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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,404 | 1,492 | 31.0 | 29.3-32.8 | 2,912 | 69.0 | 67.2-70.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,498 | 454 | 27.4 | 24.6-30.4 | 1,044 | 72.6 | 69.6-75.4 |
| Female | 2,906 | 1,038 | 34.0 | 31.9-36.1 | 1,868 | 66.0 | 63.9-68.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,617 | 1,226 | 31.0 | 29.1-33.0 | 2,391 | 69.0 | 67.0-70.9 |
| African American | 656 | 222 | 31.7 | 27.5-36.3 | 434 | 68.3 | 63.7-72.5 |
| Other Minorities | 112 | 38 | 30.6 | 20.5-43.0 | 74 | 69.4 | 57.0-79.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 100 | 34 | 30.6 | 19.6-44.4 | 66 | 69.4 | 55.6-80.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,300 | 1,458 | 31.1 | 29.3-32.9 | 2,842 | 68.9 | 67.1-70.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 74 | 12 | 15.8 | 7.6-30.0 | 62 | 84.2 | 70.0-92.4 |
| 25-34 | 279 | 71 | 23.7 | 18.2-30.2 | 208 | 76.3 | 69.8-81.8 |
| 35-44 | 590 | 164 | 26.2 | 22.1-30.7 | 426 | 73.8 | 69.3-77.9 |
| 45-54 | 863 | 286 | 31.6 | 27.9-35.5 | 577 | 68.4 | 64.5-72.1 |
| 55-64 | 1,052 | 381 | 35.9 | 32.5-39.5 | 671 | 64.1 | 60.5-67.5 |
| 65-74 | 811 | 261 | 30.6 | 27.0-34.4 | 550 | 69.4 | 65.6-73.0 |
| 75+ | 714 | 309 | 42.8 | 38.5-47.1 | 405 | 57.2 | 52.9-61.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 816 | 369 | 41.1 | 36.1-46.2 | 447 | 58.9 | 53.8-63.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,335 | 458 | 33.0 | 29.8-36.4 | 877 | 67.0 | 63.6-70.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,066 | 331 | 26.4 | 23.4-29.7 | 735 | 73.6 | 70.3-76.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,179 | 330 | 26.3 | 23.4-29.5 | 849 | 73.7 | 70.5-76.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 618 | 316 | 44.8 | 39.3-50.4 | 302 | 55.2 | 49.6-60.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 802 | 305 | 36.6 | 32.2-41.3 | 497 | 63.4 | 58.7-67.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 525 | 161 | 31.2 | 26.3-36.6 | 364 | 68.8 | 63.4-73.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 540 | 144 | 25.8 | 21.5-30.6 | 396 | 74.2 | 69.4-78.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 548 | 135 | 24.7 | 20.5-29.5 | 413 | 75.3 | 70.5-79.5 |
| $75,000+ | 669 | 144 | 20.4 | 17.0-24.3 | 525 | 79.6 | 75.7-83.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 2,071 | 1,207 | 55.9 | 52.9-58.8 | 864 | 44.1 | 41.2-47.1 |
| No | 2,262 | 270 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.6 | 1,992 | 89.1 | 87.4-90.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 604 | 206 | 31.1 | 26.7-35.8 | 398 | 68.9 | 64.2-73.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,799 | 1,285 | 31.0 | 29.1-33.0 | 2,514 | 69.0 | 67.0-70.9 |
*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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