2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

Physical Activity Categories (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
Eastern NC 1,186 438 36.9 33.0-40.9 184 18.2 15.2-21.5 134 14.3 11.5-17.5 430 30.7 27.0-34.7
GENDER
Male 522 206 38.6 32.9-44.5 97 20.8 16.5-26.0 67 15.8 11.8-20.8 152 24.8 19.8-30.6
Female 664 232 35.1 30.0-40.4 87 15.3 11.7-19.9 67 12.6 9.3-16.9 278 37.0 31.7-42.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 601 257 39.9 35.1-45.0 112 20.3 16.5-24.8 66 14.1 10.6-18.5 166 25.7 21.4-30.4
Non-Hispanic Black 217 60 29.7 22.2-38.4 21 9.1 5.1-15.7 34 14.7 10.0-21.1 102 46.6 37.5-56.0
Other 355 *** *** *** 49 24.5 16.6-34.5 33 14.6 8.4-24.3 158 27.2 19.5-36.6
AGE
18-34 206 67 29.2 22.6-36.9 53 28.1 21.3-36.1 45 21.5 15.5-29.0 41 21.2 14.8-29.3
35-44 175 *** *** *** 35 20.1 13.7-28.5 24 16.7 9.6-27.3 48 22.4 14.2-33.5
45-54 174 55 32.7 23.8-43.0 32 19.2 12.3-28.8 25 17.3 10.9-26.2 *** *** ***
55-64 254 84 32.2 24.4-41.2 28 10.8 6.6-16.9 25 10.5 6.2-17.1 117 46.5 37.5-55.8
65-74 229 93 48.6 39.2-58.1 27 12.7 7.0-22.1 *** *** *** 100 34.2 26.2-43.3
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 283 105 40.4 32.2-49.3 27 13.3 8.3-20.7 19 10.1 5.8-16.8 132 36.2 28.0-45.3
Some Post-H.S. 380 129 34.4 28.4-41.0 69 22.5 17.4-28.5 48 15.5 10.8-21.8 134 27.6 22.2-33.7
College Graduate 424 175 38.3 32.4-44.6 78 19.8 15.2-25.5 60 20.4 15.5-26.2 111 21.5 16.8-27.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 422 114 27.9 22.1-34.5 47 16.0 11.3-22.0 31 9.8 6.1-15.4 230 46.4 39.5-53.4
No 724 312 41.3 36.5-46.4 133 19.5 15.8-23.8 99 16.6 13.1-20.9 180 22.5 18.2-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 86 39.9 32.1-48.4 34 20.3 14.3-28.1 32 19.5 13.6-27.2 54 20.2 14.5-27.5
Non-Veteran 973 348 36.0 31.7-40.6 148 17.5 14.3-21.3 102 13.1 10.1-16.7 375 33.4 29.1-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 617 227 35.3 30.4-40.6 121 22.3 18.1-27.1 88 16.7 12.9-21.3 181 25.7 21.0-31.1
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 341 154 46.8 39.4-54.4 33 8.0 5.1-12.6 20 8.2 4.7-13.9 134 37.0 30.0-44.5
Unable to Work 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 163 *** *** *** 30 23.9 16.0-34.0 19 11.4 6.4-19.7 53 26.2 18.4-36.0
$50,000- 74,999 153 *** *** *** 21 14.5 8.7-23.3 21 18.1 11.3-27.6 53 20.7 14.3-29.1
$75,000+ 359 163 42.3 35.6-49.3 73 19.8 15.0-25.7 49 18.6 13.3-25.5 74 19.3 14.2-25.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 239 73 28.0 20.8-36.5 32 16.8 10.6-25.7 27 13.1 8.0-20.8 107 42.1 32.7-52.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 627 268 42.3 37.1-47.8 118 20.3 16.4-24.8 82 16.6 12.8-21.3 159 20.7 16.8-25.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 239 73 28.0 20.8-36.5 32 16.8 10.6-25.7 27 13.1 8.0-20.8 107 42.1 32.7-52.1
HOUSING
Own 821 329 39.1 34.3-44.1 125 17.9 14.4-21.9 85 13.5 10.3-17.5 282 29.5 25.0-34.5
Rent 278 79 28.6 22.4-35.8 48 17.9 12.9-24.2 41 16.6 11.7-22.9 110 37.0 29.8-44.7
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 316 127 37.6 31.4-44.2 61 21.7 16.6-27.7 45 16.3 11.9-21.9 83 24.4 18.8-31.1
Rural 794 279 35.9 30.8-41.4 111 15.5 12.0-19.9 78 13.2 9.7-17.8 326 35.3 30.1-40.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 809 283 35.4 30.5-40.6 118 17.9 14.2-22.2 85 13.8 10.4-18.1 323 33.0 28.1-38.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 148 56 41.7 32.1-52.0 25 13.9 8.5-21.9 18 14.6 9.0-22.8 49 29.8 21.7-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 229 99 38.1 30.7-46.0 41 21.5 15.4-29.1 31 15.3 10.1-22.5 58 25.1 18.0-33.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 190 83 41.2 33.1-49.8 31 20.0 13.7-28.1 24 15.4 9.7-23.5 52 23.4 17.1-31.2
2nd Quartile 151 68 39.5 30.6-49.2 37 28.1 20.1-37.8 16 11.8 6.7-20.0 30 20.5 12.6-31.7
3rd Quartile 350 126 35.1 29.0-41.7 58 15.0 11.0-20.0 52 17.4 12.9-23.0 114 32.6 26.4-39.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 495 161 34.8 27.3-43.2 58 14.7 9.7-21.7 42 11.2 6.6-18.2 234 39.3 31.8-47.3

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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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