2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
300+ minutes 0-299 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,088 1,216 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,911 45.7 43.5-47.8 961 24.6 22.7-26.5
Western 532 176 30.7 25.6-36.4 233 44.8 39.0-50.8 123 24.4 19.5-30.1
GENDER
Male 228 79 33.5 25.9-42.0 94 47.1 38.6-55.7 55 19.4 13.8-26.6
Female 304 97 28.1 21.7-35.5 139 42.7 35.0-50.8 68 29.1 21.7-37.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 152 31.2 25.7-37.3 195 46.8 40.6-53.2 95 21.9 17.1-27.7
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 22 17.5 10.7-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 171 *** *** *** 68 40.1 30.2-50.8 38 17.4 11.8-24.9
College Graduate 212 80 32.7 25.6-40.8 88 45.2 36.9-53.7 44 22.1 15.9-30.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 46 22.4 15.7-30.9 98 53.7 43.8-63.3 44 23.9 16.0-34.0
No 324 125 36.1 29.2-43.6 127 40.5 33.2-48.3 72 23.4 17.4-30.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 154 30.3 24.9-36.4 210 45.7 39.4-52.1 106 24.0 18.8-30.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 64 28.1 21.0-36.6 104 46.1 37.8-54.6 62 25.8 19.4-33.3
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 85 37.6 29.1-46.8 78 45.0 35.2-55.2 34 17.4 11.0-26.5
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 57 38.6 29.0-49.3 *** *** *** 28 16.1 10.4-24.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 23.9 15.4-35.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 100 33.4 26.2-41.4 108 42.8 34.9-51.1 62 23.8 17.7-31.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 23.9 15.4-35.2
HOUSING
Own 389 147 34.4 28.2-41.2 169 45.8 39.0-52.9 73 19.7 14.6-26.2
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 57 32.0 23.9-41.3 63 47.9 38.1-57.8 33 20.1 13.7-28.6
Rural 379 119 30.2 24.0-37.3 170 43.7 36.7-51.0 90 26.0 19.9-33.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 77 29.1 21.5-38.0 101 43.8 34.6-53.3 62 27.2 19.5-36.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 63 34.0 25.9-43.2 67 47.0 37.6-56.7 34 18.9 12.9-26.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 92 31.0 24.2-38.8 122 48.9 41.2-56.7 62 20.0 15.0-26.2
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 45 30.7 21.5-41.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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