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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 685 291 42.3 38.0-46.6 90 12.3 9.7-15.4 99 15.3 12.4-18.8 205 30.1 26.3-34.3
Non-Hispanic Black 172 63 38.1 30.1-46.9 23 14.8 9.1-23.2 24 12.7 8.1-19.3 62 34.4 26.8-42.8
Other 149 72 53.2 43.4-62.8 24 15.3 9.5-23.6 21 15.4 9.5-24.0 32 16.1 11.0-23.1
AGE
18-34 213 97 44.9 37.5-52.6 38 17.4 12.2-24.1 37 17.7 12.4-24.7 41 19.9 14.6-26.6
35-44 140 66 47.2 38.2-56.4 20 12.7 7.7-20.3 22 15.7 10.2-23.5 32 24.4 17.4-33.1
45-54 184 88 48.8 40.5-57.2 22 12.1 7.5-18.7 30 16.7 11.5-23.6 44 22.4 16.3-30.1
55-64 187 68 34.9 27.7-42.9 23 10.6 6.9-15.9 32 16.3 11.4-22.9 64 38.2 30.4-46.5
65-74 176 75 44.3 35.8-53.2 20 8.7 5.1-14.2 18 9.3 5.7-14.7 63 37.7 29.6-46.6
75+ 106 31 25.8 17.7-36.0 12 8.7 4.6-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 84 39.9 32.5-47.8 27 10.5 6.7-16.0 41 19.4 14.1-26.0 78 30.3 24.1-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 299 113 39.1 33.1-45.4 40 14.7 10.4-20.4 49 14.4 10.8-19.1 97 31.8 26.2-38.1
College Graduate 392 197 53.0 47.6-58.4 60 14.6 11.3-18.7 45 11.5 8.5-15.4 90 20.9 16.8-25.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** 13 11.5 5.9-21.4 15 10.9 6.2-18.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 *** *** *** 18 15.6 9.3-25.0 21 18.0 11.4-27.2 26 24.0 16.1-34.1
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** 19 13.5 7.8-22.4 23 18.3 11.6-27.5 36 24.8 17.3-34.2
$75,000+ 367 180 47.7 41.8-53.5 50 12.0 8.7-16.3 52 15.8 11.7-21.0 85 24.6 19.7-30.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 77 28.5 22.4-35.5 38 12.8 8.8-18.2 35 13.4 9.3-18.9 133 45.4 38.6-52.3
No 726 351 48.3 44.0-52.5 99 13.2 10.6-16.5 109 15.5 12.6-18.8 167 23.0 19.7-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 97 40.1 33.0-47.5 28 10.0 6.4-15.4 32 14.0 9.7-20.0 97 35.9 29.2-43.1
Non-Veteran 761 332 43.7 39.6-47.8 109 13.9 11.2-17.0 114 15.2 12.4-18.4 206 27.3 23.8-31.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 378 177 47.2 41.5-53.1 55 13.4 9.9-17.8 57 16.9 12.7-22.2 89 22.4 18.1-27.5
Regional City or Suburban County 261 115 44.3 37.3-51.6 31 13.3 8.9-19.5 25 9.9 6.4-14.9 90 32.4 26.2-39.4
Rural 377 138 37.3 31.7-43.3 51 12.4 9.0-16.8 64 16.7 12.8-21.4 124 33.6 28.2-39.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 634 285 45.1 40.7-49.5 91 14.5 11.5-18.1 106 16.3 13.4-19.8 152 24.1 20.4-28.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 252 99 38.5 31.6-45.8 30 9.4 6.2-14.0 16 6.0 3.5-10.2 107 46.1 38.9-53.6
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** 11 10.3 4.6-21.3 14 11.9 6.7-20.3 29 26.5 17.8-37.5
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** 11 14.5 7.6-26.1 12 16.2 9.2-26.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 564 252 44.8 40.1-49.6 81 13.1 10.2-16.7 86 16.2 12.9-20.3 145 25.8 21.9-30.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 65 38.7 30.7-47.3 21 9.1 5.4-14.8 36 16.5 11.7-22.9 68 35.7 28.1-44.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 356 143 40.3 34.4-46.6 46 13.0 9.3-18.0 44 13.3 9.7-18.0 123 33.3 27.8-39.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 470 222 46.4 41.2-51.6 70 14.4 11.1-18.5 66 15.6 12.0-20.1 112 23.6 19.5-28.3

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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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