2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,073 1,780 57.4 55.0-59.8 206 6.6 5.5- 7.9 222 8.4 7.1- 9.9 193 7.1 6.0- 8.4 672 20.5 18.7-22.5
FEMALES 1,649 1,067 64.9 61.6-68.1 112 6.3 5.0- 8.1 80 6.1 4.5- 8.3 61 4.3 3.1- 5.8 329 18.4 16.0-21.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,046 672 65.5 61.7-69.1 77 8.0 6.0-10.4 52 5.3 3.9- 7.2 39 3.9 2.6- 5.7 206 17.4 14.7-20.4
Non-Hispanic Black 264 190 71.6 64.0-78.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 18.6 13.1-25.7
Other 318 189 53.1 43.1-62.8 26 4.3 2.2- 8.2 18 11.9 5.7-23.3 14 7.6 3.9-14.1 71 23.2 16.2-31.9
AGE
18-34 334 182 56.6 49.2-63.7 *** *** *** 41 12.8 8.4-19.2 36 9.0 6.0-13.2 68 19.9 14.8-26.2
35-44 248 158 64.2 56.6-71.1 14 5.7 3.1-10.2 23 10.3 6.5-15.9 *** *** *** 44 16.2 11.3-22.5
45-54 270 171 63.9 56.0-71.2 16 6.3 3.4-11.6 *** *** *** 11 4.6 2.1- 9.9 63 22.6 16.6-29.9
55-64 288 200 73.4 66.3-79.5 25 9.7 5.7-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 14.4 10.3-19.8
65-74 276 188 67.0 58.9-74.3 32 14.8 9.5-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 18.0 12.9-24.6
75+ 210 150 74.4 65.2-81.9 15 5.4 2.7-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 19.2 12.7-28.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 281 182 59.1 50.4-67.2 20 6.1 3.3-11.0 13 8.8 4.1-17.9 11 6.1 3.1-11.5 55 19.9 14.2-27.2
Some Post-H.S. 482 339 71.4 65.8-76.4 41 7.7 5.3-11.1 13 3.6 2.0- 6.4 *** *** *** 83 15.3 11.5-19.9
College Graduate 785 474 60.0 55.7-64.1 46 6.1 4.2- 8.9 48 7.2 5.3- 9.7 43 6.0 4.4- 8.3 174 20.7 17.5-24.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.5 7.7-25.8
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.9 7.1-22.5
$25,000- 34,999 145 104 71.4 60.3-80.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 17.5 10.8-27.0
$35,000- 49,999 207 134 60.5 51.2-69.1 17 8.2 4.0-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 23.8 16.7-32.8
$50,000- 74,999 240 145 57.0 47.4-66.1 16 7.5 4.0-13.7 14 11.2 4.7-24.2 15 5.9 3.3-10.4 50 18.4 12.7-25.8
$75,000+ 523 326 63.4 57.7-68.8 36 6.6 4.5- 9.5 34 6.6 4.4- 9.7 27 4.9 3.1- 7.6 100 18.6 14.3-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 431 295 69.9 63.7-75.4 29 6.0 3.6- 9.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 18.9 14.4-24.4
No 1,165 734 62.6 58.6-66.5 81 6.6 4.9- 8.7 70 7.7 5.5-10.7 50 4.8 3.4- 6.7 230 18.4 15.5-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,583 1,030 65.3 61.9-68.5 107 6.4 5.0- 8.1 72 5.9 4.2- 8.1 59 4.3 3.1- 5.9 315 18.2 15.8-20.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 524 333 61.5 55.6-67.1 21 3.6 2.2- 6.0 38 9.1 5.6-14.5 28 5.1 3.3- 7.8 104 20.6 16.3-25.7
Regional City or Suburban County 403 256 67.8 61.7-73.3 30 7.2 4.7-10.7 18 3.6 2.1- 6.0 18 5.4 3.1- 9.3 81 16.1 12.3-20.8
Rural 722 478 66.2 61.0-71.1 61 8.5 5.9-12.1 24 5.0 3.2- 7.9 15 2.5 1.3- 5.0 144 17.8 14.1-22.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 840 521 63.3 58.6-67.7 46 4.8 3.3- 6.8 61 8.9 6.2-12.6 48 5.7 4.1- 8.0 164 17.4 14.3-21.0
Unemployed 73 51 80.1 68.1-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.9 6.4-24.2
Retired 465 317 69.5 63.4-75.0 46 11.7 8.0-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 18.5 14.4-23.6
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 158 93 50.6 40.4-60.7 *** *** *** 11 8.7 4.6-15.8 11 8.9 4.5-17.0 33 25.4 16.9-36.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 17.1 10.6-26.4
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.4 9.9-28.9
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.1 4.6-17.2
More than 200% 917 570 61.2 56.6-65.6 63 6.6 4.8- 9.0 53 7.2 4.7-10.9 46 4.9 3.5- 6.9 185 20.0 16.6-24.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 334 69.0 62.6-74.7 41 6.7 4.2-10.6 20 6.1 3.7- 9.9 11 3.0 1.3- 6.7 85 15.2 11.1-20.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 457 291 63.4 56.7-69.6 37 8.4 5.6-12.4 18 6.2 2.7-13.3 15 3.9 2.1- 7.1 96 18.2 14.0-23.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 701 442 64.0 59.3-68.5 34 4.9 3.3- 7.3 42 6.1 4.3- 8.4 35 5.1 3.4- 7.5 148 19.9 16.3-24.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 532 336 62.2 56.6-67.6 35 6.9 4.6-10.3 25 5.1 3.3- 7.8 24 5.0 3.1- 7.9 112 20.8 16.4-25.9
2nd Quartile 443 294 66.3 60.0-72.2 29 6.0 3.9- 9.2 23 6.5 3.3-12.5 15 3.8 2.1- 6.9 82 17.3 13.3-22.3
3rd Quartile 412 260 65.7 59.7-71.3 22 6.0 3.5-10.0 23 6.2 3.9- 9.7 18 4.0 2.4- 6.6 89 18.1 13.9-23.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 262 177 67.8 57.7-76.5 26 6.3 3.1-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 13.6 8.7-20.6

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 10 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had the highest frequency of any single category.

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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