2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
Eastern NC 1,259 289 25.6 22.3-29.3 414 32.1 28.6-35.7 138 13.8 11.0-17.0 418 28.5 25.0-32.3
GENDER
Male 555 160 31.3 26.1-37.0 178 29.6 24.7-35.0 60 13.5 9.6-18.7 157 25.6 20.7-31.2
Female 704 129 19.9 16.0-24.5 236 34.5 29.7-39.7 78 14.0 10.5-18.5 261 31.5 26.7-36.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 624 174 27.8 23.6-32.3 221 33.9 29.4-38.7 71 13.0 9.9-16.8 158 25.4 21.1-30.2
Non-Hispanic Black 235 35 17.0 11.2-25.1 65 27.3 20.6-35.3 29 14.7 8.6-24.0 106 40.9 32.7-49.7
Other 385 *** *** *** 122 28.8 21.2-37.9 35 14.8 8.8-24.0 152 23.4 16.8-31.8
AGE
18-34 225 85 36.0 29.1-43.5 54 23.9 17.8-31.3 45 22.0 16.2-29.2 41 18.1 12.3-25.9
35-44 185 44 27.1 18.1-38.5 71 35.4 26.4-45.6 *** *** *** 47 21.1 13.3-31.8
45-54 190 34 18.5 12.0-27.5 70 37.2 28.2-47.1 *** *** *** 64 34.5 25.4-45.0
55-64 259 52 17.9 12.2-25.6 66 26.5 19.6-34.9 22 9.7 5.6-16.2 119 45.8 36.9-55.0
65-74 239 42 19.4 12.8-28.2 90 44.6 35.5-54.1 17 7.1 4.0-12.3 90 28.9 21.7-37.3
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 64 28.5 21.3-36.9 85 27.5 20.9-35.2 30 16.9 10.6-26.1 120 27.1 20.5-35.0
Some Post-H.S. 398 89 23.7 18.6-29.6 131 36.1 30.1-42.6 41 9.7 6.7-13.9 137 30.5 24.6-37.1
College Graduate 457 127 29.6 24.3-35.5 161 31.7 26.4-37.5 60 17.1 12.9-22.3 109 21.6 17.0-27.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 449 71 20.3 15.1-26.6 118 27.4 21.9-33.8 47 12.1 8.1-17.7 213 40.2 33.7-46.9
No 771 213 28.3 24.2-32.8 284 34.9 30.4-39.7 84 14.4 10.9-18.8 190 22.4 18.3-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 67 39.6 31.5-48.3 62 23.1 17.1-30.5 27 15.4 10.1-22.8 57 21.9 16.1-29.0
Non-Veteran 1,039 221 22.3 18.8-26.3 347 34.0 30.0-38.3 111 13.4 10.4-17.2 360 30.3 26.2-34.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 657 180 28.8 24.4-33.6 212 30.9 26.4-35.8 85 16.0 12.0-20.9 180 24.4 20.0-29.3
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 363 72 20.1 14.8-26.7 139 38.0 31.2-45.2 28 8.4 4.9-14.2 124 33.5 27.0-40.7
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 *** *** *** 38 22.7 14.6-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 169 *** *** *** 54 29.9 21.2-40.3 *** *** *** 54 24.7 17.1-34.2
$50,000- 74,999 177 *** *** *** 60 36.3 27.4-46.2 28 17.2 11.1-25.6 45 16.5 11.2-23.8
$75,000+ 375 114 27.0 21.6-33.1 141 37.4 31.0-44.2 36 12.1 8.2-17.6 84 23.5 17.8-30.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 37 15.7 10.5-22.8 82 31.1 23.6-39.8 29 16.6 9.7-26.9 104 36.6 28.3-45.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** 26 16.9 9.3-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 672 194 30.4 25.7-35.6 240 35.1 30.3-40.1 74 12.7 9.7-16.5 164 21.8 17.7-26.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 37 15.7 10.5-22.8 82 31.1 23.6-39.8 29 16.6 9.7-26.9 104 36.6 28.3-45.9
HOUSING
Own 872 196 24.1 20.0-28.7 315 35.7 31.2-40.4 92 13.5 10.1-17.9 269 26.7 22.5-31.3
Rent 300 69 26.2 20.3-33.0 81 25.0 19.5-31.5 39 15.6 11.1-21.6 111 33.2 26.6-40.6
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 334 106 34.7 28.7-41.1 102 27.1 21.9-33.0 43 14.0 10.0-19.3 83 24.2 18.8-30.6
Rural 843 166 20.3 16.2-25.1 278 33.8 29.0-38.9 82 13.6 9.9-18.4 317 32.3 27.5-37.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 865 201 28.4 24.0-33.4 263 27.6 23.4-32.2 90 12.8 9.7-16.6 311 31.2 26.5-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 155 35 20.2 13.0-30.1 53 38.7 29.3-49.0 14 11.0 6.3-18.5 53 30.1 22.1-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 53 21.3 15.8-28.1 98 40.4 32.9-48.3 34 18.2 11.3-28.0 54 20.2 14.6-27.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 200 50 24.8 18.3-32.5 75 38.9 31.1-47.3 23 11.6 7.0-18.5 52 24.8 18.2-32.8
2nd Quartile 157 50 32.9 24.8-42.1 61 35.9 27.5-45.3 23 20.8 12.4-32.8 23 10.4 6.1-17.1
3rd Quartile 371 95 26.0 20.6-32.2 113 28.4 23.0-34.4 46 13.3 9.6-18.1 117 32.4 26.4-39.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 531 94 21.1 15.0-29.0 165 30.3 23.7-37.8 46 11.2 7.1-17.2 226 37.4 30.1-45.3

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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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