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%)
TOTAL 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 2,526 74.0 71.7-76.1
GENDER
Male 1,502 427 29.5 26.2-33.0 1,075 70.5 67.0-73.8
Female 1,853 402 22.8 20.1-25.6 1,451 77.2 74.4-79.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,063 770 26.6 24.3-29.0 2,293 73.4 71.0-75.7
No 245 46 19.2 13.1-27.2 199 80.8 72.8-86.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 864 272 31.0 26.9-35.5 592 69.0 64.5-73.1
Overweight 1,107 323 32.2 28.0-36.6 784 67.8 63.4-72.0
Obese 1,053 173 17.3 14.2-20.9 880 82.7 79.1-85.8
Current Smoker
Yes 396 64 19.3 13.2-27.5 332 80.7 72.5-86.8
No 2,842 741 27.3 25.0-29.7 2,101 72.7 70.3-75.0
History of CVD**
Yes 367 60 18.6 13.6-25.0 307 81.4 75.0-86.4
No 2,969 767 27.0 24.7-29.4 2,202 73.0 70.6-75.3
Binge Drinker
Yes 382 125 32.1 26.0-38.8 257 67.9 61.2-74.0
No 2,733 636 24.7 22.4-27.2 2,097 75.3 72.8-77.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,959 716 25.6 23.4-28.0 2,243 74.4 72.0-76.6
COPD
Yes 262 22 9.1 5.4-15.1 240 90.9 84.9-94.6
No 3,083 806 27.4 25.2-29.8 2,277 72.6 70.2-74.8
Current Asthma
Yes 348 55 15.4 11.1-21.0 293 84.6 79.0-88.9
No 2,991 772 27.4 25.1-29.8 2,219 72.6 70.2-74.9
Diabetes
Yes 466 68 16.0 11.5-21.7 398 84.0 78.3-88.5
No 2,885 758 27.3 25.0-29.7 2,127 72.7 70.3-75.0
Functional Disability
Yes 1,070 186 19.4 16.2-23.0 884 80.6 77.0-83.8
No 2,175 617 28.9 26.2-31.7 1,558 71.1 68.3-73.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 944 154 17.9 14.7-21.7 790 82.1 78.3-85.3
No 2,410 675 28.6 26.1-31.3 1,735 71.4 68.7-73.9

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

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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