2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Use of Trails and Greenways

How often do you use these for biking, walking or other activities?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 At least once a week At least once a month A few times per year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,563 924 37.3 34.8-39.8 337 13.7 11.9-15.6 466 17.8 15.9-19.8 836 31.3 28.9-33.7
GENDER
Male 1,132 435 40.1 36.5-43.9 155 12.7 10.5-15.3 199 17.7 14.9-20.8 343 29.4 26.1-33.0
Female 1,431 489 34.7 31.4-38.2 182 14.5 12.0-17.5 267 17.9 15.4-20.7 493 32.9 29.6-36.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,768 640 37.3 34.4-40.4 239 14.0 12.0-16.2 337 18.4 16.1-20.9 552 30.3 27.5-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 468 152 33.6 28.0-39.8 50 11.1 7.8-15.8 73 15.8 11.6-21.1 193 39.4 33.6-45.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 19.3 11.5-30.7
Hispanic 171 76 42.5 32.7-52.9 *** *** *** 32 18.2 11.8-27.0 34 20.6 13.7-29.9
AGE
18-34 473 207 42.6 37.1-48.3 98 19.9 15.6-25.1 78 15.3 11.7-19.7 90 22.2 17.6-27.7
35-44 325 135 42.1 35.7-48.8 51 14.0 10.1-19.1 71 23.5 18.1-29.9 68 20.4 15.5-26.5
45-54 453 171 38.0 32.3-43.9 59 12.8 9.5-17.2 84 17.2 13.3-22.0 139 32.0 26.5-37.9
55-64 525 179 35.6 30.4-41.2 64 10.4 7.7-14.0 108 21.1 16.8-26.2 174 32.9 28.1-38.1
65-74 467 156 31.0 25.9-36.6 36 7.4 5.0-10.8 82 16.0 12.2-20.7 193 45.5 39.5-51.7
75+ 295 72 24.5 18.3-31.9 25 10.3 5.8-17.6 38 10.1 6.4-15.6 160 55.1 47.0-62.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 81 30.3 23.2-38.5 26 12.4 6.8-21.6 28 16.6 10.8-24.6 91 40.7 32.5-49.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 573 189 36.9 31.9-42.2 77 15.0 11.6-19.1 106 15.7 12.4-19.7 201 32.4 27.8-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 732 234 35.1 30.7-39.7 96 13.3 10.4-16.8 116 16.3 13.1-20.0 286 35.4 31.1-39.9
College Graduate 1,031 421 43.9 40.1-47.8 136 13.5 11.2-16.2 217 21.9 18.8-25.3 257 20.7 17.9-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 69 36.6 28.0-46.0 28 13.3 8.3-20.5 32 17.2 10.8-26.3 72 33.0 25.0-42.0
$15,000- 24,999 358 122 33.9 27.5-40.9 49 15.9 10.3-23.7 59 17.0 12.2-23.3 128 33.3 26.9-40.3
$25,000- 34,999 245 74 30.3 23.2-38.5 38 17.2 11.6-24.6 43 20.3 13.9-28.7 90 32.2 25.2-40.1
$35,000- 49,999 309 108 35.9 29.0-43.5 41 12.8 8.7-18.4 52 16.0 11.2-22.4 108 35.2 28.4-42.7
$50,000-74,999 356 133 41.9 35.3-48.7 47 14.4 10.3-19.9 58 13.1 9.5-17.7 118 30.7 24.9-37.1
$75,000+ 677 287 42.9 38.1-47.8 90 12.9 10.2-16.3 153 22.0 18.3-26.1 147 22.2 18.1-27.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 419 132 32.9 27.0-39.4 44 11.1 7.6-16.1 70 15.4 11.3-20.6 173 40.6 34.5-47.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 775 198 27.0 22.9-31.6 80 10.3 7.8-13.6 129 16.5 13.2-20.5 368 46.2 41.4-51.0
No 1,778 724 41.3 38.3-44.4 255 14.9 12.8-17.3 336 18.2 16.0-20.7 463 25.5 22.9-28.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 340 126 36.5 30.3-43.1 42 12.5 8.4-18.1 48 13.5 9.5-18.9 124 37.5 31.2-44.3
Non-Veteran 2,224 798 37.4 34.7-40.2 295 13.8 11.9-15.9 419 18.3 16.2-20.5 712 30.5 28.0-33.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 699 302 44.8 40.4-49.2 80 10.8 8.3-13.8 130 18.0 14.8-21.6 187 26.5 22.7-30.6
Regional City or Suburban County 519 185 34.3 29.3-39.6 80 16.9 13.2-21.5 97 17.2 13.5-21.8 157 31.6 26.5-37.2
Rural 1,347 438 32.5 29.0-36.3 177 14.3 11.6-17.6 240 17.9 15.1-21.1 492 35.3 31.8-39.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,358 536 40.8 37.5-44.3 206 14.4 12.2-16.8 267 19.1 16.6-21.9 349 25.7 22.8-28.8
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 18 16.2 8.7-28.2 16 15.9 9.0-26.5 *** *** ***
Retired 706 226 31.8 27.3-36.5 59 9.8 7.0-13.6 124 16.3 12.8-20.4 297 42.2 37.3-47.2
Unable to Work 223 47 19.6 13.7-27.2 29 10.6 6.6-16.6 35 18.4 11.8-27.4 112 51.5 42.7-60.2
Other not in Labor Force 169 77 42.8 33.3-52.8 21 18.5 10.6-30.3 25 14.0 8.7-21.6 46 24.8 16.7-35.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 78 38.9 29.9-48.8 18 11.9 5.2-25.0 36 19.8 13.0-28.8 59 29.4 21.6-38.6
101% to 150% 361 107 29.9 24.1-36.5 55 14.1 10.1-19.4 58 19.9 14.5-26.7 141 36.0 29.7-43.0
151% to 200% 162 55 35.7 26.4-46.1 24 15.6 9.4-24.7 24 15.3 9.1-24.6 59 33.4 24.7-43.5
More than 200% 1,361 524 40.3 36.9-43.8 178 13.7 11.5-16.2 271 18.5 16.0-21.3 388 27.5 24.4-30.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 419 132 32.9 27.0-39.4 44 11.1 7.6-16.1 70 15.4 11.3-20.6 173 40.6 34.5-47.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 529 147 24.2 19.3-29.7 71 12.7 9.4-16.9 95 20.9 15.8-27.0 216 42.3 36.0-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 941 315 34.1 30.2-38.1 125 14.3 11.7-17.5 180 17.9 14.9-21.4 321 33.6 29.9-37.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,095 463 42.7 39.0-46.5 141 13.4 10.8-16.5 192 16.9 14.3-19.9 299 27.0 23.7-30.6

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*Asked only of those who have trails or greenways in their community.

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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