2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 530 406 76.2 70.8-80.9 124 23.8 19.1-29.2
GENDER
Male 227 183 75.8 67.3-82.7 44 24.2 17.3-32.7
Female 303 223 76.6 69.3-82.6 80 23.4 17.4-30.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 340 76.1 70.2-81.2 100 23.9 18.8-29.8
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 77 71.8 60.7-80.8 38 28.2 19.2-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 170 132 78.9 68.6-86.5 38 21.1 13.5-31.4
College Graduate 212 178 83.6 76.4-89.0 34 16.4 11.0-23.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 124 66.5 56.9-74.8 63 33.5 25.2-43.1
No 324 266 81.7 74.7-87.0 58 18.3 13.0-25.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 356 76.2 70.4-81.2 112 23.8 18.8-29.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 229 185 80.1 72.2-86.2 44 19.9 13.8-27.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 146 67.5 56.9-76.6 50 32.5 23.4-43.1
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 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 120 82.7 72.6-89.6 25 17.3 10.4-27.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 269 225 84.8 78.0-89.8 44 15.2 10.2-22.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 387 295 75.4 68.9-80.9 92 24.6 19.1-31.1
Rent 112 84 77.6 66.3-85.9 28 22.4 14.1-33.7
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 130 81.2 71.2-88.3 23 18.8 11.7-28.8
Rural 377 276 74.3 67.7-80.0 101 25.7 20.0-32.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 82 69.4 58.1-78.7 45 30.6 21.3-41.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 186 76.8 67.9-83.8 54 23.2 16.2-32.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 138 81.6 72.2-88.3 25 18.4 11.7-27.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 223 78.0 70.6-84.0 53 22.0 16.0-29.4
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 97 72.8 61.7-81.7 40 27.2 18.3-38.3

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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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