2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,437 810 32.1 29.6-34.7 1,091 44.2 41.6-46.8 536 23.7 21.5-26.1
GENDER
Male 1,076 392 35.3 31.4-39.4 475 43.8 39.9-47.8 209 20.9 17.7-24.5
Female 1,361 418 29.1 26.0-32.4 616 44.6 41.1-48.1 327 26.3 23.2-29.7
AGE
18-34 435 105 26.7 21.4-32.7 237 51.1 45.3-56.8 93 22.2 17.9-27.3
35-44 284 84 32.4 26.1-39.3 119 40.8 34.2-47.7 81 26.9 21.2-33.4
45-54 343 104 30.8 24.7-37.6 163 45.3 38.4-52.4 76 23.9 17.9-31.2
55-64 441 141 31.7 25.2-39.0 208 42.4 36.1-48.9 92 26.0 20.3-32.5
65-74 485 196 38.2 32.6-44.2 201 44.5 38.5-50.7 88 17.3 13.4-21.9
75+ 419 180 38.1 31.9-44.8 155 36.1 29.9-42.9 84 25.8 19.4-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 123 26.1 21.5-31.3 234 48.9 43.4-54.5 109 25.0 20.4-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 676 229 36.3 31.6-41.3 302 42.4 37.7-47.2 145 21.3 17.6-25.5
College Graduate 1,198 438 34.0 30.8-37.3 511 43.4 40.0-46.8 249 22.6 19.7-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 18 15.5 8.9-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 21.1 12.8-32.7
$25,000- 34,999 183 53 28.1 19.0-39.4 *** *** *** 40 27.1 18.0-38.6
$35,000- 49,999 254 90 39.5 31.6-48.0 113 40.4 32.9-48.4 51 20.0 14.4-27.2
$50,000- 74,999 340 110 29.8 24.1-36.2 141 40.6 34.3-47.2 89 29.6 23.7-36.3
$75,000+ 941 363 35.6 31.9-39.6 402 44.0 40.0-48.1 176 20.3 17.1-24.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 782 200 25.4 21.3-30.1 406 49.1 44.3-53.9 176 25.5 21.3-30.2
No 1,582 586 35.5 32.4-38.8 653 41.9 38.8-45.1 343 22.6 19.9-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 130 36.4 30.1-43.3 150 43.8 37.3-50.6 58 19.7 14.4-26.4
Non-Veteran 2,092 679 31.5 28.7-34.3 936 44.2 41.4-47.1 477 24.3 21.9-27.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 230 31.3 27.1-35.7 318 44.7 40.2-49.3 158 24.0 20.2-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 678 222 31.1 26.2-36.4 302 42.8 38.0-47.8 154 26.0 21.6-31.0
Rural 1,053 358 33.4 29.6-37.4 471 45.0 40.9-49.1 224 21.6 18.4-25.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,229 373 30.9 27.6-34.4 579 45.3 41.8-48.9 277 23.8 20.9-27.0
Unemployed 78 15 19.2 11.1-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 357 39.5 34.6-44.5 323 38.6 34.0-43.4 167 22.0 18.0-26.5
Unable to Work 131 20 15.7 9.1-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 40 33.7 24.6-44.1 58 45.3 35.4-55.6 28 21.0 13.7-30.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 24 18.8 11.5-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 50 26.7 19.6-35.2 80 47.2 38.1-56.5 39 26.1 18.1-36.1
More than 200% 1,505 548 34.5 31.5-37.7 651 43.6 40.3-46.8 306 21.9 19.3-24.9
HOUSING
Own 1,779 657 34.6 31.6-37.7 757 42.5 39.4-45.6 365 22.9 20.3-25.8
Rent 499 111 23.7 19.3-28.8 262 50.7 45.3-56.1 126 25.6 21.0-30.7
Other arrangement 138 40 26.1 18.4-35.6 64 48.3 38.1-58.6 34 25.6 17.7-35.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 181 30.8 25.9-36.1 285 48.5 43.2-53.9 131 20.7 16.7-25.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 798 274 34.4 29.8-39.3 337 40.9 36.4-45.5 187 24.8 20.9-29.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,042 355 31.0 27.4-34.8 469 44.5 40.6-48.5 218 24.5 21.0-28.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 915 304 31.1 27.0-35.4 423 45.8 41.6-50.2 188 23.1 19.6-27.1
2nd Quartile 682 253 35.0 30.2-40.0 280 41.1 36.4-46.1 149 23.9 19.7-28.8
3rd Quartile 622 192 31.2 26.5-36.4 288 44.0 39.0-49.1 142 24.8 20.5-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 61 26.8 19.7-35.2 100 51.2 42.1-60.2 57 22.1 15.9-29.8

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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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