2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 444 115 26.3 21.0-32.5 165 35.5 29.5-42.0 30 7.2 4.4-11.5 134 31.1 25.3-37.5
GENDER
Male 190 53 27.9 20.1-37.2 76 34.3 26.4-43.1 *** *** *** 49 31.5 23.0-41.4
Female 254 62 24.9 18.1-33.1 89 36.6 27.9-46.3 *** *** *** 85 30.6 23.3-39.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 373 99 25.6 19.9-32.1 142 35.7 29.4-42.5 21 6.6 3.8-11.2 111 32.2 25.9-39.3
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 187 60 33.2 25.1-42.5 72 36.1 28.3-44.7 *** *** *** 45 25.7 18.6-34.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 153 29 19.6 12.4-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 278 81 30.1 23.0-38.3 114 39.0 31.4-47.1 *** *** *** 67 25.1 18.3-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 393 97 24.7 19.2-31.2 145 35.8 29.4-42.8 26 6.8 4.0-11.3 125 32.6 26.3-39.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 183 59 34.9 26.2-44.7 58 28.8 21.4-37.6 *** *** *** 51 29.3 21.0-39.3
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 174 41 19.3 12.8-28.1 77 40.9 31.5-51.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 38 28.8 19.7-39.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 229 67 30.9 23.1-40.0 93 39.1 31.2-47.6 *** *** *** 57 25.8 18.4-35.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 337 88 27.0 20.7-34.3 131 35.0 28.4-42.1 20 7.2 3.9-12.7 98 30.9 24.2-38.4
Rent 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 133 47 34.5 25.2-45.2 51 33.3 24.5-43.3 *** *** *** 30 26.7 18.0-37.7
Rural 311 68 23.1 16.9-30.8 114 36.3 28.9-44.5 25 7.8 4.5-13.2 104 32.7 25.7-40.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 193 47 28.1 19.5-38.8 74 32.9 24.0-43.4 *** *** *** 59 32.9 23.6-43.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 143 49 34.0 25.0-44.2 56 33.7 25.2-43.4 *** *** *** 32 26.9 18.5-37.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 72 32.0 24.3-40.7 84 30.4 23.6-38.3 *** *** *** 60 29.0 21.6-37.8
2nd Quartile 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 23 14.4 8.0-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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