2024 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 4,313 3,423 79.8 78.3-81.2 890 20.2 18.8-21.7
Western 745 583 80.5 76.7-83.8 162 19.5 16.2-23.3
GENDER
Male 333 270 82.6 77.5-86.8 63 17.4 13.2-22.5
Female 412 313 78.4 72.6-83.3 99 21.6 16.7-27.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 607 482 81.3 77.1-84.9 125 18.7 15.1-22.9
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 62 74.4 63.0-83.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 82 85.0 77.4-90.4 25 15.0 9.6-22.6
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 85 77.6 68.0-85.0 26 22.4 15.0-32.0
55-64 123 97 76.9 65.0-85.6 *** *** ***
65-74 148 120 84.7 76.8-90.2 28 15.3 9.8-23.2
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 113 75.0 66.6-81.8 48 25.0 18.2-33.4
Some Post-H.S. 206 164 84.3 78.1-89.0 42 15.7 11.0-21.9
College Graduate 296 249 86.3 81.3-90.2 47 13.7 9.8-18.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 199 69.9 62.9-76.1 97 30.1 23.9-37.1
No 428 370 87.5 83.0-90.9 58 12.5 9.1-17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 675 528 80.5 76.5-84.0 147 19.5 16.0-23.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 266 84.5 79.1-88.7 52 15.5 11.3-20.9
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 227 77.7 70.1-83.9 65 22.3 16.1-29.9
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 66 78.7 67.3-86.8 19 21.3 13.2-32.7
$75,000+ 204 174 86.5 80.5-90.9 30 13.5 9.1-19.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 144 77.2 68.1-84.3 45 22.8 15.7-31.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 72 82.4 71.6-89.7 23 17.6 10.3-28.4
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 353 292 82.8 77.2-87.2 61 17.2 12.8-22.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 144 77.2 68.1-84.3 45 22.8 15.7-31.9
HOUSING
Own 531 420 80.4 75.8-84.3 111 19.6 15.7-24.2
Rent 173 129 76.6 68.2-83.3 44 23.4 16.7-31.8
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 194 85.8 80.5-89.9 46 14.2 10.1-19.5
Rural 505 389 78.1 73.2-82.4 116 21.9 17.6-26.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 79 78.8 67.2-87.1 20 21.2 12.9-32.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 406 310 78.0 72.4-82.7 96 22.0 17.3-27.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 194 85.8 80.5-89.9 46 14.2 10.1-19.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 436 356 84.6 80.4-88.0 80 15.4 12.0-19.6
2nd Quartile 128 94 74.6 64.0-83.0 34 25.4 17.0-36.0
3rd Quartile 181 133 75.6 66.4-83.0 48 24.4 17.0-33.6

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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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