Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
F5 Percentage of women who participate in enough moderate and/or vigorous physical activity in a usual week to meet the recommended levels of physical activity

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   569 100.0 155 26.8 21.8- 32.4 414 73.2 67.6- 78.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 300 100.0 63 19.0 14.5- 24.5 237 81.0 75.5- 85.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 89 100.0 31 30.1 19.1- 43.9 58 69.9 56.1- 80.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 45 100.0 16 20.2 6.9- 46.2 29 79.8 53.8- 93.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 43 100.0 13 45.7 26.3- 66.5 30 54.3 33.5- 73.7
  Latino/Hispanic 92 100.0 32 31.4 21.1- 43.9 60 68.6 56.1- 78.9
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 19 100.0 10 50.9 27.2- 74.2 9 49.1 25.8- 72.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 22 100.0 8 33.9 15.3- 59.1 14 66.1 40.9- 84.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 124 100.0 42 31.3 21.0- 43.8 82 68.7 56.2- 79.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 151 100.0 40 24.1 16.0- 34.8 111 75.9 65.2- 84.0
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 260 100.0 56 19.8 14.0- 27.3 204 80.2 72.7- 86.0
Age                  
  18-24 107 100.0 26 31.1 20.0- 45.0 81 68.9 55.0- 80.0
  25-30 127 100.0 37 26.7 18.9- 36.3 90 73.3 63.7- 81.1
  31-40 247 100.0 68 26.0 19.1- 34.2 179 74.0 65.8- 80.9
  41-44 97 100.0 25 17.5 11.1- 26.4 72 82.5 73.6- 88.9

Source: 2023 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.