2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
MALES 1,502 427 29.5 26.2-33.0 525 33.0 29.8-36.3 151 10.7 8.7-13.1 399 26.8 23.8-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 915 274 28.2 24.3-32.5 344 37.1 33.0-41.4 82 9.3 7.2-11.9 215 25.4 21.7-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 238 59 25.7 19.2-33.6 71 23.2 17.5-30.0 31 15.5 9.3-24.6 77 35.6 27.6-44.5
Other 322 85 35.9 27.5-45.3 101 29.6 22.4-38.1 34 10.5 6.8-15.7 102 24.0 18.1-31.0
AGE
18-34 340 121 33.3 27.3-39.9 97 30.1 24.0-36.9 54 15.4 11.0-21.1 68 21.2 16.0-27.5
35-44 211 64 33.4 25.1-43.0 70 29.8 22.8-37.9 26 13.0 7.7-21.2 51 23.8 17.1-32.0
45-54 222 55 21.8 15.7-29.4 82 36.6 28.3-45.7 25 11.4 7.1-17.7 60 30.2 22.7-38.9
55-64 278 *** *** *** 87 29.1 22.4-36.9 18 6.1 3.4-10.7 101 33.5 26.0-41.9
65-74 266 61 20.9 15.5-27.7 118 41.6 33.5-50.2 19 7.4 4.3-12.5 68 30.0 21.9-39.6
75+ 181 54 32.6 23.3-43.4 71 36.6 27.6-46.6 *** *** *** 47 27.3 19.1-37.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 *** *** *** 35 21.3 13.8-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 332 91 29.4 23.3-36.3 100 27.1 21.5-33.6 33 12.6 8.4-18.7 108 30.8 24.6-37.8
Some Post-H.S. 377 104 28.8 22.8-35.7 129 37.0 30.5-44.0 42 8.9 6.3-12.6 102 25.3 19.9-31.6
College Graduate 655 216 34.2 29.6-39.1 258 38.5 33.9-43.2 66 10.7 8.2-14.0 115 16.7 13.3-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 7.6 3.6-15.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 182 52 34.1 25.1-44.4 59 30.7 22.6-40.2 16 6.1 3.4-10.5 55 29.2 20.8-39.2
$50,000- 74,999 205 58 27.1 19.3-36.7 78 34.3 26.5-43.1 30 18.9 11.6-29.3 39 19.6 13.3-28.1
$75,000+ 589 189 29.4 25.0-34.1 233 41.2 36.1-46.5 55 9.6 7.1-13.0 112 19.8 15.9-24.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 446 105 25.4 20.2-31.4 131 27.7 22.0-34.4 47 10.3 6.6-15.6 163 36.6 30.5-43.2
No 1,000 311 31.3 27.2-35.6 376 35.5 31.6-39.5 94 10.4 8.1-13.2 219 22.9 19.5-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 383 125 36.8 30.3-43.9 115 26.1 20.7-32.3 42 10.8 7.5-15.4 101 26.3 20.8-32.6
Non-Veteran 1,111 301 27.4 23.6-31.5 404 34.8 31.0-38.7 109 10.8 8.4-13.7 297 27.1 23.6-30.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 473 143 31.7 26.7-37.1 168 33.2 28.3-38.5 49 10.2 7.3-14.0 113 24.9 20.3-30.3
Regional City or Suburban County 405 121 28.3 22.2-35.4 146 36.0 29.5-43.0 48 12.1 8.3-17.3 90 23.7 18.4-29.8
Rural 624 163 28.4 22.9-34.7 211 30.2 25.4-35.5 54 10.1 7.0-14.4 196 31.2 26.0-37.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 278 29.9 26.2-33.9 305 32.6 28.8-36.8 101 11.7 9.2-14.7 226 25.8 22.1-29.7
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 402 109 29.3 21.7-38.2 169 39.1 32.1-46.6 25 4.6 2.9- 7.5 99 27.0 20.7-34.4
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** 24 17.8 10.3-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** 30 25.2 16.5-36.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 915 286 30.3 26.5-34.4 342 37.5 33.4-41.8 96 10.7 8.4-13.5 191 21.6 18.1-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 133 29.8 23.7-36.6 142 28.2 22.6-34.6 47 11.6 8.2-16.3 142 30.4 24.2-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 430 109 28.1 21.7-35.4 158 33.3 27.7-39.5 37 7.6 5.2-10.9 126 31.0 25.3-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 608 185 30.4 25.9-35.4 225 35.4 30.6-40.5 67 12.5 9.1-17.1 131 21.6 17.7-26.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 492 155 33.4 28.0-39.3 183 36.3 30.7-42.2 44 8.6 6.0-12.1 110 21.8 17.4-26.9
2nd Quartile 407 126 30.5 24.6-37.2 140 30.8 25.7-36.5 49 13.8 9.6-19.5 92 24.8 19.6-30.8
3rd Quartile 365 84 19.9 15.4-25.3 128 35.1 28.8-42.1 41 10.4 7.3-14.5 112 34.6 28.3-41.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 *** *** *** 74 23.8 16.0-34.0 17 7.6 3.7-14.8 *** *** ***

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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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