2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,073 1,780 57.4 55.0-59.8 206 6.6 5.5- 7.9 222 8.4 7.1- 9.9 193 7.1 6.0- 8.4 672 20.5 18.7-22.5
Piedmont NC 1,587 916 58.5 55.3-61.7 93 6.1 4.7- 7.8 117 7.3 5.9- 9.2 116 7.6 6.2- 9.4 345 20.4 18.0-23.1
GENDER
Male 748 372 51.1 46.2-55.9 47 7.0 4.8-10.2 72 8.6 6.6-11.2 72 10.2 7.8-13.2 185 23.1 19.5-27.1
Female 839 544 65.6 61.2-69.7 46 5.1 3.7- 7.2 45 6.1 4.1- 9.0 44 5.2 3.7- 7.4 160 18.0 14.8-21.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,016 602 62.1 58.1-65.9 66 6.1 4.5- 8.2 70 6.7 5.2- 8.6 73 7.9 6.1-10.3 205 17.2 14.5-20.2
Non-Hispanic Black 277 179 61.6 54.3-68.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 7.0 4.2-11.2 59 22.7 17.1-29.5
Other 265 124 43.9 35.6-52.4 *** *** *** 32 13.0 7.8-21.0 21 7.6 4.6-12.4 71 27.0 20.6-34.5
AGE
18-34 400 175 47.9 41.5-54.3 *** *** *** 59 13.3 9.7-18.1 60 13.2 9.9-17.2 101 24.5 19.7-30.0
35-44 239 132 58.8 51.5-65.7 15 6.2 3.6-10.5 27 10.0 6.6-14.8 13 4.8 2.6- 8.5 52 20.3 15.1-26.7
45-54 260 154 58.8 50.3-66.7 *** *** *** 15 4.2 2.3- 7.4 21 9.6 5.6-16.0 54 18.0 13.1-24.2
55-64 261 175 67.8 59.3-75.2 18 9.1 5.3-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 16.7 11.1-24.3
65-74 227 141 64.3 56.2-71.7 25 11.3 7.2-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 19.0 13.7-25.7
75+ 174 125 75.0 65.8-82.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 18.3 12.0-27.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 20.4 12.2-31.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 266 153 54.7 47.1-62.2 20 7.9 4.4-13.6 *** *** *** 22 9.5 6.0-14.8 53 19.5 14.3-25.9
Some Post-H.S. 376 234 63.4 57.0-69.3 22 5.5 3.3- 9.0 16 3.9 2.3- 6.4 29 7.9 5.3-11.8 75 19.3 14.8-24.8
College Graduate 845 473 56.2 52.1-60.2 43 5.5 3.8- 7.8 73 9.0 7.1-11.5 62 7.5 5.7- 9.8 194 21.8 18.7-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 370 232 63.6 57.0-69.6 21 5.8 3.4- 9.6 *** *** *** 19 4.5 2.7- 7.3 86 23.0 18.0-28.9
No 1,166 656 56.7 52.8-60.4 71 6.3 4.6- 8.4 101 8.8 6.9-11.1 92 8.6 6.8-10.8 246 19.7 17.0-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 89 54.6 44.6-64.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 9.2 5.1-15.8 38 22.3 14.9-32.0
Non-Veteran 1,414 825 59.1 55.6-62.4 79 6.1 4.6- 8.0 105 7.2 5.6- 9.1 99 7.5 6.0- 9.4 306 20.2 17.7-22.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 956 520 56.0 51.9-60.0 48 5.1 3.6- 7.2 100 9.9 7.7-12.5 91 9.5 7.5-12.0 197 19.5 16.6-22.7
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 384 251 68.7 61.8-74.9 33 9.0 5.8-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 20.1 15.2-26.1
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.4 9.6-29.5
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.7 8.0-22.6
$35,000- 49,999 174 101 59.6 50.3-68.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 23.4 16.5-32.1
$50,000- 74,999 218 118 50.8 41.9-59.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 10.3 6.7-15.6 50 24.6 17.9-32.9
$75,000+ 642 368 57.1 52.1-62.0 37 7.1 4.6-10.7 58 8.3 6.2-11.0 48 8.2 5.8-11.3 131 19.4 15.8-23.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 321 179 56.9 49.8-63.8 20 5.7 3.5- 9.3 25 7.4 4.9-11.1 19 6.6 3.9-11.1 78 23.2 17.8-29.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.1 6.7-20.9
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.3 8.4-26.4
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.3 7.3-22.9
More than 200% 970 551 55.7 51.6-59.8 54 6.2 4.3- 8.8 78 8.2 6.1-11.0 79 8.4 6.5-10.7 208 21.5 18.4-25.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 321 179 56.9 49.8-63.8 20 5.7 3.5- 9.3 25 7.4 4.9-11.1 19 6.6 3.9-11.1 78 23.2 17.8-29.7
HOUSING
Own 1,026 607 61.5 57.4-65.4 79 7.7 5.8-10.1 61 5.8 4.1- 8.0 58 6.2 4.5- 8.4 221 18.9 16.1-22.2
Rent 434 247 55.5 49.8-61.0 *** *** *** 39 9.4 6.7-13.1 44 10.6 7.7-14.3 95 22.9 18.5-28.0
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.6 9.1-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 928 516 53.4 49.3-57.5 38 3.8 2.6- 5.4 84 9.7 7.4-12.6 70 8.2 6.2-10.7 220 24.9 21.5-28.6
Regional City or Suburban County 360 217 67.4 60.9-73.3 32 8.8 5.7-13.5 16 3.2 1.8- 5.4 31 7.9 5.3-11.7 64 12.6 9.3-17.0
Rural 299 183 60.1 52.2-67.4 23 8.5 5.0-14.3 17 6.8 4.1-11.2 *** *** *** 61 19.0 13.6-25.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 537 315 58.7 52.9-64.3 45 8.4 5.6-12.4 29 6.3 3.7-10.6 31 6.5 4.3- 9.6 117 20.1 16.2-24.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 952 535 57.4 53.3-61.4 39 4.5 3.2- 6.4 84 8.4 6.6-10.5 81 8.6 6.7-11.0 213 21.1 18.0-24.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 611 350 58.9 53.7-63.9 31 5.6 3.7- 8.4 50 7.3 5.4- 9.8 51 8.6 6.2-11.9 129 19.6 15.9-23.9
2nd Quartile 607 346 58.8 53.6-63.8 41 5.9 4.0- 8.5 46 8.4 5.7-12.1 40 6.6 4.6- 9.3 134 20.3 16.7-24.5
3rd Quartile 322 191 58.1 51.0-64.9 *** *** *** 18 5.1 3.1- 8.3 23 8.1 5.1-12.7 71 21.7 16.4-28.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 10 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had the highest frequency of any single category.

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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