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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,242 694 55.5 52.1-58.8 143 12.1 10.0-14.6 114 9.1 7.3-11.2 291 23.4 20.7-26.4
Female 1,507 759 50.8 47.5-54.0 185 13.1 11.0-15.6 181 12.7 10.7-15.0 382 23.4 20.8-26.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,801 979 53.8 50.9-56.6 217 12.8 11.0-14.9 204 11.8 10.1-13.7 401 21.7 19.4-24.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 258 145 58.2 50.4-65.7 36 15.2 9.6-23.2 25 8.4 5.4-12.7 52 18.2 13.3-24.4
AGE
18-34 522 286 54.3 49.0-59.4 71 15.9 12.1-20.7 71 12.5 9.5-16.3 94 17.3 13.9-21.2
35-44 473 275 58.3 52.9-63.4 72 14.3 11.1-18.3 42 9.7 6.8-13.6 84 17.7 14.0-22.1
45-54 484 271 56.6 51.3-61.8 66 13.5 10.4-17.5 50 10.3 7.5-14.0 97 19.5 15.6-24.1
55-64 467 237 51.2 45.9-56.5 48 9.4 6.8-12.8 55 12.2 9.0-16.3 127 27.2 22.7-32.1
65-74 466 227 46.0 40.1-52.1 38 8.2 5.7-11.7 51 11.8 8.5-16.1 150 34.0 28.1-40.4
75+ 281 125 43.0 35.7-50.6 27 9.9 6.2-15.4 20 6.6 3.9-10.9 109 40.5 33.4-48.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 96 43.5 34.8-52.7 25 13.9 8.6-21.7 14 8.6 4.4-16.3 63 33.9 25.5-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 245 47.0 42.0-52.1 66 12.1 9.0-16.2 60 10.6 8.0-14.0 186 30.2 26.0-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 722 337 49.3 44.9-53.8 83 12.7 9.8-16.2 93 13.3 10.5-16.6 209 24.7 21.3-28.5
College Graduate 1,260 767 62.8 59.6-65.8 152 12.3 10.4-14.6 128 9.9 8.2-11.9 213 15.0 12.9-17.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 292 38.9 34.5-43.4 68 9.2 6.9-12.2 93 13.0 10.2-16.5 301 38.9 34.5-43.4
No 1,975 1,153 58.0 55.3-60.7 258 13.8 11.9-15.9 201 10.4 8.8-12.2 363 17.8 15.9-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 177 49.8 43.2-56.3 32 11.7 7.6-17.6 29 9.0 5.9-13.4 94 29.5 23.9-35.8
Non-Veteran 2,412 1,273 53.3 50.8-55.8 296 12.8 11.2-14.6 266 11.3 9.8-13.0 577 22.5 20.6-24.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,588 877 54.6 51.6-57.5 215 14.1 12.0-16.5 189 11.8 10.0-13.8 307 19.5 17.3-21.9
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.6-16.9 15 11.5 5.5-22.5 42 26.5 18.7-36.2
Retired 685 342 47.9 43.0-52.8 64 9.4 7.0-12.4 55 8.8 6.5-12.0 224 33.9 29.2-38.9
Unable to Work 156 59 38.3 29.6-47.9 11 5.9 3.1-10.9 13 6.8 3.4-12.9 73 49.0 39.6-58.5
Other not in Labor Force 170 102 61.7 52.0-70.6 24 14.8 9.0-23.3 22 13.5 8.2-21.2 22 10.0 6.3-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** 19 13.7 7.9-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 90 45.1 36.0-54.5 25 11.0 6.1-19.0 29 15.9 9.9-24.4 63 28.0 21.0-36.4
$25,000- 34,999 270 123 45.1 37.6-52.9 30 10.7 7.1-15.9 37 11.0 7.6-15.6 80 33.1 25.8-41.3
$35,000- 49,999 272 140 50.1 42.6-57.7 39 17.9 12.0-25.9 34 12.8 8.8-18.2 59 19.2 14.3-25.3
$50,000-74,999 346 177 50.3 43.9-56.6 53 17.9 13.3-23.8 35 11.9 8.1-17.1 81 19.9 15.5-25.1
$75,000-100,000 315 173 55.3 48.5-61.8 34 10.0 6.6-15.1 36 12.7 8.7-18.0 72 22.0 17.1-28.0
$100,000-150,000 342 216 62.9 56.9-68.6 43 14.0 10.1-18.9 32 8.7 5.9-12.5 51 14.4 10.8-19.1
$150,000+ 309 209 68.1 61.7-73.9 36 10.7 7.3-15.4 31 10.1 6.6-15.0 33 11.1 7.6-16.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 554 276 49.1 43.7-54.5 49 9.7 6.8-13.5 52 10.8 7.8-14.7 177 30.5 25.9-35.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 195 79 44.7 35.5-54.2 23 9.6 5.8-15.5 23 14.1 8.3-23.1 70 31.6 24.1-40.3
101% to 150% 207 108 53.4 44.6-62.1 24 12.1 7.0-19.9 25 9.5 6.1-14.5 50 25.0 18.5-33.0
151% to 200% 197 86 42.6 33.8-51.8 27 14.0 8.4-22.4 30 13.6 8.9-20.4 54 29.8 21.4-39.8
More than 200% 1,527 872 57.2 54.2-60.2 193 13.5 11.5-15.8 158 10.9 9.1-13.0 304 18.4 16.3-20.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 554 276 49.1 43.7-54.5 49 9.7 6.8-13.5 52 10.8 7.8-14.7 177 30.5 25.9-35.4
HOUSING
Own 1,825 965 53.1 50.3-55.9 215 12.4 10.6-14.5 201 11.0 9.4-12.9 444 23.5 21.2-25.9
Rent 728 403 55.3 50.7-59.9 85 11.4 8.7-14.7 66 10.2 7.5-13.8 174 23.0 19.5-26.9
Other arrangement 166 *** *** *** 24 16.1 10.1-24.7 26 13.8 8.6-21.6 47 24.3 17.5-32.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 958 591 61.0 57.2-64.6 107 12.0 9.6-15.0 87 8.9 7.0-11.4 173 18.1 15.4-21.1
Regional City or Suburban County 731 371 50.7 46.2-55.1 93 13.4 10.5-16.9 83 11.8 9.2-15.1 184 24.1 20.6-28.0
Rural 1,060 491 45.8 41.8-49.8 128 12.8 10.3-15.7 125 12.7 10.3-15.5 316 28.7 25.3-32.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 626 249 40.5 35.4-45.9 73 12.9 9.5-17.3 80 13.4 10.2-17.5 224 33.2 28.6-38.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,124 599 51.7 48.0-55.5 136 13.1 10.6-16.0 125 11.4 9.3-13.9 264 23.8 20.7-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 999 605 59.7 56.1-63.2 119 12.1 9.9-14.8 90 9.6 7.6-12.1 185 18.5 15.9-21.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 953 576 59.2 55.3-63.0 113 11.5 9.3-14.2 87 10.4 8.2-13.2 177 18.9 15.9-22.3
2nd Quartile 707 379 53.6 49.2-57.9 87 13.8 11.0-17.3 76 10.1 7.8-13.0 165 22.5 19.1-26.2
3rd Quartile 784 372 46.0 41.6-50.4 99 13.2 10.3-16.7 96 12.5 9.9-15.8 217 28.3 24.7-32.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 305 126 45.1 37.1-53.4 29 11.0 6.2-18.8 36 12.8 8.6-18.6 114 31.1 24.4-38.6

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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 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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