2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
MALES 1,803 595 33.4 30.4-36.7 821 44.6 41.4-47.8 387 22.0 19.4-24.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,076 392 35.3 31.4-39.4 475 43.8 39.9-47.8 209 20.9 17.7-24.5
Non-Hispanic Black 291 82 28.2 22.0-35.2 138 48.9 41.2-56.7 71 22.9 17.2-29.9
Other 398 110 34.2 26.8-42.6 192 42.2 35.2-49.6 96 23.5 17.9-30.3
AGE
18-34 411 122 32.2 26.4-38.5 199 46.7 40.6-52.8 90 21.1 16.8-26.3
35-44 261 76 31.6 24.3-39.9 123 46.5 38.6-54.5 62 21.9 16.5-28.6
45-54 261 79 30.2 22.9-38.7 125 44.9 36.8-53.3 57 24.9 17.5-34.1
55-64 329 98 30.5 22.5-39.9 169 48.1 40.0-56.4 62 21.4 15.5-28.6
65-74 310 124 39.2 31.9-47.0 130 43.5 35.7-51.6 56 17.3 12.1-24.2
75+ 203 96 48.0 38.3-57.8 71 33.0 24.6-42.6 36 19.0 11.3-30.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 24.1 15.7-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 125 29.8 24.3-35.9 183 44.4 38.2-50.8 103 25.8 20.5-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 458 149 37.3 31.3-43.8 213 42.9 37.0-49.0 96 19.8 15.6-24.8
College Graduate 753 284 36.8 32.5-41.3 327 44.1 39.7-48.7 142 19.1 15.7-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 11.6 5.8-21.9
$25,000- 34,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 227 68 32.7 24.8-41.8 105 41.3 33.0-50.1 54 26.0 18.5-35.2
$50,000- 74,999 244 80 32.2 24.7-40.9 104 44.3 36.0-53.0 60 23.4 17.2-31.0
$75,000+ 674 266 38.0 33.3-42.9 291 42.2 37.5-47.1 117 19.8 16.0-24.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 546 151 28.4 23.2-34.3 272 47.9 41.9-54.0 123 23.6 18.7-29.4
No 1,192 423 35.4 31.7-39.4 515 43.1 39.3-46.9 254 21.5 18.5-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 156 32.7 27.3-38.7 208 47.9 41.6-54.2 79 19.4 14.6-25.3
Non-Veteran 1,351 437 33.8 30.2-37.5 607 43.5 39.9-47.2 307 22.7 19.8-25.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 581 197 35.5 30.8-40.5 254 41.6 36.8-46.6 130 22.9 19.0-27.3
Regional City or Suburban County 476 158 32.9 26.8-39.6 221 45.4 39.2-51.7 97 21.7 17.0-27.3
Rural 746 240 31.9 27.0-37.2 346 46.8 41.4-52.2 160 21.3 17.2-26.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,095 336 30.6 27.1-34.4 518 46.5 42.7-50.4 241 22.9 19.7-26.3
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 202 46.6 39.5-53.9 176 37.1 30.7-44.0 87 16.3 11.8-22.0
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 24 18.0 10.6-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 36 26.2 17.8-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,064 384 35.7 31.9-39.7 469 43.2 39.3-47.1 211 21.1 17.9-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 552 172 31.5 26.0-37.7 262 49.4 43.2-55.7 118 19.0 14.8-24.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 174 34.8 29.0-41.2 231 42.0 36.4-47.8 113 23.2 18.6-28.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 733 249 33.5 29.1-38.2 328 43.8 39.2-48.6 156 22.7 18.8-27.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 577 197 34.1 29.0-39.6 261 43.8 38.6-49.1 119 22.1 17.9-26.9
2nd Quartile 495 175 34.4 29.0-40.3 216 43.8 38.1-49.7 104 21.8 17.2-27.2
3rd Quartile 442 137 31.1 25.5-37.3 207 46.5 40.5-52.7 98 22.4 17.8-27.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 21.2 13.8-31.1

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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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