2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,296 863 68.9 65.2-72.3 433 31.1 27.7-34.8
Piedmont NC 2,039 1,600 79.7 77.4-81.9 439 20.3 18.1-22.6
GENDER
Male 929 754 80.8 77.0-84.1 175 19.2 15.9-23.0
Female 1,110 846 78.8 75.6-81.6 264 21.2 18.4-24.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,255 1,024 82.7 79.9-85.2 231 17.3 14.8-20.1
Non-Hispanic Black 385 281 73.8 67.3-79.3 104 26.2 20.7-32.7
Other 361 265 76.3 70.2-81.4 96 23.7 18.6-29.8
AGE
18-34 469 401 86.3 81.7-89.8 68 13.7 10.2-18.3
35-44 298 241 80.4 74.2-85.4 57 19.6 14.6-25.8
45-54 333 262 79.7 73.5-84.7 71 20.3 15.3-26.5
55-64 345 264 77.2 70.9-82.5 81 22.8 17.5-29.1
65-74 314 230 70.3 62.5-77.1 84 29.7 22.9-37.5
75+ 244 176 75.6 67.4-82.3 68 24.4 17.7-32.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 93 61.1 50.6-70.7 73 38.9 29.3-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 269 70.5 64.6-75.7 131 29.5 24.3-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 480 377 83.8 79.9-87.1 103 16.2 12.9-20.1
College Graduate 980 851 89.0 86.3-91.3 129 11.0 8.7-13.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 375 67.4 62.0-72.4 208 32.6 27.6-38.0
No 1,386 1,174 85.0 82.4-87.2 212 15.0 12.8-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 172 81.2 73.4-87.1 45 18.8 12.9-26.6
Non-Veteran 1,816 1,424 79.6 77.0-81.9 392 20.4 18.1-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,174 965 82.8 80.0-85.4 209 17.2 14.6-20.0
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 515 388 74.9 69.0-80.1 127 25.1 19.9-31.0
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 114 89.8 83.3-93.9 18 10.2 6.1-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 105 71.3 61.4-79.5 56 28.7 20.5-38.6
$35,000- 49,999 223 177 81.1 74.1-86.6 46 18.9 13.4-25.9
$50,000- 74,999 260 219 80.4 72.0-86.8 41 19.6 13.2-28.0
$75,000+ 736 646 88.0 84.6-90.8 90 12.0 9.2-15.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 325 75.2 69.6-80.1 122 24.8 19.9-30.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 95 71.3 60.6-80.1 42 28.7 19.9-39.4
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,149 977 85.1 82.2-87.6 172 14.9 12.4-17.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 325 75.2 69.6-80.1 122 24.8 19.9-30.4
HOUSING
Own 1,262 1,037 83.4 80.6-85.8 225 16.6 14.2-19.4
Rent 607 436 70.4 65.2-75.1 171 29.6 24.9-34.8
Other arrangement 145 108 77.4 67.1-85.1 37 22.6 14.9-32.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,161 930 80.8 77.7-83.6 231 19.2 16.4-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 470 366 79.6 74.4-84.1 104 20.4 15.9-25.6
Rural 408 304 77.0 71.2-81.9 104 23.0 18.1-28.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 99 74.6 63.1-83.4 38 25.4 16.6-36.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 725 544 77.8 73.9-81.3 181 22.2 18.7-26.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,177 957 81.6 78.4-84.4 220 18.4 15.6-21.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 750 616 84.3 80.7-87.3 134 15.7 12.7-19.3
2nd Quartile 784 610 77.6 73.5-81.2 174 22.4 18.8-26.5
3rd Quartile 440 326 76.3 70.8-81.1 114 23.7 18.9-29.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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