2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met aerobic recommendations Did not meet aerobic recommendations
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,415 2,021 59.9 57.5-62.2 1,394 40.1 37.8-42.5
Eastern NC 1,280 716 58.0 54.0-61.8 564 42.0 38.2-46.0
GENDER
Male 563 344 61.4 55.6-66.9 219 38.6 33.1-44.4
Female 717 372 54.4 49.1-59.7 345 45.6 40.3-50.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 637 405 62.1 57.1-66.9 232 37.9 33.1-42.9
Non-Hispanic Black 236 100 44.3 35.9-53.0 136 55.7 47.0-64.1
Other 392 201 61.2 51.4-70.2 191 38.8 29.8-48.6
AGE
18-34 229 143 61.2 53.2-68.7 86 38.8 31.3-46.8
35-44 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 191 104 55.0 44.8-64.8 87 45.0 35.2-55.2
55-64 264 122 44.9 36.3-53.8 142 55.1 46.2-63.7
65-74 244 135 63.3 54.4-71.3 109 36.7 28.7-45.6
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 152 56.9 48.2-65.3 151 43.1 34.7-51.8
Some Post-H.S. 405 223 59.3 52.7-65.5 182 40.7 34.5-47.3
College Graduate 465 294 61.8 55.8-67.6 171 38.2 32.4-44.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 453 192 48.1 41.4-55.0 261 51.9 45.0-58.6
No 785 506 63.3 58.3-68.0 279 36.7 32.0-41.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 132 62.6 54.3-70.2 86 37.4 29.8-45.7
Non-Veteran 1,055 578 56.7 52.2-61.1 477 43.3 38.9-47.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 666 397 59.9 54.6-65.0 269 40.1 35.0-45.4
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 370 216 57.8 50.5-64.8 154 42.2 35.2-49.5
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 172 100 64.3 53.9-73.4 72 35.7 26.6-46.1
$50,000- 74,999 179 105 66.5 57.1-74.8 74 33.5 25.2-42.9
$75,000+ 383 260 63.8 56.7-70.3 123 36.2 29.7-43.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 257 123 48.7 39.7-57.8 134 51.3 42.2-60.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 681 440 65.2 60.1-70.0 241 34.8 30.0-39.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 257 123 48.7 39.7-57.8 134 51.3 42.2-60.3
HOUSING
Own 886 519 59.6 54.6-64.4 367 40.4 35.6-45.4
Rent 302 151 51.2 44.0-58.4 151 48.8 41.6-56.0
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 338 210 61.8 55.1-68.0 128 38.2 32.0-44.9
Rural 858 454 54.6 49.2-59.8 404 45.4 40.2-50.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 878 470 56.2 51.0-61.2 408 43.8 38.8-49.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 158 91 59.5 49.7-68.5 67 40.5 31.5-50.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 155 62.0 53.6-69.7 89 38.0 30.3-46.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 204 128 63.8 55.4-71.4 76 36.2 28.6-44.6
2nd Quartile 160 114 69.2 58.7-78.1 46 30.8 21.9-41.3
3rd Quartile 376 210 53.9 47.4-60.4 166 46.1 39.6-52.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 540 264 52.5 44.6-60.3 276 47.5 39.7-55.4

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*This is a recommendation based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

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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