2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,415 2,021 59.9 57.5-62.2 1,394 40.1 37.8-42.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,067 1,328 63.5 60.7-66.2 739 36.5 33.8-39.3
GENDER
Male 931 628 65.2 61.0-69.2 303 34.8 30.8-39.0
Female 1,136 700 61.8 58.1-65.4 436 38.2 34.6-41.9
AGE
18-34 362 224 63.2 57.1-69.0 138 36.8 31.0-42.9
35-44 229 160 68.6 60.8-75.4 69 31.4 24.6-39.2
45-54 295 191 64.2 56.9-70.9 104 35.8 29.1-43.1
55-64 377 228 63.1 56.2-69.5 149 36.9 30.5-43.8
65-74 426 283 62.3 55.5-68.6 143 37.7 31.4-44.5
75+ 370 242 62.5 55.2-69.3 128 37.5 30.7-44.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 198 52.9 46.8-59.0 187 47.1 41.0-53.2
Some Post-H.S. 573 357 64.2 59.1-69.0 216 35.8 31.0-40.9
College Graduate 1,038 740 71.9 68.6-75.0 298 28.1 25.0-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 211 136 67.7 58.9-75.4 75 32.3 24.6-41.1
$50,000- 74,999 285 192 66.3 59.1-72.8 93 33.7 27.2-40.9
$75,000+ 830 599 70.5 66.3-74.3 231 29.5 25.7-33.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 654 332 52.6 47.3-57.7 322 47.4 42.3-52.7
No 1,352 959 69.0 65.6-72.1 393 31.0 27.9-34.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 194 64.1 57.1-70.6 106 35.9 29.4-42.9
Non-Veteran 1,761 1,129 63.3 60.2-66.2 632 36.7 33.8-39.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 601 401 66.6 61.7-71.2 200 33.4 28.8-38.3
Regional City or Suburban County 566 375 65.1 59.7-70.1 191 34.9 29.9-40.3
Rural 900 552 60.0 55.6-64.3 348 40.0 35.7-44.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,038 679 65.7 62.0-69.3 359 34.3 30.7-38.0
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 742 503 64.7 59.4-69.6 239 35.3 30.4-40.6
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 106 74 68.4 57.2-77.8 32 31.6 22.2-42.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 77 52.9 42.8-62.8 61 47.1 37.2-57.2
More than 200% 1,306 902 68.2 64.9-71.5 404 31.8 28.5-35.1
HOUSING
Own 1,536 1,033 65.2 61.9-68.4 503 34.8 31.6-38.1
Rent 407 224 57.2 51.1-63.0 183 42.8 37.0-48.9
Other arrangement 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 293 59.1 53.3-64.6 209 40.9 35.4-46.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 664 419 61.2 56.0-66.2 245 38.8 33.8-44.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 901 616 67.5 63.4-71.3 285 32.5 28.7-36.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 796 526 65.4 60.8-69.6 270 34.6 30.4-39.2
2nd Quartile 575 385 65.3 60.1-70.3 190 34.7 29.7-39.9
3rd Quartile 520 321 60.9 55.3-66.2 199 39.1 33.8-44.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 96 53.7 43.4-63.8 80 46.3 36.2-56.6

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

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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