2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
Eastern NC 1,511 438 29.1 26.0-32.5 748 49.9 46.3-53.6 325 20.9 18.1-24.1
GENDER
Male 644 206 32.1 27.2-37.4 316 51.1 45.6-56.6 122 16.8 13.1-21.3
Female 867 232 26.3 22.4-30.7 432 48.8 43.9-53.6 203 24.9 20.9-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 737 257 33.2 29.1-37.6 344 50.0 45.4-54.6 136 16.8 13.7-20.4
Non-Hispanic Black 293 60 21.7 16.1-28.6 157 51.4 43.6-59.2 76 26.9 20.5-34.4
Other 461 115 25.7 17.9-35.6 240 50.8 41.4-60.1 106 23.5 16.1-32.8
AGE
18-34 270 67 22.1 16.9-28.3 139 53.4 46.1-60.6 64 24.5 18.5-31.6
35-44 224 68 35.3 26.2-45.7 107 51.2 41.3-60.9 49 13.5 9.2-19.4
45-54 222 55 26.3 19.0-35.1 119 54.1 44.8-63.2 48 19.6 13.4-27.7
55-64 305 84 26.1 19.6-33.9 170 54.8 46.3-63.1 51 19.1 12.8-27.5
65-74 291 93 39.1 31.1-47.6 136 41.3 33.4-49.6 62 19.7 14.3-26.4
75+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 22.0 13.8-33.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 105 31.0 24.4-38.4 178 45.6 38.0-53.4 87 23.4 17.7-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 475 129 28.2 23.1-33.9 251 53.7 47.6-59.7 95 18.1 13.9-23.2
College Graduate 532 175 30.3 25.4-35.7 249 48.8 43.2-54.5 108 20.9 16.5-26.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 114 21.1 16.5-26.4 308 54.5 48.2-60.7 117 24.4 19.2-30.5
No 924 312 33.3 29.2-37.6 412 47.2 42.7-51.8 200 19.5 16.2-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 86 33.7 26.8-41.4 120 50.7 42.7-58.5 37 15.7 10.2-23.2
Non-Veteran 1,259 348 28.0 24.5-31.8 625 49.8 45.7-53.9 286 22.1 18.9-25.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 227 29.1 24.9-33.6 390 53.3 48.4-58.2 151 17.6 14.2-21.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 154 37.8 31.5-44.5 187 42.9 36.4-49.7 89 19.3 14.6-25.1
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 29 17.8 9.9-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 44 28.5 19.8-39.2 *** *** *** 35 24.5 16.5-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 61 31.1 22.3-41.5 102 49.8 39.7-59.9 43 19.1 11.5-30.2
$50,000- 74,999 209 58 33.4 24.6-43.4 95 38.2 30.0-47.1 56 28.5 20.7-37.7
$75,000+ 425 163 36.6 30.7-42.9 196 49.9 43.4-56.3 66 13.5 9.8-18.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 73 22.3 16.6-29.3 166 57.4 49.3-65.1 74 20.3 14.9-27.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 17.0 9.4-28.9
More than 200% 778 268 34.7 30.2-39.6 359 47.3 42.5-52.2 151 18.0 14.6-22.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 73 22.3 16.6-29.3 166 57.4 49.3-65.1 74 20.3 14.9-27.0
HOUSING
Own 1,027 329 31.9 27.9-36.3 492 49.8 45.2-54.3 206 18.3 15.2-22.0
Rent 363 79 21.7 16.8-27.5 199 54.1 47.4-60.7 85 24.2 18.7-30.7
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 392 127 30.7 25.5-36.3 189 50.9 44.8-56.9 76 18.5 14.3-23.5
Rural 1,025 279 27.9 23.8-32.5 515 49.8 44.9-54.7 231 22.3 18.4-26.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,047 283 27.9 23.9-32.3 526 51.0 46.3-55.7 238 21.1 17.6-25.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 56 33.7 25.4-43.1 92 47.1 38.2-56.3 33 19.2 12.5-28.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 99 29.8 23.9-36.5 130 48.5 41.0-56.1 54 21.6 15.7-29.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 83 33.1 26.2-40.8 107 47.2 39.2-55.3 39 19.7 13.3-28.1
2nd Quartile 182 68 32.6 25.2-41.0 83 49.9 41.0-58.9 31 17.4 11.7-25.2
3rd Quartile 450 126 27.0 22.1-32.5 224 49.9 44.0-55.9 100 23.1 18.4-28.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 161 27.6 21.4-34.7 334 51.5 44.4-58.6 155 20.9 16.1-26.8

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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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