2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 3,092 78.1 76.4-79.8 987 21.9 20.2-23.6
FEMALES 2,279 1,660 76.5 74.0-78.8 619 23.5 21.2-26.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,358 1,054 79.1 76.1-81.7 304 20.9 18.3-23.9
Non-Hispanic Black 405 267 72.5 66.8-77.6 138 27.5 22.4-33.2
Other 491 318 71.2 63.7-77.6 173 28.8 22.4-36.3
AGE
18-34 403 335 85.1 80.6-88.7 68 14.9 11.3-19.4
35-44 323 251 79.0 72.1-84.5 72 21.0 15.5-27.9
45-54 365 270 77.7 71.5-82.9 95 22.3 17.1-28.5
55-64 420 290 73.2 66.9-78.7 130 26.8 21.3-33.1
65-74 415 278 68.4 61.3-74.7 137 31.6 25.3-38.7
75+ 319 213 67.3 59.3-74.4 106 32.7 25.6-40.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 94 65.7 55.6-74.6 61 34.3 25.4-44.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 283 68.5 62.6-73.9 191 31.5 26.1-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 667 484 78.2 73.9-82.0 183 21.8 18.0-26.1
College Graduate 971 790 84.3 80.9-87.2 181 15.7 12.8-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 107 61.3 51.3-70.4 85 38.7 29.6-48.7
$25,000- 34,999 229 146 69.1 60.4-76.6 83 30.9 23.4-39.6
$35,000- 49,999 263 210 82.1 75.4-87.3 53 17.9 12.7-24.6
$50,000- 74,999 302 240 85.1 79.4-89.4 62 14.9 10.6-20.6
$75,000+ 632 526 84.0 79.5-87.6 106 16.0 12.4-20.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 764 436 63.9 59.1-68.5 328 36.1 31.5-40.9
No 1,442 1,171 82.8 79.9-85.3 271 17.2 14.7-20.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,194 1,593 76.6 74.1-78.9 601 23.4 21.1-25.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 674 525 79.5 75.5-83.1 149 20.5 16.9-24.5
Regional City or Suburban County 540 407 76.5 71.3-81.0 133 23.5 19.0-28.7
Rural 1,065 728 73.7 69.6-77.3 337 26.3 22.7-30.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 846 81.3 78.1-84.2 231 18.7 15.8-21.9
Unemployed 110 73 73.9 62.4-82.8 37 26.1 17.2-37.6
Retired 675 469 68.7 63.2-73.6 206 31.3 26.4-36.8
Unable to Work 194 90 56.3 46.0-66.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 190 158 86.0 79.2-90.8 32 14.0 9.2-20.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 122 66.8 57.1-75.3 80 33.2 24.7-42.9
101% to 150% 156 97 70.2 59.5-79.0 59 29.8 21.0-40.5
151% to 200% 171 110 68.3 58.5-76.7 61 31.7 23.3-41.5
More than 200% 1,133 922 83.7 80.6-86.4 211 16.3 13.6-19.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 759 492 69.6 64.4-74.3 267 30.4 25.7-35.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 463 76.3 71.6-80.5 167 23.7 19.5-28.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 890 705 80.2 76.6-83.4 185 19.8 16.6-23.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 678 536 80.8 76.5-84.4 142 19.2 15.6-23.5
2nd Quartile 588 445 77.1 72.4-81.2 143 22.9 18.8-27.6
3rd Quartile 587 416 74.1 69.3-78.4 171 25.9 21.6-30.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 426 263 66.0 57.8-73.4 163 34.0 26.6-42.2

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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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