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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 8,042 | 4,380 | 51.3 | 49.8-52.7 | 3,662 | 48.7 | 47.3-50.2 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,321 | 2,329 | 51.1 | 49.1-53.2 | 1,992 | 48.9 | 46.8-50.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,469 | 682 | 43.4 | 40.1-46.8 | 787 | 56.6 | 53.2-59.9 |
| Female | 2,852 | 1,647 | 57.4 | 55.0-59.7 | 1,205 | 42.6 | 40.3-45.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,551 | 1,882 | 50.6 | 48.4-52.9 | 1,669 | 49.4 | 47.1-51.6 |
| African American | 640 | 390 | 58.1 | 52.9-63.1 | 250 | 41.9 | 36.9-47.1 |
| Other Minorities | 111 | 48 | 34.5 | 24.0-46.9 | 63 | 65.5 | 53.1-76.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 99 | 48 | 36.9 | 24.8-50.8 | 51 | 63.1 | 49.2-75.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,218 | 2,280 | 51.7 | 49.7-53.8 | 1,938 | 48.3 | 46.2-50.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 73 | 28 | 35.0 | 22.9-49.3 | 45 | 65.0 | 50.7-77.1 |
| 25-34 | 270 | 104 | 33.2 | 26.9-40.0 | 166 | 66.8 | 60.0-73.1 |
| 35-44 | 580 | 286 | 47.0 | 41.9-52.3 | 294 | 53.0 | 47.7-58.1 |
| 45-54 | 850 | 484 | 55.2 | 51.0-59.3 | 366 | 44.8 | 40.7-49.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,040 | 589 | 57.5 | 53.9-61.1 | 451 | 42.5 | 38.9-46.1 |
| 65-74 | 793 | 464 | 59.2 | 55.1-63.2 | 329 | 40.8 | 36.8-44.9 |
| 75+ | 694 | 363 | 53.4 | 49.0-57.8 | 331 | 46.6 | 42.2-51.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 791 | 393 | 46.8 | 41.5-52.2 | 398 | 53.2 | 47.8-58.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,299 | 686 | 49.9 | 46.2-53.6 | 613 | 50.1 | 46.4-53.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,062 | 603 | 54.2 | 50.2-58.1 | 459 | 45.8 | 41.9-49.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,163 | 645 | 52.7 | 49.0-56.3 | 518 | 47.3 | 43.7-51.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 606 | 318 | 48.2 | 42.4-54.0 | 288 | 51.8 | 46.0-57.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 781 | 410 | 48.1 | 43.0-53.2 | 371 | 51.9 | 46.8-57.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 519 | 297 | 57.7 | 52.1-63.1 | 222 | 42.3 | 36.9-47.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 530 | 285 | 51.6 | 46.2-57.0 | 245 | 48.4 | 43.0-53.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 541 | 292 | 51.1 | 45.9-56.4 | 249 | 48.9 | 43.6-54.1 |
| $75,000+ | 665 | 363 | 53.5 | 48.8-58.2 | 302 | 46.5 | 41.8-51.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 2,040 | 1,193 | 56.7 | 53.7-59.6 | 847 | 43.3 | 40.4-46.3 |
| No | 2,253 | 1,124 | 47.0 | 44.3-49.7 | 1,129 | 53.0 | 50.3-55.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 589 | 311 | 50.7 | 45.3-56.0 | 278 | 49.3 | 44.0-54.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,731 | 2,017 | 51.2 | 49.0-53.4 | 1,714 | 48.8 | 46.6-51.0 |
*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis
^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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