2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
Piedmont NC 2,045 602 29.3 26.6-32.1 930 44.3 41.5-47.2 513 26.4 23.9-29.1
GENDER
Male 931 310 33.2 29.1-37.7 411 41.9 37.7-46.2 210 24.9 21.3-28.8
Female 1,114 292 25.7 22.3-29.3 519 46.5 42.7-50.5 303 27.8 24.4-31.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 401 31.2 27.7-34.9 552 41.4 37.9-45.0 305 27.4 24.1-30.9
Non-Hispanic Black 388 91 24.4 19.1-30.5 192 49.1 42.5-55.6 105 26.5 21.2-32.7
Other 361 102 30.4 24.2-37.4 169 46.9 39.8-54.1 90 22.7 17.8-28.5
AGE
18-34 470 126 30.8 25.3-36.9 228 45.6 39.9-51.5 116 23.5 19.2-28.4
35-44 298 74 25.7 20.3-32.0 136 44.5 37.8-51.4 88 29.8 23.7-36.7
45-54 334 83 24.7 18.9-31.6 174 48.6 41.4-55.9 77 26.7 20.3-34.3
55-64 345 99 29.1 22.1-37.2 154 41.7 34.7-49.0 92 29.2 23.0-36.3
65-74 315 117 34.3 27.8-41.5 139 49.3 41.8-56.9 59 16.4 11.7-22.4
75+ 247 103 38.1 30.0-47.0 89 31.7 24.4-40.2 55 30.1 21.8-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 30.0 21.1-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 104 25.6 20.6-31.4 191 48.0 41.8-54.2 107 26.4 21.5-32.0
Some Post-H.S. 482 146 33.0 27.5-39.1 211 40.7 35.2-46.4 125 26.3 21.5-31.7
College Graduate 980 316 31.0 27.6-34.7 435 44.2 40.4-48.1 229 24.8 21.5-28.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 148 26.0 21.2-31.5 298 46.8 41.3-52.4 142 27.2 22.4-32.6
No 1,387 430 30.8 27.5-34.2 603 43.3 39.9-46.8 354 25.9 23.0-29.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 74 29.6 22.4-37.9 99 48.8 40.0-57.7 44 21.6 15.2-29.8
Non-Veteran 1,822 527 29.3 26.4-32.3 828 43.8 40.8-46.9 467 26.9 24.2-29.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,175 317 27.7 24.4-31.3 552 44.8 41.2-48.5 306 27.5 24.2-30.9
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 205 38.5 32.3-45.2 198 38.1 32.2-44.4 114 23.4 18.4-29.2
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 40 31.5 22.1-42.6 *** *** *** 31 21.0 14.1-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 24 19.4 12.0-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 17.2 10.6-26.6
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 75 36.7 28.8-45.5 89 34.5 27.4-42.5 60 28.7 21.5-37.2
$50,000- 74,999 260 79 27.2 20.8-34.7 114 46.9 38.7-55.2 67 25.9 19.5-33.6
$75,000+ 737 245 30.9 26.8-35.4 328 44.3 39.6-49.0 164 24.8 20.8-29.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 115 27.1 21.6-33.3 200 43.6 37.7-49.8 134 29.3 24.2-35.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 32 18.5 12.3-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.7 12.9-31.6
151% to 200% 125 33 24.7 16.6-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,151 377 31.8 28.3-35.4 511 43.6 39.8-47.4 263 24.6 21.4-28.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 115 27.1 21.6-33.3 200 43.6 37.7-49.8 134 29.3 24.2-35.0
HOUSING
Own 1,264 429 32.2 28.6-35.9 528 40.4 36.9-44.1 307 27.4 24.1-30.9
Rent 610 130 22.6 18.7-27.0 323 53.5 48.4-58.5 157 24.0 20.1-28.4
Other arrangement 145 41 30.4 21.8-40.5 67 46.2 36.2-56.5 37 23.4 16.4-32.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,163 343 29.3 26.0-32.7 542 47.5 43.8-51.2 278 23.3 20.4-26.4
Regional City or Suburban County 471 126 27.1 21.3-33.8 214 41.9 36.0-48.1 131 31.0 25.3-37.2
Rural 411 133 32.6 26.6-39.2 174 39.2 33.0-45.7 104 28.3 22.6-34.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 221 32.2 27.4-37.4 320 40.4 35.8-45.2 188 27.4 23.2-31.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 344 27.8 24.5-31.3 550 46.8 43.1-50.7 284 25.4 22.2-28.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 751 226 28.7 24.4-33.4 345 44.1 39.4-48.9 180 27.2 23.0-31.8
2nd Quartile 786 245 30.3 26.1-34.9 348 45.5 40.9-50.1 193 24.2 20.5-28.4
3rd Quartile 441 114 28.2 22.6-34.7 208 43.0 37.2-49.0 119 28.8 23.5-34.6
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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