2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,226 548 43.6 40.4-46.8 140 12.1 10.1-14.5 181 15.3 13.0-17.9 357 29.0 26.2-32.0
GENDER
Male 558 257 45.2 40.5-50.1 63 11.3 8.5-14.9 80 14.8 11.6-18.7 158 28.7 24.5-33.2
Female 668 291 42.2 38.0-46.5 77 12.7 10.0-16.1 101 15.8 12.7-19.3 199 29.3 25.5-33.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 761 343 43.6 39.7-47.7 78 10.6 8.3-13.5 109 14.6 11.9-17.9 231 31.1 27.4-35.0
Non-Hispanic Black 273 112 40.4 33.9-47.3 32 12.8 8.6-18.6 42 16.4 11.8-22.3 87 30.4 24.6-37.0
Other 192 93 49.5 41.2-57.7 30 17.4 11.8-24.9 30 16.4 11.0-23.8 39 16.7 11.8-22.9
AGE
18-34 238 107 43.3 36.5-50.4 35 14.9 10.4-20.9 45 18.4 13.3-25.0 51 23.3 17.8-29.9
35-44 202 109 50.7 42.9-58.5 31 17.3 11.8-24.6 22 10.3 6.6-15.8 40 21.7 15.8-28.9
45-54 218 111 49.5 41.9-57.1 27 11.9 8.0-17.3 35 17.7 12.5-24.4 45 20.9 15.3-28.0
55-64 251 103 39.4 32.9-46.3 18 6.4 3.9-10.5 47 19.0 14.2-25.1 83 35.2 28.7-42.2
65-74 175 69 40.2 32.3-48.6 15 7.6 4.3-13.3 19 9.6 6.0-14.9 72 42.6 34.6-51.1
75+ 128 42 28.0 20.0-37.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** 14 13.4 7.6-22.6 *** *** *** 37 32.1 22.9-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 83 38.5 31.2-46.3 20 7.9 4.8-12.7 40 20.2 14.5-27.3 76 33.4 26.8-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 347 127 37.3 31.8-43.1 36 12.9 9.0-18.2 61 16.1 12.4-20.8 123 33.6 28.3-39.4
College Graduate 552 291 53.3 48.7-57.9 70 13.4 10.5-16.9 70 12.4 9.7-15.7 121 20.9 17.3-25.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 91 26.6 21.4-32.6 37 11.7 8.1-16.6 43 13.4 9.5-18.5 162 48.3 42.1-54.6
No 886 454 49.4 45.6-53.2 103 12.3 10.0-15.2 137 16.0 13.3-19.1 192 22.3 19.2-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 53 38.5 29.7-48.0 *** *** *** 22 17.5 11.2-26.2 54 37.1 28.4-46.7
Non-Veteran 1,083 494 44.2 40.8-47.6 127 12.7 10.5-15.3 159 15.0 12.7-17.8 303 28.1 25.1-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 741 352 45.5 41.4-49.6 90 12.9 10.3-16.1 128 17.0 14.1-20.2 171 24.6 21.2-28.4
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 280 103 34.8 28.7-41.5 26 8.1 5.3-12.3 25 10.5 6.6-16.4 126 46.5 39.8-53.4
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.6 9.2-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 45 37.4 28.1-47.8 17 13.7 7.9-22.6 17 13.2 7.2-22.7 47 35.7 26.8-45.8
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 21.7 13.4-33.3 32 30.5 21.1-41.7
$35,000- 49,999 128 50 42.2 32.7-52.3 21 17.5 10.7-27.2 22 16.4 10.7-24.3 35 23.9 16.6-33.3
$50,000- 74,999 138 58 43.7 34.0-53.8 17 14.3 8.3-23.6 26 17.4 11.3-25.8 37 24.7 17.3-33.8
$75,000+ 432 225 48.1 42.8-53.5 49 11.7 8.6-15.8 68 17.0 13.0-22.0 90 23.2 18.9-28.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** 13 13.7 7.6-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.2 9.2-27.0 37 29.3 20.9-39.4
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 25.2 16.2-36.9
More than 200% 667 316 45.3 41.0-49.7 81 13.0 10.2-16.4 109 17.0 13.8-20.7 161 24.7 21.1-28.7
HOUSING
Own 796 360 43.3 39.3-47.3 89 12.1 9.6-15.2 111 15.3 12.4-18.6 236 29.3 25.8-33.1
Rent 336 151 45.3 39.2-51.5 41 12.4 8.8-17.3 57 15.8 11.9-20.6 87 26.5 21.4-32.3
Other arrangement 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.6-24.0 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 350 48.7 44.5-52.9 91 12.4 9.8-15.5 105 16.1 13.0-19.8 171 22.8 19.5-26.4
Regional City or Suburban County 284 112 36.9 30.7-43.5 31 14.9 10.3-21.1 33 10.7 7.4-15.4 108 37.5 31.2-44.2
Rural 225 86 36.4 29.6-43.8 18 7.2 4.4-11.5 43 18.9 13.8-25.3 78 37.5 30.4-45.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 443 177 40.3 34.9-45.8 38 8.0 5.6-11.5 65 15.2 11.5-19.7 163 36.5 31.4-42.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 717 350 46.9 42.7-51.0 96 14.9 12.0-18.4 98 14.1 11.3-17.5 173 24.1 20.7-27.8

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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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