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1 or more times/day | 1 or more times/week | 1 or more times/month | 1 or more times/year | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,826 | 1,390 | 73.6 | 70.8-76.2 | 255 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.3 | 39 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 126 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 958 | 737 | 73.2 | 69.1-76.8 | 129 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.7 | 19 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 65 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 366 | 264 | 70.2 | 63.8-75.8 | 55 | 14.8 | 10.8-20.0 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.8 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 | 36 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.7 |
Female | 592 | 473 | 75.7 | 70.4-80.4 | 74 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.9 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.1 | 29 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 712 | 547 | 73.6 | 68.8-77.9 | 99 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.4 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 5.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 47 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 |
African American | 209 | 167 | 77.2 | 69.4-83.4 | 24 | 11.8 | 7.6-18.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.7-13.1 |
Other Minorities | 33 | 21 | 54.6 | 33.8-73.8 | 6 | 11.3 | 4.5-25.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 34.1 | 16.2-58.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 31 | 17 | 44.7 | 26.0-64.9 | 5 | 13.7 | 4.5-34.7 | 2 | 9.6 | 2.3-31.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 32.1 | 15.1-55.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 924 | 718 | 75.2 | 71.2-78.7 | 123 | 13.5 | 10.9-16.6 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 | 58 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 8 | 3 | 34.7 | 10.9-69.8 | 1 | 12.0 | 1.6-52.9 | 1 | 10.5 | 1.4-49.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 42.8 | 14.5-76.8 |
25-34 | 22 | 13 | 65.0 | 41.0-83.2 | 5 | 13.0 | 4.9-30.4 | 2 | 10.2 | 2.0-38.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 11.9 | 2.8-38.5 |
35-44 | 77 | 54 | 64.8 | 49.9-77.3 | 13 | 17.2 | 8.7-31.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.7 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.8 | 8 | 15.8 | 7.3-31.0 |
45-54 | 152 | 118 | 77.7 | 68.8-84.7 | 20 | 11.6 | 6.9-18.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.5 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.3 |
55-64 | 249 | 200 | 78.4 | 71.3-84.1 | 36 | 14.5 | 9.9-20.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 6.9 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.9 |
65-74 | 272 | 223 | 79.3 | 72.8-84.7 | 26 | 12.0 | 7.8-17.9 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.4 |
75+ | 175 | 123 | 69.0 | 59.9-76.8 | 28 | 14.7 | 9.4-22.3 | 7 | 6.6 | 2.9-14.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.5 | 15 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 229 | 176 | 72.5 | 63.6-79.9 | 27 | 10.2 | 6.6-15.6 | 7 | 4.6 | 1.8-10.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.0 | 18 | 11.7 | 6.3-20.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 334 | 266 | 77.9 | 71.2-83.4 | 41 | 11.9 | 8.2-17.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 20 | 8.2 | 4.6-14.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 224 | 170 | 67.5 | 58.3-75.5 | 34 | 19.7 | 13.3-28.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 16 | 10.8 | 5.7-19.4 |
College Graduate | 168 | 122 | 73.0 | 64.0-80.4 | 27 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.7 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 8.6 | 11 | 6.7 | 3.4-12.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 203 | 162 | 75.1 | 64.4-83.4 | 23 | 10.5 | 6.3-16.9 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.2-12.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 10.4 | 4.5-22.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 209 | 159 | 76.3 | 67.7-83.2 | 31 | 11.7 | 7.6-17.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.7 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.0-16.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 109 | 86 | 76.1 | 64.9-84.6 | 9 | 6.5 | 3.1-12.9 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-12.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 14.8 | 8.1-25.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 107 | 84 | 78.2 | 66.8-86.4 | 14 | 13.4 | 6.9-24.4 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 90 | 66 | 74.1 | 62.3-83.2 | 19 | 21.2 | 13.1-32.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.4-12.6 |
$75,000+ | 83 | 58 | 64.5 | 50.7-76.3 | 15 | 21.0 | 11.6-35.0 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.7-15.6 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.2-11.5 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.8-17.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 579 | 444 | 74.6 | 69.6-79.0 | 85 | 13.7 | 10.7-17.4 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.1 | 34 | 7.8 | 5.0-12.1 |
No | 356 | 275 | 71.3 | 64.3-77.4 | 41 | 13.8 | 9.5-19.5 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.9 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.9 | 30 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 185 | 140 | 74.9 | 66.7-81.6 | 27 | 14.8 | 9.6-22.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.3 | 16 | 8.5 | 4.9-14.4 |
Non-Veteran | 772 | 596 | 72.7 | 68.1-76.9 | 102 | 13.3 | 10.5-16.8 | 18 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 49 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.5 |
Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.
^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.
** 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.
***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.
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