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
-FEMALES 2,341 1,807 77.5 75.3-79.5 534 22.5 20.5-24.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 1,167 79.8 77.1-82.3 291 20.2 17.7-22.9
Non-Hispanic Black 448 314 70.9 65.6-75.6 134 29.1 24.4-34.4
Other 411 306 77.3 71.9-82.0 105 22.7 18.0-28.1
AGE
18-34 456 364 80.6 76.0-84.4 92 19.4 15.6-24.0
35-44 362 299 82.6 77.7-86.6 63 17.4 13.4-22.3
45-54 392 301 76.7 71.4-81.2 91 23.3 18.8-28.6
55-64 396 301 75.3 69.5-80.3 95 24.7 19.7-30.5
65-74 370 271 73.9 68.2-78.9 99 26.1 21.1-31.8
75+ 327 238 71.1 63.1-77.9 89 28.9 22.1-36.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 114 57.6 48.9-65.8 83 42.4 34.2-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 307 68.8 63.2-73.8 153 31.2 26.2-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 670 511 79.1 75.4-82.4 159 20.9 17.6-24.6
College Graduate 1,003 865 87.6 85.1-89.8 138 12.4 10.2-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 76 72.6 62.3-80.9 34 27.4 19.1-37.7
$15,000- 24,999 164 102 60.6 50.7-69.8 62 39.4 30.2-49.3
$25,000- 34,999 217 158 73.6 65.7-80.3 59 26.4 19.7-34.3
$35,000- 49,999 276 197 75.2 68.7-80.6 79 24.8 19.4-31.3
$50,000- 74,999 281 229 79.8 73.0-85.2 52 20.2 14.8-27.0
$75,000+ 682 600 87.2 84.0-89.9 82 12.8 10.1-16.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 732 473 66.9 62.5-71.1 259 33.1 28.9-37.5
No 1,532 1,274 82.3 79.7-84.5 258 17.7 15.5-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,258 1,741 77.4 75.1-79.4 517 22.6 20.6-24.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 797 653 83.7 80.7-86.3 144 16.3 13.7-19.3
Regional City or Suburban County 657 514 78.2 73.8-81.9 143 21.8 18.1-26.2
Rural 887 640 71.1 67.0-74.8 247 28.9 25.2-33.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 914 81.0 78.0-83.6 204 19.0 16.4-22.0
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 690 518 75.7 71.2-79.7 172 24.3 20.3-28.8
Unable to Work 153 81 51.9 42.4-61.2 72 48.1 38.8-57.6
Other not in Labor Force 240 191 82.8 76.9-87.5 49 17.2 12.5-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 101 68.3 58.9-76.4 53 31.7 23.6-41.1
101% to 150% 255 175 68.4 60.5-75.4 80 31.6 24.6-39.5
151% to 200% 118 86 79.0 69.7-85.9 32 21.0 14.1-30.3
More than 200% 1,105 930 83.9 81.1-86.4 175 16.1 13.6-18.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 343 69.4 64.1-74.3 144 30.6 25.7-35.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 759 574 76.0 71.8-79.7 185 24.0 20.3-28.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,095 890 82.3 79.5-84.8 205 17.7 15.2-20.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 662 82.2 78.8-85.2 154 17.8 14.8-21.2
2nd Quartile 729 571 77.9 73.9-81.5 158 22.1 18.5-26.1
3rd Quartile 574 430 76.9 72.5-80.8 144 23.1 19.2-27.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 144 61.7 53.3-69.4 78 38.3 30.6-46.7

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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 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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