2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,415 2,021 59.9 57.5-62.2 1,394 40.1 37.8-42.5
Piedmont NC 1,681 1,020 60.6 57.4-63.7 661 39.4 36.3-42.6
GENDER
Male 774 494 63.0 58.3-67.5 280 37.0 32.5-41.7
Female 907 526 58.4 54.0-62.6 381 41.6 37.4-46.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,048 678 65.0 61.2-68.7 370 35.0 31.3-38.8
Non-Hispanic Black 313 167 52.1 44.7-59.3 146 47.9 40.7-55.3
Other 294 161 55.3 47.1-63.3 133 44.7 36.7-52.9
AGE
18-34 384 232 61.0 54.2-67.3 152 39.0 32.7-45.8
35-44 233 140 60.6 53.0-67.8 93 39.4 32.2-47.0
45-54 280 160 57.8 50.1-65.0 120 42.2 35.0-49.9
55-64 285 181 63.7 55.7-71.0 104 36.3 29.0-44.3
65-74 278 171 58.4 50.2-66.2 107 41.6 33.8-49.8
75+ 211 136 66.1 56.7-74.5 75 33.9 25.5-43.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 320 157 48.2 41.2-55.2 163 51.8 44.8-58.8
Some Post-H.S. 397 235 64.7 58.7-70.3 162 35.3 29.7-41.3
College Graduate 827 572 70.3 66.2-74.0 255 29.7 26.0-33.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 479 231 51.0 44.7-57.2 248 49.0 42.8-55.3
No 1,144 754 64.4 60.6-68.1 390 35.6 31.9-39.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 116 59.5 49.9-68.5 73 40.5 31.5-50.1
Non-Veteran 1,488 902 60.7 57.3-64.0 586 39.3 36.0-42.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 963 592 61.7 57.6-65.6 371 38.3 34.4-42.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 439 291 65.8 58.9-72.1 148 34.2 27.9-41.1
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 113 65.5 56.1-73.8 64 34.5 26.2-43.9
$50,000- 74,999 215 141 58.1 48.4-67.2 74 41.9 32.8-51.6
$75,000+ 628 436 67.7 62.6-72.4 192 32.3 27.6-37.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 350 192 58.5 51.5-65.1 158 41.5 34.9-48.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 976 653 65.4 61.2-69.3 323 34.6 30.7-38.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 350 192 58.5 51.5-65.1 158 41.5 34.9-48.5
HOUSING
Own 1,049 701 66.2 62.2-69.9 348 33.8 30.1-37.8
Rent 498 252 49.3 43.7-55.0 246 50.7 45.0-56.3
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 973 603 60.6 56.5-64.6 370 39.4 35.4-43.5
Regional City or Suburban County 373 219 59.5 52.3-66.3 154 40.5 33.7-47.7
Rural 335 198 62.0 54.8-68.7 137 38.0 31.3-45.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 590 344 58.9 53.4-64.2 246 41.1 35.8-46.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 985 622 62.2 58.1-66.2 363 37.8 33.8-41.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 631 409 65.2 60.0-70.0 222 34.8 30.0-40.0
2nd Quartile 644 389 58.7 53.5-63.7 255 41.3 36.3-46.5
3rd Quartile 358 197 56.4 49.5-63.0 161 43.6 37.0-50.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This is a recommendation based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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