2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 2,021 49.2 47.0-51.3 1,394 32.9 30.9-35.0 673 17.9 16.3-19.6
FEMALES 2,285 1,053 46.6 43.7-49.5 832 34.5 31.7-37.3 400 18.9 16.7-21.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,361 700 50.2 46.7-53.7 436 31.0 27.9-34.3 225 18.8 16.1-21.9
Non-Hispanic Black 408 143 40.1 33.7-47.0 179 37.7 31.7-44.0 86 22.2 17.1-28.3
Other 491 200 41.5 34.1-49.4 210 43.6 35.4-52.1 81 14.9 10.7-20.4
AGE
18-34 403 189 47.3 40.8-53.9 139 34.2 28.1-41.0 75 18.4 14.3-23.5
35-44 323 154 48.7 41.6-55.9 103 32.0 25.5-39.2 66 19.3 13.8-26.4
45-54 366 167 48.6 41.7-55.6 144 36.4 30.0-43.2 55 15.0 10.8-20.5
55-64 420 187 43.3 36.9-50.0 160 33.5 27.5-40.0 73 23.2 17.5-30.0
65-74 416 197 50.9 43.9-57.9 159 36.3 29.8-43.4 60 12.8 9.1-17.7
75+ 323 159 44.8 36.9-53.0 116 34.7 27.5-42.7 48 20.4 14.1-28.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 *** *** *** 65 35.6 26.6-45.8 34 21.7 14.2-31.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 161 37.9 31.8-44.5 220 43.4 36.9-50.1 95 18.7 14.6-23.6
Some Post-H.S. 670 312 49.2 43.9-54.5 246 32.7 28.1-37.8 112 18.1 14.1-22.8
College Graduate 971 519 52.5 48.4-56.6 297 28.6 25.0-32.4 155 18.9 15.7-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 67 36.7 27.7-46.7 95 46.4 36.7-56.3 30 16.9 10.8-25.4
$25,000- 34,999 229 91 43.2 33.8-53.1 99 40.4 31.2-50.3 39 16.4 11.1-23.4
$35,000- 49,999 264 140 55.4 47.3-63.2 78 26.8 20.4-34.4 46 17.8 12.4-24.9
$50,000- 74,999 302 153 49.3 41.1-57.5 97 29.4 21.8-38.2 52 21.4 15.3-29.1
$75,000+ 633 357 53.0 47.4-58.4 184 30.7 25.7-36.3 92 16.3 12.5-21.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 262 37.8 32.9-42.8 371 42.3 37.5-47.3 136 19.9 16.2-24.4
No 1,443 758 51.2 47.5-54.9 437 30.9 27.4-34.5 248 17.9 15.3-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,200 1,010 46.7 43.7-49.7 804 34.3 31.5-37.2 386 19.0 16.8-21.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 337 47.7 42.8-52.8 235 36.2 31.4-41.4 104 16.0 12.8-19.9
Regional City or Suburban County 540 260 45.2 39.5-51.1 178 32.7 27.4-38.4 102 22.1 17.5-27.6
Rural 1,069 456 46.6 42.1-51.1 419 34.1 30.1-38.4 194 19.3 16.0-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,078 516 48.1 43.9-52.4 374 32.8 28.9-36.9 188 19.1 15.9-22.6
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 679 345 47.7 42.3-53.1 232 34.5 29.4-40.0 102 17.8 13.8-22.7
Unable to Work 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 13.5 8.3-21.4
Other not in Labor Force 190 92 47.5 38.4-56.8 57 33.6 24.9-43.7 41 18.8 13.2-26.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 66 37.0 28.1-47.0 *** *** *** 40 16.2 11.2-22.7
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.0 12.5-30.4
151% to 200% 171 71 41.6 32.3-51.5 75 41.5 32.2-51.4 25 17.0 10.4-26.5
More than 200% 1,135 621 53.1 48.9-57.3 343 29.8 25.9-33.9 171 17.1 14.1-20.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 300 43.8 38.4-49.3 323 37.6 32.5-42.9 138 18.6 14.7-23.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 288 45.1 39.6-50.7 220 33.8 28.6-39.3 124 21.2 17.2-25.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 892 465 49.1 44.7-53.4 289 33.3 29.2-37.6 138 17.7 14.5-21.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 679 353 47.8 42.7-52.9 220 32.7 28.0-37.8 106 19.5 15.4-24.3
2nd Quartile 591 292 49.1 43.6-54.6 194 33.8 28.6-39.3 105 17.1 13.6-21.3
3rd Quartile 587 259 44.7 39.4-50.0 223 34.6 29.8-39.6 105 20.7 16.6-25.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 149 38.6 30.9-46.9 195 42.6 34.7-50.9 84 18.8 13.5-25.5

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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