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
-FEMALES 2,124 1,442 70.3 67.6-72.8 682 29.7 27.2-32.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,380 981 69.8 66.4-73.0 399 30.2 27.0-33.6
Non-Hispanic Black 468 299 71.3 65.8-76.4 169 28.7 23.6-34.2
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 307 245 82.2 76.4-86.8 62 17.8 13.2-23.6
35-44 244 174 72.7 64.7-79.4 70 27.3 20.6-35.3
45-54 352 233 68.9 62.4-74.7 119 31.1 25.3-37.6
55-64 450 300 68.8 62.8-74.2 150 31.2 25.8-37.2
65-74 414 277 64.3 57.2-70.8 137 35.7 29.2-42.8
75+ 333 196 53.7 45.9-61.3 137 46.3 38.7-54.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 119 57.2 47.9-66.0 105 42.8 34.0-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 286 62.7 56.9-68.1 207 37.3 31.9-43.1
Some Post-H.S. 661 451 73.7 69.3-77.6 210 26.3 22.4-30.7
College Graduate 741 584 80.5 76.6-83.9 157 19.5 16.1-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 120 60.1 50.8-68.7 103 39.9 31.3-49.2
$15,000- 24,999 335 210 66.3 58.8-73.1 125 33.7 26.9-41.2
$25,000- 34,999 229 147 64.6 55.9-72.4 82 35.4 27.6-44.1
$35,000- 49,999 229 166 72.6 63.5-80.2 63 27.4 19.8-36.5
$50,000- 74,999 246 177 72.5 64.5-79.2 69 27.5 20.8-35.5
$75,000+ 415 332 81.8 76.8-85.9 83 18.2 14.1-23.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 761 465 64.1 59.2-68.8 296 35.9 31.2-40.8
No 1,351 970 73.3 70.0-76.3 381 26.7 23.7-30.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,073 1,403 70.2 67.4-72.8 670 29.8 27.2-32.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 479 384 81.0 76.5-84.8 95 19.0 15.2-23.5
Regional City or Suburban County 411 295 69.0 62.7-74.7 116 31.0 25.3-37.3
Rural 1,234 763 63.3 59.3-67.0 471 36.7 33.0-40.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 901 656 75.3 71.5-78.8 245 24.7 21.2-28.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 694 450 62.1 56.9-67.0 244 37.9 33.0-43.1
Unable to Work 258 144 61.1 52.4-69.2 114 38.9 30.8-47.6
Other not in Labor Force 189 135 73.2 64.3-80.7 54 26.8 19.3-35.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 109 64.7 54.4-73.8 78 35.3 26.2-45.6
101% to 150% 332 218 71.1 63.7-77.5 114 28.9 22.5-36.3
151% to 200% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 937 695 75.8 72.1-79.1 242 24.2 20.9-27.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 569 319 56.2 50.1-62.1 250 43.8 37.9-49.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 805 555 69.6 65.3-73.5 250 30.4 26.5-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 750 568 75.5 71.2-79.3 182 24.5 20.7-28.8

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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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