2022 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 4,497 3,477 76.9 75.1-78.5 1,020 23.1 21.5-24.9
Western 511 395 75.3 69.9-80.1 116 24.7 19.9-30.1
GENDER
Male 233 184 76.5 68.6-82.9 49 23.5 17.1-31.4
Female 278 211 74.2 66.3-80.7 67 25.8 19.3-33.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 439 342 76.5 70.8-81.3 97 23.5 18.7-29.2
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 74 72.6 61.5-81.4 34 27.4 18.6-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 153 113 75.9 66.8-83.2 40 24.1 16.8-33.2
College Graduate 217 189 88.0 81.9-92.2 28 12.0 7.8-18.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 176 110 61.9 51.5-71.3 66 38.1 28.7-48.5
No 320 270 82.1 76.1-86.8 50 17.9 13.2-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 446 348 76.2 70.3-81.2 98 23.8 18.8-29.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 263 224 82.9 76.1-88.1 39 17.1 11.9-23.9
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 121 67.4 58.2-75.5 47 32.6 24.5-41.8
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 127 91.6 85.8-95.1 15 8.4 4.9-14.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 236 84.0 78.2-88.5 46 16.0 11.5-21.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 383 297 74.9 68.4-80.5 86 25.1 19.5-31.6
Rent 102 81 78.0 67.4-85.9 21 22.0 14.1-32.6
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 153 79.5 70.9-86.0 33 20.5 14.0-29.1
Rural 325 242 73.4 66.4-79.5 83 26.6 20.5-33.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 133 74.5 65.9-81.5 41 25.5 18.5-34.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 165 80.8 72.9-86.9 35 19.2 13.1-27.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 296 241 80.2 74.0-85.2 55 19.8 14.8-26.0
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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