2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,027 417 40.9 37.4-44.6 130 12.4 10.1-15.2 190 18.0 15.4-21.0 290 28.6 25.4-32.1
GENDER
Male 464 202 44.4 39.2-49.7 61 11.6 8.8-15.3 79 17.5 13.8-21.9 122 26.5 22.0-31.6
Female 563 215 37.9 33.1-42.9 69 13.1 9.8-17.4 111 18.5 15.0-22.7 168 30.4 25.9-35.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 687 276 40.9 36.6-45.3 94 13.0 10.4-16.2 135 19.1 15.8-22.8 182 27.0 23.2-31.2
Non-Hispanic Black 207 75 37.9 30.2-46.2 *** *** *** 30 14.1 9.2-21.1 85 40.6 32.6-49.0
Other 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 19.1 12.4-28.3 23 16.6 10.5-25.4
AGE
18-34 217 106 45.8 38.0-53.8 39 18.0 12.3-25.5 27 11.4 7.4-17.3 45 24.8 18.1-32.9
35-44 141 71 49.0 39.8-58.3 *** *** *** 39 27.4 19.9-36.5 21 16.7 10.5-25.3
45-54 192 82 42.9 34.8-51.4 29 14.5 9.8-21.0 39 18.4 12.9-25.4 42 24.2 17.5-32.5
55-64 220 81 38.1 30.8-46.0 27 10.2 6.6-15.6 45 23.7 17.5-31.2 67 28.0 21.9-35.1
65-74 148 52 33.5 25.6-42.6 14 8.2 4.6-14.0 27 15.9 10.3-23.7 55 42.4 33.2-52.2
75+ 97 23 22.6 14.5-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 212 80 41.9 34.4-49.7 30 14.1 9.6-20.3 36 15.1 10.4-21.3 66 29.0 22.5-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 269 101 38.1 31.7-45.0 31 11.2 7.6-16.2 42 17.7 12.9-23.7 95 33.0 26.9-39.8
College Graduate 472 210 47.6 42.5-52.8 60 11.8 9.0-15.4 103 22.3 18.2-27.1 99 18.2 14.7-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.8 9.1-26.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** 17 18.2 10.7-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 41 32.0 23.1-42.4 21 15.9 9.8-24.9 19 17.6 10.5-28.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 147 64 49.2 39.7-58.8 17 11.1 6.5-18.4 22 10.7 6.5-16.9 44 29.0 21.1-38.5
$75,000+ 331 155 45.5 39.3-51.9 43 12.1 8.7-16.6 77 23.2 18.4-28.8 56 19.2 14.2-25.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 74 28.2 22.0-35.2 22 8.1 5.0-12.9 38 16.4 11.4-23.0 118 47.3 40.0-54.7
No 773 343 44.8 40.6-49.0 108 13.7 11.0-17.1 152 18.5 15.5-22.0 170 23.0 19.5-26.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 *** *** *** 14 13.3 7.3-22.8 13 13.6 7.4-23.6 39 34.9 25.3-45.9
Non-Veteran 919 375 41.2 37.4-45.1 116 12.4 9.9-15.3 177 18.5 15.7-21.6 251 28.0 24.6-31.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 614 265 44.9 40.3-49.6 66 10.0 7.5-13.1 118 18.4 15.1-22.2 165 26.7 22.8-31.1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 78 34.2 27.3-42.0 37 16.7 11.8-23.1 43 19.0 13.6-25.8 61 30.0 23.0-38.1
Rural 194 74 37.7 29.7-46.4 27 14.2 8.2-23.5 29 15.4 10.1-22.9 64 32.7 25.2-41.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 602 266 45.7 41.0-50.4 81 11.9 9.3-15.0 123 19.6 16.2-23.6 132 22.9 19.1-27.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 76 32.5 25.9-39.9 25 11.8 7.3-18.6 38 16.1 11.0-23.1 94 39.5 32.3-47.3
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 38 30.7 21.9-41.3 17 12.2 6.9-20.8 24 22.6 14.4-33.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 605 256 42.7 38.1-47.4 83 13.4 10.5-16.8 120 19.1 15.7-23.0 146 24.9 20.8-29.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 316 114 37.6 31.5-44.1 43 12.2 8.7-16.7 61 18.8 14.0-24.7 98 31.5 25.7-37.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 670 289 43.0 38.5-47.5 80 12.5 9.5-16.2 124 17.6 14.5-21.2 177 27.0 23.0-31.3

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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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