2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Use of Trails and Greenways

Does your community have trails, greenways, bike paths, or sidewalks for biking,
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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
-Western 433 335 77.1 72.0-81.5 98 22.9 18.5-28.0
GENDER
Male 229 178 77.5 70.1-83.5 51 22.5 16.5-29.9
Female 204 157 76.7 69.1-82.9 47 23.3 17.1-30.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 356 275 76.6 70.9-81.4 81 23.4 18.6-29.1
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 61 82.4 71.2-89.9 15 17.6 10.1-28.8
65-74 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 133 104 81.6 73.4-87.7 29 18.4 12.3-26.6
College Graduate 161 139 88.4 81.8-92.9 22 11.6 7.1-18.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 114 72.9 63.0-81.0 41 27.1 19.0-37.0
No 277 220 79.4 73.4-84.3 57 20.6 15.7-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 372 290 78.1 72.8-82.6 82 21.9 17.4-27.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 223 187 83.9 77.5-88.7 36 16.1 11.3-22.5
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 81 86.0 75.9-92.3 14 14.0 7.7-24.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 187 161 86.1 79.4-90.8 26 13.9 9.2-20.6
HOUSING
Own 321 245 75.1 69.0-80.4 76 24.9 19.6-31.0
Rent 81 62 78.8 67.1-87.1 19 21.2 12.9-32.9
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 113 80 70.6 60.6-79.0 33 29.4 21.0-39.4
Rural 320 255 79.0 72.9-84.1 65 21.0 15.9-27.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 65 78.2 66.2-86.7 17 21.8 13.3-33.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 190 156 81.4 73.2-87.6 34 18.6 12.4-26.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 161 114 70.2 61.6-77.5 47 29.8 22.5-38.4

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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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