2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,399 1,948 81.2 79.2-83.0 451 18.8 17.0-20.8
GENDER
Male 1,114 921 83.1 80.3-85.5 193 16.9 14.5-19.7
Female 1,285 1,027 79.4 76.6-82.0 258 20.6 18.0-23.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,382 1,180 84.5 82.0-86.7 202 15.5 13.3-18.0
Non-Hispanic Black 448 339 77.3 72.5-81.4 109 22.7 18.6-27.5
Other 548 412 74.6 69.8-78.9 136 25.4 21.1-30.2
AGE
18-34 620 529 84.7 81.0-87.8 91 15.3 12.2-19.0
35-44 406 328 82.4 77.9-86.1 78 17.6 13.9-22.1
45-54 395 321 81.8 76.9-85.8 74 18.2 14.2-23.1
55-64 362 289 79.6 74.2-84.2 73 20.4 15.8-25.8
65-74 308 236 76.1 70.1-81.2 72 23.9 18.8-29.9
75+ 256 198 74.6 66.1-81.6 58 25.4 18.4-33.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 132 61.9 54.0-69.2 89 38.1 30.8-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 340 74.8 69.7-79.3 124 25.2 20.7-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 603 487 82.5 78.9-85.6 116 17.5 14.4-21.1
College Graduate 1,097 976 89.5 87.3-91.4 121 10.5 8.6-12.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 439 70.6 66.0-74.7 192 29.4 25.3-34.0
No 1,677 1,430 85.0 82.9-87.0 247 15.0 13.0-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 169 81.6 74.1-87.3 37 18.4 12.7-25.9
Non-Veteran 2,189 1,777 81.2 79.1-83.1 412 18.8 16.9-20.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,405 1,185 84.2 81.8-86.4 220 15.8 13.6-18.2
Unemployed 130 97 74.4 64.9-82.0 33 25.6 18.0-35.1
Retired 525 424 80.2 75.4-84.2 101 19.8 15.8-24.6
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 188 157 87.0 80.9-91.4 31 13.0 8.6-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 100 65.7 56.1-74.3 53 34.3 25.7-43.9
$25,000- 34,999 174 119 67.1 57.6-75.3 55 32.9 24.7-42.4
$35,000- 49,999 269 207 79.9 74.2-84.6 62 20.1 15.4-25.8
$50,000- 74,999 259 219 83.3 76.5-88.4 40 16.7 11.6-23.5
$75,000+ 871 789 89.4 86.7-91.6 82 10.6 8.4-13.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 568 446 78.9 74.4-82.8 122 21.1 17.2-25.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 91 62.3 52.7-71.0 58 37.7 29.0-47.3
101% to 150% 212 145 68.6 60.3-75.9 67 31.4 24.1-39.7
151% to 200% 109 86 82.6 73.3-89.1 23 17.4 10.9-26.7
More than 200% 1,249 1,102 87.5 85.1-89.5 147 12.5 10.5-14.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 568 446 78.9 74.4-82.8 122 21.1 17.2-25.6
HOUSING
Own 1,348 1,137 82.9 80.3-85.2 211 17.1 14.8-19.7
Rent 858 654 76.3 73.0-79.4 204 23.7 20.6-27.0
Other arrangement 173 139 80.8 72.5-87.1 34 19.2 12.9-27.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,411 1,180 85.1 82.9-87.0 231 14.9 13.0-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County 624 494 79.5 75.4-83.1 130 20.5 16.9-24.6
Rural 364 274 72.1 66.1-77.5 90 27.9 22.5-33.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 653 78.4 74.8-81.6 181 21.6 18.4-25.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,482 1,237 84.1 81.8-86.1 245 15.9 13.9-18.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 848 714 84.6 81.5-87.3 134 15.4 12.7-18.5
2nd Quartile 1,026 829 80.4 77.2-83.2 197 19.6 16.8-22.8
3rd Quartile 472 370 79.7 75.3-83.5 102 20.3 16.5-24.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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