2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,451 827 55.4 52.3-58.4 164 12.6 10.6-15.0 149 10.7 8.9-12.9 311 21.3 19.0-23.9
GENDER
Male 669 399 57.9 53.4-62.3 77 12.6 9.8-16.1 56 8.4 6.1-11.4 137 21.1 17.6-25.0
Female 782 428 53.3 49.1-57.4 87 12.6 9.8-16.0 93 12.7 10.0-15.9 174 21.5 18.4-25.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 946 561 58.5 54.7-62.2 100 11.6 9.3-14.4 113 12.2 9.9-15.0 172 17.7 15.1-20.6
Non-Hispanic Black 268 125 44.5 37.7-51.5 33 13.1 9.0-18.8 22 10.6 6.5-16.7 88 31.8 25.7-38.6
Other 214 129 60.3 51.9-68.1 27 14.8 9.0-23.2 *** *** *** 46 20.0 14.5-27.0
AGE
18-34 300 177 55.2 48.4-61.9 36 16.6 11.6-23.2 40 12.8 8.8-18.2 47 15.4 11.3-20.6
35-44 283 175 60.5 53.7-66.9 41 13.2 9.4-18.1 23 9.4 5.8-14.7 44 17.0 12.4-22.8
45-54 266 166 60.8 53.8-67.4 38 15.0 10.7-20.6 22 8.6 5.3-13.6 40 15.6 11.1-21.4
55-64 226 132 56.7 49.2-63.8 18 7.7 4.5-12.7 26 12.4 8.0-18.7 50 23.3 17.6-30.1
65-74 206 99 46.7 38.7-54.9 16 7.9 4.6-13.3 23 11.2 7.0-17.5 68 34.2 26.8-42.3
75+ 135 58 40.4 30.7-50.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 41.9 32.1-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** 14 16.8 9.3-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 259 124 48.9 41.9-55.9 30 10.7 7.0-16.1 25 10.8 7.1-16.2 80 29.5 23.7-36.2
Some Post-H.S. 350 175 50.8 44.7-56.9 36 12.8 8.9-18.1 45 13.8 10.0-18.8 94 22.5 18.1-27.6
College Graduate 746 480 64.5 60.5-68.3 82 12.0 9.5-15.1 75 9.0 7.0-11.4 109 14.5 11.8-17.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 327 130 38.2 32.3-44.5 28 9.7 6.3-14.8 41 14.5 10.2-20.1 128 37.6 31.6-43.9
No 1,115 694 60.5 57.0-63.9 134 13.2 10.9-16.0 108 9.8 7.8-12.2 179 16.5 14.1-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 80 46.8 37.3-56.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 32.8 24.3-42.7
Non-Veteran 1,303 745 56.2 53.0-59.4 152 12.6 10.5-15.1 139 11.1 9.1-13.4 267 20.1 17.7-22.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 540 57.3 53.4-61.0 118 14.1 11.4-17.2 108 11.5 9.2-14.1 144 17.2 14.5-20.3
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 312 158 49.4 42.8-56.1 26 9.2 5.9-13.9 23 7.8 4.8-12.6 105 33.6 27.6-40.1
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** 14 11.5 6.4-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.3 8.1-21.1 33 28.0 19.5-38.3
$35,000- 49,999 146 *** *** *** 21 18.9 11.0-30.5 21 14.1 8.8-21.7 21 12.9 7.8-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 187 100 51.4 43.1-59.6 31 18.7 12.9-26.4 20 12.7 7.8-20.0 36 17.2 12.0-24.0
$75,000+ 573 373 64.4 59.7-68.8 61 11.0 8.3-14.4 57 9.9 7.3-13.2 82 14.7 11.7-18.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 144 48.5 41.4-55.7 22 10.8 6.6-17.1 20 9.8 5.8-16.0 84 30.9 24.7-37.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.6 9.7-26.8 20 20.9 12.9-32.0
More than 200% 860 524 59.7 55.8-63.4 103 13.5 10.9-16.6 89 10.8 8.5-13.6 144 16.1 13.5-19.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 144 48.5 41.4-55.7 22 10.8 6.6-17.1 20 9.8 5.8-16.0 84 30.9 24.7-37.9
HOUSING
Own 966 553 56.7 53.0-60.3 107 12.1 9.8-15.0 100 10.3 8.2-12.8 206 20.9 18.1-24.0
Rent 379 227 56.3 50.0-62.4 39 11.0 7.5-16.0 32 10.4 6.6-15.9 81 22.3 17.7-27.7
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** 15 18.7 10.9-30.2 15 16.4 9.0-28.1 20 21.9 13.7-33.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 857 533 61.2 57.2-65.0 94 12.0 9.4-15.1 77 8.8 6.8-11.4 153 18.1 15.3-21.3
Regional City or Suburban County 351 181 49.0 42.9-55.2 44 14.2 10.1-19.5 39 11.9 8.3-16.8 87 24.9 20.0-30.5
Rural 243 113 44.8 37.6-52.3 26 12.1 7.8-18.2 33 16.0 10.7-23.3 71 27.1 21.2-33.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 525 273 50.5 45.3-55.8 61 13.9 10.3-18.4 64 11.6 8.7-15.2 127 24.0 19.9-28.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 829 516 60.6 56.6-64.4 93 11.5 9.2-14.4 70 9.5 7.2-12.3 150 18.4 15.6-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 529 327 61.0 56.0-65.8 61 11.0 8.3-14.4 46 10.5 7.5-14.5 95 17.5 14.1-21.5
2nd Quartile 522 294 54.3 49.3-59.2 58 13.6 10.3-17.7 53 9.7 7.2-13.1 117 22.4 18.6-26.8
3rd Quartile 365 191 49.0 42.6-55.5 43 13.6 9.1-19.7 45 12.9 8.9-18.4 86 24.5 19.6-30.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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