 20.1-30.5
45-54 530 123 23.1 18.5-28.3 178 34.3 28.9-40.2 58 11.0 7.9-15.1 171 31.6 26.5-37.2
55-64 621 143 25.7 20.0-32.3 200 32.6 27.7-38.0 44 5.8 4.0- 8.5 234 35.9 30.6-41.5
65-74 609 120 21.0 16.7-26.0 249 40.0 34.6-45.7 44 6.2 4.3- 9.0 196 32.8 27.3-38.8
75+ 451 104 22.3 17.1-28.5 178 39.6 33.2-46.4 26 5.5 3.0-10.1 143 32.5 26.6-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 32 17.3 10.3-27.7 75 30.1 22.8-38.6 16 8.8 4.6-16.4 130 43.8 35.4-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 705 139 23.8 19.6-28.5 210 28.0 23.8-32.7 78 13.4 9.9-17.7 278 34.9 30.1-40.0
Some Post-H.S. 926 210 24.5 20.7-28.8 330 38.1 33.9-42.6 86 7.9 6.1-10.1 300 29.5 25.6-33.7
College Graduate 1,458 448 32.9 29.8-36.1 535 35.6 32.5-38.7 156 11.6 9.7-13.8 319 20.0 17.4-22.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,070 186 19.4 16.2-23.0 307 30.4 26.5-34.7 105 9.2 7.0-12.1 472 40.9 36.8-45.2
No 2,175 617 28.9 26.2-31.7 816 35.7 33.0-38.5 212 10.7 9.0-12.7 530 24.7 22.2-27.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 448 141 34.8 28.9-41.3 139 27.1 22.0-32.8 50 11.3 8.1-15.5 118 26.8 21.5-32.8
Non-Veteran 2,893 686 24.8 22.5-27.2 1,010 34.8 32.4-37.3 287 10.4 8.9-12.2 910 30.0 27.6-32.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,788 489 27.8 25.1-30.7 601 33.2 30.4-36.2 208 12.2 10.2-14.4 490 26.8 24.1-29.8
Unemployed 139 29 16.4 10.6-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 26.8 18.2-37.5
Retired 965 221 22.8 18.6-27.6 394 40.1 35.6-44.8 61 5.1 3.6- 7.3 289 31.9 27.6-36.6
Unable to Work 236 21 15.9 9.7-24.8 49 23.9 16.5-33.2 18 6.1 3.4-10.9 148 54.1 44.6-63.3
Other not in Labor Force 186 55 31.9 23.2-42.0 61 28.7 21.7-37.0 22 13.0 8.3-19.8 48 26.4 18.2-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 23 14.7 9.2-22.6 43 28.9 20.4-39.3 17 15.0 8.5-25.1 77 41.4 31.8-51.7
$15,000- 24,999 233 *** *** *** 56 20.8 14.0-29.7 28 12.7 7.8-20.2 102 41.2 31.6-51.5
$25,000- 34,999 307 50 19.4 13.8-26.5 102 35.2 27.0-44.4 25 6.7 4.0-10.9 130 38.8 30.9-47.3
$35,000- 49,999 395 107 32.9 26.6-39.8 141 33.2 27.4-39.6 33 6.8 4.4-10.2 114 27.2 21.5-33.7
$50,000-74,999 449 120 25.2 20.0-31.2 165 36.6 30.6-43.0 59 14.6 10.2-20.6 105 23.6 17.9-30.5
$75,000-100,000 359 101 26.4 20.7-32.9 132 36.9 30.3-44.1 35 13.0 7.9-20.8 91 23.7 17.9-30.6
$100,000-150,000 398 120 28.7 23.1-35.0 158 41.4 35.0-48.2 34 8.4 5.5-12.6 86 21.5 16.8-27.0
$150,000+ 365 123 29.8 24.5-35.8 138 37.4 31.3-44.0 40 11.6 8.2-16.1 64 21.2 15.6-28.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 689 138 24.6 19.8-30.1 222 30.1 25.6-34.9 67 10.1 7.4-13.7 262 35.2 30.4-40.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 244 44 22.6 15.8-31.3 64 22.5 16.1-30.5 17 7.7 4.1-13.9 119 47.2 38.1-56.5
101% to 150% 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 9.1 5.1-15.5 85 31.4 22.7-41.6
151% to 200% 243 51 23.4 16.8-31.6 75 28.3 21.7-36.0 30 14.0 8.1-23.2 87 34.4 26.7-43.0
More than 200% 1,862 541 28.6 25.9-31.5 695 37.3 34.3-40.4 189 10.5 8.7-12.6 437 23.6 20.9-26.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 689 138 24.6 19.8-30.1 222 30.1 25.6-34.9 67 10.1 7.4-13.7 262 35.2 30.4-40.4
HOUSING
Own 2,238 561 26.7 24.0-29.6 858 37.2 34.3-40.1 205 9.6 8.0-11.6 614 26.5 23.9-29.2
Rent 876 210 23.4 20.1-27.0 233 26.8 23.2-30.7 103 12.6 9.8-16.2 330 37.2 33.0-41.6
Other arrangement 215 54 29.2 21.8-37.9 59 25.7 19.1-33.6 24 12.4 7.9-18.9 78 32.7 24.5-42.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,034 289 28.0 24.7-31.6 352 32.6 29.1-36.3 110 10.0 8.1-12.4 283 29.4 25.7-33.4
Regional City or Suburban County 835 231 27.7 23.5-32.4 292 33.6 29.3-38.2 90 11.9 8.9-15.7 222 26.8 22.9-31.1
Rural 1,486 309 22.8 19.5-26.6 513 35.3 31.7-39.1 138 10.3 8.1-12.9 526 31.6 28.2-35.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,077 239 25.4 21.4-29.8 332 30.5 26.5-34.8 109 11.4 8.9-14.4 397 32.7 28.6-37.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 926 202 23.5 19.4-28.2 345 35.9 31.7-40.3 83 8.1 6.3-10.4 296 32.5 28.3-36.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,352 388 28.0 25.1-31.3 480 34.3 31.0-37.7 146 11.9 9.6-14.8 338 25.7 22.7-29.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,053 308 30.1 26.4-34.0 375 34.1 30.4-38.1 103 9.6 7.6-12.1 267 26.1 22.6-30.0
2nd Quartile 887 227 25.6 21.8-29.9 328 34.8 30.8-39.0 93 11.7 8.9-15.2 239 27.9 24.0-32.1
3rd Quartile 837 188 21.8 18.2-25.8 277 34.0 29.8-38.5 93 10.4 8.2-13.1 279 33.9 29.7-38.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 578 106 25.0 17.8-33.9 177 29.4 23.2-36.4 49 10.8 7.0-16.4 246 34.8 28.2-42.1

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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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