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 White 2,722 2,241 82.7 80.9-84.4 481 17.3 15.6-19.1
GENDER
Male 1,264 1,074 85.7 83.3-87.8 190 14.3 12.2-16.7
Female 1,458 1,167 79.8 77.1-82.3 291 20.2 17.7-22.9
AGE
18-34 471 430 90.0 86.3-92.7 41 10.0 7.3-13.7
35-44 351 303 86.2 81.6-89.8 48 13.8 10.2-18.4
45-54 383 320 83.7 79.0-87.4 63 16.3 12.6-21.0
55-64 499 401 80.2 75.7-84.0 98 19.8 16.0-24.3
65-74 502 393 78.0 73.2-82.1 109 22.0 17.9-26.8
75+ 485 363 72.1 65.7-77.7 122 27.9 22.3-34.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 393 76.7 72.3-80.5 148 23.3 19.5-27.7
Some Post-H.S. 727 593 83.9 80.7-86.6 134 16.1 13.4-19.3
College Graduate 1,337 1,179 89.2 87.2-91.0 158 10.8 9.0-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 94 74.2 64.2-82.2 42 25.8 17.8-35.8
$25,000- 34,999 179 136 75.3 66.5-82.5 43 24.7 17.5-33.5
$35,000- 49,999 282 220 80.4 74.5-85.3 62 19.6 14.7-25.5
$50,000- 74,999 344 295 86.9 82.2-90.5 49 13.1 9.5-17.8
$75,000+ 1,089 973 89.2 86.9-91.2 116 10.8 8.8-13.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 890 619 70.8 66.9-74.4 271 29.2 25.6-33.1
No 1,766 1,565 88.4 86.4-90.0 201 11.6 10.0-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 290 82.8 77.6-86.9 65 17.2 13.1-22.4
Non-Veteran 2,362 1,947 82.7 80.7-84.5 415 17.3 15.5-19.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 793 700 89.1 86.5-91.3 93 10.9 8.7-13.5
Regional City or Suburban County 838 695 83.0 79.5-86.0 143 17.0 14.0-20.5
Rural 1,091 846 77.4 74.1-80.3 245 22.6 19.7-25.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 1,199 87.3 85.1-89.3 167 12.7 10.7-14.9
Unemployed 98 76 77.0 66.0-85.2 22 23.0 14.8-34.0
Retired 946 741 77.7 73.9-81.1 205 22.3 18.9-26.1
Unable to Work 144 76 54.8 45.0-64.3 68 45.2 35.7-55.0
Other not in Labor Force 145 131 90.8 84.3-94.7 14 9.2 5.3-15.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 65 74.0 63.6-82.4 31 26.0 17.6-36.4
101% to 150% 235 173 74.7 67.1-81.0 62 25.3 19.0-32.9
151% to 200% 117 89 80.2 70.7-87.2 28 19.8 12.8-29.3
More than 200% 1,607 1,401 87.5 85.5-89.3 206 12.5 10.7-14.5
HOUSING
Own 1,952 1,607 82.3 80.1-84.3 345 17.7 15.7-19.9
Rent 586 483 83.8 80.2-86.8 103 16.2 13.2-19.8
Other arrangement 161 130 83.3 75.1-89.2 31 16.7 10.8-24.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 394 78.3 73.6-82.4 109 21.7 17.6-26.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 954 763 80.1 76.7-83.2 191 19.9 16.8-23.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,265 1,084 86.6 84.3-88.6 181 13.4 11.4-15.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,072 909 85.8 83.3-88.1 163 14.2 11.9-16.7
2nd Quartile 818 677 82.7 79.2-85.8 141 17.3 14.2-20.8
3rd Quartile 647 518 80.1 76.0-83.6 129 19.9 16.4-24.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 137 75.9 67.8-82.4 48 24.1 17.6-32.2

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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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