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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 974 343 35.0 31.1-39.1 130 14.9 12.1-18.1 194 19.7 16.6-23.2 307 30.5 26.8-34.5
Non-Hispanic Black 296 87 31.4 24.2-39.6 33 11.4 7.1-17.7 48 14.3 9.7-20.5 128 42.9 35.2-51.0
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 244 99 40.7 33.1-48.9 57 24.2 17.4-32.5 41 14.5 10.1-20.3 47 20.6 14.8-28.0
35-44 173 67 36.3 28.2-45.3 22 11.2 7.0-17.5 43 28.4 20.7-37.8 41 24.1 16.9-33.0
45-54 232 84 35.4 27.6-44.0 32 13.7 9.0-20.3 39 13.5 9.2-19.3 77 37.4 29.4-46.2
55-64 299 97 33.4 26.4-41.2 35 11.5 7.5-17.1 64 21.5 15.7-28.6 103 33.7 27.0-41.0
65-74 275 94 32.6 25.8-40.3 20 5.6 3.2- 9.5 49 16.9 11.8-23.5 112 44.9 37.0-53.1
75+ 191 43 19.2 13.2-27.0 13 11.9 5.5-24.0 28 11.1 6.8-17.6 107 57.8 47.4-67.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.0 4.9-19.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 80 33.7 26.6-41.5 41 16.1 11.3-22.4 55 14.5 10.6-19.5 110 35.8 29.0-43.2
Some Post-H.S. 446 130 30.8 25.3-36.9 60 14.4 10.7-19.1 73 17.9 13.6-23.2 183 36.9 31.3-43.0
College Graduate 581 239 42.6 37.4-47.9 70 13.0 9.9-16.9 127 23.7 19.4-28.7 145 20.7 17.0-25.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** 16 11.4 6.3-19.5 17 13.6 7.1-24.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 208 63 29.7 21.8-39.2 *** *** *** 35 18.4 12.0-27.1 84 34.2 25.9-43.7
$25,000- 34,999 147 38 27.3 18.9-37.6 26 22.4 14.1-33.8 25 18.5 11.5-28.5 58 31.7 23.1-41.9
$35,000- 49,999 164 *** *** *** 21 14.2 8.4-23.0 26 14.7 8.5-24.3 59 37.1 27.7-47.7
$50,000- 74,999 177 68 40.2 31.0-50.2 22 15.3 9.3-24.2 33 14.0 9.1-20.8 54 30.5 22.4-39.9
$75,000+ 330 137 39.6 32.8-46.9 45 14.0 9.9-19.5 78 23.0 17.7-29.3 70 23.4 17.0-31.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 106 25.7 20.2-32.1 51 11.4 7.9-16.1 76 14.4 10.6-19.1 227 48.6 42.2-55.0
No 964 381 38.5 34.5-42.7 131 15.9 12.7-19.7 190 19.3 16.2-22.8 262 26.3 22.7-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,393 477 35.0 31.6-38.5 177 14.6 12.0-17.6 260 17.9 15.4-20.8 479 32.5 29.3-36.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 381 151 41.4 35.4-47.6 47 12.0 8.5-16.7 77 19.3 15.0-24.5 106 27.3 22.2-33.1
Regional City or Suburban County 292 112 36.6 29.7-44.0 41 15.7 11.1-21.8 55 18.0 12.8-24.7 84 29.7 23.0-37.4
Rural 758 226 27.5 23.1-32.4 94 16.1 11.8-21.5 135 16.5 13.2-20.3 303 40.0 35.0-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 652 246 37.3 32.5-42.4 99 15.2 12.1-19.0 131 19.7 16.1-23.9 176 27.7 23.5-32.4
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 139 29.8 24.4-35.8 34 10.0 6.2-15.8 82 16.8 12.5-22.2 189 43.3 37.0-49.9
Unable to Work 144 27 18.0 11.4-27.3 22 13.0 7.5-21.4 22 15.6 8.5-26.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 16.1 10.0-24.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.4 9.1-27.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 217 62 29.3 22.2-37.6 27 12.1 7.5-18.9 33 18.5 12.3-27.0 95 40.1 32.0-48.7
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 691 263 37.7 32.8-42.8 92 15.3 12.0-19.4 145 18.8 15.4-22.9 191 28.2 23.6-33.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 316 83 22.3 16.5-29.3 36 11.0 7.2-16.5 59 18.8 13.5-25.6 138 47.9 39.8-56.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 551 171 30.8 26.0-36.0 76 16.3 12.6-20.9 109 18.8 14.8-23.6 195 34.1 29.3-39.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 564 235 41.1 35.8-46.6 70 13.9 10.0-18.9 99 16.8 13.4-20.9 160 28.3 23.5-33.6

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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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