2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 2,021 49.2 47.0-51.3 1,394 32.9 30.9-35.0 673 17.9 16.3-19.6
MALES 1,803 968 52.0 48.8-55.2 562 31.3 28.4-34.3 273 16.7 14.4-19.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,076 628 55.0 51.0-59.0 303 29.4 25.9-33.1 145 15.6 12.7-19.0
Non-Hispanic Black 291 133 40.8 33.7-48.4 109 41.4 33.8-49.5 49 17.8 12.6-24.5
Other 398 189 53.1 45.6-60.4 140 28.8 23.0-35.3 69 18.1 13.3-24.3
AGE
18-34 411 222 53.1 47.0-59.2 123 30.3 24.9-36.4 66 16.5 12.6-21.3
35-44 261 137 52.4 44.4-60.3 77 30.0 23.1-38.0 47 17.6 12.6-23.9
45-54 261 138 47.3 38.9-55.8 86 34.0 26.7-42.2 37 18.7 11.8-28.2
55-64 329 163 50.9 42.6-59.1 121 33.7 26.9-41.3 45 15.4 10.4-22.3
65-74 310 181 52.5 44.4-60.4 94 34.1 26.6-42.5 35 13.4 8.6-20.3
75+ 203 127 63.5 53.4-72.5 57 26.8 19.1-36.2 19 9.7 4.7-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 21.7 13.8-32.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 195 45.7 39.5-52.1 142 34.6 28.8-41.0 74 19.7 15.0-25.3
Some Post-H.S. 458 238 55.1 49.0-61.1 148 29.3 24.2-35.0 72 15.6 11.8-20.3
College Graduate 753 480 63.9 59.3-68.1 185 24.0 20.3-28.0 88 12.2 9.4-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.8 4.5-20.0
$25,000- 34,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 227 112 51.0 42.1-59.9 72 28.1 20.9-36.6 43 20.9 14.2-29.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 138 51.1 42.5-59.6 70 32.1 24.3-41.1 36 16.8 11.4-24.2
$75,000+ 674 428 60.8 55.8-65.5 170 25.6 21.6-30.1 76 13.6 10.3-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 546 240 42.9 37.0-48.9 215 37.8 32.1-43.8 91 19.4 14.7-25.0
No 1,192 699 56.2 52.3-60.0 319 28.2 24.8-31.9 174 15.6 13.0-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 244 55.4 49.1-61.5 146 32.4 26.9-38.5 53 12.2 8.8-16.7
Non-Veteran 1,351 717 50.9 47.1-54.6 415 31.2 27.8-34.7 219 18.0 15.2-21.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 581 318 53.8 48.8-58.8 167 29.0 24.6-33.8 96 17.2 13.8-21.3
Regional City or Suburban County 476 267 52.6 46.3-58.9 141 30.1 24.7-36.0 68 17.3 12.9-22.8
Rural 746 383 49.6 44.2-55.0 254 34.6 29.7-40.0 109 15.7 12.1-20.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,095 592 51.9 48.0-55.8 334 31.1 27.6-34.8 169 17.0 14.2-20.2
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 283 60.1 53.0-66.8 128 28.5 22.6-35.2 54 11.4 7.8-16.5
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.2 10.1-30.7
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 20.7 12.3-32.7
More than 200% 1,064 636 57.7 53.6-61.6 292 27.7 24.2-31.4 136 14.6 11.9-17.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 552 279 49.1 42.9-55.4 192 35.3 29.5-41.6 81 15.5 11.5-20.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 272 50.5 44.5-56.5 167 32.3 27.1-37.8 79 17.2 13.2-22.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 733 417 54.6 49.8-59.3 203 28.4 24.2-33.0 113 17.0 13.5-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 577 343 59.2 53.9-64.3 157 26.2 21.9-31.1 77 14.6 11.2-18.7
2nd Quartile 495 270 50.3 44.4-56.2 145 32.1 26.8-38.0 80 17.6 13.4-22.8
3rd Quartile 442 215 45.6 39.6-51.8 156 37.0 31.3-43.1 71 17.4 13.2-22.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 *** *** *** 104 30.1 21.8-40.0 45 18.8 11.7-28.8

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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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