2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
FEMALES 1,711 621 36.1 32.9-39.4 258 16.8 14.4-19.4 207 14.7 12.1-17.7 625 32.5 29.5-35.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 418 39.5 35.6-43.5 180 18.4 15.4-21.8 128 13.2 10.8-16.1 308 28.8 25.3-32.6
Non-Hispanic Black 291 73 29.0 22.0-37.1 39 16.1 11.0-23.0 41 15.0 10.2-21.5 138 39.9 32.9-47.4
Other 371 125 32.3 24.6-40.9 36 11.0 6.8-17.3 *** *** *** 174 37.5 29.1-46.8
AGE
18-34 293 86 31.6 24.5-39.5 68 21.1 16.0-27.3 68 25.9 18.8-34.6 71 21.4 16.3-27.5
35-44 229 87 40.5 32.8-48.7 39 15.7 10.8-22.3 31 15.0 10.1-21.8 72 28.8 21.6-37.3
45-54 286 85 30.9 24.0-38.9 57 22.5 16.1-30.4 49 18.1 12.8-25.0 95 28.4 21.9-36.0
55-64 311 112 37.1 30.2-44.6 39 13.6 9.2-19.6 27 8.8 5.4-14.2 133 40.5 33.1-48.3
65-74 332 135 39.1 31.9-46.8 38 16.7 10.8-24.9 22 5.8 3.4- 9.7 137 38.4 30.9-46.5
75+ 249 116 45.2 36.3-54.4 17 4.5 2.4- 8.2 *** *** *** 106 47.0 38.0-56.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 106 31.6 25.0-39.1 27 9.4 6.0-14.6 29 16.3 9.8-25.8 191 42.7 35.4-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 508 191 39.4 33.6-45.5 71 17.2 12.9-22.6 62 14.3 10.3-19.5 184 29.1 24.2-34.5
College Graduate 732 287 37.1 32.8-41.6 148 23.6 19.8-27.9 111 17.0 13.9-20.6 186 22.3 18.5-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.3 6.2-26.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 43 27.5 18.7-38.4 12 10.1 5.1-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 57 32.4 23.3-43.1 18 10.8 5.7-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 202 93 52.0 42.9-61.0 31 12.7 8.4-18.7 25 11.8 7.0-19.3 53 23.5 16.7-31.9
$50,000- 74,999 215 83 38.6 29.7-48.4 35 18.8 12.3-27.5 *** *** *** 63 22.1 15.7-30.1
$75,000+ 492 199 37.2 31.5-43.2 109 23.3 18.6-28.8 76 18.7 13.8-24.9 108 20.8 16.2-26.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 589 157 28.9 23.8-34.5 61 12.7 9.2-17.4 42 8.6 5.7-12.8 329 49.8 44.0-55.6
No 1,071 444 39.8 35.7-44.0 190 18.5 15.5-21.9 161 18.1 14.5-22.2 276 23.7 20.4-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,648 592 36.0 32.7-39.4 252 17.1 14.6-19.8 197 14.5 11.9-17.7 607 32.4 29.4-35.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 510 178 31.8 26.8-37.2 97 21.0 16.7-26.0 83 20.3 15.2-26.6 152 27.0 22.4-32.1
Regional City or Suburban County 397 152 35.7 29.4-42.5 67 17.8 13.2-23.6 45 13.0 8.6-19.3 133 33.4 27.3-40.1
Rural 804 291 40.6 35.6-45.9 94 11.8 8.9-15.5 79 10.4 7.7-13.9 340 37.2 32.4-42.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 800 272 34.7 30.1-39.6 154 20.5 16.9-24.6 140 19.2 15.2-23.9 234 25.6 21.7-29.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 529 242 42.2 36.4-48.3 55 11.5 7.9-16.4 26 4.4 2.7- 7.2 206 41.9 35.8-48.2
Unable to Work 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** 25 15.0 9.6-22.8 *** *** *** 33 19.8 13.1-28.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 37 25.1 16.9-35.5 15 10.7 5.5-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** 12 8.0 4.1-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 135 44 32.8 23.4-43.9 16 13.7 7.7-23.2 14 12.5 6.7-22.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 870 361 40.4 35.9-45.1 166 20.4 16.9-24.4 129 17.5 13.6-22.3 214 21.7 18.2-25.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 573 184 35.1 29.2-41.6 66 13.9 10.1-18.8 53 9.0 6.2-12.9 270 42.1 36.0-48.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 180 40.9 34.6-47.5 62 11.3 8.2-15.5 53 14.3 9.5-21.1 167 33.5 27.8-39.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 676 257 33.6 29.2-38.4 130 21.6 17.6-26.1 101 17.9 13.9-22.8 188 26.9 22.7-31.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 517 204 36.8 31.4-42.6 93 18.6 14.4-23.5 76 18.1 13.5-23.8 144 26.5 21.7-31.9
2nd Quartile 438 177 36.4 30.6-42.7 67 17.8 13.5-23.2 50 14.6 9.7-21.5 144 31.1 25.7-37.0
3rd Quartile 438 148 36.6 30.6-43.1 67 14.7 11.0-19.2 52 12.2 9.0-16.4 171 36.5 30.8-42.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 92 30.8 22.8-40.1 31 12.2 6.7-21.2 29 9.7 5.1-17.6 166 47.3 37.8-57.0

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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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