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Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,549 | 1,443 | 55.1 | 52.0-58.2 | 1,106 | 44.9 | 41.8-48.0 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 894 | 461 | 50.2 | 45.3-55.0 | 433 | 49.8 | 45.0-54.7 |
Female | 1,655 | 982 | 58.8 | 54.7-62.8 | 673 | 41.2 | 37.2-45.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,974 | 1,131 | 56.4 | 52.8-59.9 | 843 | 43.6 | 40.1-47.2 |
African American | 454 | 248 | 51.1 | 44.2-57.9 | 206 | 48.9 | 42.1-55.8 |
Other Minorities | 84 | 45 | 52.3 | 37.1-67.1 | 39 | 47.7 | 32.9-62.9 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Yes | 59 | 27 | 25.8 | 14.6-41.5 | 32 | 74.2 | 58.5-85.4 |
No | 2,483 | 1,413 | 55.9 | 52.8-59.0 | 1,070 | 44.1 | 41.0-47.2 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 135 | 50 | 43.1 | 29.4-58.0 | 85 | 56.9 | 42.0-70.6 |
25-34 | 299 | 135 | 46.1 | 37.9-54.4 | 164 | 53.9 | 45.6-62.1 |
35-44 | 470 | 223 | 50.9 | 44.2-57.5 | 247 | 49.1 | 42.5-55.8 |
45-54 | 550 | 319 | 54.5 | 46.6-62.1 | 231 | 45.5 | 37.9-53.4 |
55-64 | 429 | 284 | 63.2 | 56.5-69.5 | 145 | 36.8 | 30.5-43.5 |
65+ | 646 | 419 | 63.0 | 57.4-68.4 | 227 | 37.0 | 31.6-42.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 432 | 309 | 66.7 | 59.8-73.1 | 123 | 33.3 | 26.9-40.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 800 | 476 | 57.3 | 52.0-62.5 | 324 | 42.7 | 37.5-48.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 654 | 344 | 53.5 | 47.7-59.2 | 310 | 46.5 | 40.8-52.3 |
College Graduate | 655 | 311 | 44.4 | 37.9-51.1 | 344 | 55.6 | 48.9-62.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 296 | 215 | 75.3 | 67.1-81.9 | 81 | 24.7 | 18.1-32.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 490 | 296 | 61.8 | 55.2-68.1 | 194 | 38.2 | 31.9-44.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 335 | 182 | 53.2 | 45.4-60.8 | 153 | 46.8 | 39.2-54.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 361 | 180 | 44.8 | 37.5-52.3 | 181 | 55.2 | 47.7-62.5 |
$50,000+ | 583 | 276 | 43.6 | 36.8-50.6 | 307 | 56.4 | 49.4-63.2 |
COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
Buncombe | 193 | 107 | 57.2 | 49.3-64.7 | 86 | 42.8 | 35.3-50.7 |
Cumberland | 172 | 102 | 57.2 | 48.4-65.5 | 70 | 42.8 | 34.5-51.6 |
Durham | 143 | 83 | 53.9 | 41.9-65.4 | 60 | 46.1 | 34.6-58.1 |
Forsyth | 183 | 97 | 50.1 | 41.6-58.7 | 86 | 49.9 | 41.3-58.4 |
Gaston | 201 | 119 | 57.7 | 49.9-65.1 | 82 | 42.3 | 34.9-50.1 |
Guilford | 151 | 92 | 59.8 | 50.5-68.4 | 59 | 40.2 | 31.6-49.5 |
Mecklenburg | 147 | 77 | 47.0 | 38.3-55.9 | 70 | 53.0 | 44.1-61.7 |
New Hanover | 170 | 92 | 53.3 | 45.0-61.5 | 78 | 46.7 | 38.5-55.0 |
Onslow | 178 | 94 | 51.4 | 43.2-59.6 | 84 | 48.6 | 40.4-56.8 |
Wake | 157 | 73 | 47.2 | 38.3-56.1 | 84 | 52.8 | 43.9-61.7 |
Western NC | 298 | 186 | 61.8 | 55.3-67.8 | 112 | 38.2 | 32.2-44.7 |
Piedmont NC | 288 | 164 | 54.6 | 47.0-62.0 | 124 | 45.4 | 38.0-53.0 |
Eastern NC | 268 | 157 | 56.3 | 49.1-63.2 | 111 | 43.7 | 36.8-50.9 |
* This question was asked of respondents who reported having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint.
#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.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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