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Total Respond.^ |
Mostly sitting/standing | Mostly walking | Mostly heavy labor | |||||||
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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 |
-Piedmont NC | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 2,239 | 1,271 | 53.6 | 50.9-56.4 | 551 | 26.1 | 23.7-28.7 | 417 | 20.2 | 18.1-22.6 |
Female | 3,065 | 2,157 | 69.5 | 67.3-71.5 | 755 | 26.0 | 23.9-28.1 | 153 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 4,071 | 2,696 | 63.4 | 61.4-65.4 | 927 | 23.5 | 21.8-25.4 | 448 | 13.1 | 11.6-14.6 |
African American | 875 | 557 | 59.2 | 54.7-63.6 | 247 | 28.9 | 24.9-33.1 | 71 | 11.9 | 9.0-15.6 |
Other Minorities | 336 | 159 | 41.6 | 34.7-48.8 | 128 | 39.4 | 32.2-47.1 | 49 | 19.0 | 13.6-26.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 332 | 133 | 31.8 | 25.7-38.5 | 154 | 49.4 | 42.0-56.8 | 45 | 18.9 | 13.4-25.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,970 | 3,294 | 63.9 | 62.1-65.7 | 1,152 | 23.2 | 21.7-24.8 | 524 | 12.8 | 11.5-14.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 255 | 117 | 40.9 | 33.6-48.7 | 99 | 39.9 | 32.4-48.0 | 39 | 19.1 | 13.3-26.7 |
25-34 | 1,017 | 627 | 56.2 | 52.2-60.0 | 263 | 27.4 | 24.0-31.0 | 127 | 16.5 | 13.5-19.9 |
35-44 | 1,480 | 962 | 64.2 | 61.0-67.3 | 355 | 23.9 | 21.1-27.0 | 163 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.1 |
45-54 | 1,400 | 932 | 65.5 | 62.3-68.6 | 314 | 21.8 | 19.2-24.6 | 154 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.1 |
55-64 | 915 | 638 | 70.5 | 66.8-74.0 | 200 | 20.9 | 17.9-24.3 | 77 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 |
65-74 | 172 | 112 | 63.2 | 54.1-71.5 | 51 | 29.7 | 22.1-38.6 | 9 | 7.1 | 3.5-13.7 |
75+ | 40 | 25 | 60.9 | 42.9-76.3 | 14 | 36.3 | 21.4-54.5 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 462 | 176 | 32.4 | 26.7-38.6 | 201 | 44.9 | 38.4-51.6 | 85 | 22.7 | 17.3-29.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,402 | 787 | 49.9 | 46.3-53.5 | 398 | 29.7 | 26.4-33.2 | 217 | 20.4 | 17.4-23.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,337 | 843 | 58.5 | 54.7-62.1 | 326 | 26.7 | 23.4-30.2 | 168 | 14.9 | 12.3-17.8 |
College Graduate | 2,101 | 1,621 | 76.9 | 74.5-79.2 | 380 | 17.7 | 15.6-19.9 | 100 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 216 | 107 | 42.3 | 33.2-52.0 | 83 | 40.6 | 31.7-50.2 | 26 | 17.0 | 10.5-26.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 729 | 367 | 40.9 | 35.7-46.4 | 253 | 40.1 | 34.5-45.9 | 109 | 19.0 | 14.9-23.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 676 | 399 | 52.4 | 47.0-57.7 | 174 | 25.0 | 20.7-29.8 | 103 | 22.7 | 17.8-28.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 854 | 528 | 57.6 | 53.2-61.9 | 219 | 26.9 | 23.2-31.0 | 107 | 15.5 | 12.3-19.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 950 | 639 | 64.8 | 60.7-68.8 | 205 | 22.5 | 19.1-26.3 | 106 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,410 | 1,100 | 77.3 | 74.5-80.0 | 239 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.7 | 71 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 883 | 575 | 61.6 | 57.0-66.1 | 196 | 23.9 | 19.9-28.4 | 112 | 14.5 | 11.6-17.9 |
No | 4,314 | 2,790 | 60.7 | 58.6-62.7 | 1,079 | 26.0 | 24.3-27.9 | 445 | 13.3 | 11.8-14.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 492 | 278 | 52.5 | 46.6-58.4 | 131 | 27.5 | 22.3-33.4 | 83 | 20.0 | 15.3-25.6 |
Non-Veteran | 4,809 | 3,147 | 61.3 | 59.3-63.2 | 1,175 | 25.9 | 24.2-27.7 | 487 | 12.8 | 11.4-14.3 |
*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: 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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