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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Environmental Policy

Do you believe you would increase your physical activity if your community had more accessible
sidewalks or trails for walking or bicycling?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,662 3,594 59.5 57.6-61.3 3,068 40.5 38.7-42.4
-Western NC 1,283 623 52.6 49.1-56.1 660 47.4 43.9-50.9
GENDER
Male 478 201 48.8 43.1-54.4 277 51.2 45.6-56.9
Female 805 422 56.1 51.8-60.3 383 43.9 39.7-48.2
RACE
White 1,201 565 49.9 46.4-53.5 636 50.1 46.5-53.6
African American 38 30 83.5 66.5-92.8 8 16.5 7.2-33.5
Other Minorities 41 27 82.4 68.4-91.0 14 17.6 9.0-31.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 18 91.9 78.7-97.2 5 8.1 2.8-21.3
Non-Hispanic 1,259 605 51.6 48.0-55.1 654 48.4 44.9-52.0
AGE
18-24 37 29 79.1 60.1-90.5 8 20.9 9.5-39.9
25-34 92 57 60.9 48.4-72.2 35 39.1 27.8-51.6
35-44 188 112 60.4 52.2-68.2 76 39.6 31.8-47.8
45-54 243 133 54.7 47.4-61.8 110 45.3 38.2-52.6
55-64 297 146 51.6 45.2-57.9 151 48.4 42.1-54.8
65-74 240 92 36.9 30.1-44.2 148 63.1 55.8-69.9
75+ 179 50 23.7 17.6-31.1 129 76.3 68.9-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 85 52.0 42.7-61.1 102 48.0 38.9-57.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 210 55.1 48.9-61.1 198 44.9 38.9-51.1
Some Post-H.S. 320 152 52.1 44.7-59.4 168 47.9 40.6-55.3
College Graduate 365 173 50.1 43.9-56.3 192 49.9 43.7-56.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 63 41.8 32.0-52.3 84 58.2 47.7-68.0
$15,000- 24,999 230 113 57.5 48.9-65.7 117 42.5 34.3-51.1
$25,000- 34,999 146 73 53.4 42.5-64.0 73 46.6 36.0-57.5
$35,000- 49,999 201 104 53.7 45.3-61.9 97 46.3 38.1-54.7
$50,000-74,999 183 99 52.7 44.0-61.2 84 47.3 38.8-56.0
$75,000+ 217 105 52.4 44.3-60.3 112 47.6 39.7-55.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 471 201 45.4 39.7-51.3 270 54.6 48.7-60.3
No 800 416 56.1 51.7-60.4 384 43.9 39.6-48.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 190 73 39.9 31.6-48.8 117 60.1 51.2-68.4
Non-Veteran 1,093 550 54.9 51.1-58.6 543 45.1 41.4-48.9

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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