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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,767 640 37.3 34.4-40.4 239 14.0 12.0-16.2 336 18.4 16.1-20.9 552 30.3 27.5-33.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 259 117 43.4 36.2-50.8 59 21.6 16.2-28.1 43 15.3 10.9-21.1 40 19.7 13.9-27.1
35-44 185 81 44.1 35.7-52.9 31 14.5 9.6-21.2 44 24.8 17.9-33.3 29 16.6 10.8-24.7
45-54 314 115 37.6 30.9-44.8 47 14.5 10.2-20.0 62 17.5 12.8-23.3 90 30.5 24.0-37.9
55-64 391 142 37.8 31.7-44.3 47 10.8 7.7-15.0 86 22.0 17.1-27.9 116 29.3 24.1-35.2
65-74 361 124 31.3 25.8-37.5 30 7.6 5.0-11.5 67 17.5 13.1-23.1 140 43.5 37.0-50.3
75+ 245 59 22.9 16.5-31.0 23 9.5 5.8-15.3 33 9.8 6.3-14.9 130 57.7 49.2-65.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 352 110 32.7 26.6-39.4 47 17.3 12.7-23.1 70 17.7 13.3-23.0 125 32.4 26.6-38.7
Some Post-H.S. 533 164 34.0 28.9-39.4 77 14.0 10.7-18.1 87 17.0 13.3-21.5 205 35.1 30.1-40.4
College Graduate 789 333 46.2 41.8-50.5 110 14.3 11.6-17.6 170 21.7 18.2-25.5 176 17.9 15.0-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.9 8.1-25.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 63 31.2 23.1-40.6 23 13.1 7.8-21.2 35 20.6 13.4-30.4 73 35.1 26.7-44.6
$25,000- 34,999 161 53 34.4 25.2-44.9 20 12.3 7.2-20.4 29 22.6 14.7-33.1 59 30.7 22.4-40.5
$35,000- 49,999 200 69 34.2 26.3-43.0 24 11.4 7.0-18.2 39 18.7 12.6-26.8 68 35.7 27.1-45.3
$50,000- 74,999 283 102 41.6 34.2-49.4 44 15.9 11.1-22.1 50 13.2 9.4-18.3 87 29.3 22.9-36.6
$75,000+ 556 238 43.1 37.9-48.4 79 14.4 11.2-18.4 126 21.4 17.5-25.9 113 21.1 16.8-26.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 545 133 24.5 20.1-29.6 51 9.3 6.5-13.1 97 17.8 13.8-22.6 264 48.4 42.7-54.1
No 1,216 504 42.2 38.7-45.9 187 15.7 13.3-18.5 239 18.6 16.0-21.6 286 23.4 20.4-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 84 34.0 27.1-41.7 31 12.1 7.8-18.3 38 14.4 9.6-21.0 95 39.5 32.0-47.6
Non-Veteran 1,519 555 37.7 34.5-41.0 208 14.2 12.1-16.7 299 18.9 16.5-21.6 457 29.1 26.2-32.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 425 191 47.8 42.3-53.5 53 11.2 8.2-15.2 86 18.7 14.8-23.4 95 22.2 17.8-27.3
Regional City or Suburban County 358 127 33.0 27.2-39.4 58 17.4 13.0-22.9 69 18.3 13.7-23.9 104 31.3 25.3-37.9
Rural 985 322 32.1 28.2-36.3 128 13.9 11.3-17.1 182 18.2 15.1-21.8 353 35.7 31.7-40.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 903 368 41.5 37.5-45.6 148 16.0 13.3-19.2 181 19.5 16.4-22.9 206 23.0 19.6-26.8
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 566 177 29.7 25.0-34.8 52 10.3 7.3-14.2 103 17.0 13.2-21.8 234 43.0 37.7-48.5
Unable to Work 140 27 18.2 11.2-28.0 *** *** *** 25 17.0 10.0-27.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** 15 16.8 9.3-28.5 15 14.4 8.0-24.5 26 19.3 11.3-31.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 212 64 28.0 20.8-36.5 23 10.5 6.2-17.2 38 21.7 14.7-30.8 87 39.9 31.2-49.3
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 30.5 21.4-41.4
More than 200% 1,067 413 40.9 37.1-44.8 150 14.6 12.1-17.5 223 18.9 16.2-22.0 281 25.6 22.3-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 91 24.1 18.1-31.3 47 13.5 9.4-19.0 64 21.6 15.6-29.2 136 40.8 33.2-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 224 33.4 28.9-38.2 83 13.9 10.9-17.6 133 19.3 15.6-23.6 215 33.4 29.0-38.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 775 325 43.2 38.8-47.6 109 14.2 11.3-17.6 140 17.0 14.0-20.5 201 25.7 21.9-29.9

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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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