2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 541 407 71.4 65.7-76.6 134 28.6 23.4-34.3
GENDER
Male 254 182 68.1 60.0-75.3 72 31.9 24.7-40.0
Female 287 225 74.4 66.0-81.3 62 25.6 18.7-34.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 329 70.1 63.6-75.8 113 29.9 24.2-36.4
Non-Hispanic Black 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 80 *** *** *** 15 18.2 10.0-30.9
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 158 118 73.9 64.2-81.6 40 26.1 18.4-35.8
College Graduate 185 147 80.1 72.8-85.8 38 19.9 14.2-27.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 204 139 59.9 49.4-69.6 65 40.1 30.4-50.6
No 333 264 78.8 72.7-83.8 69 21.2 16.2-27.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 480 369 73.4 67.2-78.8 111 26.6 21.2-32.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 219 78.8 71.8-84.4 54 21.2 15.6-28.2
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 58 83.1 71.6-90.6 17 16.9 9.4-28.4
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 113 83.6 74.9-89.7 20 16.4 10.3-25.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 254 200 76.5 69.0-82.6 54 23.5 17.4-31.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 373 270 65.7 58.6-72.3 103 34.3 27.7-41.4
Rent 134 112 86.3 77.5-92.0 22 13.7 8.0-22.5
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 159 119 71.0 60.7-79.5 40 29.0 20.5-39.3
Rural 382 288 71.6 64.4-77.8 94 28.4 22.2-35.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 272 200 72.5 64.8-79.0 72 27.5 21.0-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 78 75.5 64.7-83.8 23 24.5 16.2-35.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 268 201 70.4 61.7-77.8 67 29.6 22.2-38.3
2nd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 158 126 76.4 66.3-84.1 32 23.6 15.9-33.7

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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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