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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 8,210 | 2,926 | 33.0 | 31.7-34.3 | 5,284 | 67.0 | 65.7-68.3 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,759 | 1,045 | 35.6 | 33.4-37.9 | 1,714 | 64.4 | 62.1-66.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 860 | 280 | 30.7 | 27.0-34.6 | 580 | 69.3 | 65.4-73.0 |
| Female | 1,899 | 765 | 39.3 | 36.7-42.1 | 1,134 | 60.7 | 57.9-63.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,873 | 662 | 34.0 | 31.3-36.8 | 1,211 | 66.0 | 63.2-68.7 |
| African American | 698 | 293 | 37.1 | 32.8-41.7 | 405 | 62.9 | 58.3-67.2 |
| Other Minorities | 179 | 85 | 46.3 | 37.3-55.5 | 94 | 53.7 | 44.5-62.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 60 | 24 | 41.3 | 27.0-57.2 | 36 | 58.7 | 42.8-73.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,696 | 1,019 | 35.4 | 33.1-37.7 | 1,677 | 64.6 | 62.3-66.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 47 | 9 | 18.0 | 7.4-37.5 | 38 | 82.0 | 62.5-92.6 |
| 25-34 | 182 | 42 | 19.8 | 14.2-26.9 | 140 | 80.2 | 73.1-85.8 |
| 35-44 | 368 | 139 | 39.5 | 33.4-45.8 | 229 | 60.5 | 54.2-66.6 |
| 45-54 | 601 | 241 | 39.1 | 34.4-44.0 | 360 | 60.9 | 56.0-65.6 |
| 55-64 | 645 | 273 | 39.1 | 34.7-43.8 | 372 | 60.9 | 56.2-65.3 |
| 65-74 | 540 | 183 | 33.1 | 28.6-37.9 | 357 | 66.9 | 62.1-71.4 |
| 75+ | 367 | 155 | 40.5 | 34.7-46.5 | 212 | 59.5 | 53.5-65.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 533 | 263 | 44.4 | 38.9-49.9 | 270 | 55.6 | 50.1-61.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 955 | 367 | 35.6 | 31.7-39.7 | 588 | 64.4 | 60.3-68.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 683 | 234 | 33.3 | 29.0-37.9 | 449 | 66.7 | 62.1-71.0 |
| College Graduate | 586 | 180 | 30.0 | 25.8-34.6 | 406 | 70.0 | 65.4-74.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 490 | 284 | 56.2 | 50.5-61.8 | 206 | 43.8 | 38.2-49.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 540 | 218 | 40.4 | 35.1-45.9 | 322 | 59.6 | 54.1-64.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 344 | 121 | 35.3 | 28.4-42.9 | 223 | 64.7 | 57.1-71.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 360 | 95 | 21.9 | 17.6-27.0 | 265 | 78.1 | 73.0-82.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 296 | 76 | 27.2 | 21.5-33.6 | 220 | 72.8 | 66.4-78.5 |
| $75,000+ | 314 | 83 | 27.6 | 22.3-33.7 | 231 | 72.4 | 66.3-77.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,430 | 876 | 58.9 | 55.5-62.1 | 554 | 41.1 | 37.9-44.5 |
| No | 1,289 | 158 | 12.6 | 10.5-15.0 | 1,131 | 87.4 | 85.0-89.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 452 | 170 | 35.9 | 30.6-41.7 | 282 | 64.1 | 58.3-69.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,305 | 874 | 35.5 | 33.1-38.0 | 1,431 | 64.5 | 62.0-66.9 |
*This question asked only of respondents who reported arthritis or joint symptoms that began more than 3 months ago.
^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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