2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 795 624 77.4 72.8-81.4 171 22.6 18.6-27.2
GENDER
Male 356 278 77.7 71.2-83.2 78 22.3 16.8-28.8
Female 439 346 77.0 70.3-82.6 93 23.0 17.4-29.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 710 564 77.5 72.6-81.8 146 22.5 18.2-27.4
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 84 80.2 68.9-88.0 20 19.8 12.0-31.1
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 115 82.5 71.0-90.1 23 17.5 9.9-29.0
55-64 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 181 141 76.2 66.7-83.6 40 23.8 16.4-33.3
75+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 200 144 74.1 65.1-81.4 56 25.9 18.6-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 234 186 80.1 72.6-86.0 48 19.9 14.0-27.4
College Graduate 284 244 85.9 78.8-90.8 40 14.1 9.2-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 165 141 84.1 75.2-90.2 24 15.9 9.8-24.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 308 233 77.1 69.6-83.2 75 22.9 16.8-30.4
No 482 388 77.9 71.9-82.9 94 22.1 17.1-28.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 679 537 78.4 73.5-82.6 142 21.6 17.4-26.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 175 141 75.9 65.8-83.7 34 24.1 16.3-34.2
Rural 620 483 78.0 72.9-82.4 137 22.0 17.6-27.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 277 79.4 72.5-84.9 65 20.6 15.1-27.5
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 285 216 69.8 61.6-77.0 69 30.2 23.0-38.4
Unable to Work 91 67 83.0 72.2-90.1 24 17.0 9.9-27.8
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 99 76.5 65.2-85.0 32 23.5 15.0-34.8
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 387 325 82.8 76.9-87.4 62 17.2 12.6-23.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 202 75.9 67.1-83.0 66 24.1 17.0-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 181 77.4 69.6-83.6 47 22.6 16.4-30.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 299 241 78.5 70.5-84.7 58 21.5 15.3-29.5

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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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