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
-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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 202 95 44.0 36.7-51.6 34 16.4 11.4-22.9 33 17.2 11.7-24.4 40 22.5 16.6-29.6
35-44 182 87 45.6 37.8-53.7 27 15.5 10.5-22.3 27 14.3 9.7-20.7 41 24.6 18.2-32.3
45-54 238 104 43.2 36.1-50.5 40 15.9 11.5-21.5 38 15.9 11.5-21.6 56 25.1 19.1-32.2
55-64 305 116 35.7 29.9-42.0 36 10.1 7.2-14.1 61 21.1 16.1-27.2 92 33.0 27.0-39.6
65-74 268 97 37.4 30.7-44.6 28 9.0 5.9-13.4 24 10.4 6.2-17.0 119 43.2 36.4-50.2
75+ 187 65 29.4 22.5-37.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 57.8 48.7-66.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 80 33.0 26.6-40.2 20 7.3 4.5-11.8 50 22.0 16.3-28.8 103 37.7 31.2-44.6
Some Post-H.S. 424 154 38.0 32.9-43.5 53 14.1 10.6-18.5 65 14.4 11.0-18.6 152 33.5 28.7-38.7
College Graduate 660 322 49.8 45.6-54.0 101 16.0 13.1-19.4 80 13.0 10.4-16.1 157 21.2 18.0-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 42 33.0 24.1-43.2 14 8.6 4.9-14.8 18 14.3 8.1-24.0 53 44.1 34.1-54.6
$25,000- 34,999 96 29 29.1 20.2-39.9 13 17.0 9.8-27.9 13 14.4 8.3-23.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 161 62 38.7 30.2-48.0 27 16.8 11.1-24.6 23 16.0 9.8-25.1 49 28.4 21.1-37.1
$50,000- 74,999 198 82 44.8 36.4-53.4 23 12.2 7.7-18.9 33 17.3 12.0-24.1 60 25.8 19.4-33.3
$75,000+ 507 246 47.0 42.2-51.9 76 13.9 10.9-17.5 78 15.9 12.5-20.1 107 23.1 19.1-27.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 427 114 26.5 21.8-31.8 45 10.1 7.2-13.9 48 12.5 9.0-17.1 220 51.0 45.2-56.6
No 960 453 45.7 42.0-49.3 132 13.7 11.4-16.4 152 16.9 14.2-20.0 223 23.7 20.7-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 72 38.6 30.7-47.1 21 9.0 5.6-14.2 24 13.8 9.0-20.5 79 38.6 30.9-47.0
Non-Veteran 1,200 498 40.1 36.9-43.3 156 13.0 11.0-15.4 178 15.8 13.4-18.6 368 31.1 28.1-34.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 443 221 49.8 44.4-55.1 62 13.4 10.2-17.3 60 15.7 11.8-20.7 100 21.1 17.3-25.6
Regional City or Suburban County 374 141 37.5 32.1-43.3 46 12.9 9.4-17.5 46 12.8 9.4-17.3 141 36.7 31.2-42.6
Rural 579 208 34.2 29.8-39.0 69 11.7 9.0-15.1 96 17.4 13.9-21.6 206 36.7 32.1-41.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 767 336 42.4 38.5-46.4 114 14.5 11.9-17.5 136 17.6 14.7-20.9 181 25.5 22.0-29.3
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 158 35.6 30.4-41.2 36 7.0 4.8-10.0 35 9.4 6.2-13.8 189 48.0 42.3-53.8
Unable to Work 95 21 20.8 13.2-31.2 *** *** *** 17 19.4 11.6-30.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 19.2 11.2-31.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 37 33.7 24.4-44.5 13 11.7 6.5-20.0 15 16.3 9.0-27.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 845 373 44.3 40.5-48.2 123 14.2 11.8-17.0 129 15.9 13.2-19.0 220 25.6 22.3-29.1
HOUSING
Own 1,084 452 40.9 37.6-44.4 139 12.4 10.3-14.7 150 15.2 12.7-18.1 343 31.5 28.3-34.8
Rent 232 95 38.9 31.9-46.3 28 12.0 7.6-18.4 43 18.7 13.8-24.9 66 30.4 23.7-38.1
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 71 29.5 23.4-36.4 27 11.0 7.3-16.2 43 18.4 13.6-24.5 95 41.1 34.1-48.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 529 199 38.0 33.1-43.1 56 9.2 6.8-12.3 72 14.9 11.3-19.3 202 37.9 33.1-43.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 631 300 44.9 40.6-49.4 94 16.0 12.9-19.7 87 15.3 12.2-19.1 150 23.7 20.2-27.7

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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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