2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,927 3,813 77.7 76.2-79.2 1,114 22.3 20.8-23.8
-Eastern NC 1,852 1,357 74.6 72.0-77.1 495 25.4 22.9-28.0
GENDER
Male 818 640 79.4 75.7-82.6 178 20.6 17.4-24.3
Female 1,034 717 70.1 66.2-73.6 317 29.9 26.4-33.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 805 78.3 75.1-81.2 236 21.7 18.8-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black 445 302 70.5 64.8-75.7 143 29.5 24.3-35.2
Other 336 228 67.0 59.6-73.7 108 33.0 26.3-40.4
AGE
18-34 347 285 80.6 74.8-85.4 62 19.4 14.6-25.2
35-44 246 192 80.3 74.2-85.3 54 19.7 14.7-25.8
45-54 263 188 70.4 63.3-76.6 75 29.6 23.4-36.7
55-64 334 226 70.4 64.0-76.1 108 29.6 23.9-36.0
65-74 395 288 72.7 66.8-77.8 107 27.3 22.2-33.2
75+ 220 144 61.0 52.0-69.3 76 39.0 30.7-48.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 96 60.9 51.3-69.7 79 39.1 30.3-48.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 323 67.8 62.4-72.8 176 32.2 27.2-37.6
Some Post-H.S. 520 386 78.0 73.5-81.9 134 22.0 18.1-26.5
College Graduate 645 545 85.7 82.1-88.6 100 14.3 11.4-17.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 380 61.3 56.3-66.1 263 38.7 33.9-43.7
No 1,168 949 81.2 78.1-84.0 219 18.8 16.0-21.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 314 241 76.1 69.8-81.4 73 23.9 18.6-30.2
Non-Veteran 1,529 1,110 74.3 71.3-77.0 419 25.7 23.0-28.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 915 709 77.6 74.0-80.8 206 22.4 19.2-26.0
Unemployed 100 69 72.8 61.3-81.9 31 27.2 18.1-38.7
Retired 552 404 72.3 67.3-76.9 148 27.7 23.1-32.7
Unable to Work 156 68 45.9 36.4-55.7 88 54.1 44.3-63.6
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 128 64.1 53.7-73.4 65 35.9 26.6-46.3
$25,000- 34,999 198 125 67.5 59.2-74.8 73 32.5 25.2-40.8
$35,000- 49,999 218 162 76.2 68.8-82.4 56 23.8 17.6-31.2
$50,000- 74,999 235 189 81.3 74.2-86.7 46 18.7 13.3-25.8
$75,000+ 467 403 85.0 80.4-88.7 64 15.0 11.3-19.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 427 288 70.7 65.0-75.8 139 29.3 24.2-35.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 57 43.1 33.0-53.8
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 182 123 70.0 61.3-77.5 59 30.0 22.5-38.7
More than 200% 882 715 81.9 78.6-84.8 167 18.1 15.2-21.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 427 288 70.7 65.0-75.8 139 29.3 24.2-35.0
HOUSING
Own 1,235 939 76.2 73.0-79.2 296 23.8 20.8-27.0
Rent 455 306 71.0 65.5-75.9 149 29.0 24.1-34.5
Other arrangement 140 99 72.3 62.3-80.5 41 27.7 19.5-37.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 122 86.9 80.3-91.6 26 13.1 8.4-19.7
Regional City or Suburban County 512 393 78.9 74.6-82.7 119 21.1 17.3-25.4
Rural 1,192 842 71.1 67.5-74.4 350 28.9 25.6-32.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 943 660 71.3 67.1-75.2 283 28.7 24.8-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 730 558 77.2 73.5-80.6 172 22.8 19.4-26.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 139 78.9 71.5-84.8 40 21.1 15.2-28.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 368 309 85.8 81.2-89.4 59 14.2 10.6-18.8
2nd Quartile 220 167 77.7 71.2-83.2 53 22.3 16.8-28.8
3rd Quartile 606 440 73.2 68.7-77.3 166 26.8 22.7-31.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 658 441 67.8 62.3-72.9 217 32.2 27.1-37.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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 2021 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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