2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 2,021 49.2 47.0-51.3 1,394 32.9 30.9-35.0 673 17.9 16.3-19.6
Eastern NC 1,511 716 49.0 45.4-52.7 564 35.6 32.1-39.2 231 15.4 12.9-18.3
GENDER
Male 644 344 53.8 48.3-59.2 219 33.8 28.8-39.2 81 12.4 9.2-16.5
Female 867 372 44.5 39.7-49.3 345 37.3 32.6-42.1 150 18.2 14.6-22.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 737 405 54.2 49.5-58.8 232 33.1 28.8-37.7 100 12.7 10.0-16.0
Non-Hispanic Black 293 100 35.6 28.6-43.3 136 44.8 37.1-52.8 57 19.6 14.1-26.6
Other 461 201 50.6 41.2-60.0 191 32.1 24.4-40.9 69 17.4 10.7-26.9
AGE
18-34 270 143 50.8 43.5-58.0 86 32.2 25.7-39.5 41 17.0 11.9-23.8
35-44 224 117 56.3 46.2-65.9 72 33.8 24.6-44.3 35 9.9 6.4-15.1
45-54 222 104 47.3 38.2-56.6 87 38.7 29.9-48.3 31 14.0 8.6-21.9
55-64 305 122 37.6 30.0-45.8 142 46.1 37.8-54.6 41 16.3 10.4-24.8
65-74 291 135 53.5 45.3-61.6 109 31.1 24.2-38.8 47 15.4 10.7-21.6
75+ 184 *** *** *** 65 35.9 26.1-46.9 24 12.2 7.1-20.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 152 46.8 39.3-54.5 151 35.4 28.3-43.3 67 17.8 12.8-24.1
Some Post-H.S. 475 223 51.4 45.4-57.4 182 35.3 29.7-41.4 70 13.3 9.7-18.0
College Graduate 532 294 53.7 48.0-59.4 171 33.2 28.0-38.8 67 13.1 9.6-17.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 192 39.4 33.5-45.7 261 42.4 36.4-48.7 86 18.1 13.5-23.9
No 924 506 54.4 49.8-58.9 279 31.5 27.3-36.0 139 14.1 11.3-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 132 56.0 48.1-63.6 86 33.5 26.6-41.2 25 10.5 6.5-16.6
Non-Veteran 1,259 578 47.3 43.3-51.4 477 36.2 32.3-40.3 204 16.5 13.6-19.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 397 52.2 47.3-57.1 269 34.9 30.3-39.9 102 12.9 9.8-16.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 216 49.9 43.2-56.6 154 36.4 30.1-43.2 60 13.7 9.7-19.0
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 *** *** *** 68 32.8 23.9-43.1 30 21.6 14.0-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 100 54.7 44.6-64.6 72 30.5 22.5-39.8 34 14.8 8.4-24.8
$50,000- 74,999 209 105 55.2 45.9-64.2 74 27.8 20.8-36.0 30 17.0 10.8-25.8
$75,000+ 425 260 57.7 51.1-64.0 123 32.7 26.7-39.4 42 9.6 6.5-13.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 123 41.8 33.9-50.1 134 44.0 35.8-52.6 56 14.2 9.8-20.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 35 21.5 13.2-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 440 57.4 52.6-62.1 241 30.7 26.3-35.3 97 11.9 9.2-15.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 123 41.8 33.9-50.1 134 44.0 35.8-52.6 56 14.2 9.8-20.1
HOUSING
Own 1,027 519 51.8 47.3-56.4 367 35.2 30.9-39.8 141 13.0 10.3-16.2
Rent 363 151 42.6 36.2-49.2 151 40.6 34.1-47.3 61 16.9 12.1-23.0
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 392 210 53.6 47.6-59.6 128 33.2 27.6-39.3 54 13.2 9.7-17.7
Rural 1,025 454 45.3 40.5-50.2 404 37.7 33.1-42.6 167 16.9 13.5-21.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,047 470 47.3 42.7-52.0 408 36.9 32.5-41.6 169 15.8 12.7-19.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 91 52.7 43.5-61.6 67 35.9 27.8-44.9 23 11.4 7.1-18.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 155 51.6 44.0-59.1 89 31.7 24.8-39.4 39 16.7 11.3-24.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 128 54.8 46.5-62.9 76 31.2 24.3-39.0 25 14.0 8.3-22.6
2nd Quartile 182 114 60.1 50.7-68.9 46 26.7 18.8-36.4 22 13.2 8.1-20.7
3rd Quartile 450 210 45.0 39.2-50.9 166 38.4 32.7-44.4 74 16.6 12.6-21.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 264 44.1 37.2-51.4 276 39.9 33.2-47.0 110 16.0 11.7-21.4

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

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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