2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
FEMALES 2,285 621 26.4 23.9-29.0 1,090 46.7 43.8-49.6 574 26.9 24.4-29.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,361 418 29.1 26.0-32.4 616 44.6 41.1-48.1 327 26.3 23.2-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 408 73 19.9 14.8-26.1 218 48.7 42.2-55.3 117 31.4 25.4-38.1
Other 491 125 24.8 19.0-31.6 246 52.0 44.0-60.0 120 23.2 17.6-29.8
AGE
18-34 403 86 22.9 17.6-29.2 207 49.6 43.0-56.1 110 27.6 22.3-33.6
35-44 323 87 29.5 23.6-36.2 142 43.4 36.4-50.7 94 27.0 20.9-34.2
45-54 366 85 24.1 18.6-30.8 201 53.9 46.9-60.7 80 22.0 16.9-27.9
55-64 420 112 25.2 20.2-31.0 199 42.7 36.3-49.4 109 32.1 25.8-39.1
65-74 416 135 32.1 26.2-38.7 197 50.0 43.0-57.0 84 17.9 13.6-23.3
75+ 323 116 31.2 24.4-39.0 133 37.8 30.4-45.8 74 31.0 23.4-39.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 35 21.9 14.6-31.5 75 43.2 33.3-53.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 106 23.3 18.3-29.2 247 50.3 43.8-56.8 123 26.4 21.3-32.3
Some Post-H.S. 670 191 29.8 25.1-34.9 317 45.8 40.5-51.1 162 24.5 20.2-29.4
College Graduate 971 287 26.9 23.6-30.5 445 45.7 41.7-49.8 239 27.3 23.8-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 25 18.6 11.7-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 43 20.4 13.8-29.2 107 53.9 43.8-63.8 42 25.6 17.5-35.9
$25,000- 34,999 229 57 23.0 16.3-31.4 117 48.1 38.5-57.8 55 28.9 20.6-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 264 93 39.5 31.9-47.7 109 36.5 29.3-44.2 62 24.0 17.9-31.5
$50,000- 74,999 302 83 26.6 20.4-34.0 132 42.3 34.2-50.8 87 31.1 24.1-39.0
$75,000+ 633 199 28.9 24.3-33.9 293 48.9 43.4-54.4 141 22.2 18.0-27.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 157 20.9 17.1-25.4 432 51.5 46.4-56.5 180 27.6 23.2-32.5
No 1,443 444 29.4 26.2-32.8 627 44.5 40.8-48.2 372 26.1 23.1-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,200 592 26.3 23.7-28.9 1,056 46.7 43.8-49.7 552 27.0 24.4-29.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 178 24.4 20.4-28.7 332 52.3 47.3-57.3 166 23.3 19.6-27.6
Regional City or Suburban County 540 152 25.1 20.5-30.4 245 45.2 39.5-51.1 143 29.7 24.5-35.4
Rural 1,069 291 29.2 25.2-33.5 513 42.6 38.3-47.1 265 28.2 24.2-32.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,078 272 25.4 21.9-29.3 528 47.8 43.6-52.0 278 26.8 23.2-30.6
Unemployed 110 18 16.9 9.9-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 679 242 31.5 26.8-36.5 287 43.1 37.7-48.6 150 25.5 20.8-30.8
Unable to Work 195 31 22.1 14.4-32.3 123 55.7 45.1-65.8 41 22.2 14.4-32.6
Other not in Labor Force 190 50 29.3 21.5-38.5 82 44.8 35.7-54.3 58 26.0 19.3-34.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 37 18.3 12.4-26.2 111 54.6 44.5-64.3 54 27.1 19.3-36.6
101% to 150% 156 39 25.4 17.2-35.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 171 44 25.5 18.0-34.8 91 52.1 42.3-61.9 36 22.4 14.9-32.1
More than 200% 1,135 361 30.7 27.1-34.5 509 45.3 41.1-49.5 265 24.0 20.7-27.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 184 25.9 21.2-31.2 389 47.8 42.4-53.3 188 26.3 21.6-31.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 180 28.9 24.1-34.2 282 41.8 36.4-47.3 170 29.3 24.5-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 892 257 25.0 21.6-28.8 419 49.3 44.9-53.7 216 25.7 22.1-29.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 679 204 27.0 22.8-31.7 313 46.3 41.2-51.5 162 26.6 22.2-31.6
2nd Quartile 591 177 26.9 22.4-31.9 261 46.9 41.4-52.5 153 26.1 21.6-31.2
3rd Quartile 587 148 26.0 21.4-31.2 290 45.0 39.8-50.3 149 29.0 24.3-34.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 92 23.0 16.9-30.5 226 51.8 43.6-59.8 110 25.2 19.1-32.6

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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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