2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 2,526 74.0 71.7-76.1
MALES 1,502 427 29.5 26.2-33.0 1,075 70.5 67.0-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 915 274 28.2 24.3-32.5 641 71.8 67.5-75.7
Non-Hispanic Black 238 59 25.7 19.2-33.6 179 74.3 66.4-80.8
Other 322 85 35.9 27.5-45.3 237 64.1 54.7-72.5
AGE
18-34 340 121 33.3 27.3-39.9 219 66.7 60.1-72.7
35-44 211 64 33.4 25.1-43.0 147 66.6 57.0-74.9
45-54 222 55 21.8 15.7-29.4 167 78.2 70.6-84.3
55-64 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 266 61 20.9 15.5-27.7 205 79.1 72.3-84.5
75+ 181 54 32.6 23.3-43.4 127 67.4 56.6-76.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 332 91 29.4 23.3-36.3 241 70.6 63.7-76.7
Some Post-H.S. 377 104 28.8 22.8-35.7 273 71.2 64.3-77.2
College Graduate 655 216 34.2 29.6-39.1 439 65.8 60.9-70.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 182 52 34.1 25.1-44.4 130 65.9 55.6-74.9
$50,000- 74,999 205 58 27.1 19.3-36.7 147 72.9 63.3-80.7
$75,000+ 589 189 29.4 25.0-34.1 400 70.6 65.9-75.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 446 105 25.4 20.2-31.4 341 74.6 68.6-79.8
No 1,000 311 31.3 27.2-35.6 689 68.7 64.4-72.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 383 125 36.8 30.3-43.9 258 63.2 56.1-69.7
Non-Veteran 1,111 301 27.4 23.6-31.5 810 72.6 68.5-76.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 473 143 31.7 26.7-37.1 330 68.3 62.9-73.3
Regional City or Suburban County 405 121 28.3 22.2-35.4 284 71.7 64.6-77.8
Rural 624 163 28.4 22.9-34.7 461 71.6 65.3-77.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 278 29.9 26.2-33.9 632 70.1 66.1-73.8
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 402 109 29.3 21.7-38.2 293 70.7 61.8-78.3
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 915 286 30.3 26.5-34.4 629 69.7 65.6-73.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 133 29.8 23.7-36.6 331 70.2 63.4-76.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 430 109 28.1 21.7-35.4 321 71.9 64.6-78.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 608 185 30.4 25.9-35.4 423 69.6 64.6-74.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 492 155 33.4 28.0-39.3 337 66.6 60.7-72.0
2nd Quartile 407 126 30.5 24.6-37.2 281 69.5 62.8-75.4
3rd Quartile 365 84 19.9 15.4-25.3 281 80.1 74.7-84.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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