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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 3,548 | 1,206 | 31.8 | 29.6-34.1 | 2,342 | 68.2 | 65.9-70.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,247 | 387 | 29.0 | 25.4-32.8 | 860 | 71.0 | 67.2-74.6 |
| Female | 2,301 | 819 | 34.3 | 31.6-37.1 | 1,482 | 65.7 | 62.9-68.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,954 | 1,000 | 31.9 | 29.5-34.5 | 1,954 | 68.1 | 65.5-70.5 |
| African American | 480 | 175 | 32.4 | 26.9-38.4 | 305 | 67.6 | 61.6-73.1 |
| Other Minorities | 103 | 31 | 29.9 | 18.7-44.1 | 72 | 70.1 | 55.9-81.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 81 | 20 | 29.4 | 15.7-48.4 | 61 | 70.6 | 51.6-84.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,462 | 1,185 | 31.9 | 29.7-34.2 | 2,277 | 68.1 | 65.8-70.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 45 | 9 | 23.2 | 10.9-42.8 | 36 | 76.8 | 57.2-89.1 |
| 25-34 | 174 | 34 | 17.7 | 11.4-26.5 | 140 | 82.3 | 73.5-88.6 |
| 35-44 | 400 | 118 | 30.3 | 24.6-36.6 | 282 | 69.7 | 63.4-75.4 |
| 45-54 | 726 | 248 | 35.9 | 31.5-40.5 | 478 | 64.1 | 59.5-68.5 |
| 55-64 | 844 | 309 | 34.4 | 30.4-38.6 | 535 | 65.6 | 61.4-69.6 |
| 65-74 | 733 | 233 | 31.7 | 27.7-36.0 | 500 | 68.3 | 64.0-72.3 |
| 75+ | 612 | 251 | 40.4 | 35.4-45.7 | 361 | 59.6 | 54.3-64.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 574 | 255 | 43.2 | 36.8-49.9 | 319 | 56.8 | 50.1-63.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,054 | 357 | 31.3 | 27.2-35.7 | 697 | 68.7 | 64.3-72.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 920 | 298 | 29.5 | 25.5-34.0 | 622 | 70.5 | 66.0-74.5 |
| College Graduate | 997 | 296 | 28.0 | 24.2-32.0 | 701 | 72.0 | 68.0-75.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 443 | 251 | 60.3 | 53.2-67.1 | 192 | 39.7 | 32.9-46.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 550 | 213 | 35.0 | 28.2-42.5 | 337 | 65.0 | 57.5-71.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 370 | 107 | 24.1 | 18.9-30.2 | 263 | 75.9 | 69.8-81.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 481 | 135 | 29.7 | 24.5-35.4 | 346 | 70.3 | 64.6-75.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 484 | 117 | 22.1 | 17.5-27.5 | 367 | 77.9 | 72.5-82.5 |
| $75,000+ | 682 | 168 | 23.5 | 19.6-28.0 | 514 | 76.5 | 72.0-80.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,798 | 1,043 | 56.5 | 52.9-60.1 | 755 | 43.5 | 39.9-47.1 |
| No | 1,668 | 148 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.8 | 1,520 | 91.5 | 89.2-93.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 531 | 178 | 33.6 | 28.5-39.2 | 353 | 66.4 | 60.8-71.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,017 | 1,028 | 31.5 | 29.1-34.0 | 1,989 | 68.5 | 66.0-70.9 |
*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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