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%)
TOTAL 4,106 2,761 67.6 65.7-69.4 1,345 32.4 30.6-34.3
GENDER
Male 1,864 1,246 65.7 62.9-68.4 618 34.3 31.6-37.1
Female 2,242 1,515 69.2 66.7-71.7 727 30.8 28.3-33.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,597 1,810 68.4 66.1-70.7 787 31.6 29.3-33.9
Non-Hispanic Black 785 488 63.9 59.6-68.0 297 36.1 32.0-40.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 396 258 67.9 61.9-73.4 138 32.1 26.6-38.1
AGE
18-34 723 522 72.9 68.8-76.6 201 27.1 23.4-31.2
35-44 631 475 75.5 71.0-79.5 156 24.5 20.5-29.0
45-54 678 486 70.9 66.5-74.8 192 29.1 25.2-33.5
55-64 719 468 64.4 59.6-68.9 251 35.6 31.1-40.4
65-74 780 468 58.8 54.0-63.4 312 41.2 36.6-46.0
75+ 489 285 53.5 47.6-59.3 204 46.5 40.7-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 385 198 48.2 41.7-54.8 187 51.8 45.2-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 955 559 60.4 56.4-64.2 396 39.6 35.8-43.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,113 726 68.8 65.5-72.0 387 31.2 28.0-34.5
College Graduate 1,635 1,266 80.5 78.3-82.6 369 19.5 17.4-21.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,315 760 57.6 54.1-61.0 555 42.4 39.0-45.9
No 2,764 1,981 72.0 69.8-74.1 783 28.0 25.9-30.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 509 334 66.3 61.2-71.0 175 33.7 29.0-38.8
Non-Veteran 3,589 2,422 67.8 65.8-69.7 1,167 32.2 30.3-34.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,196 1,592 73.2 70.9-75.4 604 26.8 24.6-29.1
Unemployed 203 132 66.2 57.6-73.7 71 33.8 26.3-42.4
Retired 1,149 693 58.3 54.5-62.1 456 41.7 37.9-45.5
Unable to Work 301 156 47.1 39.9-54.4 145 52.9 45.6-60.1
Other not in Labor Force 232 170 72.7 63.9-80.0 62 27.3 20.0-36.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 229 134 58.4 49.0-67.2 95 41.6 32.8-51.0
$15,000- 24,999 367 208 58.5 51.6-65.1 159 41.5 34.9-48.4
$25,000- 34,999 429 271 63.4 57.3-69.2 158 36.6 30.8-42.7
$35,000- 49,999 429 275 64.2 58.2-69.8 154 35.8 30.2-41.8
$50,000-74,999 524 348 68.0 62.8-72.7 176 32.0 27.3-37.2
$75,000-100,000 419 316 73.9 68.4-78.7 103 26.1 21.3-31.6
$100,000-150,000 443 342 76.9 71.8-81.3 101 23.1 18.7-28.2
$150,000+ 362 310 88.6 84.5-91.6 52 11.4 8.4-15.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 904 557 61.0 56.7-65.1 347 39.0 34.9-43.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 328 195 57.8 50.1-65.1 133 42.2 34.9-49.9
101% to 150% 354 207 58.9 52.1-65.4 147 41.1 34.6-47.9
151% to 200% 325 200 64.3 57.6-70.5 125 35.7 29.5-42.4
More than 200% 2,087 1,533 74.2 71.8-76.5 554 25.8 23.5-28.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 904 557 61.0 56.7-65.1 347 39.0 34.9-43.3
HOUSING
Own 2,795 1,834 65.9 63.6-68.1 961 34.1 31.9-36.4
Rent 997 730 74.1 70.5-77.3 267 25.9 22.7-29.5
Other arrangement 273 166 65.8 58.4-72.6 107 34.2 27.4-41.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,192 961 79.6 76.5-82.4 231 20.4 17.6-23.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,097 734 66.2 62.6-69.5 363 33.8 30.5-37.4
Rural 1,817 1,066 58.8 55.8-61.9 751 41.2 38.1-44.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,173 628 53.5 49.5-57.5 545 46.5 42.5-50.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,674 1,133 66.8 63.9-69.6 541 33.2 30.4-36.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,259 1,000 78.0 75.0-80.7 259 22.0 19.3-25.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,220 956 76.9 73.6-79.8 264 23.1 20.2-26.4
2nd Quartile 1,034 712 68.7 65.1-72.0 322 31.3 28.0-34.9
3rd Quartile 1,194 788 64.0 60.4-67.4 406 36.0 32.6-39.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 658 305 47.8 42.5-53.2 353 52.2 46.8-57.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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