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%)
North Carolina 3,163 2,213 70.1 68.1-72.0 950 29.9 28.0-31.9
-FEMALES 1,722 1,190 69.1 66.4-71.7 532 30.9 28.3-33.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,025 715 68.3 64.7-71.6 310 31.7 28.4-35.3
Non-Hispanic Black 411 288 71.3 65.8-76.3 123 28.7 23.7-34.2
Other 265 168 67.1 60.1-73.4 97 32.9 26.6-39.9
AGE
18-34 277 216 76.4 69.8-81.9 61 23.6 18.1-30.2
35-44 251 203 81.4 75.1-86.4 48 18.6 13.6-24.9
45-54 281 195 69.4 62.9-75.1 86 30.6 24.9-37.1
55-64 363 250 67.6 61.4-73.2 113 32.4 26.8-38.6
65-74 305 178 55.7 48.9-62.3 127 44.3 37.7-51.1
75+ 220 130 56.1 47.2-64.6 90 43.9 35.4-52.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 93 56.7 47.1-65.8 65 43.3 34.2-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 221 59.1 53.1-64.8 160 40.9 35.2-46.9
Some Post-H.S. 550 363 68.5 63.8-72.9 187 31.5 27.1-36.2
College Graduate 630 511 83.9 80.6-86.7 119 16.1 13.3-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 84 56.9 47.3-66.0 62 43.1 34.0-52.7
$15,000- 24,999 237 156 65.7 58.1-72.5 81 34.3 27.5-41.9
$25,000- 34,999 140 88 66.4 56.6-74.9 52 33.6 25.1-43.4
$35,000- 49,999 195 145 74.0 66.2-80.5 50 26.0 19.5-33.8
$50,000- 74,999 196 148 72.8 64.4-79.9 48 27.2 20.1-35.6
$75,000+ 394 307 78.4 73.4-82.7 87 21.6 17.3-26.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 389 63.5 58.6-68.1 226 36.5 31.9-41.4
No 1,097 798 72.2 68.9-75.3 299 27.8 24.7-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,679 1,168 69.7 67.0-72.3 511 30.3 27.7-33.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 523 414 77.7 73.1-81.7 109 22.3 18.3-26.9
Regional City or Suburban County 452 297 64.5 58.8-69.8 155 35.5 30.2-41.2
Rural 747 479 65.3 61.0-69.3 268 34.7 30.7-39.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 810 628 77.9 74.3-81.0 182 22.1 19.0-25.7
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 495 299 58.0 52.4-63.4 196 42.0 36.6-47.6
Unable to Work 193 101 49.0 40.6-57.5 92 51.0 42.5-59.4
Other not in Labor Force 150 115 75.8 66.3-83.3 35 24.2 16.7-33.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 122 62.9 54.2-70.8 67 37.1 29.2-45.8
101% to 150% 176 121 69.0 60.5-76.4 55 31.0 23.6-39.5
151% to 200% 122 81 73.4 64.0-81.0 41 26.6 19.0-36.0
More than 200% 764 575 74.3 70.4-77.8 189 25.7 22.2-29.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 271 61.4 55.9-66.6 184 38.6 33.4-44.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 586 407 68.6 63.8-73.1 179 31.4 26.9-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 681 512 73.3 69.2-77.1 169 26.7 22.9-30.8

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

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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