2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 3,092 78.1 76.4-79.8 987 21.9 20.2-23.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 1,937 80.3 78.2-82.3 495 19.7 17.7-21.8
GENDER
Male 1,074 883 81.7 78.4-84.6 191 18.3 15.4-21.6
Female 1,358 1,054 79.1 76.1-81.7 304 20.9 18.3-23.9
AGE
18-34 434 383 87.9 83.8-91.1 51 12.1 8.9-16.2
35-44 284 251 87.9 82.4-91.9 33 12.1 8.1-17.6
45-54 342 285 83.8 78.0-88.3 57 16.2 11.7-22.0
55-64 440 324 76.1 70.5-80.9 116 23.9 19.1-29.5
65-74 485 373 73.1 66.9-78.5 112 26.9 21.5-33.1
75+ 417 299 71.4 64.8-77.2 118 28.6 22.8-35.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 314 71.1 65.9-75.9 151 28.9 24.1-34.1
Some Post-H.S. 673 525 81.6 77.8-84.9 148 18.4 15.1-22.2
College Graduate 1,198 1,039 88.6 86.4-90.5 159 11.4 9.5-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 124 68.8 59.0-77.2 59 31.2 22.8-41.0
$35,000- 49,999 254 204 83.5 77.2-88.4 50 16.5 11.6-22.8
$50,000- 74,999 339 281 83.7 77.9-88.1 58 16.3 11.9-22.1
$75,000+ 940 816 87.1 84.1-89.5 124 12.9 10.5-15.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 779 501 67.7 63.1-71.9 278 32.3 28.1-36.9
No 1,581 1,381 86.7 84.3-88.8 200 13.3 11.2-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 267 81.5 76.1-85.9 71 18.5 14.1-23.9
Non-Veteran 2,087 1,664 80.1 77.7-82.3 423 19.9 17.7-22.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 592 84.5 80.7-87.7 113 15.5 12.3-19.3
Regional City or Suburban County 678 559 82.1 78.0-85.6 119 17.9 14.4-22.0
Rural 1,049 786 75.9 72.3-79.1 263 24.1 20.9-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,227 1,038 85.1 82.5-87.4 189 14.9 12.6-17.5
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 845 639 73.6 69.0-77.7 206 26.4 22.3-31.0
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 112 90.8 84.4-94.7 14 9.2 5.3-15.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 69 82.0 71.5-89.2 31 18.0 10.8-28.5
151% to 200% 169 117 68.9 59.8-76.7 52 31.1 23.3-40.2
More than 200% 1,503 1,266 84.8 82.3-87.0 237 15.2 13.0-17.7
HOUSING
Own 1,775 1,432 80.8 78.3-83.1 343 19.2 16.9-21.7
Rent 499 384 77.6 72.5-81.9 115 22.4 18.1-27.5
Other arrangement 138 107 83.7 74.1-90.2 31 16.3 9.8-25.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 595 441 76.0 71.2-80.2 154 24.0 19.8-28.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 619 77.6 73.5-81.2 178 22.4 18.8-26.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,040 877 84.7 81.6-87.3 163 15.3 12.7-18.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 914 748 82.6 79.2-85.5 166 17.4 14.5-20.8
2nd Quartile 681 551 80.4 76.1-84.1 130 19.6 15.9-23.9
3rd Quartile 621 486 78.8 74.3-82.7 135 21.2 17.3-25.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 216 152 73.4 65.1-80.4 64 26.6 19.6-34.9

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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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