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
-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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 296 167 55.7 48.7-62.5 42 17.4 12.2-24.1 42 12.7 9.0-17.5 45 14.3 10.5-19.2
35-44 270 154 57.1 50.1-63.8 44 15.2 11.1-20.5 30 12.0 8.0-17.6 42 15.7 11.3-21.3
45-54 294 173 58.3 51.7-64.6 37 12.6 8.9-17.5 30 10.3 6.9-15.2 54 18.8 14.2-24.5
55-64 333 178 54.5 48.3-60.7 38 9.8 6.8-14.0 37 11.7 8.0-16.8 80 23.9 19.1-29.5
65-74 365 189 47.9 41.3-54.6 30 8.4 5.6-12.4 42 12.9 9.2-17.9 104 30.8 24.3-38.1
75+ 218 106 45.4 37.3-53.7 22 11.5 7.0-18.4 18 8.1 4.8-13.6 72 35.0 27.6-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 152 48.5 42.0-55.0 41 12.9 8.9-18.4 36 10.6 7.4-15.0 109 28.1 23.0-33.8
Some Post-H.S. 467 217 48.4 43.0-53.9 57 13.1 9.8-17.3 61 14.2 10.8-18.5 132 24.2 20.2-28.8
College Graduate 937 588 64.4 60.9-67.8 112 11.9 9.8-14.5 101 10.6 8.6-13.0 136 13.0 10.8-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.9 11.0-30.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** 14 10.9 6.2-18.6 21 9.8 6.0-15.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 160 77 43.8 35.0-53.1 24 17.8 10.8-27.9 19 12.6 7.6-20.1 40 25.8 18.5-34.7
$50,000- 74,999 250 133 51.7 44.1-59.2 40 18.6 13.1-25.8 28 13.5 8.9-20.1 49 16.2 11.8-21.8
$75,000+ 761 482 64.1 60.0-68.0 89 11.2 8.9-14.1 77 10.7 8.3-13.6 113 14.0 11.5-17.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 491 204 39.8 34.5-45.4 42 8.2 5.8-11.4 59 13.5 10.0-18.0 186 38.5 33.1-44.2
No 1,298 773 59.2 55.9-62.4 173 14.2 11.9-16.9 145 11.2 9.4-13.4 207 15.3 13.2-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 121 49.4 41.4-57.4 22 13.0 7.5-21.6 15 7.4 4.2-12.6 60 30.2 23.4-38.0
Non-Veteran 1,581 857 54.4 51.3-57.4 195 12.8 10.9-15.0 189 12.3 10.5-14.4 340 20.5 18.2-23.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 592 382 64.2 59.5-68.6 67 11.5 8.7-14.9 59 10.3 7.6-13.7 84 14.1 11.2-17.6
Regional City or Suburban County 478 255 54.6 49.2-59.8 64 13.3 9.9-17.7 56 12.2 9.1-16.1 103 19.9 16.1-24.4
Rural 731 342 44.0 39.3-48.8 86 13.6 10.6-17.4 89 12.8 10.0-16.1 214 29.6 25.5-34.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,012 572 56.0 52.3-59.6 140 14.3 11.8-17.2 131 12.8 10.6-15.5 169 16.9 14.4-19.7
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 531 282 50.1 44.5-55.6 48 9.7 7.0-13.3 48 10.2 7.3-14.0 153 30.1 24.9-35.8
Unable to Work 91 33 32.9 23.5-43.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.1 5.5-17.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.7-18.1 19 14.0 8.1-23.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,156 681 58.7 55.3-62.1 146 13.1 10.9-15.8 120 11.3 9.3-13.8 209 16.8 14.5-19.4
HOUSING
Own 1,367 741 53.4 50.2-56.6 160 12.5 10.4-14.9 159 12.1 10.2-14.4 307 22.0 19.4-24.8
Rent 323 188 58.4 51.9-64.7 43 13.0 9.2-17.9 27 9.0 5.9-13.5 65 19.6 15.0-25.2
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.5 14.3-33.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 335 132 38.2 31.5-45.5 38 15.3 10.3-22.2 42 12.4 8.8-17.2 123 34.1 28.0-40.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 435 50.9 46.6-55.3 102 12.6 9.9-15.9 102 13.3 10.7-16.4 182 23.2 19.6-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 645 412 63.4 59.0-67.6 77 11.9 9.4-15.0 60 9.8 7.3-13.1 96 14.8 12.0-18.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 700 435 60.6 56.1-65.1 83 11.0 8.6-14.1 63 10.2 7.7-13.4 119 18.1 14.6-22.2
2nd Quartile 469 258 56.2 50.8-61.4 57 13.5 10.2-17.9 58 12.0 8.9-15.9 96 18.3 14.7-22.5
3rd Quartile 491 229 43.5 38.2-48.9 68 14.8 11.1-19.3 66 13.6 10.4-17.6 128 28.2 23.7-33.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.7 7.4-20.9 *** *** ***

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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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