2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Use of Trails and Greenways

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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
-MALES 1,864 1,246 65.7 62.9-68.4 618 34.3 31.6-37.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,198 825 66.3 62.9-69.6 373 33.7 30.4-37.1
Non-Hispanic Black 314 192 61.2 54.3-67.6 122 38.8 32.4-45.7
Other 313 205 69.5 61.7-76.3 108 30.5 23.7-38.3
AGE
18-34 368 264 71.0 64.9-76.4 104 29.0 23.6-35.1
35-44 286 215 73.1 66.1-79.1 71 26.9 20.9-33.9
45-54 336 239 69.4 63.0-75.1 97 30.6 24.9-37.0
55-64 315 190 58.1 51.0-64.9 125 41.9 35.1-49.0
65-74 331 208 61.5 54.9-67.7 123 38.5 32.3-45.1
75+ 192 105 49.7 40.8-58.6 87 50.3 41.4-59.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 99 52.4 43.2-61.4 85 47.6 38.6-56.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 283 58.7 53.2-64.0 198 41.3 36.0-46.8
Some Post-H.S. 483 307 65.8 60.6-70.6 176 34.2 29.4-39.4
College Graduate 706 552 80.1 76.7-83.2 154 19.9 16.8-23.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 117 64.4 55.0-72.7 62 35.6 27.3-45.0
$35,000- 49,999 227 137 58.1 50.2-65.7 90 41.9 34.3-49.8
$50,000- 74,999 263 174 66.1 58.8-72.7 89 33.9 27.3-41.2
$75,000+ 607 465 75.8 71.3-79.7 142 24.2 20.3-28.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 563 315 53.6 48.4-58.8 248 46.4 41.2-51.6
No 1,291 921 70.5 67.3-73.6 370 29.5 26.4-32.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 441 279 63.9 58.4-69.1 162 36.1 30.9-41.6
Non-Veteran 1,418 964 66.2 62.9-69.3 454 33.8 30.7-37.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 559 458 80.2 75.4-84.2 101 19.8 15.8-24.6
Regional City or Suburban County 501 321 62.6 57.2-67.7 180 37.4 32.3-42.8
Rural 804 467 56.3 51.9-60.6 337 43.7 39.4-48.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 806 71.0 67.6-74.1 314 29.0 25.9-32.4
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 473 279 56.9 51.2-62.4 194 43.1 37.6-48.8
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 87 60.0 50.4-69.0 60 40.0 31.0-49.6
More than 200% 1,037 745 70.9 67.4-74.1 292 29.1 25.9-32.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 258 51.7 45.9-57.5 231 48.3 42.5-54.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 788 525 65.2 61.0-69.2 263 34.8 30.8-39.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 587 463 75.4 70.6-79.6 124 24.6 20.4-29.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 578 449 74.9 69.8-79.3 129 25.1 20.7-30.2
2nd Quartile 488 327 66.0 60.6-70.9 161 34.0 29.1-39.4
3rd Quartile 543 352 62.8 57.6-67.7 191 37.2 32.3-42.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 118 45.3 37.4-53.5 137 54.7 46.5-62.6

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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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