2021 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 2,749 1,453 52.9 50.6-55.2 328 12.7 11.1-14.4 295 11.0 9.7-12.6 673 23.4 21.5-25.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 486 228 47.8 42.2-53.4 53 11.5 8.3-15.6 47 11.0 7.8-15.5 158 29.7 25.0-34.9
GENDER
Male 192 102 54.9 45.7-63.7 19 10.9 6.3-18.2 *** *** *** 54 25.2 18.3-33.6
Female 294 126 42.8 36.0-49.8 34 11.9 8.0-17.2 30 12.5 8.2-18.6 104 32.9 26.7-39.7
AGE
18-34 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 21.7 13.1-33.7
35-44 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.1 13.3-31.8
45-54 99 *** *** *** 12 14.6 8.0-25.0 *** *** *** 27 22.4 14.4-33.2
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.9 7.1-22.2 52 30.3 22.1-39.9
College Graduate 194 99 50.7 42.4-58.8 27 16.9 11.2-24.7 19 10.1 6.2-16.0 49 22.4 16.2-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 112 63 56.7 46.1-66.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.0 14.6-31.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 156 53 34.8 25.7-45.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 43.2 33.4-53.5
No 326 172 52.5 45.8-59.1 39 11.3 7.9-16.0 33 11.7 7.7-17.4 82 24.4 19.3-30.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 404 191 48.2 42.1-54.3 43 11.2 7.8-15.8 39 11.0 7.4-16.0 131 29.7 24.5-35.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 206 111 52.8 44.7-60.7 23 13.3 8.4-20.4 16 7.9 4.5-13.4 56 26.1 19.7-33.7
Regional City or Suburban County 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 36.6 27.1-47.3
Rural 141 *** *** *** 17 10.1 5.7-17.2 17 14.5 7.9-25.2 51 28.4 20.1-38.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 136 48.8 41.9-55.8 33 13.5 9.2-19.4 31 12.1 8.2-17.7 73 25.6 20.0-32.1
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 113 50.8 43.3-58.3 31 15.4 10.5-22.1 21 9.1 5.5-14.7 63 24.6 18.8-31.6
HOUSING
Own 253 115 48.4 41.0-55.8 33 11.7 8.0-16.9 25 9.2 5.8-14.2 80 30.7 24.2-38.1
Rent 195 101 51.1 41.7-60.3 *** *** *** 20 13.9 7.9-23.3 60 26.5 19.7-34.6
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 *** *** *** 18 11.3 6.5-18.8 20 17.7 9.9-29.5 53 29.1 20.8-39.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 87 53.7 44.1-62.9 16 10.6 6.2-17.6 *** *** *** 55 29.3 21.6-38.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 79 46.1 37.4-55.0 19 12.3 7.2-20.3 15 11.2 6.4-18.8 50 30.4 22.9-39.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 128 63 47.7 38.2-57.4 15 14.2 8.3-23.2 *** *** *** 40 30.8 22.6-40.4
3rd Quartile 183 86 48.7 39.3-58.2 19 9.7 5.9-15.5 *** *** *** 62 29.9 22.7-38.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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