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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 979 522 53.7 49.7-57.7 119 12.5 10.0-15.4 127 13.5 11.0-16.4 211 20.3 17.3-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 215 103 51.7 42.7-60.6 27 16.2 9.5-26.4 24 10.5 6.5-16.4 61 21.6 15.5-29.3
AGE
18-34 258 151 55.8 48.3-63.1 31 15.7 10.4-23.0 38 13.9 9.7-19.4 38 14.6 10.4-20.1
35-44 259 141 55.4 48.0-62.6 45 16.1 11.6-21.9 27 11.9 7.6-18.2 46 16.6 12.0-22.4
45-54 245 126 52.0 44.6-59.5 33 13.4 9.1-19.1 37 14.5 10.0-20.5 49 20.1 14.6-27.1
55-64 278 139 50.7 43.9-57.4 29 9.3 6.2-13.7 30 13.1 8.6-19.4 80 26.9 21.5-33.1
65-74 259 124 44.7 36.4-53.2 21 7.2 4.4-11.6 29 12.1 7.6-18.5 85 36.1 27.6-45.6
75+ 177 63 33.8 25.2-43.5 20 13.1 7.7-21.5 16 8.2 4.6-14.3 78 44.9 35.5-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 274 106 45.0 37.6-52.7 35 11.4 7.4-17.2 30 11.9 7.9-17.6 103 31.7 25.5-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 417 190 47.4 41.5-53.5 48 13.7 9.8-19.0 58 15.6 11.6-20.6 121 23.2 19.0-28.1
College Graduate 710 414 60.2 55.9-64.3 91 13.3 10.6-16.6 84 11.4 9.0-14.3 121 15.2 12.3-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 11 12.7 6.1-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** 16 13.8 6.7-26.4 18 13.7 8.3-21.9 42 30.8 21.7-41.8
$25,000- 34,999 153 60 37.8 28.3-48.3 18 12.4 7.3-20.2 24 12.5 7.8-19.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.3-21.9 27 15.9 10.0-24.5
$50,000- 74,999 173 93 52.6 43.4-61.7 24 15.1 9.6-23.0 21 16.0 9.6-25.4 35 16.2 10.8-23.7
$75,000+ 502 297 59.6 54.4-64.6 67 13.2 10.0-17.3 60 12.7 9.5-16.7 78 14.5 11.3-18.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 440 148 33.8 28.3-39.8 42 9.6 6.8-13.5 60 15.1 11.1-20.3 190 41.4 35.5-47.7
No 1,057 605 57.2 53.4-60.9 143 14.6 11.9-17.8 120 11.8 9.6-14.4 189 16.4 14.0-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,450 733 51.3 48.0-54.6 177 12.7 10.6-15.2 177 12.8 10.8-15.2 363 23.1 20.5-26.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 502 299 58.7 53.4-63.9 56 11.7 8.5-16.0 51 10.3 7.4-14.2 96 19.2 15.5-23.6
Regional City or Suburban County 411 202 47.9 42.1-53.7 53 15.4 11.2-20.8 51 13.4 9.8-17.9 105 23.3 18.9-28.3
Rural 594 258 44.8 39.1-50.5 76 12.6 9.5-16.6 79 14.7 11.2-18.9 181 27.9 23.1-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 784 419 52.4 48.2-56.6 111 14.6 11.6-18.1 108 14.4 11.7-17.8 146 18.6 15.6-22.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 408 186 44.2 37.8-50.8 42 10.4 7.2-14.6 37 9.9 6.7-14.4 143 35.5 29.2-42.4
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** 19 14.8 8.4-24.8 18 14.0 8.1-23.2 22 12.7 7.9-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.5-18.6 15 12.1 6.9-20.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** 16 15.1 8.0-26.8 17 10.9 6.5-17.8 34 25.1 17.2-35.1
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.4 11.2-28.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 784 439 55.9 51.7-60.1 104 14.2 11.3-17.7 89 12.5 9.8-15.8 152 17.4 14.5-20.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 368 146 42.7 35.6-50.1 45 14.7 9.7-21.6 46 13.3 9.4-18.6 131 29.2 23.6-35.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 309 50.3 45.0-55.6 72 12.3 9.1-16.4 76 12.8 9.8-16.5 146 24.6 20.2-29.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 536 304 55.0 50.1-59.8 68 13.1 10.1-16.9 59 12.3 9.2-16.3 105 19.5 16.0-23.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 505 290 55.3 49.8-60.7 65 11.8 8.9-15.6 55 13.0 9.6-17.5 95 19.9 15.5-25.0
2nd Quartile 383 194 53.0 47.0-59.0 47 12.8 9.3-17.4 52 12.5 9.1-16.9 90 21.6 17.2-26.8
3rd Quartile 432 205 44.9 39.0-51.0 55 15.2 10.8-21.1 51 11.7 8.4-16.0 121 28.1 23.3-33.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 187 *** *** *** 18 13.0 6.2-25.5 23 15.2 9.3-23.9 76 30.5 22.1-40.3

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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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