2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 2,021 49.2 47.0-51.3 1,394 32.9 30.9-35.0 673 17.9 16.3-19.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,437 1,328 52.5 49.8-55.2 739 30.2 27.9-32.7 370 17.3 15.2-19.5
GENDER
Male 1,076 628 55.0 51.0-59.0 303 29.4 25.9-33.1 145 15.6 12.7-19.0
Female 1,361 700 50.2 46.7-53.7 436 31.0 27.9-34.3 225 18.8 16.1-21.9
AGE
18-34 435 224 51.7 45.9-57.4 138 30.1 25.2-35.4 73 18.2 14.2-23.1
35-44 284 160 56.4 49.4-63.2 69 25.9 20.1-32.6 55 17.8 13.0-23.7
45-54 343 191 53.8 46.6-60.8 104 30.0 24.0-36.7 48 16.3 10.9-23.6
55-64 441 228 51.5 44.7-58.2 149 30.1 24.8-36.0 64 18.4 13.5-24.6
65-74 485 283 54.1 47.9-60.1 143 32.8 27.1-39.0 59 13.2 9.7-17.6
75+ 419 242 51.9 44.9-58.8 128 31.2 25.2-37.8 49 17.0 11.7-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 198 42.8 37.4-48.4 187 38.1 32.9-43.7 81 19.1 14.9-24.1
Some Post-H.S. 676 357 53.8 48.9-58.6 216 29.9 25.8-34.4 103 16.3 12.9-20.3
College Graduate 1,198 740 60.9 57.5-64.3 298 23.8 21.1-26.8 160 15.2 12.7-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 14.2 8.2-23.5
$25,000- 34,999 183 *** *** *** 72 36.4 27.4-46.4 30 19.8 11.9-31.1
$35,000- 49,999 254 136 55.8 47.6-63.7 75 26.6 20.1-34.3 43 17.6 12.2-24.8
$50,000- 74,999 340 192 52.6 45.8-59.2 93 26.8 21.3-33.0 55 20.7 15.3-27.3
$75,000+ 941 599 60.6 56.5-64.6 231 25.4 22.0-29.1 111 14.0 11.1-17.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 782 332 42.6 37.8-47.5 322 38.4 33.9-43.1 128 19.0 15.3-23.5
No 1,582 959 57.9 54.6-61.1 393 26.1 23.3-29.0 230 16.1 13.8-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 194 55.6 48.8-62.2 106 31.1 25.3-37.5 38 13.3 9.2-19.0
Non-Veteran 2,092 1,129 52.0 49.1-54.9 632 30.1 27.6-32.8 331 17.9 15.6-20.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 401 55.4 50.8-60.0 200 27.8 23.8-32.1 105 16.8 13.4-20.8
Regional City or Suburban County 678 375 51.9 46.7-57.1 191 27.8 23.7-32.4 112 20.3 16.2-25.1
Rural 1,053 552 50.9 46.8-55.0 348 33.9 30.1-37.9 153 15.2 12.5-18.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,229 679 54.4 50.8-57.9 359 28.4 25.3-31.6 191 17.2 14.6-20.3
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 503 54.8 49.8-59.7 239 29.9 25.6-34.6 105 15.3 12.0-19.4
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 74 57.5 47.0-67.3 32 26.5 18.4-36.6 20 16.0 9.5-25.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 77 42.3 33.5-51.6 61 37.6 29.2-47.0 31 20.0 13.1-29.3
More than 200% 1,505 902 57.6 54.3-60.8 404 26.8 24.0-29.8 199 15.6 13.2-18.4
HOUSING
Own 1,779 1,033 54.2 51.0-57.3 503 28.9 26.2-31.8 243 16.9 14.5-19.7
Rent 499 224 47.3 41.9-52.8 183 35.5 30.5-40.8 92 17.2 13.7-21.3
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** 46 31.5 22.5-42.0 24 17.7 11.1-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 293 50.2 44.9-55.6 209 34.8 29.9-40.0 95 15.0 11.6-19.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 798 419 49.2 44.4-54.0 245 31.2 27.0-35.6 134 19.6 16.0-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,042 616 56.2 52.1-60.2 285 27.1 23.8-30.7 141 16.7 13.6-20.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 915 526 55.4 51.1-59.7 270 29.4 25.7-33.4 119 15.2 12.3-18.7
2nd Quartile 682 385 53.1 48.0-58.2 190 28.2 24.0-32.8 107 18.7 14.7-23.4
3rd Quartile 622 321 49.6 44.5-54.8 199 31.8 27.3-36.7 102 18.5 14.8-23.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 96 44.7 35.8-53.9 80 38.5 29.9-48.0 42 16.8 11.4-24.0

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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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