2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 409 176 40.7 34.3-47.4 64 15.5 11.5-20.6 45 12.6 8.6-18.2 124 31.2 25.3-37.8
GENDER
Male 173 79 41.6 32.4-51.4 31 16.3 10.7-24.1 19 12.5 6.9-21.6 44 29.6 21.3-39.5
Female 236 97 39.7 31.4-48.6 33 14.6 9.4-22.1 26 12.7 7.8-20.1 80 33.0 25.1-42.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 347 152 40.0 33.3-47.1 58 16.6 12.1-22.2 37 13.1 8.7-19.4 100 30.3 24.1-37.4
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 133 *** *** *** 18 10.4 6.0-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 168 80 42.0 33.1-51.4 32 23.1 15.5-33.0 22 13.9 8.4-22.2 34 21.0 14.2-29.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 144 46 29.5 20.9-39.8 21 13.9 8.0-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 252 125 47.1 38.6-55.8 40 16.5 11.4-23.4 29 12.5 7.5-20.0 58 23.9 17.1-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 364 154 39.9 33.1-47.1 54 15.0 10.8-20.6 44 14.0 9.5-20.2 112 31.1 24.8-38.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 168 64 37.9 28.6-48.2 36 21.4 14.7-30.1 24 14.2 8.1-23.7 44 26.5 18.5-36.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 117 *** *** *** 21 21.1 12.9-32.7 *** *** *** 25 20.6 12.4-32.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 208 100 43.8 34.8-53.3 37 22.1 15.4-30.7 27 14.4 8.3-23.8 44 19.6 13.3-28.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 316 147 42.9 35.5-50.6 47 14.6 10.3-20.4 30 12.1 7.5-19.0 92 30.4 23.8-37.9
Rent 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 120 *** *** *** 26 23.1 14.8-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 289 119 40.9 33.0-49.3 38 12.4 8.3-18.3 31 12.3 7.5-19.5 101 34.4 27.1-42.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 77 39.9 30.0-50.8 27 14.6 8.8-23.3 *** *** *** 54 31.9 22.7-42.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 130 63 42.0 32.1-52.6 27 21.4 13.7-31.7 15 14.0 7.8-24.0 25 22.7 14.5-33.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 214 92 38.8 30.5-47.9 43 18.9 13.2-26.4 26 14.8 8.9-23.6 53 27.5 20.1-36.3
2nd Quartile 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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