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%)
TOTAL 3,771 2,580 69.8 67.9-71.7 1,191 30.2 28.3-32.1
GENDER
Male 1,647 1,138 69.4 66.4-72.2 509 30.6 27.8-33.6
Female 2,124 1,442 70.3 67.6-72.8 682 29.7 27.2-32.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,478 1,776 70.9 68.5-73.2 702 29.1 26.8-31.5
Non-Hispanic Black 763 474 65.9 61.3-70.2 289 34.1 29.8-38.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 116 72 72.3 61.1-81.2 44 27.7 18.8-38.9
Hispanic 248 172 74.5 67.0-80.8 76 25.5 19.2-33.0
AGE
18-34 594 474 80.2 76.0-83.8 120 19.8 16.2-24.0
35-44 444 326 74.0 68.3-78.9 118 26.0 21.1-31.7
45-54 666 456 70.9 66.5-75.0 210 29.1 25.0-33.5
55-64 801 526 67.4 63.1-71.5 275 32.6 28.5-36.9
65-74 722 472 58.7 53.6-63.7 250 41.3 36.3-46.4
75+ 510 301 55.7 49.6-61.6 209 44.3 38.4-50.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 417 231 60.1 53.7-66.2 186 39.9 33.8-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 951 574 64.7 60.8-68.5 377 35.3 31.5-39.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,100 738 69.8 66.2-73.1 362 30.2 26.9-33.8
College Graduate 1,298 1,036 82.2 79.4-84.6 262 17.8 15.4-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 355 201 60.0 52.8-66.8 154 40.0 33.2-47.2
$15,000- 24,999 574 361 66.4 60.9-71.4 213 33.6 28.6-39.1
$25,000- 34,999 380 245 64.4 57.8-70.6 135 35.6 29.4-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 433 311 70.3 63.9-76.1 122 29.7 23.9-36.1
$50,000-74,999 489 357 73.7 68.4-78.5 132 26.3 21.5-31.6
$75,000+ 862 680 79.7 76.2-82.9 182 20.3 17.1-23.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 680 427 64.5 59.6-69.1 253 35.5 30.9-40.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,288 781 62.6 58.9-66.2 507 37.4 33.8-41.1
No 2,465 1,789 73.1 70.8-75.3 676 26.9 24.7-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 342 64.6 59.2-69.7 175 35.4 30.3-40.8
Non-Veteran 3,254 2,238 70.5 68.4-72.6 1,016 29.5 27.4-31.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 870 705 80.3 76.8-83.3 165 19.7 16.7-23.2
Regional City or Suburban County 730 523 69.7 65.2-73.8 207 30.3 26.2-34.8
Rural 2,173 1,354 62.7 59.8-65.5 819 37.3 34.5-40.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,860 1,363 74.5 71.9-77.0 497 25.5 23.0-28.1
Unemployed 135 95 73.3 62.9-81.7 40 26.7 18.3-37.1
Retired 1,124 715 60.0 56.0-63.9 409 40.0 36.1-44.0
Unable to Work 402 224 60.2 53.4-66.7 178 39.8 33.3-46.6
Other not in Labor Force 233 170 73.7 65.8-80.3 63 26.3 19.7-34.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 303 192 66.5 58.9-73.3 111 33.5 26.7-41.1
101% to 150% 573 362 68.0 62.7-72.9 211 32.0 27.1-37.3
151% to 200% 259 163 63.3 54.9-70.9 96 36.7 29.1-45.1
More than 200% 1,839 1,367 74.7 72.0-77.2 472 25.3 22.8-28.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 680 427 64.5 59.6-69.1 253 35.5 30.9-40.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 940 532 56.4 51.7-61.0 408 43.6 39.0-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,394 947 67.1 63.9-70.2 447 32.9 29.8-36.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,439 1,103 76.2 73.3-78.9 336 23.8 21.1-26.7

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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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