2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,073 1,780 57.4 55.0-59.8 206 6.6 5.5- 7.9 222 8.4 7.1- 9.9 193 7.1 6.0- 8.4 672 20.5 18.7-22.5
GENDER
Male 1,424 713 49.6 46.0-53.2 94 6.9 5.2- 9.1 142 10.7 8.8-13.0 132 10.0 8.2-12.3 343 22.8 20.1-25.7
Female 1,649 1,067 64.9 61.6-68.1 112 6.3 5.0- 8.1 80 6.1 4.5- 8.3 61 4.3 3.1- 5.8 329 18.4 16.0-21.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,925 1,125 59.5 56.6-62.4 143 7.4 6.0- 9.1 140 7.7 6.4- 9.3 115 6.7 5.4- 8.3 402 18.6 16.6-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 479 312 63.2 57.4-68.6 20 4.0 2.3- 7.1 21 5.4 3.4- 8.4 27 5.9 3.9- 8.9 99 21.5 17.0-26.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.4 5.3-19.2 33 21.0 13.6-31.0
Hispanic 267 117 42.0 34.6-49.8 12 5.2 2.7- 9.9 35 13.8 9.5-19.8 26 9.7 6.1-14.9 77 29.3 22.9-36.5
AGE
18-34 694 293 45.1 40.2-50.1 *** *** *** 115 16.0 12.7-19.9 104 13.9 11.2-17.2 173 23.8 20.0-28.0
35-44 467 258 56.6 50.8-62.3 29 5.9 3.9- 8.9 56 13.0 9.5-17.5 21 4.0 2.4- 6.5 103 20.5 16.3-25.3
45-54 475 284 58.2 51.8-64.4 29 9.3 5.4-15.4 24 4.7 3.0- 7.5 32 7.4 4.7-11.7 106 20.3 16.0-25.3
55-64 518 345 69.0 63.0-74.5 41 9.0 5.9-13.4 18 2.2 1.2- 3.9 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 96 16.2 12.1-21.4
65-74 511 330 64.1 58.3-69.5 57 13.6 9.9-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 18.7 14.8-23.3
75+ 361 243 70.7 63.8-76.8 35 7.8 5.1-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 20.2 15.0-26.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 105 64.6 54.8-73.3 17 5.4 2.9- 9.8 15 9.4 5.2-16.4 *** *** *** 38 17.3 11.4-25.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 581 336 54.1 48.5-59.6 41 7.7 5.0-11.6 40 9.2 6.1-13.7 42 9.4 6.6-13.1 122 19.5 15.7-24.0
Some Post-H.S. 847 522 60.1 55.6-64.5 66 6.6 4.8- 9.0 43 6.5 4.7- 9.0 51 6.9 5.0- 9.3 165 19.9 16.5-23.8
College Graduate 1,446 805 55.3 52.1-58.5 80 5.9 4.5- 7.8 122 9.3 7.7-11.3 94 6.8 5.4- 8.5 345 22.7 20.1-25.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 800 500 64.3 59.7-68.6 54 6.2 4.3- 8.9 27 3.9 2.5- 6.0 41 4.6 3.2- 6.7 178 21.0 17.5-24.9
No 2,177 1,223 54.7 51.7-57.6 146 6.7 5.4- 8.3 188 10.0 8.3-12.0 147 8.1 6.6- 9.8 473 20.6 18.4-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 407 191 47.4 41.0-54.0 27 5.0 3.2- 7.8 56 15.6 11.6-20.7 47 12.0 8.7-16.4 86 20.0 15.2-25.8
Non-Veteran 2,651 1,581 58.9 56.3-61.5 177 6.8 5.5- 8.3 165 7.3 6.0- 8.9 145 6.4 5.2- 7.8 583 20.6 18.6-22.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,730 928 53.5 50.3-56.6 93 5.4 4.2- 7.0 179 11.5 9.5-13.8 147 9.4 7.7-11.3 383 20.3 18.0-22.8
Unemployed 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 14.9 9.4-22.8
Retired 823 529 66.1 61.2-70.6 89 11.6 8.9-15.1 *** *** *** 15 1.3 0.7- 2.3 181 19.8 16.3-23.9
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 21.6 13.5-32.8
Other not in Labor Force 198 106 47.2 38.1-56.5 *** *** *** 20 11.2 6.9-17.7 16 9.8 5.6-16.6 46 26.7 19.1-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 18.6 12.0-27.6
$15,000- 24,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 13.3 8.2-20.7
$25,000- 34,999 250 158 65.1 56.4-72.9 20 7.1 3.8-13.1 17 7.8 4.6-13.1 12 5.0 2.7- 9.3 43 14.9 10.4-20.9
$35,000- 49,999 378 218 52.5 45.5-59.3 28 5.4 3.1- 9.3 28 9.3 5.9-14.4 26 7.9 4.8-12.8 78 24.9 19.1-31.6
$50,000-74,999 436 236 51.9 45.3-58.3 30 6.9 4.4-10.5 29 9.3 5.2-16.1 37 8.4 5.8-12.0 104 23.6 18.7-29.2
$75,000-100,000 343 203 56.1 48.5-63.5 26 9.6 5.7-15.7 26 8.5 5.2-13.5 21 7.8 4.5-13.2 67 17.9 12.8-24.6
$100,000-150,000 401 232 58.5 51.8-64.9 24 7.6 4.1-13.4 28 6.0 3.9- 9.1 26 6.9 4.2-10.9 91 21.1 16.3-26.9
$150,000+ 370 192 52.0 45.7-58.3 22 5.2 3.1- 8.7 44 14.5 10.3-20.1 27 7.4 4.7-11.2 85 20.9 16.5-26.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 609 362 59.9 54.6-65.1 38 5.7 3.8- 8.4 35 6.9 4.8- 9.8 33 6.4 4.3- 9.4 141 21.1 17.1-25.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 192 124 64.9 55.1-73.6 11 4.8 2.1-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 15.8 10.8-22.7
101% to 150% 171 *** *** *** 12 6.4 3.0-13.3 11 6.8 3.4-13.2 *** *** *** 38 17.9 11.8-26.2
151% to 200% 200 126 62.4 53.4-70.7 18 10.4 5.7-18.3 14 8.3 4.7-14.5 *** *** *** 33 14.5 9.7-21.2
More than 200% 1,813 1,013 54.0 50.8-57.1 121 6.8 5.3- 8.7 149 9.7 7.9-12.0 131 7.7 6.2- 9.4 399 21.8 19.3-24.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 609 362 59.9 54.6-65.1 38 5.7 3.8- 8.4 35 6.9 4.8- 9.8 33 6.4 4.3- 9.4 141 21.1 17.1-25.8
HOUSING
Own 2,070 1,229 59.7 56.6-62.7 176 8.2 6.7-10.0 115 7.0 5.5- 8.8 90 5.2 4.1- 6.7 460 19.9 17.7-22.4
Rent 768 424 53.8 49.3-58.1 22 2.8 1.7- 4.5 77 10.6 8.3-13.5 77 10.8 8.5-13.8 168 22.0 18.6-25.7
Other arrangement 200 108 46.5 38.0-55.2 *** *** *** 26 15.7 10.5-22.9 21 11.9 7.1-19.3 38 23.0 16.1-31.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,002 561 53.5 49.5-57.5 42 3.9 2.7- 5.5 93 9.8 7.5-12.9 72 7.8 6.0-10.2 234 24.9 21.6-28.5
Regional City or Suburban County 798 454 61.0 56.5-65.4 56 7.7 5.4-10.7 63 6.6 5.1- 8.7 68 8.5 6.5-11.2 157 16.1 13.4-19.3
Rural 1,273 765 58.4 54.2-62.4 108 8.5 6.5-11.1 66 8.3 6.2-11.1 53 5.1 3.5- 7.3 281 19.7 16.7-23.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 904 539 59.0 54.2-63.7 70 7.0 4.9- 9.9 65 10.4 7.8-13.8 47 5.9 4.2- 8.3 183 17.7 14.3-21.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 853 496 57.2 52.4-61.9 70 8.5 6.1-11.8 52 7.9 5.3-11.6 47 6.1 4.3- 8.5 188 20.3 17.0-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,316 745 56.8 53.3-60.2 66 5.2 3.9- 6.8 105 7.7 6.2- 9.5 99 8.3 6.6-10.4 301 22.0 19.3-25.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,011 583 56.6 52.5-60.6 63 6.2 4.6- 8.4 75 7.3 5.7- 9.4 67 7.7 5.8-10.3 223 22.1 19.0-25.7
2nd Quartile 846 486 58.2 53.7-62.5 53 5.9 4.2- 8.1 66 8.9 6.4-12.3 61 7.5 5.6- 9.9 180 19.5 16.4-23.0
3rd Quartile 752 421 55.4 50.7-60.0 48 8.1 5.5-11.9 61 9.1 6.9-12.0 53 6.9 5.0- 9.4 169 20.5 17.0-24.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 464 290 63.1 54.5-70.9 42 6.6 3.6-11.7 20 8.3 4.5-14.9 12 3.6 1.4- 8.8 100 18.5 12.8-25.8

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 10 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had the highest frequency of any single category.

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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