2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (2-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Met both guidelines Did not meet both guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 2,526 74.0 71.7-76.1
Eastern NC 1,259 289 25.6 22.3-29.3 970 74.4 70.7-77.7
GENDER
Male 555 160 31.3 26.1-37.0 395 68.7 63.0-73.9
Female 704 129 19.9 16.0-24.5 575 80.1 75.5-84.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 624 174 27.8 23.6-32.3 450 72.2 67.7-76.4
Non-Hispanic Black 235 35 17.0 11.2-25.1 200 83.0 74.9-88.8
Other 385 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 225 85 36.0 29.1-43.5 140 64.0 56.5-70.9
35-44 185 44 27.1 18.1-38.5 141 72.9 61.5-81.9
45-54 190 34 18.5 12.0-27.5 156 81.5 72.5-88.0
55-64 259 52 17.9 12.2-25.6 207 82.1 74.4-87.8
65-74 239 42 19.4 12.8-28.2 197 80.6 71.8-87.2
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 64 28.5 21.3-36.9 235 71.5 63.1-78.7
Some Post-H.S. 398 89 23.7 18.6-29.6 309 76.3 70.4-81.4
College Graduate 457 127 29.6 24.3-35.5 330 70.4 64.5-75.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 449 71 20.3 15.1-26.6 378 79.7 73.4-84.9
No 771 213 28.3 24.2-32.8 558 71.7 67.2-75.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 67 39.6 31.5-48.3 146 60.4 51.7-68.5
Non-Veteran 1,039 221 22.3 18.8-26.3 818 77.7 73.7-81.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 657 180 28.8 24.4-33.6 477 71.2 66.4-75.6
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 363 72 20.1 14.8-26.7 291 79.9 73.3-85.2
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 375 114 27.0 21.6-33.1 261 73.0 66.9-78.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 37 15.7 10.5-22.8 215 84.3 77.2-89.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 672 194 30.4 25.7-35.6 478 69.6 64.4-74.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 37 15.7 10.5-22.8 215 84.3 77.2-89.5
HOUSING
Own 872 196 24.1 20.0-28.7 676 75.9 71.3-80.0
Rent 300 69 26.2 20.3-33.0 231 73.8 67.0-79.7
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 334 106 34.7 28.7-41.1 228 65.3 58.9-71.3
Rural 843 166 20.3 16.2-25.1 677 79.7 74.9-83.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 865 201 28.4 24.0-33.4 664 71.6 66.6-76.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 155 35 20.2 13.0-30.1 120 79.8 69.9-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 53 21.3 15.8-28.1 186 78.7 71.9-84.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 200 50 24.8 18.3-32.5 150 75.2 67.5-81.7
2nd Quartile 157 50 32.9 24.8-42.1 107 67.1 57.9-75.2
3rd Quartile 371 95 26.0 20.6-32.2 276 74.0 67.8-79.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 531 94 21.1 15.0-29.0 437 78.9 71.0-85.0

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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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