2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
Piedmont NC 1,532 602 39.8 36.5-43.2 269 17.3 15.0-19.9 216 15.3 12.9-18.0 445 27.6 24.8-30.7
GENDER
Male 721 310 44.2 39.2-49.4 131 16.1 13.0-19.7 102 14.1 11.2-17.6 178 25.6 21.4-30.3
Female 811 292 35.5 31.2-40.1 138 18.5 15.2-22.3 114 16.4 12.9-20.6 267 29.6 25.8-33.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 953 401 43.0 38.7-47.4 182 18.7 15.8-22.0 133 14.2 11.7-17.1 237 24.1 20.8-27.9
Non-Hispanic Black 283 91 33.2 26.3-40.8 46 15.2 10.8-21.0 42 16.3 11.3-22.8 104 35.3 28.2-43.2
Other 271 102 39.3 31.5-47.8 36 12.4 8.2-18.4 37 17.6 10.8-27.3 96 30.7 24.0-38.3
AGE
18-34 354 126 40.3 33.5-47.5 76 18.0 13.9-23.0 82 23.3 17.7-29.9 70 18.3 13.7-24.1
35-44 210 74 36.6 29.4-44.5 43 19.9 14.2-27.2 36 15.6 10.9-21.8 57 27.9 21.1-36.0
45-54 257 83 33.7 26.3-42.0 54 20.1 14.4-27.4 48 18.3 13.2-24.9 72 27.8 21.3-35.5
55-64 253 99 41.1 32.1-50.7 50 18.6 12.8-26.3 22 7.9 4.7-13.0 82 32.4 25.0-40.8
65-74 256 117 41.0 33.3-49.2 32 15.0 9.8-22.4 21 8.9 5.1-15.0 86 35.1 27.3-43.8
75+ 192 103 54.6 44.7-64.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 34.7 25.9-44.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 295 104 34.8 28.2-42.1 28 9.5 6.3-14.0 32 15.6 10.2-23.2 131 40.1 33.2-47.4
Some Post-H.S. 357 146 44.8 38.0-51.8 49 16.9 12.1-23.1 58 16.1 11.9-21.4 104 22.2 17.7-27.4
College Graduate 751 316 41.3 37.0-45.7 180 26.1 22.4-30.2 121 17.7 14.5-21.4 134 15.0 12.0-18.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 446 148 35.7 29.6-42.4 50 11.7 8.2-16.4 40 8.4 5.6-12.4 208 44.2 37.9-50.8
No 1,033 430 41.5 37.5-45.7 213 19.6 16.7-22.8 172 18.3 15.3-21.9 218 20.6 17.6-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 173 74 37.7 28.8-47.6 26 17.9 10.7-28.5 28 20.3 13.5-29.5 45 24.0 16.6-33.5
Non-Veteran 1,355 527 40.1 36.5-43.8 242 17.1 14.8-19.8 188 14.7 12.2-17.5 398 28.1 25.0-31.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 869 317 38.2 34.0-42.7 181 19.6 16.5-23.0 158 18.4 15.2-22.1 213 23.8 20.4-27.6
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 403 205 50.3 42.9-57.6 50 12.6 8.9-17.6 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 128 32.8 26.3-40.0
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** 19 15.7 9.6-24.6 *** *** *** 19 14.0 8.4-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 164 75 51.5 41.8-61.1 25 11.7 7.5-17.7 *** *** *** 46 26.0 18.6-35.0
$50,000- 74,999 193 79 36.7 28.2-46.2 40 18.0 12.4-25.4 33 18.9 11.9-28.7 41 26.4 18.1-36.9
$75,000+ 573 245 41.2 36.0-46.5 136 23.7 19.5-28.4 98 18.9 14.9-23.8 94 16.2 12.6-20.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 315 115 38.3 31.1-46.0 42 15.6 10.8-22.2 34 10.6 7.4-14.9 124 35.5 28.8-42.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 32 26.2 17.4-37.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 888 377 42.2 37.9-46.5 188 20.3 17.2-23.7 147 17.7 14.4-21.5 176 19.9 16.6-23.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 315 115 38.3 31.1-46.0 42 15.6 10.8-22.2 34 10.6 7.4-14.9 124 35.5 28.8-42.9
HOUSING
Own 957 429 44.3 39.9-48.8 180 18.7 15.6-22.2 120 14.0 11.1-17.4 228 23.0 19.7-26.7
Rent 453 130 29.7 24.7-35.2 77 15.5 12.2-19.7 73 16.0 12.0-21.0 173 38.8 32.9-45.0
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.9 10.9-30.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 885 343 38.1 34.1-42.3 172 19.1 16.1-22.5 136 17.6 14.3-21.4 234 25.1 21.7-29.0
Regional City or Suburban County 340 126 39.3 31.7-47.4 60 16.8 12.2-22.6 50 14.7 10.2-20.7 104 29.3 23.0-36.4
Rural 307 133 45.4 37.8-53.2 37 12.7 8.2-19.2 30 9.2 6.0-14.1 107 32.6 26.0-40.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 541 221 44.4 38.5-50.4 74 11.4 8.7-14.8 65 14.0 10.1-19.0 181 30.3 25.5-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 894 344 37.2 33.1-41.6 187 21.3 18.1-25.0 140 16.6 13.6-20.2 223 24.8 21.2-28.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 571 226 39.5 34.0-45.2 123 22.0 17.8-26.9 86 16.8 12.9-21.6 136 21.7 17.7-26.4
2nd Quartile 593 245 40.0 34.8-45.4 93 15.5 12.2-19.4 80 14.9 11.2-19.5 175 29.6 25.0-34.7
3rd Quartile 322 114 39.6 32.4-47.3 47 12.9 9.3-17.5 47 14.6 10.7-19.7 114 32.9 26.4-40.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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