2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 2,526 74.0 71.7-76.1
GENDER
Male 1,502 427 29.5 26.2-33.0 1,075 70.5 67.0-73.8
Female 1,853 402 22.8 20.1-25.6 1,451 77.2 74.4-79.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,027 546 25.9 23.4-28.6 1,481 74.1 71.4-76.6
Non-Hispanic Black 557 111 23.5 18.9-28.9 446 76.5 71.1-81.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 300 60 20.0 15.1-25.9 240 80.0 74.1-84.9
AGE
18-34 663 213 30.3 25.9-35.1 450 69.7 64.9-74.1
35-44 466 126 29.0 23.7-34.9 340 71.0 65.1-76.3
45-54 530 123 23.1 18.5-28.3 407 76.9 71.7-81.5
55-64 621 143 25.7 20.0-32.3 478 74.3 67.7-80.0
65-74 609 120 21.0 16.7-26.0 489 79.0 74.0-83.3
75+ 451 104 22.3 17.1-28.5 347 77.7 71.5-82.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 32 17.3 10.3-27.7 221 82.7 72.3-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 705 139 23.8 19.6-28.5 566 76.2 71.5-80.4
Some Post-H.S. 926 210 24.5 20.7-28.8 716 75.5 71.2-79.3
College Graduate 1,458 448 32.9 29.8-36.1 1,010 67.1 63.9-70.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,070 186 19.4 16.2-23.0 884 80.6 77.0-83.8
No 2,175 617 28.9 26.2-31.7 1,558 71.1 68.3-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 448 141 34.8 28.9-41.3 307 65.2 58.7-71.1
Non-Veteran 2,893 686 24.8 22.5-27.2 2,207 75.2 72.8-77.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,788 489 27.8 25.1-30.7 1,299 72.2 69.3-74.9
Unemployed 139 29 16.4 10.6-24.6 110 83.6 75.4-89.4
Retired 965 221 22.8 18.6-27.6 744 77.2 72.4-81.4
Unable to Work 236 21 15.9 9.7-24.8 215 84.1 75.2-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 186 55 31.9 23.2-42.0 131 68.1 58.0-76.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 23 14.7 9.2-22.6 137 85.3 77.4-90.8
$15,000- 24,999 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 307 50 19.4 13.8-26.5 257 80.6 73.5-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 395 107 32.9 26.6-39.8 288 67.1 60.2-73.4
$50,000-74,999 449 120 25.2 20.0-31.2 329 74.8 68.8-80.0
$75,000-100,000 359 101 26.4 20.7-32.9 258 73.6 67.1-79.3
$100,000-150,000 398 120 28.7 23.1-35.0 278 71.3 65.0-76.9
$150,000+ 365 123 29.8 24.5-35.8 242 70.2 64.2-75.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 689 138 24.6 19.8-30.1 551 75.4 69.9-80.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 46 91.2 77.6-96.8
50% to 100% 244 44 22.6 15.8-31.3 200 77.4 68.7-84.2
101% to 150% 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 243 51 23.4 16.8-31.6 192 76.6 68.4-83.2
More than 200% 1,862 541 28.6 25.9-31.5 1,321 71.4 68.5-74.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 689 138 24.6 19.8-30.1 551 75.4 69.9-80.2
HOUSING
Own 2,238 561 26.7 24.0-29.6 1,677 73.3 70.4-76.0
Rent 876 210 23.4 20.1-27.0 666 76.6 73.0-79.9
Other arrangement 215 54 29.2 21.8-37.9 161 70.8 62.1-78.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,034 289 28.0 24.7-31.6 745 72.0 68.4-75.3
Regional City or Suburban County 835 231 27.7 23.5-32.4 604 72.3 67.6-76.5
Rural 1,486 309 22.8 19.5-26.6 1,177 77.2 73.4-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,077 239 25.4 21.4-29.8 838 74.6 70.2-78.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 926 202 23.5 19.4-28.2 724 76.5 71.8-80.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,352 388 28.0 25.1-31.3 964 72.0 68.7-74.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,053 308 30.1 26.4-34.0 745 69.9 66.0-73.6
2nd Quartile 887 227 25.6 21.8-29.9 660 74.4 70.1-78.2
3rd Quartile 837 188 21.8 18.2-25.8 649 78.2 74.2-81.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 578 106 25.0 17.8-33.9 472 75.0 66.1-82.2

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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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