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
-MALES 1,441 1,023 71.1 68.3-73.8 418 28.9 26.2-31.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 688 73.6 70.1-76.7 243 26.4 23.3-29.9
Non-Hispanic Black 263 174 66.6 59.7-72.9 89 33.4 27.1-40.3
Other 229 149 68.4 61.1-74.9 80 31.6 25.1-38.9
AGE
18-34 288 214 74.4 68.5-79.6 74 25.6 20.4-31.5
35-44 183 142 77.3 69.6-83.5 41 22.7 16.5-30.4
45-54 253 185 72.0 64.9-78.2 68 28.0 21.8-35.1
55-64 263 187 70.5 63.9-76.4 76 29.5 23.6-36.1
65-74 256 177 66.7 59.2-73.4 79 33.3 26.6-40.8
75+ 181 107 56.3 47.1-65.0 74 43.7 35.0-52.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 94 56.4 47.2-65.2 69 43.6 34.8-52.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 374 231 67.1 61.7-72.1 143 32.9 27.9-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 419 299 73.6 68.7-78.0 120 26.4 22.0-31.3
College Graduate 482 396 82.4 78.2-85.9 86 17.6 14.1-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 109 57.6 48.8-65.9 76 42.4 34.1-51.2
$25,000- 34,999 123 75 57.8 47.3-67.5 48 42.2 32.5-52.7
$35,000- 49,999 166 112 70.8 62.3-78.1 54 29.2 21.9-37.7
$50,000- 74,999 168 126 75.2 67.1-81.9 42 24.8 18.1-32.9
$75,000+ 442 368 83.2 78.9-86.8 74 16.8 13.2-21.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 467 286 61.6 56.1-66.9 181 38.4 33.1-43.9
No 962 730 75.5 72.3-78.6 232 24.5 21.4-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 256 70.1 64.4-75.3 118 29.9 24.7-35.6
Non-Veteran 1,065 766 71.4 68.1-74.5 299 28.6 25.5-31.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 467 382 80.8 76.0-84.8 85 19.2 15.2-24.0
Regional City or Suburban County 398 263 67.4 62.0-72.5 135 32.6 27.5-38.0
Rural 576 378 65.7 60.9-70.2 198 34.3 29.8-39.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 837 638 75.5 72.0-78.7 199 24.5 21.3-28.0
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 397 254 61.7 55.6-67.4 143 38.3 32.6-44.4
Unable to Work 115 69 62.6 52.1-72.1 46 37.4 27.9-47.9
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 70 60.3 50.1-69.7 50 39.7 30.3-49.9
101% to 150% 151 93 56.2 46.4-65.6 58 43.8 34.4-53.6
151% to 200% 121 84 73.8 64.4-81.3 37 26.2 18.7-35.6
More than 200% 729 565 78.3 74.7-81.5 164 21.7 18.5-25.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 332 191 56.0 49.6-62.3 141 44.0 37.7-50.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 496 359 71.9 67.0-76.3 137 28.1 23.7-33.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 613 473 78.0 73.9-81.6 140 22.0 18.4-26.1

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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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