2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,415 2,021 59.9 57.5-62.2 1,394 40.1 37.8-42.5
MALES 1,530 968 62.4 59.0-65.7 562 37.6 34.3-41.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 628 65.2 61.0-69.2 303 34.8 30.8-39.0
Non-Hispanic Black 242 133 49.6 41.1-58.2 109 50.4 41.8-58.9
Other 329 189 64.8 57.0-71.9 140 35.2 28.1-43.0
AGE
18-34 345 222 63.7 56.8-70.0 123 36.3 30.0-43.2
35-44 214 137 63.6 54.5-71.8 77 36.4 28.2-45.5
45-54 224 138 58.2 49.4-66.5 86 41.8 33.5-50.6
55-64 284 163 60.1 51.5-68.2 121 39.9 31.8-48.5
65-74 275 181 60.6 51.7-68.9 94 39.4 31.1-48.3
75+ 184 127 70.3 60.3-78.7 57 29.7 21.3-39.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 337 195 56.9 49.8-63.8 142 43.1 36.2-50.2
Some Post-H.S. 386 238 65.3 58.8-71.2 148 34.7 28.8-41.2
College Graduate 665 480 72.7 68.2-76.8 185 27.3 23.2-31.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 184 112 64.5 54.6-73.3 72 35.5 26.7-45.4
$50,000- 74,999 208 138 61.4 51.5-70.4 70 38.6 29.6-48.5
$75,000+ 598 428 70.3 65.3-74.9 170 29.7 25.1-34.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 455 240 53.2 46.6-59.7 215 46.8 40.3-53.4
No 1,018 699 66.6 62.4-70.4 319 33.4 29.6-37.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 390 244 63.1 56.5-69.3 146 36.9 30.7-43.5
Non-Veteran 1,132 717 62.0 58.0-65.9 415 38.0 34.1-42.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 485 318 65.0 59.5-70.1 167 35.0 29.9-40.5
Regional City or Suburban County 408 267 63.7 56.9-69.9 141 36.3 30.1-43.1
Rural 637 383 58.9 53.0-64.5 254 41.1 35.5-47.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 926 592 62.5 58.3-66.6 334 37.5 33.4-41.7
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 411 283 67.9 60.5-74.4 128 32.1 25.6-39.5
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 928 636 67.5 63.4-71.5 292 32.5 28.5-36.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 471 279 58.2 51.3-64.8 192 41.8 35.2-48.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 439 272 61.0 54.6-67.1 167 39.0 32.9-45.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 620 417 65.8 60.6-70.6 203 34.2 29.4-39.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 500 343 69.3 63.8-74.3 157 30.7 25.7-36.2
2nd Quartile 415 270 61.0 54.5-67.1 145 39.0 32.9-45.5
3rd Quartile 371 215 55.2 48.4-61.8 156 44.8 38.2-51.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This is a recommendation based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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