2022 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 4,497 3,477 76.9 75.1-78.5 1,020 23.1 21.5-24.9
Eastern NC 1,619 1,162 72.4 69.3-75.3 457 27.6 24.7-30.7
GENDER
Male 749 549 74.0 69.4-78.2 200 26.0 21.8-30.6
Female 870 613 70.8 66.6-74.7 257 29.2 25.3-33.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 899 670 72.6 68.6-76.3 229 27.4 23.7-31.4
Non-Hispanic Black 335 243 73.6 66.6-79.5 92 26.4 20.5-33.4
Other 345 220 70.4 63.2-76.7 125 29.6 23.3-36.8
AGE
18-34 333 255 78.1 72.3-83.0 78 21.9 17.0-27.7
35-44 242 175 72.4 64.2-79.4 67 27.6 20.6-35.8
45-54 236 164 72.6 64.3-79.7 72 27.4 20.3-35.7
55-64 304 214 66.6 58.6-73.8 90 33.4 26.2-41.4
65-74 303 222 74.7 67.7-80.6 81 25.3 19.4-32.3
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 272 70.9 64.8-76.3 145 29.1 23.7-35.2
Some Post-H.S. 508 364 75.3 70.4-79.6 144 24.7 20.4-29.6
College Graduate 522 435 82.7 78.0-86.6 87 17.3 13.4-22.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 338 60.7 55.0-66.2 224 39.3 33.8-45.0
No 1,007 788 79.7 76.2-82.8 219 20.3 17.2-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 237 81.9 75.4-87.0 61 18.1 13.0-24.6
Non-Veteran 1,314 919 70.1 66.6-73.4 395 29.9 26.6-33.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 852 645 76.2 72.2-79.8 207 23.8 20.2-27.8
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 319 71.8 65.4-77.5 121 28.2 22.5-34.6
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 130 72.2 62.5-80.1 55 27.8 19.9-37.5
$35,000- 49,999 178 131 75.7 67.1-82.6 47 24.3 17.4-32.9
$50,000- 74,999 192 142 76.3 67.9-83.1 50 23.7 16.9-32.1
$75,000+ 435 350 79.5 74.0-84.1 85 20.5 15.9-26.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 359 264 71.5 64.3-77.8 95 28.5 22.2-35.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 107 73.8 64.1-81.6 43 26.2 18.4-35.9
More than 200% 766 599 78.6 74.5-82.2 167 21.4 17.8-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 359 264 71.5 64.3-77.8 95 28.5 22.2-35.7
HOUSING
Own 1,093 801 73.7 70.0-77.1 292 26.3 22.9-30.0
Rent 398 269 66.8 60.5-72.5 129 33.2 27.5-39.5
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 92 85.1 75.7-91.2 22 14.9 8.8-24.3
Regional City or Suburban County 428 319 74.3 68.9-79.1 109 25.7 20.9-31.1
Rural 1,077 751 69.9 65.8-73.8 326 30.1 26.2-34.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 879 600 70.3 65.8-74.5 279 29.7 25.5-34.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 268 70.1 63.8-75.8 101 29.9 24.2-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 294 79.3 73.7-84.0 77 20.7 16.0-26.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 239 80.0 73.5-85.3 58 20.0 14.7-26.5
2nd Quartile 212 159 73.9 65.8-80.6 53 26.1 19.4-34.2
3rd Quartile 461 335 71.4 65.8-76.3 126 28.6 23.7-34.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 429 68.6 62.9-73.8 220 31.4 26.2-37.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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