2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,313 3,423 79.8 78.3-81.2 890 20.2 18.8-21.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 730 538 75.0 71.2-78.4 192 25.0 21.6-28.8
GENDER
Male 282 224 79.9 74.2-84.6 58 20.1 15.4-25.8
Female 448 314 70.9 65.6-75.6 134 29.1 24.4-34.4
AGE
18-34 161 127 80.4 72.8-86.3 34 19.6 13.7-27.2
35-44 126 103 82.9 74.3-89.0 23 17.1 11.0-25.7
45-54 129 95 71.7 61.2-80.2 34 28.3 19.8-38.8
55-64 129 86 72.0 62.8-79.7 43 28.0 20.3-37.2
65-74 110 76 67.2 56.6-76.3 34 32.8 23.7-43.4
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 118 69.0 60.6-76.3 60 31.0 23.7-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 240 168 74.2 67.8-79.7 72 25.8 20.3-32.2
College Graduate 257 215 84.7 79.1-88.9 42 15.3 11.1-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** 40 34.5 25.0-45.3
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 162 85.8 79.3-90.5 28 14.2 9.5-20.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 127 64.0 56.1-71.2 79 36.0 28.8-43.9
No 493 390 79.7 75.2-83.6 103 20.3 16.4-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 642 475 75.4 71.4-79.1 167 24.6 20.9-28.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 318 243 79.6 74.5-83.9 75 20.4 16.1-25.5
Regional City or Suburban County 193 148 78.1 70.5-84.1 45 21.9 15.9-29.5
Rural 219 147 65.9 57.9-73.1 72 34.1 26.9-42.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 319 78.8 73.9-83.0 91 21.2 17.0-26.1
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 151 107 72.9 64.0-80.3 44 27.1 19.7-36.0
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 265 77.8 72.2-82.4 76 22.2 17.6-27.8
HOUSING
Own 352 262 76.0 70.6-80.6 90 24.0 19.4-29.4
Rent 306 219 70.9 64.8-76.3 87 29.1 23.7-35.2
Other arrangement 69 55 81.9 70.5-89.6 14 18.1 10.4-29.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 156 71.2 63.8-77.7 66 28.8 22.3-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 130 72.3 64.0-79.4 51 27.7 20.6-36.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 252 79.4 74.2-83.8 75 20.6 16.2-25.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 121 79.9 72.1-86.0 36 20.1 14.0-27.9
2nd Quartile 262 197 76.2 69.8-81.7 65 23.8 18.3-30.2
3rd Quartile 209 151 74.6 67.4-80.6 58 25.4 19.4-32.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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