2024 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 4,313 3,423 79.8 78.3-81.2 890 20.2 18.8-21.7
Eastern NC 1,169 892 77.3 74.4-80.0 277 22.7 20.0-25.6
GENDER
Male 525 425 81.9 77.8-85.3 100 18.1 14.7-22.2
Female 644 467 73.1 68.8-76.9 177 26.9 23.1-31.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 579 80.2 76.6-83.3 154 19.8 16.7-23.4
Non-Hispanic Black 242 167 70.2 63.3-76.3 75 29.8 23.7-36.7
Other 179 136 80.3 73.0-86.0 43 19.7 14.0-27.0
AGE
18-34 242 211 86.8 81.4-90.9 31 13.2 9.1-18.6
35-44 169 138 82.9 75.8-88.3 31 17.1 11.7-24.2
45-54 174 129 71.5 62.7-78.9 45 28.5 21.1-37.3
55-64 226 161 71.5 64.4-77.7 65 28.5 22.3-35.6
65-74 199 142 69.3 61.3-76.3 57 30.7 23.7-38.7
75+ 145 99 66.8 56.3-75.8 46 33.2 24.2-43.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 225 76.6 71.0-81.4 84 23.4 18.6-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 323 240 77.1 71.7-81.8 83 22.9 18.2-28.3
College Graduate 427 366 86.8 82.5-90.2 61 13.2 9.8-17.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 382 248 66.4 60.7-71.7 134 33.6 28.3-39.3
No 754 620 82.6 79.2-85.5 134 17.4 14.5-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 185 81.4 75.0-86.4 43 18.6 13.6-25.0
Non-Veteran 938 705 76.3 72.9-79.3 233 23.7 20.7-27.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 603 493 81.7 77.9-85.0 110 18.3 15.0-22.1
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 337 244 71.8 65.7-77.2 93 28.2 22.8-34.3
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 63 85.4 75.0-91.9 14 14.6 8.1-25.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 80 75.8 65.5-83.7 29 24.2 16.3-34.5
$35,000- 49,999 140 91 68.3 58.9-76.5 49 31.7 23.5-41.1
$50,000- 74,999 157 132 84.7 77.2-90.1 25 15.3 9.9-22.8
$75,000+ 356 307 86.6 82.1-90.1 49 13.4 9.9-17.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 189 69.7 62.7-75.9 85 30.3 24.1-37.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 90 73.1 63.0-81.2 36 26.9 18.8-37.0
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 584 478 82.6 78.8-85.8 106 17.4 14.2-21.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 189 69.7 62.7-75.9 85 30.3 24.1-37.3
HOUSING
Own 757 581 77.3 73.7-80.5 176 22.7 19.5-26.3
Rent 320 237 75.6 69.8-80.6 83 24.4 19.4-30.2
Other arrangement 83 66 81.1 69.9-88.8 17 18.9 11.2-30.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 77 80.8 69.7-88.5 19 19.2 11.5-30.3
Regional City or Suburban County 388 316 83.3 78.7-87.0 72 16.7 13.0-21.3
Rural 685 499 73.3 69.2-77.0 186 26.7 23.0-30.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 710 531 76.5 72.7-79.9 179 23.5 20.1-27.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 91 72.8 62.1-81.3 31 27.2 18.7-37.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 270 81.4 76.4-85.6 67 18.6 14.4-23.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 230 186 81.2 74.7-86.3 44 18.8 13.7-25.3
2nd Quartile 222 173 80.6 74.4-85.6 49 19.4 14.4-25.6
3rd Quartile 387 302 78.1 72.8-82.6 85 21.9 17.4-27.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 330 231 71.9 65.9-77.2 99 28.1 22.8-34.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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