2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,106 2,761 67.6 65.7-69.4 1,345 32.4 30.6-34.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 785 488 63.9 59.6-68.0 297 36.1 32.0-40.4
GENDER
Male 314 192 61.2 54.3-67.6 122 38.8 32.4-45.7
Female 471 296 66.0 60.4-71.2 175 34.0 28.8-39.6
AGE
18-34 119 78 70.4 60.5-78.8 41 29.6 21.2-39.5
35-44 130 98 71.7 60.7-80.6 32 28.3 19.4-39.3
45-54 138 99 68.7 58.5-77.3 39 31.3 22.7-41.5
55-64 156 90 56.0 46.2-65.4 66 44.0 34.6-53.8
65-74 147 73 52.6 42.2-62.7 74 47.4 37.3-57.8
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 109 52.8 44.4-61.1 110 47.2 38.9-55.6
Some Post-H.S. 241 150 65.5 57.9-72.4 91 34.5 27.6-42.1
College Graduate 256 195 78.9 72.5-84.1 61 21.1 15.9-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 112 80.1 70.7-87.0 26 19.9 13.0-29.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 158 54.4 47.1-61.5 142 45.6 38.5-52.9
No 481 326 68.3 62.9-73.3 155 31.7 26.7-37.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 82 73.1 63.2-81.2 34 26.9 18.8-36.8
Non-Veteran 669 406 62.6 57.9-67.1 263 37.4 32.9-42.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 258 207 80.2 73.3-85.6 51 19.8 14.4-26.7
Regional City or Suburban County 214 140 65.3 56.8-73.0 74 34.7 27.0-43.2
Rural 313 141 44.2 37.3-51.4 172 55.8 48.6-62.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 385 273 69.8 63.9-75.1 112 30.2 24.9-36.1
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 112 52.7 44.1-61.1 104 47.3 38.9-55.9
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 323 229 70.1 63.4-76.1 94 29.9 23.9-36.6
HOUSING
Own 446 255 59.6 53.8-65.2 191 40.4 34.8-46.2
Rent 271 195 73.3 66.4-79.2 76 26.7 20.8-33.6
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 153 48.8 41.6-56.1 160 51.2 43.9-58.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 171 66.2 58.8-72.9 93 33.8 27.1-41.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 164 75.5 67.3-82.2 44 24.5 17.8-32.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 125 92 71.1 60.1-80.1 33 28.9 19.9-39.9
2nd Quartile 177 128 71.9 63.4-79.1 49 28.1 20.9-36.6
3rd Quartile 290 185 63.7 56.5-70.2 105 36.3 29.8-43.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 193 83 42.4 33.3-52.0 110 57.6 48.0-66.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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