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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,881 | 468 | 22.9 | 20.2-25.8 | 1,413 | 77.1 | 74.2-79.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 750 | 158 | 17.6 | 14.2-21.6 | 592 | 82.4 | 78.4-85.8 |
| Female | 1,131 | 310 | 28.0 | 24.1-32.2 | 821 | 72.0 | 67.8-75.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 98 | 15 | 8.5 | 4.0-17.3 | 83 | 91.5 | 82.7-96.0 |
| 25-34 | 252 | 51 | 18.6 | 12.8-26.2 | 201 | 81.4 | 73.8-87.2 |
| 35-44 | 404 | 96 | 22.1 | 16.8-28.4 | 308 | 77.9 | 71.6-83.2 |
| 45-54 | 590 | 148 | 24.5 | 19.6-30.2 | 442 | 75.5 | 69.8-80.4 |
| 55-64 | 518 | 155 | 30.9 | 25.2-37.1 | 363 | 69.1 | 62.9-74.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 212 | 99 | 42.4 | 32.8-52.6 | 113 | 57.6 | 47.4-67.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 553 | 164 | 25.3 | 20.7-30.5 | 389 | 74.7 | 69.5-79.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 493 | 118 | 20.7 | 15.9-26.4 | 375 | 79.3 | 73.6-84.1 |
| College Graduate | 618 | 84 | 11.7 | 8.5-16.0 | 534 | 88.3 | 84.0-91.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 161 | 91 | 47.9 | 36.0-60.2 | 70 | 52.1 | 39.8-64.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 234 | 87 | 40.2 | 30.7-50.5 | 147 | 59.8 | 49.5-69.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 207 | 55 | 27.1 | 19.2-36.8 | 152 | 72.9 | 63.2-80.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 300 | 57 | 15.1 | 10.1-22.0 | 243 | 84.9 | 78.0-89.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 291 | 49 | 16.4 | 11.3-23.3 | 242 | 83.6 | 76.7-88.7 |
| $75,000+ | 325 | 34 | 10.5 | 6.7-16.1 | 291 | 89.5 | 83.9-93.3 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Buncombe | 145 | 38 | 25.1 | 17.8-34.1 | 107 | 74.9 | 65.9-82.2 |
| Forsyth | 135 | 28 | 16.5 | 11.1-23.8 | 107 | 83.5 | 76.2-88.9 |
| Guilford | 92 | 16 | 15.7 | 8.9-26.0 | 76 | 84.3 | 74.0-91.1 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 140 | 43 | 30.4 | 22.3-39.8 | 97 | 69.6 | 60.2-77.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 92 | 11 | 10.4 | 5.0-20.4 | 81 | 89.6 | 79.6-95.0 |
| Orange | 142 | 27 | 15.6 | 10.3-23.1 | 115 | 84.4 | 76.9-89.7 |
| Pitt | 113 | 27 | 28.6 | 16.0-45.7 | 86 | 71.4 | 54.3-84.0 |
| Randolph | 156 | 55 | 29.8 | 22.2-38.7 | 101 | 70.2 | 61.3-77.8 |
| Robeson | 62 | 18 | 26.1 | 15.7-40.2 | 44 | 73.9 | 59.8-84.3 |
| Wake | 108 | 15 | 15.0 | 8.4-25.4 | 93 | 85.0 | 74.6-91.6 |
| Western NC | 243 | 73 | 27.7 | 22.0-34.3 | 170 | 72.3 | 65.7-78.0 |
| Piedmont NC | 268 | 71 | 24.3 | 18.7-30.9 | 197 | 75.7 | 69.1-81.3 |
| Eastern NC | 185 | 46 | 24.3 | 18.1-31.8 | 139 | 75.7 | 68.2-81.9 |
* This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that s/he had arthritis or having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint and ages between 18-64 years.
#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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore,
Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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