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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,459 | 4,982 | 74.4 | 72.8-75.8 | 1,477 | 25.6 | 24.2-27.2 |
-Piedmont NC | 3,446 | 2,638 | 73.5 | 71.3-75.6 | 808 | 26.5 | 24.4-28.7 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 1,181 | 861 | 68.7 | 64.7-72.4 | 320 | 31.3 | 27.6-35.3 |
Female | 2,265 | 1,777 | 77.5 | 75.2-79.6 | 488 | 22.5 | 20.4-24.8 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 2,834 | 2,169 | 73.3 | 70.9-75.6 | 665 | 26.7 | 24.4-29.1 |
African American | 510 | 395 | 77.4 | 72.3-81.8 | 115 | 22.6 | 18.2-27.7 |
Other Minorities | 87 | 64 | 64.5 | 45.1-80.2 | 23 | 35.5 | 19.8-54.9 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 70 | 48 | 58.0 | 37.4-76.1 | 22 | 42.0 | 23.9-62.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,372 | 2,588 | 74.1 | 71.9-76.1 | 784 | 25.9 | 23.9-28.1 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 62 | 35 | 56.3 | 40.4-70.9 | 27 | 43.7 | 29.1-59.6 |
25-34 | 227 | 155 | 71.5 | 63.9-78.1 | 72 | 28.5 | 21.9-36.1 |
35-44 | 475 | 311 | 62.4 | 56.0-68.5 | 164 | 37.6 | 31.5-44.0 |
45-54 | 704 | 521 | 72.2 | 67.8-76.1 | 183 | 27.8 | 23.9-32.2 |
55-64 | 843 | 646 | 76.1 | 72.4-79.4 | 197 | 23.9 | 20.6-27.6 |
65-74 | 601 | 502 | 83.7 | 79.9-86.9 | 99 | 16.3 | 13.1-20.1 |
75+ | 513 | 453 | 88.4 | 84.8-91.2 | 60 | 11.6 | 8.8-15.2 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 631 | 501 | 73.1 | 66.3-78.9 | 130 | 26.9 | 21.1-33.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,046 | 805 | 74.5 | 70.4-78.2 | 241 | 25.5 | 21.8-29.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 836 | 663 | 75.7 | 71.2-79.6 | 173 | 24.3 | 20.4-28.8 |
College Graduate | 925 | 662 | 71.0 | 67.2-74.5 | 263 | 29.0 | 25.5-32.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 511 | 413 | 76.8 | 70.7-82.0 | 98 | 23.2 | 18.0-29.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 620 | 479 | 72.1 | 65.6-77.8 | 141 | 27.9 | 22.2-34.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 411 | 309 | 76.9 | 71.3-81.7 | 102 | 23.1 | 18.3-28.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 412 | 304 | 72.7 | 66.7-78.0 | 108 | 27.3 | 22.0-33.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 412 | 309 | 73.1 | 67.1-78.4 | 103 | 26.9 | 21.6-32.9 |
$75,000+ | 537 | 385 | 70.2 | 64.9-74.9 | 152 | 29.8 | 25.1-35.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,717 | 1,470 | 84.9 | 82.5-87.0 | 247 | 15.1 | 13.0-17.5 |
No | 1,677 | 1,132 | 63.6 | 60.3-66.7 | 545 | 36.4 | 33.3-39.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 457 | 358 | 76.6 | 70.3-82.0 | 99 | 23.4 | 18.0-29.7 |
Non-Veteran | 2,988 | 2,279 | 73.0 | 70.6-75.2 | 709 | 27.0 | 24.8-29.4 |
*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons 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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