2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,296 863 68.9 65.2-72.3 433 31.1 27.7-34.8
Eastern NC 1,510 1,086 76.6 73.4-79.6 424 23.4 20.4-26.6
GENDER
Male 644 495 80.7 76.2-84.6 149 19.3 15.4-23.8
Female 866 591 72.7 68.1-76.9 275 27.3 23.1-31.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 737 573 78.9 74.8-82.5 164 21.1 17.5-25.2
Non-Hispanic Black 292 191 68.5 60.9-75.3 101 31.5 24.7-39.1
Other 461 305 79.2 71.6-85.1 156 20.8 14.9-28.4
AGE
18-34 270 230 84.4 77.8-89.3 40 15.6 10.7-22.2
35-44 224 177 85.1 77.8-90.2 47 14.9 9.8-22.2
45-54 222 160 75.2 65.5-82.9 62 24.8 17.1-34.5
55-64 305 191 63.3 54.7-71.1 114 36.7 28.9-45.3
65-74 290 191 72.4 64.8-78.9 99 27.6 21.1-35.2
75+ 184 125 68.0 57.1-77.1 59 32.0 22.9-42.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 239 74.7 67.7-80.6 131 25.3 19.4-32.3
Some Post-H.S. 474 341 77.4 72.1-81.9 133 22.6 18.1-27.9
College Graduate 532 425 83.9 79.4-87.6 107 16.1 12.4-20.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 309 65.2 59.1-70.8 229 34.8 29.2-40.9
No 924 748 83.2 79.4-86.5 176 16.8 13.5-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 191 83.0 76.6-87.9 52 17.0 12.1-23.4
Non-Veteran 1,258 887 75.1 71.4-78.5 371 24.9 21.5-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 591 80.0 75.8-83.7 177 20.0 16.3-24.2
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 295 70.1 63.5-75.9 134 29.9 24.1-36.5
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 110 76.5 66.8-84.1 54 23.5 15.9-33.2
$35,000- 49,999 205 152 78.7 70.2-85.2 53 21.3 14.8-29.8
$50,000- 74,999 209 157 85.9 79.9-90.3 52 14.1 9.7-20.1
$75,000+ 425 352 83.4 77.8-87.8 73 16.6 12.2-22.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 208 69.5 61.4-76.6 105 30.5 23.4-38.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 777 621 83.2 79.4-86.4 156 16.8 13.6-20.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 208 69.5 61.4-76.6 105 30.5 23.4-38.6
HOUSING
Own 1,026 750 77.2 73.2-80.9 276 22.8 19.1-26.8
Rent 363 253 72.0 65.4-77.7 110 28.0 22.3-34.6
Other arrangement 105 72 83.6 72.8-90.6 33 16.4 9.4-27.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 74 82.8 71.8-90.1 20 17.2 9.9-28.2
Regional City or Suburban County 392 309 80.1 74.4-84.8 83 19.9 15.2-25.6
Rural 1,024 703 73.9 69.6-77.9 321 26.1 22.1-30.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,046 727 74.2 69.8-78.1 319 25.8 21.9-30.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 132 75.9 67.5-82.7 49 24.1 17.3-32.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 227 83.7 78.0-88.2 56 16.3 11.8-22.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 178 81.8 75.3-86.9 51 18.2 13.1-24.7
2nd Quartile 182 153 87.0 80.0-91.8 29 13.0 8.2-20.0
3rd Quartile 450 336 75.0 69.2-79.9 114 25.0 20.1-30.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 419 69.4 62.7-75.4 230 30.6 24.6-37.3

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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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