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%)
TOTAL 4,313 3,423 79.8 78.3-81.2 890 20.2 18.8-21.7
GENDER
Male 1,972 1,616 82.3 80.2-84.2 356 17.7 15.8-19.8
Female 2,341 1,807 77.5 75.3-79.5 534 22.5 20.5-24.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,722 2,241 82.7 80.9-84.4 481 17.3 15.6-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 730 538 75.0 71.2-78.4 192 25.0 21.6-28.8
Non-Hispanic Other 236 190 81.3 74.5-86.7 46 18.7 13.3-25.5
Hispanic 580 420 71.5 67.2-75.5 160 28.5 24.5-32.8
AGE
18-34 969 822 85.1 82.3-87.5 147 14.9 12.5-17.7
35-44 658 537 82.7 79.2-85.6 121 17.3 14.4-20.8
45-54 680 535 78.5 74.7-81.9 145 21.5 18.1-25.3
55-64 711 547 77.0 72.9-80.6 164 23.0 19.4-27.1
65-74 655 498 75.5 71.3-79.2 157 24.5 20.8-28.7
75+ 564 416 71.2 65.4-76.4 148 28.8 23.6-34.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 405 244 61.0 55.2-66.5 161 39.0 33.5-44.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 934 678 75.3 71.8-78.4 256 24.7 21.6-28.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,132 891 81.2 78.5-83.6 241 18.8 16.4-21.5
College Graduate 1,820 1,591 88.6 86.7-90.1 229 11.4 9.9-13.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,309 886 69.0 65.8-72.0 423 31.0 28.0-34.2
No 2,859 2,420 84.4 82.7-86.0 439 15.6 14.0-17.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 407 81.3 76.9-85.0 94 18.7 15.0-23.1
Non-Veteran 3,802 3,010 79.6 78.0-81.1 792 20.4 18.9-22.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,326 1,944 83.3 81.4-85.1 382 16.7 14.9-18.6
Unemployed 206 154 77.1 70.0-83.0 52 22.9 17.0-30.0
Retired 1,154 895 77.4 74.0-80.4 259 22.6 19.6-26.0
Unable to Work 260 133 50.0 42.9-57.2 127 50.0 42.8-57.1
Other not in Labor Force 300 246 85.2 80.3-89.0 54 14.8 11.0-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 199 134 68.5 60.5-75.6 65 31.5 24.4-39.5
$15,000- 24,999 283 185 67.0 60.0-73.4 98 33.0 26.6-40.0
$25,000- 34,999 353 258 71.7 65.4-77.3 95 28.3 22.7-34.6
$35,000- 49,999 515 380 76.2 71.7-80.2 135 23.8 19.8-28.3
$50,000-74,999 501 417 83.0 78.5-86.7 84 17.0 13.3-21.5
$75,000-100,000 470 401 84.8 80.5-88.3 69 15.2 11.7-19.5
$100,000-150,000 451 399 88.2 84.3-91.3 52 11.8 8.7-15.7
$150,000+ 510 470 92.2 89.3-94.4 40 7.8 5.6-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,031 779 75.9 72.4-79.0 252 24.1 21.0-27.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 267 173 66.6 59.7-72.8 94 33.4 27.2-40.3
101% to 150% 433 307 71.5 65.7-76.6 126 28.5 23.4-34.3
151% to 200% 209 160 81.0 74.4-86.2 49 19.0 13.8-25.6
More than 200% 2,186 1,872 85.7 83.9-87.3 314 14.3 12.7-16.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,031 779 75.9 72.4-79.0 252 24.1 21.0-27.6
HOUSING
Own 2,636 2,138 80.9 79.0-82.6 498 19.1 17.4-21.0
Rent 1,351 1,020 75.6 72.9-78.1 331 24.4 21.9-27.1
Other arrangement 291 235 81.6 75.4-86.6 56 18.4 13.4-24.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,507 1,257 84.6 82.5-86.5 250 15.4 13.5-17.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,252 1,004 81.1 78.3-83.6 248 18.9 16.4-21.7
Rural 1,554 1,162 73.9 71.1-76.6 392 26.1 23.4-28.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 892 668 75.4 71.8-78.6 224 24.6 21.4-28.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,362 1,054 77.6 74.7-80.3 308 22.4 19.7-25.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,059 1,701 83.5 81.5-85.3 358 16.5 14.7-18.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,514 1,256 83.8 81.4-85.9 258 16.2 14.1-18.6
2nd Quartile 1,376 1,096 79.8 77.1-82.3 280 20.2 17.7-22.9
3rd Quartile 1,040 805 78.5 75.4-81.3 235 21.5 18.7-24.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 383 266 70.1 64.3-75.3 117 29.9 24.7-35.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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