2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
GENDER
Male 1,416 595 42.9 39.3-46.6 259 17.0 14.7-19.6 188 14.1 11.8-16.6 374 26.1 23.0-29.4
Female 1,711 621 36.1 32.9-39.4 258 16.8 14.4-19.4 207 14.7 12.1-17.7 625 32.5 29.5-35.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,901 810 42.0 39.0-45.1 352 18.3 16.2-20.6 236 13.6 11.7-15.7 503 26.0 23.5-28.7
Non-Hispanic Black 511 155 32.7 27.4-38.4 68 13.0 9.7-17.2 77 15.4 11.7-20.0 211 39.0 33.3-45.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 263 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 132 *** *** *** 29 17.1 10.9-25.9 *** *** *** 36 21.9 14.1-32.3
Hispanic 278 95 33.7 27.3-40.8 35 11.9 8.0-17.3 38 15.7 9.9-24.1 110 38.7 31.8-46.1
AGE
18-34 614 208 36.4 31.3-41.8 144 20.9 17.4-24.9 142 23.4 19.0-28.5 120 19.3 15.6-23.6
35-44 428 163 40.5 34.5-46.8 85 18.5 14.4-23.4 65 14.6 10.9-19.3 115 26.5 21.1-32.7
45-54 490 164 35.4 29.6-41.6 96 18.7 14.5-23.7 81 17.1 13.3-21.9 149 28.8 23.7-34.6
55-64 578 210 38.0 31.9-44.4 87 16.0 12.1-20.9 51 8.6 6.0-12.1 230 37.5 31.9-43.4
65-74 586 259 43.0 37.4-48.7 74 14.2 10.4-19.2 41 7.6 5.0-11.2 212 35.3 29.7-41.3
75+ 416 212 51.6 44.8-58.4 31 5.9 3.7- 9.2 15 3.9 1.9- 7.5 158 38.6 32.1-45.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 69 33.1 24.6-42.9 21 8.5 4.9-14.4 12 4.1 2.0- 8.0 138 54.3 45.1-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 661 231 36.0 31.0-41.2 68 11.4 8.7-14.8 61 13.9 9.9-19.1 301 38.8 33.8-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 870 340 42.7 38.1-47.4 136 17.1 13.9-20.8 118 15.3 12.2-19.1 276 24.9 21.4-28.7
College Graduate 1,343 571 41.2 37.9-44.6 290 24.2 21.4-27.4 203 17.2 14.7-20.0 279 17.4 14.9-20.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,012 308 32.8 28.7-37.2 118 13.0 10.3-16.2 85 9.0 6.8-11.7 501 45.2 40.9-49.7
No 2,009 867 42.5 39.4-45.6 386 18.7 16.6-21.0 300 17.0 14.7-19.7 456 21.8 19.4-24.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 182 40.4 34.4-46.8 68 18.0 13.3-24.0 61 17.9 13.5-23.3 110 23.6 18.6-29.6
Non-Veteran 2,692 1,029 39.4 36.7-42.1 444 16.6 14.8-18.5 334 13.9 12.0-16.0 885 30.1 27.7-32.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,654 608 37.5 34.3-40.7 338 20.2 17.8-22.8 270 17.4 14.9-20.2 438 25.0 22.3-27.9
Unemployed 128 *** *** *** 24 18.8 11.8-28.7 20 13.4 8.0-21.6 *** *** ***
Retired 907 444 48.5 43.6-53.4 103 10.9 8.4-14.1 48 5.3 3.7- 7.5 312 35.3 30.7-40.1
Unable to Work 227 48 28.7 20.7-38.1 11 4.9 1.8-12.8 18 9.5 5.4-16.3 150 57.0 47.3-66.1
Other not in Labor Force 171 65 41.5 32.0-51.8 35 16.5 11.3-23.5 34 25.3 16.8-36.2 37 16.6 11.2-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 40 26.6 18.7-36.4 16 13.0 6.8-23.5 16 13.1 7.0-23.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 *** *** *** 18 10.5 5.5-19.0 15 9.8 5.2-17.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 289 96 35.8 27.6-44.9 35 12.3 8.3-18.1 32 13.1 7.6-21.8 126 38.7 31.0-47.0
$35,000- 49,999 375 161 47.8 41.0-54.7 64 15.5 11.7-20.2 44 11.6 7.5-17.5 106 25.1 19.8-31.2
$50,000-74,999 399 163 40.5 33.8-47.5 69 17.3 13.0-22.6 58 17.3 11.9-24.4 109 24.9 19.1-31.9
$75,000-100,000 334 143 40.6 33.5-48.1 63 19.7 14.4-26.3 46 19.1 12.7-27.7 82 20.6 15.4-27.0
$100,000-150,000 367 162 45.8 38.9-52.8 84 21.7 16.8-27.6 57 15.9 11.7-21.2 64 16.6 12.4-22.0
$150,000+ 348 160 41.0 34.6-47.6 83 24.3 19.1-30.3 58 18.8 14.0-24.8 47 15.9 10.9-22.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 644 223 36.3 31.0-41.9 85 14.5 10.9-18.9 69 11.2 8.5-14.5 267 38.1 32.9-43.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 224 61 25.6 18.8-33.8 24 12.9 7.5-21.4 23 16.0 8.9-27.2 116 45.5 36.3-55.0
101% to 150% 201 *** *** *** 20 7.4 4.4-12.5 17 11.2 6.0-20.0 89 33.3 24.3-43.6
151% to 200% 233 80 34.0 26.6-42.3 32 13.9 9.3-20.2 22 10.8 6.3-17.9 99 41.3 32.8-50.4
More than 200% 1,723 745 42.9 39.7-46.2 343 20.0 17.7-22.5 256 16.8 14.2-19.7 379 20.3 17.8-23.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 644 223 36.3 31.0-41.9 85 14.5 10.9-18.9 69 11.2 8.5-14.5 267 38.1 32.9-43.6
HOUSING
Own 2,094 905 43.0 40.0-46.2 352 17.5 15.4-19.9 235 13.3 11.2-15.7 602 26.2 23.6-28.9
Rent 805 231 30.0 26.1-34.2 137 15.4 12.7-18.4 126 15.9 12.7-19.7 311 38.8 34.3-43.4
Other arrangement 200 74 39.2 30.7-48.5 23 13.4 8.5-20.7 29 17.7 11.4-26.3 74 29.6 21.8-38.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 961 375 38.6 34.7-42.7 184 18.8 15.9-22.0 147 17.2 14.0-21.0 255 25.4 22.1-29.1
Regional City or Suburban County 776 310 39.0 34.1-44.1 147 18.7 15.4-22.6 109 14.8 11.6-18.6 210 27.5 23.3-32.1
Rural 1,390 531 40.6 36.7-44.6 186 13.6 11.1-16.4 139 11.3 9.0-14.1 534 34.5 30.9-38.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,007 356 37.0 32.5-41.8 136 15.6 12.5-19.4 106 12.1 9.4-15.4 409 35.2 30.8-39.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 867 354 43.2 38.5-48.1 126 12.0 9.7-14.8 103 13.9 10.6-18.0 284 30.9 26.9-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,253 506 38.2 34.7-41.8 255 20.8 18.0-23.9 186 15.9 13.3-19.0 306 25.0 21.9-28.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 975 401 40.2 36.1-44.5 197 20.5 17.4-24.0 136 15.7 12.6-19.3 241 23.6 20.2-27.2
2nd Quartile 829 352 40.2 35.7-44.8 138 16.4 13.5-19.8 103 14.2 10.9-18.2 236 29.2 25.2-33.6
3rd Quartile 782 285 38.3 33.7-43.1 118 13.5 10.9-16.5 111 14.7 11.9-17.9 268 33.5 29.2-38.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 541 178 37.0 29.3-45.4 64 15.5 10.2-22.9 45 10.1 6.1-16.3 254 37.4 30.5-44.9

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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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