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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 793 297 39.8 35.5-44.3 109 13.1 10.4-16.2 142 17.0 13.9-20.7 245 30.1 26.1-34.4
Non-Hispanic Black 172 65 37.0 28.3-46.6 17 10.7 6.0-18.5 25 18.1 11.1-28.3 65 34.1 25.7-43.6
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 229 108 44.6 36.7-52.7 41 15.3 10.7-21.4 37 16.2 10.9-23.3 43 23.9 17.2-32.3
35-44 151 67 47.3 37.6-57.1 29 17.0 10.8-25.8 28 18.7 12.0-28.1 27 17.0 10.7-25.8
45-54 220 87 40.5 32.6-49.0 27 12.0 7.7-18.2 44 20.9 14.7-28.7 62 26.6 19.8-34.7
55-64 226 82 38.1 30.5-46.2 29 9.2 5.9-14.1 44 20.7 14.7-28.4 71 32.0 25.2-39.6
65-74 192 62 28.7 21.7-37.0 16 10.1 5.9-16.7 33 14.8 9.7-21.9 81 46.4 37.4-55.7
75+ 104 *** *** *** 12 8.0 3.9-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** 16 9.3 4.8-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 108 39.2 32.3-46.5 36 14.1 9.8-19.9 51 16.9 12.1-23.2 91 29.8 23.7-36.6
Some Post-H.S. 285 104 41.6 34.5-48.9 36 11.7 7.7-17.3 42 13.8 9.6-19.4 103 33.0 26.6-40.1
College Graduate 450 182 45.4 39.8-51.1 66 14.0 10.7-18.2 90 19.9 15.7-24.9 112 20.7 16.8-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 58 37.8 28.2-48.4 23 14.0 8.1-23.2 23 15.6 9.0-25.7 44 32.6 23.3-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 98 *** *** *** 12 10.7 5.5-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 145 50 37.9 28.3-48.5 20 11.5 6.5-19.5 26 17.3 10.7-26.7 49 33.3 24.0-44.2
$50,000- 74,999 179 65 43.6 34.5-53.2 25 13.5 8.5-20.7 25 12.1 7.5-19.1 64 30.9 23.0-40.0
$75,000+ 347 150 45.6 39.1-52.3 45 12.0 8.6-16.7 75 21.1 16.3-26.9 77 21.2 16.1-27.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 315 92 28.6 22.7-35.4 29 9.0 5.6-14.0 53 19.3 13.8-26.2 141 43.1 36.2-50.4
No 812 342 44.1 39.8-48.6 124 13.9 11.3-17.1 145 17.2 14.0-20.8 201 24.8 21.1-28.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 302 114 37.9 31.3-45.0 37 12.7 8.3-18.8 41 13.3 9.0-19.2 110 36.1 29.6-43.2
Non-Veteran 829 320 40.7 36.4-45.0 118 12.8 10.3-15.7 158 18.8 15.5-22.6 233 27.8 24.0-31.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 318 151 48.7 42.3-55.1 33 9.3 6.3-13.4 53 16.5 12.2-21.9 81 25.5 20.2-31.6
Regional City or Suburban County 227 73 31.7 24.8-39.5 39 18.3 12.8-25.5 42 16.3 11.3-23.0 73 33.7 26.3-42.0
Rural 587 211 37.7 32.3-43.4 83 12.5 9.5-16.1 104 19.5 15.1-24.9 189 30.3 25.5-35.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 705 290 43.8 39.2-48.5 107 13.7 10.9-17.0 135 18.6 15.2-22.6 173 23.9 20.1-28.2
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 262 87 34.7 27.5-42.6 25 9.5 6.1-14.4 42 15.5 10.4-22.5 108 40.4 33.1-48.2
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 45 30.6 21.7-41.3 28 16.2 10.0-25.1 25 21.5 13.2-33.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.7 5.8-25.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 670 261 42.8 38.1-47.7 86 12.2 9.5-15.5 126 18.2 14.8-22.1 197 26.8 22.8-31.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 64 26.3 18.8-35.6 35 14.6 9.5-21.7 36 23.3 15.0-34.3 78 35.8 26.8-46.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 389 143 38.0 31.9-44.5 49 11.9 8.5-16.4 71 16.9 12.6-22.2 126 33.3 27.5-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 530 228 44.3 39.2-49.6 71 12.9 9.9-16.8 92 17.0 13.3-21.5 139 25.7 21.3-30.7

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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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