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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,477 1,775 70.9 68.5-73.2 702 29.1 26.8-31.5
GENDER
Male 1,097 794 72.1 68.6-75.3 303 27.9 24.7-31.4
Female 1,380 981 69.8 66.4-73.0 399 30.2 27.0-33.6
AGE
18-34 314 259 81.6 76.0-86.2 55 18.4 13.8-24.0
35-44 239 186 77.1 69.5-83.3 53 22.9 16.7-30.5
45-54 441 315 72.7 67.3-77.5 126 27.3 22.5-32.7
55-64 541 391 71.6 66.4-76.2 150 28.4 23.8-33.6
65-74 524 362 60.1 54.1-65.8 162 39.9 34.2-45.9
75+ 401 250 56.3 49.4-62.9 151 43.7 37.1-50.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 96 56.5 46.8-65.8 71 43.5 34.2-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 579 353 63.6 58.5-68.4 226 36.4 31.6-41.5
Some Post-H.S. 760 536 71.6 67.6-75.4 224 28.4 24.6-32.4
College Graduate 970 791 82.8 79.7-85.5 179 17.2 14.5-20.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 114 61.3 51.1-70.6 63 38.7 29.4-48.9
$15,000- 24,999 283 195 68.3 60.6-75.1 88 31.7 24.9-39.4
$25,000- 34,999 244 161 64.8 56.5-72.2 83 35.2 27.8-43.5
$35,000- 49,999 275 202 69.9 61.8-76.9 73 30.1 23.1-38.2
$50,000- 74,999 380 284 74.7 68.7-79.9 96 25.3 20.1-31.3
$75,000+ 708 557 79.4 75.5-82.8 151 20.6 17.2-24.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 840 549 63.0 58.4-67.3 291 37.0 32.7-41.6
No 1,625 1,220 74.6 71.8-77.3 405 25.4 22.7-28.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 249 64.0 57.3-70.1 117 36.0 29.9-42.7
Non-Veteran 2,111 1,526 71.9 69.3-74.4 585 28.1 25.6-30.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 499 428 85.5 81.5-88.7 71 14.5 11.3-18.5
Regional City or Suburban County 500 360 68.8 63.4-73.8 140 31.2 26.2-36.6
Rural 1,479 988 64.0 60.5-67.3 491 36.0 32.7-39.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 905 76.5 73.4-79.4 286 23.5 20.6-26.6
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 848 571 61.3 56.7-65.7 277 38.7 34.3-43.3
Unable to Work 226 140 62.3 53.2-70.7 86 37.7 29.3-46.8
Other not in Labor Force 143 106 71.2 60.7-79.9 37 28.8 20.1-39.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 311 212 68.1 60.6-74.7 99 31.9 25.3-39.4
151% to 200% 176 114 61.9 51.8-71.1 62 38.1 28.9-48.2
More than 200% 1,413 1,071 76.1 73.1-78.8 342 23.9 21.2-26.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 536 340 60.1 54.0-66.0 196 39.9 34.0-46.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 950 657 66.9 62.9-70.6 293 33.1 29.4-37.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 992 779 77.5 73.9-80.6 213 22.5 19.4-26.1

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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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