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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 711 279 37.5 33.5-41.7 87 12.8 10.2-16.0 103 15.8 12.7-19.6 242 33.9 29.9-38.1
Non-Hispanic Black 285 111 38.7 32.3-45.4 36 13.4 9.2-19.1 37 14.4 10.0-20.2 101 33.5 27.3-40.3
Other 166 76 47.7 38.6-56.9 22 16.5 10.7-24.7 22 12.0 7.1-19.5 46 23.8 17.1-32.1
AGE
18-34 215 97 44.9 37.6-52.3 33 16.2 11.3-22.6 35 15.1 10.4-21.3 50 23.9 18.2-30.8
35-44 202 96 46.2 38.4-54.2 35 19.9 14.1-27.2 22 10.2 6.4-15.8 49 23.8 17.7-31.2
45-54 194 75 36.3 29.2-44.1 32 16.1 11.2-22.7 29 17.2 11.8-24.4 58 30.3 23.3-38.4
55-64 249 101 36.6 30.0-43.8 24 7.6 4.9-11.6 42 19.4 13.6-26.9 82 36.4 29.2-44.2
65-74 175 59 35.1 27.1-44.0 15 8.6 5.1-14.3 20 13.6 7.5-23.5 81 42.6 34.3-51.5
75+ 128 43 28.6 20.4-38.6 *** *** *** 11 10.7 4.5-23.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** 13 16.1 9.2-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 74 31.7 25.0-39.2 17 7.4 4.3-12.4 35 18.7 12.7-26.7 93 42.2 34.7-50.1
Some Post-H.S. 360 135 39.0 33.2-45.0 39 12.5 8.9-17.4 55 16.4 12.1-21.7 131 32.1 26.9-37.9
College Graduate 509 235 46.8 41.9-51.7 78 17.2 13.7-21.3 66 12.8 9.9-16.3 130 23.3 19.3-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 59 36.2 28.0-45.3 18 13.2 7.9-21.0 17 11.7 6.5-20.3 62 38.9 30.1-48.4
$25,000- 34,999 88 25 28.2 19.0-39.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 145 50 34.7 26.0-44.5 24 16.9 10.7-25.7 22 17.4 10.4-27.8 49 31.0 22.8-40.5
$50,000- 74,999 147 65 46.7 37.2-56.6 17 14.2 8.3-23.1 23 15.4 10.0-23.1 42 23.7 16.8-32.3
$75,000+ 305 144 45.6 39.4-52.0 46 16.3 12.0-21.7 50 16.5 12.1-22.1 65 21.6 16.8-27.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 385 113 29.3 24.1-35.0 38 10.5 7.4-14.7 42 11.0 7.6-15.7 192 49.2 43.2-55.3
No 793 361 43.8 39.8-47.8 109 14.7 12.0-17.8 121 16.6 13.6-20.2 202 24.9 21.5-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,159 472 39.7 36.5-43.1 147 13.6 11.4-16.1 158 14.6 12.2-17.4 382 32.1 29.0-35.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 412 208 50.0 44.5-55.6 51 12.6 9.3-16.7 55 14.9 11.1-19.8 98 22.4 18.3-27.2
Regional City or Suburban County 295 94 30.3 24.6-36.5 42 17.5 12.7-23.6 39 12.9 9.1-18.0 120 39.4 33.0-46.1
Rural 474 174 35.0 30.0-40.3 54 11.5 8.6-15.2 69 16.0 12.0-21.0 177 37.5 32.3-43.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 625 260 39.0 34.7-43.4 93 15.4 12.4-19.0 103 17.7 14.3-21.8 169 27.9 24.0-32.2
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 298 107 34.4 28.4-41.1 22 6.8 4.3-10.4 33 12.0 7.8-18.0 136 46.8 40.0-53.8
Unable to Work 98 27 24.5 16.3-35.1 *** *** *** 12 12.6 6.7-22.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 114 64 58.6 48.0-68.5 17 15.5 9.2-25.0 *** *** *** 25 19.2 12.5-28.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 49 39.6 30.1-49.9 17 17.0 10.3-26.9 *** *** *** 48 37.2 28.0-47.4
101% to 150% 121 44 36.7 27.2-47.2 11 7.7 3.9-14.7 16 14.3 7.6-25.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 572 243 42.8 38.1-47.5 84 16.5 13.2-20.5 92 16.3 13.1-20.2 153 24.4 20.6-28.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 84 28.4 22.7-34.8 36 14.1 9.9-19.8 35 14.4 10.0-20.4 112 43.1 36.1-50.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 404 148 36.7 31.3-42.5 36 8.6 6.0-12.1 63 17.5 12.9-23.2 157 37.2 31.7-43.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 510 244 45.9 41.0-50.8 75 16.9 13.3-21.2 65 12.9 9.9-16.7 126 24.3 20.4-28.8

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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 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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