2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,400 1,036 73.5 70.6-76.2 364 26.5 23.8-29.4
GENDER
Male 619 467 72.9 68.6-76.9 152 27.1 23.1-31.4
Female 781 569 74.0 70.1-77.6 212 26.0 22.4-29.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 920 692 73.7 70.2-77.0 228 26.3 23.0-29.8
Non-Hispanic Black 292 211 71.0 64.4-76.8 81 29.0 23.2-35.6
Other 188 133 77.1 69.0-83.6 55 22.9 16.4-31.0
AGE
18-34 258 217 83.0 77.0-87.7 41 17.0 12.3-23.0
35-44 189 142 74.5 66.3-81.2 47 25.5 18.8-33.7
45-54 263 194 74.8 68.3-80.3 69 25.2 19.7-31.7
55-64 296 221 74.7 68.4-80.1 75 25.3 19.9-31.6
65-74 224 149 59.3 51.1-66.9 75 40.7 33.1-48.9
75+ 156 101 60.2 50.3-69.3 55 39.8 30.7-49.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 75 62.6 52.4-71.8 51 37.4 28.2-47.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 315 213 69.5 63.4-75.0 102 30.5 25.0-36.6
Some Post-H.S. 388 272 72.0 66.7-76.8 116 28.0 23.2-33.3
College Graduate 570 476 84.0 80.3-87.1 94 16.0 12.9-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 115 66.5 57.6-74.3 62 33.5 25.7-42.4
$25,000- 34,999 128 90 69.0 58.6-77.8 38 31.0 22.2-41.4
$35,000- 49,999 159 122 70.5 60.6-78.8 37 29.5 21.2-39.4
$50,000- 74,999 194 148 75.5 67.8-81.8 46 24.5 18.2-32.2
$75,000+ 396 333 84.0 79.4-87.8 63 16.0 12.2-20.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 382 255 65.1 58.9-70.8 127 34.9 29.2-41.1
No 1,014 779 76.4 73.2-79.4 235 23.6 20.6-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 110 67.4 57.9-75.6 43 32.6 24.4-42.1
Non-Veteran 1,247 926 74.2 71.1-77.0 321 25.8 23.0-28.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 765 620 80.4 76.8-83.5 145 19.6 16.5-23.2
Regional City or Suburban County 329 220 67.7 61.4-73.3 109 32.3 26.7-38.6
Rural 306 196 63.8 57.1-70.1 110 36.2 29.9-42.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 605 78.1 74.4-81.3 163 21.9 18.7-25.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 355 238 63.5 57.1-69.4 117 36.5 30.6-42.9
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 87 78.9 69.1-86.3 25 21.1 13.7-30.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 171 116 66.9 57.6-75.0 55 33.1 25.0-42.4
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 764 609 78.8 75.1-82.1 155 21.2 17.9-24.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 458 319 69.0 63.7-73.8 139 31.0 26.2-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 859 676 78.0 74.5-81.2 183 22.0 18.8-25.5

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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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