2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 2,526 74.0 71.7-76.1
FEMALES 1,853 402 22.8 20.1-25.6 1,451 77.2 74.4-79.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,112 272 23.8 20.6-27.3 840 76.2 72.7-79.4
Non-Hispanic Black 319 52 21.6 15.4-29.5 267 78.4 70.5-84.6
Other 405 74 21.1 15.1-28.5 331 78.9 71.5-84.9
AGE
18-34 323 92 27.3 21.1-34.4 231 72.7 65.6-78.9
35-44 255 62 24.5 18.7-31.4 193 75.5 68.6-81.3
45-54 308 68 24.2 18.0-31.8 240 75.8 68.2-82.0
55-64 343 71 20.2 15.2-26.4 272 79.8 73.6-84.8
65-74 343 59 21.0 15.0-28.6 284 79.0 71.4-85.0
75+ 270 50 14.3 9.6-20.6 220 85.7 79.4-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 16 13.8 7.5-23.9 104 86.2 76.1-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 48 18.1 12.8-24.8 325 81.9 75.2-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 549 106 21.0 16.3-26.6 443 79.0 73.4-83.7
College Graduate 803 232 31.7 27.7-35.9 571 68.3 64.1-72.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 13 12.5 6.5-22.7 90 87.5 77.3-93.5
$15,000- 24,999 159 28 18.1 11.3-27.7 131 81.9 72.3-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 188 23 14.6 8.8-23.3 165 85.4 76.7-91.2
$35,000- 49,999 213 55 31.5 23.4-40.8 158 68.5 59.2-76.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 62 23.2 17.1-30.6 182 76.8 69.4-82.9
$75,000+ 533 155 27.2 22.3-32.7 378 72.8 67.3-77.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 81 14.3 10.6-19.0 543 85.7 81.0-89.4
No 1,175 306 26.5 23.1-30.3 869 73.5 69.7-76.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,782 385 22.8 20.1-25.8 1,397 77.2 74.2-79.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 561 146 24.7 20.4-29.6 415 75.3 70.4-79.6
Regional City or Suburban County 430 110 27.0 21.4-33.5 320 73.0 66.5-78.6
Rural 862 146 17.8 14.1-22.1 716 82.2 77.9-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 878 211 25.3 21.3-29.6 667 74.7 70.4-78.7
Unemployed 83 17 17.5 10.0-28.6 66 82.5 71.4-90.0
Retired 563 112 17.4 13.6-21.9 451 82.6 78.1-86.4
Unable to Work 161 14 15.7 8.6-27.0 147 84.3 73.0-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 147 42 30.0 21.0-40.8 105 70.0 59.2-79.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 26 19.5 12.3-29.4 134 80.5 70.6-87.7
101% to 150% 126 19 15.8 9.1-25.9 107 84.2 74.1-90.9
151% to 200% 142 25 19.3 12.2-29.3 117 80.7 70.7-87.8
More than 200% 947 255 26.8 23.1-30.9 692 73.2 69.1-76.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 106 21.3 16.3-27.3 507 78.7 72.7-83.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 496 93 18.7 14.0-24.5 403 81.3 75.5-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 744 203 26.0 22.1-30.3 541 74.0 69.7-77.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 561 153 26.9 22.3-32.2 408 73.1 67.8-77.7
2nd Quartile 480 101 21.2 16.6-26.5 379 78.8 73.5-83.4
3rd Quartile 472 104 23.5 18.4-29.6 368 76.5 70.4-81.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 340 44 12.7 8.2-19.3 296 87.3 80.7-91.8

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*This is a recommendation based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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