2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,079 3,092 78.1 76.4-79.8 987 21.9 20.2-23.6
GENDER
Male 1,800 1,432 80.0 77.3-82.4 368 20.0 17.6-22.7
Female 2,279 1,660 76.5 74.0-78.8 619 23.5 21.2-26.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 1,937 80.3 78.2-82.3 495 19.7 17.7-21.8
Non-Hispanic Black 695 485 72.4 67.6-76.7 210 27.6 23.3-32.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 165 130 82.0 73.2-88.4 35 18.0 11.6-26.8
Hispanic 377 267 71.7 65.8-76.9 110 28.3 23.1-34.2
AGE
18-34 813 696 85.7 82.3-88.5 117 14.3 11.5-17.7
35-44 584 470 81.1 76.4-85.0 114 18.9 15.0-23.6
45-54 626 478 78.0 73.2-82.1 148 22.0 17.9-26.8
55-64 748 522 72.9 68.2-77.1 226 27.1 22.9-31.8
65-74 724 515 70.8 65.5-75.6 209 29.2 24.4-34.5
75+ 522 364 71.3 65.4-76.5 158 28.7 23.5-34.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 323 185 60.7 53.1-67.8 138 39.3 32.2-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 885 585 72.0 67.8-75.7 300 28.0 24.3-32.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,124 850 80.8 77.7-83.5 274 19.2 16.5-22.3
College Graduate 1,724 1,454 87.1 84.9-89.0 270 12.9 11.0-15.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,308 808 66.2 62.5-69.8 500 33.8 30.2-37.5
No 2,634 2,188 83.9 81.8-85.7 446 16.1 14.3-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 410 81.1 76.1-85.3 108 18.9 14.7-23.9
Non-Veteran 3,542 2,667 77.8 75.8-79.6 875 22.2 20.4-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,171 1,741 81.5 79.3-83.6 430 18.5 16.4-20.7
Unemployed 187 140 76.2 66.0-84.1 47 23.8 15.9-34.0
Retired 1,140 829 72.3 68.1-76.0 311 27.7 24.0-31.9
Unable to Work 287 138 57.9 49.3-66.1 149 42.1 33.9-50.7
Other not in Labor Force 234 198 87.5 81.8-91.6 36 12.5 8.4-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 126 67.2 58.3-75.1 78 32.8 24.9-41.7
$15,000- 24,999 280 161 61.2 52.1-69.5 119 38.8 30.5-47.9
$25,000- 34,999 377 252 72.3 65.7-78.1 125 27.7 21.9-34.3
$35,000- 49,999 489 383 81.0 76.1-85.0 106 19.0 15.0-23.9
$50,000-74,999 545 437 81.9 76.5-86.3 108 18.1 13.7-23.5
$75,000-100,000 425 344 83.8 78.6-88.0 81 16.2 12.0-21.4
$100,000-150,000 463 403 87.7 83.5-90.9 60 12.3 9.1-16.5
$150,000+ 418 371 86.9 81.1-91.0 47 13.1 9.0-18.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 878 615 72.9 68.6-76.8 263 27.1 23.2-31.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 193 67.7 59.9-74.6 116 32.3 25.4-40.1
101% to 150% 260 171 75.5 67.7-81.8 89 24.5 18.2-32.3
151% to 200% 301 202 68.6 60.6-75.6 99 31.4 24.4-39.4
More than 200% 2,195 1,823 84.3 82.2-86.3 372 15.7 13.7-17.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 878 615 72.9 68.6-76.8 263 27.1 23.2-31.4
HOUSING
Own 2,675 2,082 80.4 78.3-82.4 593 19.6 17.6-21.7
Rent 1,082 773 70.9 67.1-74.5 309 29.1 25.5-32.9
Other arrangement 275 202 78.8 71.3-84.7 73 21.2 15.3-28.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,255 1,004 80.6 77.7-83.3 251 19.4 16.7-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,015 805 79.5 75.9-82.7 210 20.5 17.3-24.1
Rural 1,809 1,283 74.7 71.7-77.5 526 25.3 22.5-28.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,310 908 73.1 69.3-76.6 402 26.9 23.4-30.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,146 862 77.1 73.8-80.1 284 22.9 19.9-26.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,623 1,322 81.6 78.9-84.0 301 18.4 16.0-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,255 1,017 82.3 79.4-84.9 238 17.7 15.1-20.6
2nd Quartile 1,083 849 78.3 74.9-81.4 234 21.7 18.6-25.1
3rd Quartile 1,027 759 74.9 71.2-78.3 268 25.1 21.7-28.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 714 467 72.1 66.2-77.4 247 27.9 22.6-33.8

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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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