2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 3,092 78.1 76.4-79.8 987 21.9 20.2-23.6
MALES 1,800 1,432 80.0 77.3-82.4 368 20.0 17.6-22.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,074 883 81.7 78.4-84.6 191 18.3 15.4-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black 290 218 72.2 63.9-79.2 72 27.8 20.8-36.1
Other 398 300 81.0 75.3-85.7 98 19.0 14.3-24.7
AGE
18-34 410 361 86.3 80.8-90.4 49 13.7 9.6-19.2
35-44 261 219 83.2 76.5-88.3 42 16.8 11.7-23.5
45-54 261 208 78.2 70.6-84.3 53 21.8 15.7-29.4
55-64 328 232 72.6 65.4-78.8 96 27.4 21.2-34.6
65-74 309 237 73.6 65.1-80.5 72 26.4 19.5-34.9
75+ 203 151 76.9 67.9-83.9 52 23.1 16.1-32.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 302 75.3 69.3-80.4 109 24.7 19.6-30.7
Some Post-H.S. 457 366 84.0 79.5-87.7 91 16.0 12.3-20.5
College Graduate 753 664 90.3 87.6-92.5 89 9.7 7.5-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 148 106 76.0 65.4-84.1 42 24.0 15.9-34.6
$35,000- 49,999 226 173 79.9 72.5-85.7 53 20.1 14.3-27.5
$50,000- 74,999 243 197 78.7 69.3-85.8 46 21.3 14.2-30.7
$75,000+ 674 592 88.3 84.8-91.0 82 11.7 9.0-15.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 372 69.0 63.1-74.4 172 31.0 25.6-36.9
No 1,192 1,017 85.0 82.0-87.6 175 15.0 12.4-18.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 350 81.6 76.4-85.9 93 18.4 14.1-23.6
Non-Veteran 1,348 1,074 79.4 76.2-82.3 274 20.6 17.7-23.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 581 479 81.8 77.3-85.6 102 18.2 14.4-22.7
Regional City or Suburban County 475 398 82.6 77.2-86.9 77 17.4 13.1-22.8
Rural 744 555 75.9 71.2-80.1 189 24.1 19.9-28.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 895 81.7 78.5-84.5 199 18.3 15.5-21.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 360 76.9 70.4-82.3 105 23.1 17.7-29.6
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 74 80.0 68.9-87.9 30 20.0 12.1-31.1
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 901 85.0 81.8-87.7 161 15.0 12.3-18.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 416 77.0 71.1-82.1 135 23.0 17.9-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 399 77.8 72.9-82.1 117 22.2 17.9-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 733 617 83.1 78.9-86.6 116 16.9 13.4-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 577 481 84.1 80.0-87.5 96 15.9 12.5-20.0
2nd Quartile 495 404 79.6 74.2-84.1 91 20.4 15.9-25.8
3rd Quartile 440 343 75.8 69.9-80.9 97 24.2 19.1-30.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 204 78.4 70.0-84.9 84 21.6 15.1-30.0

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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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