2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,986 1,454 71.7 69.2-74.1 532 28.3 25.9-30.8
GENDER
Male 931 670 69.5 65.7-73.1 261 30.5 26.9-34.3
Female 1,055 784 73.6 70.1-76.8 271 26.4 23.2-29.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,285 947 71.2 68.0-74.1 338 28.8 25.9-32.0
Non-Hispanic Black 363 269 73.2 67.2-78.4 94 26.8 21.6-32.8
Other 303 215 71.7 64.6-77.8 88 28.3 22.2-35.4
AGE
18-34 390 300 76.1 70.5-80.8 90 23.9 19.2-29.5
35-44 353 283 78.0 71.8-83.2 70 22.0 16.8-28.2
45-54 339 266 76.3 70.5-81.4 73 23.7 18.6-29.5
55-64 316 227 68.3 61.4-74.4 89 31.7 25.6-38.6
65-74 325 207 61.3 54.6-67.6 118 38.7 32.4-45.4
75+ 218 136 56.7 48.5-64.6 82 43.3 35.4-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 90 52.1 42.9-61.2 75 47.9 38.8-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 259 62.7 56.8-68.3 143 37.3 31.7-43.2
Some Post-H.S. 510 350 70.8 66.0-75.1 160 29.2 24.9-34.0
College Graduate 901 749 85.4 82.9-87.6 152 14.6 12.4-17.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 328 60.5 55.5-65.3 210 39.5 34.7-44.5
No 1,437 1,117 75.7 72.7-78.4 320 24.3 21.6-27.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 145 70.4 62.6-77.1 61 29.6 22.9-37.4
Non-Veteran 1,776 1,306 71.8 69.1-74.3 470 28.2 25.7-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,150 911 78.3 75.2-81.0 239 21.7 19.0-24.8
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 314 61.5 56.1-66.7 173 38.5 33.3-43.9
Unable to Work 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 143 90 59.0 48.7-68.5 53 41.0 31.5-51.3
$25,000- 34,999 185 120 60.1 51.2-68.4 65 39.9 31.6-48.8
$35,000- 49,999 207 147 69.7 61.0-77.1 60 30.3 22.9-39.0
$50,000- 74,999 253 188 74.8 67.8-80.7 65 25.2 19.3-32.2
$75,000+ 688 573 83.1 79.6-86.2 115 16.9 13.8-20.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 409 271 63.9 57.7-69.6 138 36.1 30.4-42.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 90 63.2 52.4-72.8 53 36.8 27.2-47.6
101% to 150% 148 92 55.5 45.8-64.9 56 44.5 35.1-54.2
151% to 200% 150 100 68.2 59.1-76.1 50 31.8 23.9-40.9
More than 200% 1,082 862 79.0 75.9-81.8 220 21.0 18.2-24.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 409 271 63.9 57.7-69.6 138 36.1 30.4-42.3
HOUSING
Own 1,329 969 71.1 68.0-74.0 360 28.9 26.0-32.0
Rent 501 379 75.6 70.9-79.8 122 24.4 20.2-29.1
Other arrangement 130 86 66.1 55.6-75.2 44 33.9 24.8-44.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,059 859 80.1 76.8-82.9 200 19.9 17.1-23.2
Regional City or Suburban County 525 351 67.1 62.2-71.7 174 32.9 28.3-37.8
Rural 402 244 56.2 50.0-62.2 158 43.8 37.8-50.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 98 49.4 40.5-58.3 89 50.6 41.7-59.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 790 526 66.3 62.1-70.2 264 33.7 29.8-37.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,009 830 80.2 76.9-83.2 179 19.8 16.8-23.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 649 529 80.4 76.4-83.9 120 19.6 16.1-23.6
2nd Quartile 739 524 70.8 66.7-74.6 215 29.2 25.4-33.3
3rd Quartile 533 366 64.4 58.9-69.5 167 35.6 30.5-41.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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