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| Total Respond.^ |
Mostly sitting/standing | Mostly walking | Mostly heavy labor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 9,201 | 5,813 | 58.5 | 57.1-59.9 | 2,323 | 26.2 | 25.0-27.5 | 1,065 | 15.3 | 14.2-16.5 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
| Alamance | 237 | 142 | 52.7 | 44.4-60.8 | 70 | 34.2 | 26.5-42.9 | 25 | 13.1 | 8.5-19.8 |
| Buncombe | 227 | 141 | 53.6 | 45.3-61.8 | 55 | 27.4 | 20.4-35.8 | 31 | 18.9 | 12.7-27.3 |
| Cabarrus | 249 | 155 | 58.7 | 50.7-66.3 | 65 | 25.9 | 19.7-33.3 | 29 | 15.3 | 9.7-23.4 |
| Catawba | 223 | 135 | 54.8 | 46.5-62.9 | 63 | 28.8 | 21.9-36.8 | 25 | 16.4 | 10.5-24.7 |
| Cumberland | 258 | 164 | 57.4 | 49.4-65.1 | 59 | 20.3 | 15.2-26.5 | 35 | 22.3 | 15.4-31.3 |
| Davidson | 245 | 134 | 49.2 | 41.0-57.5 | 68 | 31.4 | 23.9-39.9 | 43 | 19.5 | 13.5-27.2 |
| Durham | 297 | 219 | 67.7 | 60.1-74.5 | 52 | 19.4 | 14.3-25.8 | 26 | 12.9 | 7.8-20.5 |
| Forsyth | 252 | 174 | 69.9 | 62.4-76.5 | 55 | 21.0 | 15.3-28.1 | 23 | 9.1 | 5.8-13.9 |
| Gaston | 211 | 137 | 64.6 | 56.1-72.2 | 56 | 23.7 | 17.7-30.9 | 18 | 11.8 | 7.0-19.1 |
| Guilford | 267 | 173 | 57.5 | 49.6-65.1 | 69 | 29.6 | 22.6-37.7 | 25 | 12.9 | 8.2-19.6 |
| Iredell | 227 | 135 | 56.0 | 48.1-63.6 | 58 | 29.8 | 22.8-37.9 | 34 | 14.2 | 10.0-19.8 |
| Johnston | 217 | 141 | 60.5 | 51.5-68.9 | 45 | 20.3 | 14.2-28.2 | 31 | 19.2 | 12.7-27.9 |
| Mecklenburg | 513 | 377 | 68.4 | 62.7-73.6 | 110 | 25.5 | 20.6-31.1 | 26 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.6 |
| New Hanover | 233 | 159 | 64.4 | 56.3-71.8 | 49 | 19.4 | 14.1-26.2 | 25 | 16.2 | 10.4-24.3 |
| Onslow | 216 | 136 | 61.8 | 52.8-70.2 | 51 | 24.1 | 17.1-32.8 | 29 | 14.1 | 9.1-21.1 |
| Orange | 263 | 193 | 65.7 | 57.2-73.3 | 55 | 27.4 | 20.1-36.2 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.2 |
| Pitt | 242 | 148 | 61.4 | 53.4-68.8 | 77 | 30.9 | 24.2-38.5 | 17 | 7.7 | 4.6-12.7 |
| Randolph | 250 | 148 | 53.2 | 45.8-60.5 | 76 | 34.4 | 27.5-41.9 | 26 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.7 |
| Robeson | 227 | 136 | 54.4 | 46.2-62.3 | 69 | 31.1 | 24.1-39.0 | 22 | 14.5 | 9.0-22.6 |
| Rowan | 227 | 135 | 54.2 | 45.7-62.5 | 56 | 23.6 | 17.7-30.7 | 36 | 22.2 | 15.3-31.1 |
| Union | 223 | 135 | 56.2 | 48.5-63.5 | 56 | 24.6 | 18.6-31.8 | 32 | 19.3 | 13.6-26.5 |
| Wake | 549 | 417 | 68.3 | 62.8-73.3 | 93 | 20.9 | 16.6-25.9 | 39 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.5 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 248 | 144 | 53.9 | 45.8-61.8 | 55 | 24.5 | 18.3-32.1 | 49 | 21.6 | 15.5-29.3 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 256 | 155 | 54.1 | 46.3-61.7 | 70 | 27.2 | 20.8-34.8 | 31 | 18.7 | 12.5-27.0 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 217 | 130 | 56.4 | 47.7-64.7 | 63 | 30.7 | 23.5-39.0 | 24 | 12.9 | 8.1-20.0 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 232 | 134 | 51.6 | 43.1-59.9 | 62 | 28.1 | 21.2-36.3 | 36 | 20.3 | 14.4-28.0 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 282 | 170 | 52.3 | 44.2-60.3 | 87 | 31.1 | 24.6-38.5 | 25 | 16.6 | 9.5-27.2 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 205 | 129 | 57.5 | 49.2-65.5 | 48 | 24.5 | 18.2-32.2 | 28 | 17.9 | 11.8-26.4 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 270 | 154 | 50.4 | 43.1-57.7 | 80 | 34.9 | 27.9-42.7 | 36 | 14.7 | 10.2-20.6 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 238 | 147 | 55.7 | 47.6-63.4 | 61 | 25.6 | 19.2-33.3 | 30 | 18.7 | 12.8-26.5 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 321 | 194 | 56.0 | 49.3-62.5 | 99 | 32.4 | 26.3-39.0 | 28 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.1 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 226 | 119 | 49.4 | 41.7-57.2 | 68 | 30.1 | 23.5-37.6 | 39 | 20.5 | 14.7-27.9 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 212 | 131 | 56.6 | 48.3-64.5 | 58 | 31.1 | 23.9-39.2 | 23 | 12.3 | 7.6-19.4 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 264 | 158 | 55.5 | 47.6-63.1 | 63 | 22.3 | 16.6-29.4 | 43 | 22.2 | 15.9-30.0 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 377 | 214 | 52.4 | 45.7-59.0 | 102 | 27.4 | 21.8-33.9 | 61 | 20.2 | 14.9-26.7 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||
| Yes | 570 | 341 | 54.3 | 48.8-59.7 | 149 | 26.0 | 21.5-31.1 | 80 | 19.7 | 15.1-25.1 |
| No | 8,631 | 5,472 | 58.7 | 57.3-60.2 | 2,174 | 26.2 | 24.9-27.5 | 985 | 15.0 | 13.9-16.3 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,900 | 1,789 | 56.4 | 53.8-58.9 | 755 | 26.0 | 23.9-28.2 | 356 | 17.6 | 15.4-20.1 |
| Piedmont | 5,304 | 3,428 | 60.5 | 58.6-62.3 | 1,306 | 26.0 | 24.4-27.8 | 570 | 13.5 | 12.2-14.9 |
| Western NC | 997 | 596 | 54.9 | 50.8-58.9 | 262 | 27.2 | 23.8-31.0 | 139 | 17.9 | 14.7-21.5 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 604 | 355 | 52.8 | 47.5-58.0 | 157 | 27.4 | 22.9-32.5 | 92 | 19.8 | 15.6-24.8 |
| Northwest | 1,701 | 1,028 | 58.1 | 55.0-61.1 | 445 | 27.0 | 24.3-29.8 | 228 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.2 |
| Charlotte | 1,410 | 933 | 62.1 | 58.5-65.6 | 340 | 25.0 | 21.9-28.4 | 137 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.8 |
| Greensboro | 1,211 | 766 | 56.1 | 52.1-60.1 | 327 | 30.3 | 26.6-34.4 | 118 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.9 |
| Southern Regional | 921 | 560 | 53.4 | 48.5-58.2 | 259 | 27.0 | 23.3-31.1 | 102 | 19.6 | 14.9-25.4 |
| Coastal | 442 | 288 | 59.8 | 54.0-65.3 | 101 | 24.4 | 19.8-29.7 | 53 | 15.8 | 11.6-21.2 |
| Wake | 1,435 | 993 | 64.1 | 60.5-67.5 | 297 | 22.8 | 19.8-26.0 | 145 | 13.1 | 10.7-16.1 |
| Area L | 350 | 199 | 52.1 | 45.0-59.2 | 103 | 28.9 | 23.0-35.7 | 48 | 18.9 | 13.7-25.6 |
| Eastern | 1,127 | 691 | 57.7 | 53.8-61.6 | 294 | 26.2 | 23.0-29.8 | 142 | 16.0 | 13.2-19.4 |
*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, Edgecombe, 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.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program
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