2019 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%)
TOTAL 3,163 2,213 70.1 68.1-72.0 950 29.9 28.0-31.9
GENDER
Male 1,441 1,023 71.1 68.3-73.8 418 28.9 26.2-31.7
Female 1,722 1,190 69.1 66.4-71.7 532 30.9 28.3-33.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,956 1,403 70.8 68.4-73.2 553 29.2 26.8-31.6
Non-Hispanic Black 674 462 69.3 65.0-73.3 212 30.7 26.7-35.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 104 76 79.2 69.7-86.3 28 20.8 13.7-30.3
Hispanic 301 202 66.9 60.6-72.7 99 33.1 27.3-39.4
AGE
18-34 565 430 75.4 71.1-79.3 135 24.6 20.7-28.9
35-44 434 345 79.5 74.7-83.6 89 20.5 16.4-25.3
45-54 534 380 70.7 66.0-75.0 154 29.3 25.0-34.0
55-64 626 437 68.9 64.5-73.1 189 31.1 26.9-35.5
65-74 561 355 60.8 55.8-65.6 206 39.2 34.4-44.2
75+ 401 237 56.2 49.7-62.4 164 43.8 37.6-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 321 187 56.6 49.9-63.0 134 43.4 37.0-50.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 755 452 63.2 59.1-67.0 303 36.8 33.0-40.9
Some Post-H.S. 969 662 70.9 67.5-74.0 307 29.1 26.0-32.5
College Graduate 1,112 907 83.2 80.7-85.5 205 16.8 14.5-19.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,082 675 62.6 59.0-66.1 407 37.4 33.9-41.0
No 2,059 1,528 73.8 71.5-76.0 531 26.2 24.0-28.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 417 278 67.6 62.0-72.8 139 32.4 27.2-38.0
Non-Veteran 2,744 1,934 70.4 68.3-72.4 810 29.6 27.6-31.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,647 1,266 76.6 74.1-78.9 381 23.4 21.1-25.9
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 892 553 59.7 55.6-63.7 339 40.3 36.3-44.4
Unable to Work 308 170 54.3 47.6-60.9 138 45.7 39.1-52.4
Other not in Labor Force 189 143 75.8 67.7-82.3 46 24.2 17.7-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 229 133 59.0 51.3-66.2 96 41.0 33.8-48.7
$15,000- 24,999 422 265 61.9 56.2-67.4 157 38.1 32.6-43.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 163 62.0 54.9-68.7 100 38.0 31.3-45.1
$35,000- 49,999 361 257 72.4 66.8-77.4 104 27.6 22.6-33.2
$50,000-74,999 364 274 74.0 68.2-79.0 90 26.0 21.0-31.8
$75,000+ 836 675 81.1 77.9-83.9 161 18.9 16.1-22.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 688 446 65.4 60.8-69.7 242 34.6 30.3-39.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 192 61.9 55.3-68.1 117 38.1 31.9-44.7
101% to 150% 327 214 62.4 55.7-68.6 113 37.6 31.4-44.3
151% to 200% 243 165 73.6 67.1-79.1 78 26.4 20.9-32.9
More than 200% 1,493 1,140 76.4 73.8-78.8 353 23.6 21.2-26.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 688 446 65.4 60.8-69.7 242 34.6 30.3-39.2
HOUSING
Own 2,095 1,463 69.2 66.7-71.5 632 30.8 28.5-33.3
Rent 830 577 71.3 67.6-74.7 253 28.7 25.3-32.4
Other arrangement 220 161 76.3 69.2-82.3 59 23.7 17.7-30.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 990 796 79.2 75.9-82.1 194 20.8 17.9-24.1
Regional City or Suburban County 850 560 65.9 62.0-69.7 290 34.1 30.3-38.0
Rural 1,323 857 65.5 62.3-68.5 466 34.5 31.5-37.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 787 462 58.8 54.6-62.9 325 41.2 37.1-45.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,082 766 70.2 66.7-73.4 316 29.8 26.6-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,294 985 75.5 72.6-78.2 309 24.5 21.8-27.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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