2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,073 1,780 57.4 55.0-59.8 206 6.6 5.5- 7.9 222 8.4 7.1- 9.9 193 7.1 6.0- 8.4 672 20.5 18.7-22.5
Non-Hispanic White 1,925 1,125 59.5 56.6-62.4 143 7.4 6.0- 9.1 140 7.7 6.4- 9.3 115 6.7 5.4- 8.3 402 18.6 16.6-20.9
GENDER
Male 879 453 53.2 48.7-57.6 66 6.8 4.9- 9.3 88 10.3 8.1-13.0 76 9.7 7.5-12.5 196 20.0 17.0-23.5
Female 1,046 672 65.5 61.7-69.1 77 8.0 6.0-10.4 52 5.3 3.9- 7.2 39 3.9 2.6- 5.7 206 17.4 14.7-20.4
AGE
18-34 382 163 46.2 40.0-52.5 *** *** *** 69 16.3 12.6-20.8 60 14.9 11.2-19.4 83 20.9 16.5-26.2
35-44 249 134 58.3 51.0-65.3 14 5.3 3.1- 8.9 36 14.7 10.0-21.1 14 4.1 2.3- 7.3 51 17.6 13.0-23.5
45-54 285 166 58.9 51.1-66.3 19 9.8 5.5-16.8 18 4.6 2.7- 7.6 *** *** *** 65 19.8 14.8-25.9
55-64 321 216 72.1 65.1-78.3 29 9.4 5.9-14.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 13.1 9.1-18.6
65-74 369 233 61.6 54.8-68.0 41 13.4 9.2-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 20.4 15.7-26.1
75+ 297 201 71.7 64.5-78.0 28 8.6 5.5-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 18.9 13.8-25.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 311 181 56.6 49.9-63.1 28 8.9 5.7-13.6 23 8.4 5.5-12.8 26 10.2 6.7-15.3 53 15.8 11.8-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 524 330 60.9 55.4-66.1 45 7.9 5.5-11.3 27 6.3 4.1- 9.6 27 6.0 4.0- 9.0 95 18.8 14.9-23.5
College Graduate 1,034 572 55.8 52.2-59.5 64 6.5 4.8- 8.8 88 9.5 7.6-11.8 62 6.4 4.8- 8.4 248 21.7 19.0-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.4 8.4-26.3
$25,000- 34,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.1 8.3-23.0
$35,000- 49,999 201 115 54.0 44.7-63.0 *** *** *** 15 7.8 4.4-13.5 13 8.2 4.6-14.1 39 22.3 15.0-31.8
$50,000- 74,999 280 152 54.2 46.9-61.3 19 7.4 4.4-12.3 20 8.1 5.0-12.7 25 8.6 5.6-12.9 64 21.7 16.2-28.5
$75,000+ 814 470 58.8 54.4-63.0 56 7.4 5.3-10.2 68 8.5 6.4-11.2 51 7.4 5.3-10.3 169 17.9 15.1-21.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 495 322 69.0 63.7-74.0 34 6.0 4.0- 9.1 19 4.2 2.5- 7.0 21 3.9 2.4- 6.2 99 16.9 13.3-21.1
No 1,375 771 55.9 52.4-59.3 104 7.8 6.1- 9.9 119 9.2 7.5-11.2 90 7.7 6.1- 9.8 291 19.4 16.9-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 127 50.6 42.9-58.2 22 6.9 4.3-11.0 39 16.1 11.5-22.1 28 12.4 8.3-18.3 50 14.0 10.1-19.2
Non-Veteran 1,653 995 60.9 57.7-64.0 120 7.4 5.9- 9.3 100 6.4 5.1- 8.1 87 5.8 4.5- 7.5 351 19.4 17.1-21.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 590 344 57.5 52.5-62.3 29 3.9 2.6- 5.9 54 9.1 6.8-12.1 38 7.8 5.4-11.2 125 21.7 17.8-26.2
Regional City or Suburban County 555 313 61.6 56.2-66.8 41 7.2 5.0-10.4 49 7.6 5.6-10.3 46 8.5 6.1-11.7 106 15.1 11.9-18.9
Rural 780 468 59.3 54.6-63.9 73 10.3 7.6-13.8 37 6.8 4.6- 9.9 31 4.3 2.8- 6.7 171 19.3 16.1-23.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,032 552 54.7 50.8-58.6 60 6.0 4.4- 8.3 114 11.1 9.1-13.6 91 9.7 7.7-12.2 215 18.4 15.7-21.4
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 634 408 67.4 61.9-72.4 68 11.0 8.1-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 139 19.5 15.6-24.2
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.4 11.8-30.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 77 67.2 56.1-76.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.7-19.9
More than 200% 1,260 717 56.9 53.3-60.4 89 7.0 5.3- 9.1 102 8.5 6.8-10.7 85 7.6 5.9- 9.7 267 20.0 17.3-22.9
HOUSING
Own 1,424 851 61.4 58.0-64.7 125 8.6 6.8-10.7 78 6.1 4.7- 7.9 64 5.5 4.1- 7.4 306 18.4 16.0-21.0
Rent 381 210 53.8 47.7-59.8 *** *** *** 45 11.9 8.7-16.1 43 12.1 8.8-16.4 70 18.4 14.1-23.8
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.4 10.3-27.7 *** *** *** 22 20.8 13.3-31.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 252 58.6 52.4-64.5 37 8.1 5.3-12.1 40 11.7 8.1-16.5 23 5.7 3.5- 9.1 87 16.0 12.3-20.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 367 60.6 55.3-65.7 55 9.5 6.6-13.3 31 5.1 3.4- 7.6 27 4.8 3.1- 7.3 132 20.1 16.3-24.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 874 506 59.2 55.0-63.4 51 5.6 4.1- 7.7 69 7.7 5.9-10.0 65 8.5 6.4-11.3 183 18.9 15.9-22.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 745 437 59.2 54.5-63.8 52 6.6 4.7- 9.3 49 6.2 4.6- 8.5 51 8.0 5.8-11.1 156 19.9 16.5-23.8
2nd Quartile 549 321 59.6 54.2-64.8 44 7.8 5.4-11.2 42 7.6 5.5-10.6 34 6.8 4.6- 9.7 108 18.2 14.5-22.5
3rd Quartile 481 279 60.4 54.7-65.8 31 8.3 5.4-12.6 38 8.1 5.6-11.6 26 5.1 3.3- 7.8 107 18.1 14.4-22.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 16.0 10.5-23.7

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 10 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had the highest frequency of any single category.

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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