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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 |
| -Western NC | 997 | 596 | 54.9 | 50.8-58.9 | 262 | 27.2 | 23.8-31.0 | 139 | 17.9 | 14.7-21.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 392 | 193 | 46.5 | 40.4-52.7 | 95 | 24.4 | 19.5-30.0 | 104 | 29.2 | 23.7-35.3 |
| Female | 605 | 403 | 64.0 | 58.8-68.9 | 167 | 30.3 | 25.6-35.5 | 35 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 882 | 543 | 58.1 | 53.9-62.2 | 212 | 23.5 | 20.2-27.2 | 127 | 18.4 | 15.1-22.2 |
| African American | 42 | 23 | 47.4 | 28.0-67.6 | 18 | 48.4 | 28.6-68.7 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.6-24.6 |
| Other Minorities | 73 | 30 | 29.1 | 16.3-46.4 | 32 | 51.4 | 34.9-67.5 | 11 | 19.5 | 9.0-37.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 47 | 19 | 33.9 | 18.5-53.8 | 24 | 56.0 | 37.0-73.4 | 4 | 10.1 | 2.8-30.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 949 | 576 | 56.9 | 52.9-60.9 | 238 | 24.4 | 21.1-27.9 | 135 | 18.7 | 15.4-22.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 52 | 29 | 51.5 | 35.3-67.4 | 15 | 31.5 | 18.3-48.5 | 8 | 17.0 | 8.0-32.5 |
| 25-34 | 199 | 103 | 47.2 | 38.9-55.5 | 62 | 32.3 | 24.9-40.7 | 34 | 20.6 | 14.0-29.1 |
| 35-44 | 240 | 140 | 50.6 | 42.8-58.3 | 56 | 24.3 | 18.3-31.6 | 44 | 25.1 | 18.3-33.4 |
| 45-54 | 257 | 161 | 62.9 | 55.8-69.5 | 62 | 22.0 | 16.9-28.2 | 34 | 15.1 | 10.4-21.4 |
| 55-64 | 183 | 124 | 67.3 | 58.8-74.9 | 42 | 24.5 | 17.8-32.8 | 17 | 8.1 | 4.7-13.8 |
| 65-74 | 48 | 27 | 57.3 | 40.5-72.5 | 20 | 38.5 | 24.0-55.4 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-24.6 |
| 75+ | 15 | 11 | 74.6 | 45.5-91.2 | 3 | 19.6 | 5.7-49.6 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.8-32.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 108 | 45 | 40.3 | 28.6-53.3 | 38 | 30.8 | 20.9-42.9 | 25 | 28.8 | 18.6-41.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 306 | 157 | 47.2 | 39.9-54.7 | 87 | 31.8 | 24.9-39.5 | 62 | 21.0 | 15.4-27.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 258 | 170 | 60.6 | 52.8-67.9 | 59 | 24.2 | 18.4-31.1 | 29 | 15.2 | 9.9-22.6 |
| College Graduate | 324 | 223 | 66.5 | 59.9-72.4 | 78 | 22.7 | 17.9-28.4 | 23 | 10.8 | 6.8-16.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 65 | 32 | 39.2 | 26.0-54.3 | 28 | 54.0 | 38.7-68.6 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.5-17.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 204 | 92 | 39.5 | 30.6-49.1 | 64 | 30.7 | 22.9-39.6 | 48 | 29.9 | 21.3-40.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 153 | 90 | 59.4 | 49.2-68.8 | 38 | 23.4 | 15.6-33.5 | 25 | 17.3 | 11.3-25.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 193 | 115 | 51.8 | 43.1-60.4 | 50 | 27.3 | 20.2-35.8 | 28 | 20.9 | 14.1-29.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 144 | 103 | 69.7 | 60.3-77.8 | 26 | 18.7 | 12.6-26.8 | 15 | 11.6 | 6.4-20.2 |
| $75,000+ | 163 | 117 | 66.5 | 56.2-75.4 | 39 | 25.4 | 17.3-35.5 | 7 | 8.2 | 3.8-16.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 201 | 121 | 57.1 | 47.7-66.1 | 48 | 22.8 | 15.8-31.7 | 32 | 20.1 | 13.0-29.8 |
| No | 773 | 465 | 54.5 | 49.8-59.0 | 207 | 28.4 | 24.4-32.7 | 101 | 17.1 | 13.7-21.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 94 | 51 | 51.8 | 40.0-63.3 | 28 | 28.0 | 18.7-39.6 | 15 | 20.2 | 11.8-32.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 903 | 545 | 55.2 | 50.9-59.5 | 234 | 27.2 | 23.5-31.2 | 124 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.5 |
*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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