2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
MALES 1,416 595 42.9 39.3-46.6 259 17.0 14.7-19.6 188 14.1 11.8-16.6 374 26.1 23.0-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 867 392 44.6 40.1-49.2 172 18.3 15.4-21.5 108 14.0 11.2-17.3 195 23.2 19.6-27.1
Non-Hispanic Black 220 82 36.5 28.7-45.2 29 9.7 6.2-14.8 36 15.8 10.6-23.1 73 37.9 29.1-47.7
Other 302 110 44.8 35.9-54.0 52 17.6 12.2-24.7 41 12.8 8.7-18.6 99 24.8 18.7-32.1
AGE
18-34 321 122 40.8 33.9-48.1 76 20.7 16.2-26.1 74 21.1 16.2-27.0 49 17.4 12.3-24.0
35-44 199 76 40.5 31.6-50.1 46 21.1 15.0-28.9 34 14.2 9.2-21.2 43 24.2 16.8-33.6
45-54 204 79 40.2 31.4-49.8 39 14.5 9.9-20.7 32 16.0 10.8-23.1 54 29.2 21.5-38.4
55-64 267 98 38.8 29.3-49.2 48 18.4 12.3-26.5 24 8.3 5.0-13.5 97 34.6 26.7-43.3
65-74 254 124 47.4 38.9-56.1 36 11.4 7.5-16.7 19 9.6 5.3-16.7 75 31.6 23.5-41.0
75+ 167 96 59.3 48.9-68.9 14 7.7 4.0-14.1 *** *** *** 52 28.6 20.2-38.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** 11 6.3 3.2-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 125 40.1 33.2-47.5 41 13.3 9.4-18.4 32 11.6 7.9-16.8 110 35.0 28.2-42.5
Some Post-H.S. 362 149 46.5 39.5-53.7 65 17.0 12.6-22.5 56 16.6 12.1-22.4 92 19.9 15.4-25.4
College Graduate 611 284 45.5 40.5-50.6 142 24.9 20.8-29.6 92 17.4 13.7-21.8 93 12.2 9.6-15.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** 17 14.1 8.3-23.0 16 12.9 7.1-22.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 68 44.2 34.4-54.5 33 17.9 12.2-25.3 19 11.4 5.8-21.2 53 26.5 19.0-35.7
$50,000- 74,999 184 80 42.1 32.6-52.2 34 16.0 10.9-22.8 24 14.4 9.3-21.6 46 27.5 18.7-38.7
$75,000+ 557 266 47.3 42.0-52.8 121 20.7 16.9-25.1 85 17.2 13.4-21.7 85 14.8 11.3-19.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 423 151 37.2 30.8-44.2 57 13.3 9.6-18.2 43 9.4 6.5-13.3 172 40.1 33.5-47.0
No 938 423 45.1 40.7-49.6 196 18.9 16.0-22.2 139 16.0 13.1-19.4 180 19.9 16.5-23.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 364 156 40.6 34.1-47.4 62 19.2 13.9-25.9 51 17.4 12.7-23.3 95 22.8 17.7-29.0
Non-Veteran 1,044 437 43.7 39.4-48.0 192 16.0 13.6-18.8 137 13.2 10.7-16.1 278 27.2 23.5-31.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 451 197 46.1 40.4-51.8 87 16.4 13.0-20.4 64 13.9 10.6-18.1 103 23.7 18.9-29.2
Regional City or Suburban County 379 158 42.0 34.8-49.6 80 19.6 15.1-25.0 64 16.4 12.1-21.7 77 22.0 16.6-28.6
Rural 586 240 40.6 34.7-46.7 92 15.4 11.7-20.1 60 12.3 8.8-16.8 194 31.8 26.4-37.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 854 336 39.7 35.4-44.1 184 20.0 17.0-23.4 130 15.9 12.9-19.4 204 24.4 20.8-28.5
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 202 55.7 47.9-63.2 48 10.3 7.3-14.5 22 6.3 3.8-10.3 106 27.7 21.3-35.2
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** 16 14.1 8.0-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 853 384 45.3 40.9-49.8 177 19.6 16.6-23.0 127 16.1 13.1-19.6 165 19.0 15.7-22.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 434 172 38.9 32.3-46.0 70 17.4 12.7-23.4 53 15.3 11.0-20.8 139 28.4 22.3-35.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 405 174 45.3 38.4-52.4 64 12.7 9.5-16.6 50 13.4 9.5-18.7 117 28.6 23.1-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 577 249 43.3 38.0-48.7 125 19.9 16.3-24.2 85 13.8 10.8-17.5 118 23.0 18.4-28.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 458 197 43.8 37.8-50.1 104 22.5 18.1-27.7 60 13.1 9.6-17.7 97 20.5 16.2-25.6
2nd Quartile 391 175 44.0 37.5-50.7 71 14.9 11.5-19.1 53 13.7 10.0-18.5 92 27.4 21.6-34.0
3rd Quartile 344 137 40.0 33.2-47.3 51 12.2 8.9-16.6 59 17.1 12.9-22.4 97 30.6 24.3-37.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.5 4.8-21.4 88 27.8 19.3-38.2

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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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