BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: *)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: *

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting,/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
TOTAL	2,147	1,509	69.8	66.8-72.7	514	25.0	22.3-27.9	124	5.2	3.8- 7.0
AGE
18-24	113	71	63.5	49.7-75.3	32	27.3	17.3-40.2	10	9.3	3.4-22.6
25-34	411	291	69.8	62.9-75.9	96	26.0	20.2-32.8	24	4.2	2.3- 7.5
35-44	541	384	71.6	65.9-76.8	128	22.6	18.1-27.9	29	5.7	3.2-10.0
45-54	616	434	70.1	64.5-75.1	144	25.8	21.0-31.4	38	4.1	2.6- 6.4
55-64	347	251	72.8	65.1-79.4	82	23.1	17.0-30.4	14	4.1	1.8- 9.2
65-74	88	56	61.5	45.9-75.0	26	31.5	19.1-47.4	6	7.0	2.6-17.2
75+	15	11	63.8	23.7-90.9	3	33.8	7.6-76.0	1	2.5	0.3-17.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	109	50	56.7	41.9-70.4	41	30.7	19.4-44.9	18	12.6	6.0-24.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	592	388	64.6	58.5-70.3	162	27.9	22.8-33.7	42	7.5	4.7-11.7
Some Post-H.S.	610	457	73.4	67.8-78.4	122	23.5	18.7-29.2	31	3.0	1.8- 5.0
College Graduate	835	614	72.6	67.6-77.0	188	23.2	19.2-27.8	33	4.2	2.2- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	94	53	53.1	38.8-66.8	30	39.4	26.1-54.5	11	7.5	3.7-14.7
$15,000- 24,999	315	181	58.9	50.5-66.8	98	32.3	25.1-40.5	36	8.8	5.3-14.1
$25,000- 34,999	266	193	67.0	56.7-75.9	60	23.8	16.7-32.8	13	9.2	3.9-20.0
$35,000- 49,999	385	272	69.9	62.4-76.5	97	26.6	20.3-34.1	16	3.5	1.7- 6.9
$50,000-74,999	331	246	72.5	65.2-78.9	76	25.6	19.4-32.9	9	1.9	0.7- 4.9
$75,000+	415	328	80.6	74.7-85.3	79	18.3	13.6-24.2	8	1.1	0.5- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	128	86	68.5	58.8-76.9	34	26.1	18.5-35.5	8	5.4	2.5-11.3
Guilford	117	92	76.6	65.7-84.9	24	22.7	14.5-33.6	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
Mecklenburg	89	68	75.9	64.2-84.8	16	17.2	9.9-28.1	5	6.8	2.6-16.9
Orange	135	104	68.7	52.5-81.3	25	27.9	15.7-44.5	6	3.4	1.2- 9.2
Wake	114	86	76.1	66.6-83.6	26	22.0	14.9-31.3	2	1.9	0.4- 8.5
Chatham/Lee	78	52	63.0	49.7-74.5	22	29.7	19.1-43.2	4	7.3	2.8-17.8
Nash/Wilson	66	49	72.9	59.1-83.3	15	24.8	14.7-38.6	2	2.3	0.6- 9.4
Craven/Pamlico	88	61	68.4	56.6-78.2	21	24.5	15.7-36.0	6	7.2	3.0-16.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	116	80	70.7	61.0-78.8	31	25.8	18.1-35.3	5	3.5	1.4- 8.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	134	90	71.0	61.9-78.6	32	20.4	14.1-28.5	12	8.7	4.7-15.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	87	65	76.8	65.1-85.4	16	15.8	9.2-25.8	6	7.4	2.9-17.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	118	78	67.7	57.5-76.5	27	20.2	13.5-29.1	13	12.1	6.8-20.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	66	47	67.3	53.7-78.5	14	22.9	13.6-36.0	5	9.8	4.0-22.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	80	59	69.4	56.6-79.8	21	30.6	20.2-43.4	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC I	72	49	69.5	56.8-79.8	18	22.6	14.2-34.1	5	7.9	2.8-20.3
Northeast NC II	107	73	66.9	55.8-76.3	25	25.5	16.8-36.6	9	7.7	3.9-14.6
Northeastern Partnership	179	122	67.6	59.1-75.2	43	24.6	17.8-33.0	14	7.7	4.4-13.3
Mountain AHEC	366	245	70.8	64.6-76.4	94	23.4	18.3-29.3	27	5.8	3.6- 9.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	631	436	67.0	60.9-72.5	155	27.2	22.1-33.1	40	5.8	3.5- 9.3
Piedmont	940	683	70.4	66.0-74.5	217	24.7	21.0-28.9	40	4.8	3.0- 7.8
Western NC	576	390	72.3	67.3-76.7	142	22.3	18.2-27.0	44	5.5	3.8- 7.9

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting,/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,147

1,509

69.8

66.8-72.7

514

25.0

22.3-27.9

124

5.2

3.8- 7.0

AGE

18-24

113

63.5

49.7-75.3

27.3

17.3-40.2

9.3

3.4-22.6

25-34

411

291

69.8

62.9-75.9

26.0

20.2-32.8

4.2

2.3- 7.5

35-44

541

384

71.6

65.9-76.8

128

22.6

18.1-27.9

5.7

3.2-10.0

45-54

616

434

70.1

64.5-75.1

144

25.8

21.0-31.4

4.1

2.6- 6.4

55-64

347

251

72.8

65.1-79.4

23.1

17.0-30.4

4.1

1.8- 9.2

65-74

61.5

45.9-75.0

31.5

19.1-47.4

7.0

2.6-17.2

75+

63.8

23.7-90.9

33.8

7.6-76.0

2.5

0.3-17.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

109

56.7

41.9-70.4

30.7

19.4-44.9

12.6

6.0-24.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

592

388

64.6

58.5-70.3

162

27.9

22.8-33.7

7.5

4.7-11.7

Some Post-H.S.

610

457

73.4

67.8-78.4

122

23.5

18.7-29.2

3.0

1.8- 5.0

College Graduate

835

614

72.6

67.6-77.0

188

23.2

19.2-27.8

4.2

2.2- 7.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.1

38.8-66.8

39.4

26.1-54.5

7.5

3.7-14.7

$15,000- 24,999

315

181

58.9

50.5-66.8

32.3

25.1-40.5

8.8

5.3-14.1

$25,000- 34,999

266

193

67.0

56.7-75.9

23.8

16.7-32.8

9.2

3.9-20.0

$35,000- 49,999

385

272

69.9

62.4-76.5

26.6

20.3-34.1

3.5

1.7- 6.9

$50,000-74,999

331

246

72.5

65.2-78.9

25.6

19.4-32.9

1.9

0.7- 4.9

$75,000+

415

328

80.6

74.7-85.3

18.3

13.6-24.2

1.1

0.5- 2.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

128

68.5

58.8-76.9

26.1

18.5-35.5

5.4

2.5-11.3

Guilford

117

76.6

65.7-84.9

22.7

14.5-33.6

0.7

0.1- 4.7

Mecklenburg

75.9

64.2-84.8

17.2

9.9-28.1

6.8

2.6-16.9

Orange

135

104

68.7

52.5-81.3

27.9

15.7-44.5

3.4

1.2- 9.2

Wake

114

76.1

66.6-83.6

22.0

14.9-31.3

1.9

0.4- 8.5

Chatham/Lee

63.0

49.7-74.5

29.7

19.1-43.2

7.3

2.8-17.8

Nash/Wilson

72.9

59.1-83.3

24.8

14.7-38.6

2.3

0.6- 9.4

Craven/Pamlico

68.4

56.6-78.2

24.5

15.7-36.0

7.2

3.0-16.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

116

70.7

61.0-78.8

25.8

18.1-35.3

3.5

1.4- 8.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

134

71.0

61.9-78.6

20.4

14.1-28.5

8.7

4.7-15.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

76.8

65.1-85.4

15.8

9.2-25.8

7.4

2.9-17.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

118

67.7

57.5-76.5

20.2

13.5-29.1

12.1

6.8-20.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

67.3

53.7-78.5

22.9

13.6-36.0

9.8

4.0-22.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

69.4

56.6-79.8

30.6

20.2-43.4

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC I

69.5

56.8-79.8

22.6

14.2-34.1

7.9

2.8-20.3

Northeast NC II

107

66.9

55.8-76.3

25.5

16.8-36.6

7.7

3.9-14.6

Northeastern Partnership

179

122

67.6

59.1-75.2

24.6

17.8-33.0

7.7

4.4-13.3

Mountain AHEC

366

245

70.8

64.6-76.4

23.4

18.3-29.3

5.8

3.6- 9.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

631

436

67.0

60.9-72.5

155

27.2

22.1-33.1

5.8

3.5- 9.3

Piedmont

940

683

70.4

66.0-74.5

217

24.7

21.0-28.9

4.8

3.0- 7.8

Western NC

576

390

72.3

67.3-76.7

142

22.3

18.2-27.0

5.5

3.8- 7.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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