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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,744 | 2,796 | 33.1 | 31.5-34.7 | 4,948 | 66.9 | 65.3-68.5 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,548 | 951 | 34.8 | 32.1-37.7 | 1,597 | 65.2 | 62.3-67.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 828 | 279 | 32.2 | 27.5-37.3 | 549 | 67.8 | 62.7-72.5 |
| Female | 1,720 | 672 | 37.2 | 34.3-40.2 | 1,048 | 62.8 | 59.8-65.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,791 | 623 | 33.7 | 30.3-37.2 | 1,168 | 66.3 | 62.8-69.7 |
| African American | 540 | 234 | 35.8 | 30.5-41.5 | 306 | 64.2 | 58.5-69.5 |
| Other Minorities | 207 | 90 | 41.0 | 32.6-50.0 | 117 | 59.0 | 50.0-67.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 67 | 28 | 49.5 | 34.3-64.9 | 39 | 50.5 | 35.1-65.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,470 | 919 | 34.3 | 31.5-37.1 | 1,551 | 65.7 | 62.9-68.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 34 | 5 | 27.3 | 10.9-53.6 | 29 | 72.7 | 46.4-89.1 |
| 25-34 | 148 | 31 | 24.8 | 15.9-36.6 | 117 | 75.2 | 63.4-84.1 |
| 35-44 | 286 | 82 | 27.0 | 21.3-33.5 | 204 | 73.0 | 66.5-78.7 |
| 45-54 | 497 | 207 | 42.4 | 37.3-47.8 | 290 | 57.6 | 52.2-62.7 |
| 55-64 | 658 | 267 | 37.4 | 33.1-41.9 | 391 | 62.6 | 58.1-66.9 |
| 65-74 | 526 | 199 | 34.6 | 30.0-39.5 | 327 | 65.4 | 60.5-70.0 |
| 75+ | 390 | 159 | 42.3 | 36.5-48.5 | 231 | 57.7 | 51.5-63.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 473 | 248 | 48.9 | 40.6-57.3 | 225 | 51.1 | 42.7-59.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 838 | 305 | 33.8 | 29.6-38.3 | 533 | 66.2 | 61.7-70.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 670 | 252 | 33.1 | 28.4-38.1 | 418 | 66.9 | 61.9-71.6 |
| College Graduate | 561 | 145 | 26.6 | 22.4-31.3 | 416 | 73.4 | 68.7-77.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 365 | 226 | 58.3 | 49.9-66.3 | 139 | 41.7 | 33.7-50.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 498 | 212 | 40.5 | 34.3-47.1 | 286 | 59.5 | 52.9-65.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 301 | 100 | 32.7 | 25.3-41.0 | 201 | 67.3 | 59.0-74.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 349 | 94 | 23.9 | 18.8-29.8 | 255 | 76.1 | 70.2-81.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 305 | 89 | 28.9 | 23.2-35.4 | 216 | 71.1 | 64.6-76.8 |
| $75,000+ | 369 | 71 | 20.2 | 15.7-25.6 | 298 | 79.8 | 74.4-84.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,384 | 818 | 57.1 | 53.0-61.1 | 566 | 42.9 | 38.9-47.0 |
| No | 1,105 | 119 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 | 986 | 88.7 | 85.8-91.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 451 | 159 | 31.6 | 26.1-37.6 | 292 | 68.4 | 62.4-73.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,097 | 792 | 35.7 | 32.6-38.9 | 1,305 | 64.3 | 61.1-67.4 |
*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.
** 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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