2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 403 194 48.6 42.2-55.0 61 13.6 10.3-17.8 41 10.4 7.4-14.6 107 27.4 21.9-33.7
GENDER
Male 181 91 48.7 40.5-57.1 28 14.1 9.4-20.4 14 8.6 4.8-15.1 48 28.6 21.6-36.7
Female 222 103 48.5 38.9-58.2 33 13.2 8.8-19.2 27 11.9 7.6-18.0 59 26.5 18.5-36.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 325 153 46.3 39.2-53.5 55 15.0 11.2-19.9 30 9.5 6.3-14.0 87 29.2 23.0-36.3
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 80 *** *** *** 13 17.5 10.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 *** *** *** 13 12.5 6.9-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 *** *** *** 21 16.2 10.2-24.8 16 14.8 8.5-24.5 32 26.5 18.5-36.6
College Graduate 146 85 61.7 52.7-70.0 24 14.4 9.4-21.4 12 8.7 4.8-15.1 25 15.2 9.8-22.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 136 *** *** *** 18 9.6 5.7-15.9 18 13.0 7.4-21.8 *** *** ***
No 263 142 52.7 45.3-60.0 43 15.8 11.4-21.4 23 9.3 5.9-14.4 55 22.2 16.8-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 366 175 48.9 42.2-55.7 57 13.8 10.3-18.2 37 10.6 7.4-15.1 97 26.7 21.0-33.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 218 108 49.7 41.7-57.7 38 15.1 10.6-21.2 23 10.6 6.7-16.3 49 24.6 18.4-32.0
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 112 *** *** *** 15 13.8 7.9-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 112 64 55.7 45.1-65.8 18 14.7 8.6-24.0 *** *** *** 20 19.2 12.2-28.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 197 101 50.5 42.6-58.4 31 16.1 11.1-22.9 19 10.5 6.5-16.8 46 22.9 16.9-30.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 267 116 42.7 35.5-50.2 44 14.8 10.7-20.1 31 11.1 7.7-15.7 76 31.4 24.3-39.5
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 20.5 13.1-30.7
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 118 74 60.9 50.4-70.4 14 11.3 6.3-19.4 *** *** *** 20 15.7 10.0-23.9
Rural 285 120 44.3 36.4-52.4 47 14.4 10.4-19.6 31 9.8 6.6-14.4 87 31.5 24.5-39.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** 22 15.9 9.9-24.6 16 10.3 6.0-17.1 44 35.7 26.3-46.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 197 108 54.1 44.4-63.5 29 12.5 8.3-18.5 17 10.6 6.1-17.8 43 22.8 15.0-33.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 200 114 55.0 45.7-63.9 27 11.8 7.8-17.5 19 10.6 6.4-17.0 40 22.6 14.8-33.0
2nd Quartile 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 125 *** *** *** 23 17.0 10.9-25.5 16 11.0 6.4-18.2 42 36.0 26.5-46.9

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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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