2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 620 480 75.8 70.4-80.5 140 24.2 19.5-29.6
GENDER
Male 292 233 79.7 73.6-84.7 59 20.3 15.3-26.4
Female 328 247 72.2 63.5-79.5 81 27.8 20.5-36.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 507 397 75.5 69.4-80.8 110 24.5 19.2-30.6
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 86 77.4 67.4-85.1 25 22.6 14.9-32.6
55-64 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 67 80.3 69.0-88.2 19 19.7 11.8-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 101 74.2 64.6-82.0 42 25.8 18.0-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 176 133 77.3 67.3-85.0 43 22.7 15.0-32.7
College Graduate 225 199 87.7 82.0-91.9 26 12.3 8.1-18.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 150 68.8 58.6-77.5 70 31.2 22.5-41.4
No 389 323 80.8 74.5-85.8 66 19.2 14.2-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 548 421 75.3 69.3-80.4 127 24.7 19.6-30.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 247 80.8 75.2-85.3 60 19.2 14.7-24.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 128 81.4 72.7-87.7 22 18.6 12.3-27.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 240 80.9 74.9-85.8 49 19.1 14.2-25.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 421 330 76.4 70.1-81.7 91 23.6 18.3-29.9
Rent 158 119 76.6 67.4-83.8 39 23.4 16.2-32.6
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 154 86.4 80.0-91.0 25 13.6 9.0-20.0
Rural 441 326 72.2 65.3-78.1 115 27.8 21.9-34.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 134 71.3 62.4-78.7 58 28.7 21.3-37.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 250 78.5 69.6-85.4 57 21.5 14.6-30.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 96 76.9 67.4-84.3 25 23.1 15.7-32.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 259 79.7 71.8-85.9 54 20.3 14.1-28.2
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 131 76.0 68.0-82.5 48 24.0 17.5-32.0

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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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