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What is the farthest distance you can walk by yourself, without any special equipment or help from others?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Not any distance   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Length of house or less   N       %   C.I.(95%)	1-2 city blocks   N       %   C.I.(95%)	1 or more miles   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	199	44  20.7  (15.1-27.6)	95  45.1  (37.5-52.9)	32  16.0  (11.2-22.3)	28  18.3  (12.2-26.3)
GENDER
Male	63	16  22.7  (13.6-35.4)	24  36.2  (24.7-49.6)	10  14.6  ( 7.7-26.0)	13  26.5  (15.2-42.0)
Female	136	28  19.3  (13.0-27.7)	71  51.3  (42.1-60.5)	22  17.0  (11.1-25.1)	15  12.4  ( 7.2-20.5)
RACE
White	146	30  19.9  (13.6-28.2)	69  44.1  (35.4-53.2)	25  16.5  (11.0-24.0)	22  19.5  (12.4-29.2)
African American	46	13  24.6  (13.8-40.0)	24  51.2  (35.4-66.8)	4   9.6  ( 3.5-23.5)	5  14.6  ( 5.5-33.2)
AGE
18-24	4	1  26.6  ( 3.3-79.2)			3  73.4  (20.8-96.7)
25-34	5	2  27.6  ( 5.4-71.7)	1  19.5  ( 2.5-69.5)		2  52.9  (14.6-88.1)
35-44	15	3  27.1  ( 9.4-57.2)	6  35.6  (15.8-62.0)	3  20.5  ( 6.3-49.7)	3  16.7  ( 5.2-42.3)
45-54	31	6  20.5  ( 9.1-40.0)	14  45.8  (28.3-64.4)	3  10.5  ( 3.4-28.3)	8  23.2  (11.4-41.5)
55-64	40	7  18.0  ( 7.8-36.2)	19  45.1  (29.1-62.3)	4   8.9  ( 3.2-22.4)	10  28.0  (14.3-47.4)
65+	103	25  19.3  (12.9-27.9)	54  53.8  (43.2-64.0)	22  23.7  (15.7-34.2)	2   3.2  ( 0.7-13.8)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	64	16  19.7  (11.8-30.9)	34  55.4  (42.1-68.0)	10  17.4  ( 9.4-30.1)	4   7.5  ( 2.4-21.1)
H.S. or G.E.D.	66	13  18.7  (10.3-31.4)	34  46.9  (33.8-60.6)	8  11.5  ( 5.4-22.8)	11  22.8  (12.1-38.8)
Some Post-H.S.	42	7  21.3  (10.0-39.7)	19  40.9  (26.2-57.4)	9  19.0  ( 9.6-34.0)	7  18.9  ( 8.5-36.7)
College Graduate	24	7  29.5  (13.8-52.3)	8  26.9  (12.5-48.7)	3  12.8  ( 3.8-35.4)	6  30.7  (13.5-55.7)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	63	14  16.8  ( 9.9-27.2)	40  64.1  (50.0-76.1)	3   4.2  ( 1.3-12.7)	6  14.8  ( 6.3-31.1)
$15,000- 24,999	47	12  24.4  (13.7-39.7)	21  41.4  (27.3-57.1)	10  21.7  (11.7-36.7)	4  12.5  ( 3.9-33.3)
$25,000- 34,999	28	5  19.9  ( 8.2-41.0)	14  43.9  (25.4-64.2)	4   9.2  ( 3.0-24.5)	5  27.1  (11.0-52.9)
$35,000- 49,999	15	3  29.2  ( 9.5-61.7)	4  25.5  ( 8.8-54.8)	3  22.1  ( 6.8-52.6)	5  23.2  ( 8.6-49.3)
$50,000+	10	3  38.1  (12.4-72.8)		1   9.9  ( 1.3-46.9)	6  52.0  (21.9-80.7)

*This question was asked only to those respondents who reported using special equipment or help from others to get around.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.