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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 822 457 53.9 49.8-57.9 98 13.2 10.5-16.4 77 9.7 7.5-12.3 190 23.3 20.1-26.9
Non-Hispanic Black 192 102 54.9 45.7-63.7 19 10.9 6.3-18.2 17 9.0 4.7-16.6 54 25.2 18.3-33.6
Other 204 121 63.0 54.5-70.7 25 10.1 6.1-16.3 16 5.6 3.0-10.1 42 21.3 15.2-29.1
AGE
18-34 264 135 52.5 45.2-59.8 40 16.2 11.2-22.8 33 11.1 7.2-16.6 56 20.2 15.2-26.3
35-44 214 134 61.7 53.9-69.0 27 12.2 8.0-18.0 15 7.0 4.0-12.0 38 19.1 13.6-26.1
45-54 239 145 61.9 54.6-68.7 33 13.8 9.5-19.6 13 5.5 2.9-10.3 48 18.8 13.9-25.0
55-64 189 98 52.0 43.7-60.3 19 9.6 5.7-15.7 25 10.8 7.1-16.3 47 27.6 20.5-36.0
65-74 207 103 47.6 39.4-56.0 17 9.3 5.5-15.4 22 11.5 7.2-17.8 65 31.6 24.2-40.0
75+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** 15 15.7 8.3-27.6 *** *** *** 28 26.0 17.1-37.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 283 139 48.8 42.0-55.6 31 12.8 8.4-19.0 30 9.5 6.4-13.9 83 28.9 23.2-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 305 147 51.9 45.3-58.5 35 11.2 7.8-15.9 35 10.1 7.0-14.4 88 26.8 21.4-32.9
College Graduate 550 353 66.3 61.8-70.6 61 11.0 8.4-14.3 44 7.8 5.6-10.7 92 14.8 11.9-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** 12 8.5 4.4-15.9 13 9.0 5.0-15.9 29 27.3 18.5-38.3
$35,000- 49,999 136 70 52.5 42.5-62.4 19 12.9 7.8-20.5 15 11.8 6.7-20.0 32 22.8 15.5-32.1
$50,000- 74,999 173 84 48.1 39.4-57.0 29 20.5 13.6-29.6 14 8.2 4.8-13.9 46 23.2 16.9-30.8
$75,000+ 464 301 65.5 60.3-70.4 46 9.9 7.2-13.5 39 7.7 5.3-10.9 78 16.9 13.3-21.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 144 46.0 39.3-52.9 26 8.6 5.2-13.9 33 10.1 6.9-14.5 111 35.3 29.1-42.0
No 918 548 58.9 55.0-62.7 115 12.8 10.4-15.8 81 8.8 6.8-11.4 174 19.4 16.5-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 277 152 52.7 45.6-59.8 24 9.0 5.7-13.8 25 9.0 5.7-13.9 76 29.3 23.2-36.3
Non-Veteran 962 540 56.3 52.4-60.1 119 12.9 10.4-15.9 89 9.1 7.1-11.6 214 21.7 18.8-25.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 456 292 63.5 58.1-68.6 51 12.4 9.0-16.8 36 7.4 5.2-10.5 77 16.7 13.1-21.2
Regional City or Suburban County 320 169 54.2 47.4-60.9 40 10.7 7.4-15.2 32 9.9 6.3-15.2 79 25.2 19.7-31.5
Rural 466 233 47.1 41.7-52.6 52 12.9 9.3-17.7 46 10.3 7.4-14.2 135 29.7 25.0-34.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 804 458 56.7 52.6-60.8 104 13.7 10.9-17.0 81 9.2 7.2-11.7 161 20.4 17.3-23.9
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 277 156 53.1 45.8-60.3 22 8.0 4.9-12.8 18 7.3 4.3-12.1 81 31.6 25.1-38.9
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** 12 9.9 5.1-18.2 *** *** *** 23 20.1 12.2-31.4
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 743 433 58.6 54.4-62.7 89 12.7 10.1-15.9 69 9.2 7.1-11.8 152 19.5 16.4-22.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 103 37.6 30.4-45.4 28 10.5 6.9-15.8 34 13.6 8.7-20.7 93 38.3 31.0-46.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 521 290 53.4 48.0-58.6 64 14.0 10.4-18.5 49 9.8 7.2-13.3 118 22.8 18.7-27.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 463 301 65.4 60.2-70.3 51 10.9 8.0-14.8 31 6.3 4.2- 9.3 80 17.4 13.7-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 448 286 63.8 58.4-68.9 48 11.1 7.9-15.2 32 7.4 5.0-10.8 82 17.7 14.0-22.2
2nd Quartile 324 185 54.3 47.9-60.6 40 15.1 10.7-20.8 24 7.2 4.5-11.1 75 23.5 18.5-29.3
3rd Quartile 352 167 47.1 40.7-53.7 44 10.7 7.7-14.8 45 13.5 9.5-18.9 96 28.6 23.2-34.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 118 *** *** *** 11 8.1 3.8-16.3 13 9.3 4.8-17.2 *** *** ***

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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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