2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
Non-Hispanic White 1,901 810 42.0 39.0-45.1 352 18.3 16.2-20.6 236 13.6 11.7-15.7 503 26.0 23.5-28.7
GENDER
Male 867 392 44.6 40.1-49.2 172 18.3 15.4-21.5 108 14.0 11.2-17.3 195 23.2 19.6-27.1
Female 1,034 418 39.5 35.6-43.5 180 18.4 15.4-21.8 128 13.2 10.8-16.1 308 28.8 25.3-32.6
AGE
18-34 342 105 34.3 27.9-41.4 99 27.0 21.8-32.8 85 22.7 18.0-28.3 53 16.0 11.8-21.2
35-44 203 84 44.2 36.3-52.5 50 20.4 15.3-26.7 36 18.8 13.0-26.5 33 16.5 11.2-23.7
45-54 267 104 40.5 33.0-48.4 59 20.2 14.6-27.1 46 18.0 12.8-24.6 58 21.4 15.7-28.6
55-64 349 141 42.8 35.0-51.0 59 16.6 12.2-22.1 30 7.9 5.2-12.0 119 32.7 26.3-39.8
65-74 397 196 46.2 39.6-53.0 58 14.2 10.1-19.6 29 6.9 4.4-10.6 114 32.7 26.3-39.8
75+ 335 180 51.4 44.0-58.7 27 6.7 4.1-10.6 *** *** *** 118 38.4 31.4-46.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 123 34.8 29.0-41.2 47 14.4 10.5-19.5 36 12.4 8.7-17.3 151 38.4 32.4-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 531 229 46.1 40.6-51.7 86 15.9 12.4-20.1 66 14.5 11.1-18.8 150 23.5 19.4-28.2
College Graduate 949 438 43.9 40.2-47.8 213 25.3 22.0-28.8 133 15.4 12.9-18.4 165 15.3 12.9-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 *** *** *** 18 11.6 6.8-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 203 90 49.5 40.3-58.6 38 17.3 12.1-24.1 25 12.6 7.4-20.8 50 20.6 14.6-28.3
$50,000- 74,999 251 110 42.4 34.9-50.2 48 19.6 14.4-26.2 35 15.0 10.5-21.0 58 23.0 16.9-30.5
$75,000+ 765 363 44.8 40.3-49.3 171 23.4 19.7-27.5 103 15.4 12.3-19.1 128 16.5 13.4-20.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 200 34.1 28.9-39.7 84 14.3 11.1-18.4 44 8.3 5.9-11.6 278 43.3 38.0-48.7
No 1,239 586 45.9 42.2-49.6 260 20.5 17.8-23.4 185 16.1 13.6-18.9 208 17.6 14.9-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 280 130 45.4 38.2-52.8 44 15.9 11.6-21.4 34 15.7 10.9-22.1 72 23.0 17.6-29.4
Non-Veteran 1,615 679 41.6 38.3-44.9 304 18.6 16.3-21.1 202 13.3 11.3-15.6 430 26.6 23.8-29.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 548 230 41.2 36.1-46.4 118 22.3 18.3-26.8 84 15.9 12.6-19.9 116 20.6 16.6-25.4
Regional City or Suburban County 524 222 42.1 36.2-48.2 111 20.3 16.3-25.0 72 13.5 10.4-17.3 119 24.2 19.5-29.5
Rural 829 358 42.6 38.1-47.3 123 14.1 11.3-17.5 80 12.1 9.2-15.8 268 31.2 27.1-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 952 373 40.5 36.5-44.7 220 22.2 19.2-25.6 165 17.5 14.7-20.8 194 19.7 16.7-23.0
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 680 357 50.6 45.0-56.1 84 11.1 8.4-14.5 32 4.4 2.9- 6.7 207 33.9 28.8-39.4
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** 26 23.8 15.7-34.3 17 20.5 12.2-32.4 15 13.1 7.7-21.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 50 36.1 27.1-46.2 19 13.0 7.9-20.5 *** *** *** 52 42.1 32.4-52.5
More than 200% 1,199 548 44.2 40.6-47.9 247 21.5 18.7-24.6 162 14.7 12.3-17.5 242 19.6 16.8-22.7
HOUSING
Own 1,414 657 44.9 41.3-48.5 254 17.6 15.2-20.3 155 12.5 10.3-14.9 348 25.0 22.1-28.2
Rent 373 111 31.9 26.2-38.1 79 20.5 16.2-25.6 66 17.2 13.3-22.0 117 30.4 24.9-36.6
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.9 11.0-30.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 466 181 38.8 33.0-44.9 76 17.3 13.4-22.1 50 12.9 9.3-17.7 159 31.0 25.8-36.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 611 274 45.7 40.2-51.3 92 12.9 10.0-16.3 67 11.7 8.7-15.5 178 29.7 25.1-34.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 824 355 41.0 36.6-45.5 184 23.1 19.6-27.0 119 15.4 12.6-18.7 166 20.5 17.1-24.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 727 304 40.4 35.6-45.4 153 21.4 17.8-25.5 102 15.5 12.3-19.3 168 22.7 19.0-27.0
2nd Quartile 533 253 45.9 40.3-51.7 90 17.0 13.5-21.3 59 11.2 8.4-14.8 131 25.8 21.2-31.1
3rd Quartile 480 192 41.5 35.7-47.5 89 16.2 12.7-20.4 64 14.3 10.9-18.6 135 28.0 23.0-33.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 61 34.3 25.4-44.6 20 16.3 9.2-27.0 *** *** *** 69 36.7 27.4-47.0

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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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