2019 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%)
TOTAL 2,197 906 41.1 38.7-43.5 284 13.2 11.6-15.0 309 14.9 13.1-16.8 698 30.9 28.6-33.2
GENDER
Male 1,016 430 42.9 39.4-46.5 137 13.0 10.7-15.7 146 14.9 12.5-17.7 303 29.2 26.0-32.5
Female 1,181 476 39.4 36.1-42.7 147 13.4 11.2-15.8 163 14.8 12.4-17.6 395 32.4 29.3-35.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,396 570 39.9 36.9-42.9 177 12.5 10.7-14.7 202 15.6 13.4-18.1 447 32.0 29.2-34.9
Non-Hispanic Black 457 174 38.4 33.4-43.8 59 14.0 10.4-18.6 61 13.7 10.3-17.9 163 33.9 29.0-39.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.8 12.8-32.0
Hispanic 202 97 47.9 40.1-55.8 33 18.5 13.0-25.8 30 16.4 11.1-23.7 42 17.1 12.3-23.3
AGE
18-34 428 194 44.9 39.7-50.2 71 16.8 13.1-21.3 72 16.4 12.7-21.0 91 21.9 17.8-26.6
35-44 342 162 46.7 40.7-52.7 55 16.7 12.6-21.8 44 12.6 9.2-17.1 81 24.0 19.3-29.5
45-54 378 163 42.7 37.0-48.5 54 14.1 10.5-18.5 59 16.9 13.0-21.8 102 26.3 21.5-31.8
55-64 436 169 35.8 30.8-41.1 47 9.0 6.6-12.1 74 18.0 13.9-22.8 146 37.2 31.9-42.9
65-74 351 134 39.8 33.8-46.1 35 8.6 6.0-12.4 38 11.4 7.6-16.8 144 40.1 34.3-46.3
75+ 234 74 27.5 21.4-34.5 17 5.6 3.3- 9.3 16 7.9 3.8-15.5 127 59.0 51.1-66.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 68 36.2 28.7-44.4 23 13.3 8.6-20.0 17 10.9 6.3-18.1 78 39.7 31.9-48.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 158 36.1 30.9-41.6 44 9.1 6.4-12.6 76 19.1 14.9-24.0 171 35.8 30.8-41.0
Some Post-H.S. 659 248 39.0 34.8-43.4 79 13.6 10.6-17.1 104 15.4 12.5-18.9 228 32.0 28.1-36.1
College Graduate 901 432 49.4 45.8-53.1 138 16.1 13.6-19.0 111 12.2 10.1-14.8 220 22.3 19.3-25.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 668 190 28.9 24.9-33.3 76 11.5 8.9-14.7 77 12.1 9.3-15.5 325 47.5 43.0-52.1
No 1,519 712 46.0 43.1-48.9 208 14.0 12.0-16.2 230 16.0 13.9-18.4 369 24.0 21.6-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 276 101 38.3 31.7-45.4 28 9.3 5.9-14.3 37 15.1 10.7-21.0 110 37.3 30.8-44.2
Non-Veteran 1,920 804 41.4 38.8-44.0 256 13.7 12.0-15.6 272 14.8 13.0-16.9 588 30.1 27.7-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,259 545 42.2 39.1-45.3 184 14.9 12.7-17.4 209 17.0 14.7-19.6 321 25.9 23.2-28.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 206 36.3 31.7-41.2 52 8.0 5.9-10.7 49 9.2 6.5-12.8 243 46.5 41.5-51.6
Unable to Work 167 46 27.8 20.2-36.8 16 8.2 4.8-13.6 26 16.2 10.6-24.0 79 47.9 38.9-57.0
Other not in Labor Force 141 77 56.3 46.9-65.4 24 18.0 11.7-26.5 13 8.6 4.6-15.5 27 17.1 11.3-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 43 31.8 23.3-41.7 11 10.2 5.3-18.6 11 9.6 5.0-17.8 65 48.4 38.7-58.3
$15,000- 24,999 264 100 39.0 32.0-46.4 31 12.5 8.3-18.2 32 11.4 7.5-16.9 101 37.2 30.5-44.4
$25,000- 34,999 163 51 31.4 24.0-39.9 22 15.2 9.7-23.0 27 18.9 12.8-27.0 63 34.4 26.8-42.9
$35,000- 49,999 257 97 38.4 31.6-45.7 42 16.3 11.6-22.4 43 17.7 12.6-24.3 75 27.6 21.7-34.3
$50,000-74,999 272 112 45.1 38.0-52.4 36 13.8 9.5-19.8 46 16.8 12.3-22.6 78 24.2 18.9-30.4
$75,000+ 672 324 46.8 42.5-51.1 96 13.8 11.1-17.1 102 16.1 13.0-19.8 150 23.3 19.8-27.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 439 179 38.8 33.6-44.3 46 10.6 7.6-14.7 48 12.4 8.8-17.1 166 38.1 32.8-43.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 190 72 36.9 29.4-45.1 26 15.4 10.2-22.6 16 8.5 5.0-14.0 76 39.2 31.5-47.5
101% to 150% 213 82 43.5 35.5-51.8 22 8.9 5.2-14.7 30 13.2 8.5-19.8 79 34.4 27.3-42.3
151% to 200% 164 64 36.6 28.3-45.7 17 12.0 7.0-19.9 29 21.0 14.2-30.0 54 30.4 22.9-39.0
More than 200% 1,136 495 43.9 40.5-47.3 165 14.7 12.4-17.3 178 16.3 13.9-19.0 298 25.2 22.4-28.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 439 179 38.8 33.6-44.3 46 10.6 7.6-14.7 48 12.4 8.8-17.1 166 38.1 32.8-43.8
HOUSING
Own 1,458 605 41.1 38.1-44.1 191 13.1 11.2-15.2 205 15.3 13.1-17.8 457 30.5 27.8-33.4
Rent 573 239 41.8 37.1-46.6 73 13.6 10.4-17.6 87 14.8 11.9-18.4 174 29.8 25.6-34.3
Other arrangement 156 61 40.9 32.5-49.8 18 13.2 8.1-20.7 15 11.4 6.7-18.8 62 34.6 26.8-43.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 790 385 48.7 44.7-52.7 106 13.0 10.5-15.9 112 15.9 13.0-19.4 187 22.4 19.4-25.9
Regional City or Suburban County 556 209 37.4 32.7-42.2 73 15.4 12.0-19.6 64 11.4 8.7-14.8 210 35.9 31.3-40.7
Rural 851 312 36.1 32.3-40.0 105 11.9 9.6-14.7 133 16.3 13.4-19.6 301 35.7 31.9-39.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 457 149 33.1 28.2-38.4 57 11.8 8.8-15.6 71 15.4 12.0-19.5 180 39.7 34.5-45.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 760 291 38.5 34.4-42.7 82 10.7 8.4-13.7 107 15.5 12.4-19.1 280 35.3 31.4-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 980 466 46.1 42.6-49.7 145 15.7 13.2-18.6 131 14.2 11.8-17.1 238 24.0 21.1-27.1

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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 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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