2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Use of Trails and Greenways

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,771 2,580 69.8 67.9-71.7 1,191 30.2 28.3-32.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 763 474 65.9 61.3-70.2 289 34.1 29.8-38.7
GENDER
Male 295 175 59.1 51.7-66.2 120 40.9 33.8-48.3
Female 468 299 71.3 65.8-76.4 169 28.7 23.6-34.2
AGE
18-34 136 111 81.0 71.5-87.8 25 19.0 12.2-28.5
35-44 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 97 56.7 47.0-65.9 78 43.3 34.1-53.0
65-74 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 130 63.1 54.9-70.6 100 36.9 29.4-45.1
Some Post-H.S. 213 129 64.7 56.0-72.5 84 35.3 27.5-44.0
College Graduate 212 165 82.2 74.7-87.9 47 17.8 12.1-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 90 61.6 51.7-70.7 72 38.4 29.3-48.3
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 89 71 81.8 70.1-89.6 18 18.2 10.4-29.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 282 148 63.1 55.6-70.1 134 36.9 29.9-44.4
No 477 322 67.1 61.1-72.5 155 32.9 27.5-38.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 416 66.3 61.3-71.0 249 33.7 29.0-38.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 221 170 74.3 66.7-80.6 51 25.7 19.4-33.3
Regional City or Suburban County 145 102 70.2 59.3-79.2 43 29.8 20.8-40.7
Rural 397 202 55.0 47.8-62.0 195 45.0 38.0-52.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 374 259 70.7 64.2-76.4 115 29.3 23.6-35.8
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 104 55.2 45.6-64.4 92 44.8 35.6-54.4
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 152 83 63.2 52.9-72.4 69 36.8 27.6-47.1
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 266 184 68.3 59.9-75.6 82 31.7 24.4-40.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 241 112 50.2 41.1-59.2 129 49.8 40.8-58.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 275 181 65.5 57.7-72.6 94 34.5 27.4-42.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 247 181 73.0 65.7-79.2 66 27.0 20.8-34.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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