2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 2,021 49.2 47.0-51.3 1,394 32.9 30.9-35.0 673 17.9 16.3-19.6
Piedmont NC 2,045 1,020 48.5 45.6-51.5 661 31.6 29.0-34.3 364 19.9 17.6-22.4
GENDER
Male 931 494 50.7 46.3-55.0 280 29.8 26.0-33.9 157 19.5 16.2-23.3
Female 1,114 526 46.5 42.6-50.5 381 33.2 29.6-37.0 207 20.3 17.2-23.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 678 51.8 48.1-55.6 370 27.9 24.8-31.1 210 20.3 17.3-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 388 167 41.2 35.0-47.7 146 37.9 31.7-44.5 75 20.9 15.9-27.0
Other 361 161 46.2 39.2-53.4 133 37.3 30.4-44.7 67 16.5 12.4-21.5
AGE
18-34 470 232 49.7 43.9-55.6 152 31.8 26.5-37.7 86 18.4 14.6-23.0
35-44 298 140 47.0 40.2-53.9 93 30.5 24.6-37.2 65 22.5 16.9-29.3
45-54 334 160 46.3 39.1-53.6 120 33.8 27.6-40.7 54 19.9 13.9-27.6
55-64 345 181 49.9 42.4-57.4 104 28.5 22.7-35.1 60 21.6 16.1-28.4
65-74 315 171 51.7 44.1-59.2 107 36.8 29.6-44.6 37 11.6 7.5-17.4
75+ 247 136 53.2 44.2-62.1 75 27.2 20.3-35.5 36 19.5 12.8-28.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** 77 40.3 30.7-50.7 37 22.9 15.2-33.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 157 38.1 32.3-44.2 163 41.0 34.9-47.4 82 20.9 16.4-26.2
Some Post-H.S. 482 235 51.8 45.9-57.6 162 28.2 23.7-33.3 85 20.0 15.5-25.3
College Graduate 980 572 58.0 54.1-61.8 255 24.5 21.3-28.1 153 17.5 14.6-20.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 231 39.9 34.4-45.5 248 38.3 33.1-43.8 109 21.9 17.4-27.1
No 1,387 754 52.2 48.7-55.8 390 28.8 25.8-32.1 243 18.9 16.3-21.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 116 51.1 42.3-59.9 73 34.8 26.9-43.5 28 14.1 9.1-21.1
Non-Veteran 1,822 902 48.2 45.1-51.4 586 31.3 28.5-34.2 334 20.5 18.0-23.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,175 592 49.2 45.5-52.9 371 30.6 27.3-34.1 212 20.2 17.2-23.5
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 291 54.7 48.3-61.0 148 28.4 23.1-34.4 78 16.8 12.7-22.1
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.8 9.8-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.9 7.3-21.8
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.7 12.4-32.7
$35,000- 49,999 224 113 49.8 41.3-58.3 64 26.2 19.7-34.0 47 24.0 17.2-32.4
$50,000- 74,999 260 141 46.5 38.5-54.7 74 33.5 25.7-42.4 45 20.0 14.1-27.5
$75,000+ 737 436 55.5 50.7-60.2 192 26.4 22.4-30.9 109 18.0 14.4-22.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 192 45.9 39.7-52.1 158 32.6 27.3-38.4 99 21.6 17.1-26.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.9 9.3-25.8
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,151 653 53.5 49.6-57.3 323 28.3 24.9-32.0 175 18.2 15.2-21.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 192 45.9 39.7-52.1 158 32.6 27.3-38.4 99 21.6 17.1-26.8
HOUSING
Own 1,264 701 52.5 48.7-56.3 348 26.9 23.8-30.2 215 20.6 17.6-24.0
Rent 610 252 40.5 35.7-45.5 246 41.6 36.6-46.9 112 17.8 14.4-21.9
Other arrangement 145 64 44.6 34.9-54.8 56 38.0 28.4-48.6 25 17.4 11.3-25.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,163 603 50.5 46.8-54.1 370 32.8 29.4-36.4 190 16.7 14.2-19.5
Regional City or Suburban County 471 219 44.6 38.2-51.1 154 30.3 25.1-36.2 98 25.1 19.8-31.2
Rural 411 198 49.0 42.4-55.6 137 30.0 24.5-36.1 76 21.0 16.0-27.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 344 46.1 41.1-51.2 246 32.1 27.8-36.8 139 21.8 17.9-26.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 622 50.9 47.1-54.7 363 30.9 27.5-34.6 193 18.1 15.3-21.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 751 409 52.5 47.6-57.3 222 28.0 24.0-32.5 120 19.5 15.7-23.9
2nd Quartile 786 389 47.9 43.3-52.6 255 33.7 29.5-38.3 142 18.3 15.0-22.2
3rd Quartile 441 197 43.8 37.7-50.1 161 33.8 28.5-39.7 83 22.4 17.5-28.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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