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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| -Western NC | 1,648 | 639 | 34.4 | 31.6-37.3 | 1,009 | 65.6 | 62.7-68.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 559 | 180 | 27.9 | 23.6-32.6 | 379 | 72.1 | 67.4-76.4 |
| Female | 1,089 | 459 | 39.8 | 36.3-43.4 | 630 | 60.2 | 56.6-63.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,552 | 609 | 35.1 | 32.2-38.2 | 943 | 64.9 | 61.8-67.8 |
| African American | 48 | 13 | 24.9 | 11.8-44.9 | 35 | 75.1 | 55.1-88.2 |
| Other Minorities | 43 | 14 | 21.7 | 10.0-40.9 | 29 | 78.3 | 59.1-90.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 28 | 8 | 19.0 | 7.6-40.2 | 20 | 81.0 | 59.8-92.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,614 | 627 | 34.8 | 32.0-37.8 | 987 | 65.2 | 62.2-68.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 21 | 4 | 16.0 | 5.1-40.2 | 17 | 84.0 | 59.8-94.9 |
| 25-34 | 65 | 13 | 17.2 | 9.4-29.4 | 52 | 82.8 | 70.6-90.6 |
| 35-44 | 162 | 66 | 36.3 | 28.1-45.3 | 96 | 63.7 | 54.7-71.9 |
| 45-54 | 283 | 104 | 34.4 | 28.3-41.0 | 179 | 65.6 | 59.0-71.7 |
| 55-64 | 419 | 173 | 39.2 | 34.0-44.6 | 246 | 60.8 | 55.4-66.0 |
| 65-74 | 390 | 144 | 36.1 | 31.0-41.6 | 246 | 63.9 | 58.4-69.0 |
| 75+ | 305 | 134 | 41.9 | 35.8-48.3 | 171 | 58.1 | 51.7-64.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 299 | 154 | 45.9 | 38.2-53.7 | 145 | 54.1 | 46.3-61.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 538 | 220 | 35.3 | 30.2-40.7 | 318 | 64.7 | 59.3-69.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 423 | 151 | 31.0 | 25.8-36.7 | 272 | 69.0 | 63.3-74.2 |
| College Graduate | 386 | 113 | 28.0 | 23.1-33.6 | 273 | 72.0 | 66.4-76.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 263 | 167 | 61.8 | 53.9-69.1 | 96 | 38.2 | 30.9-46.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 364 | 158 | 40.0 | 33.5-47.0 | 206 | 60.0 | 53.0-66.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 161 | 50 | 27.9 | 20.1-37.2 | 111 | 72.1 | 62.8-79.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 230 | 79 | 30.5 | 24.0-37.8 | 151 | 69.5 | 62.2-76.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 208 | 49 | 21.7 | 15.9-29.0 | 159 | 78.3 | 71.0-84.1 |
| $75,000+ | 198 | 42 | 21.1 | 15.0-28.8 | 156 | 78.9 | 71.2-85.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 902 | 561 | 59.4 | 54.8-63.8 | 341 | 40.6 | 36.2-45.2 |
| No | 707 | 69 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.8 | 638 | 91.1 | 88.2-93.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 251 | 88 | 32.1 | 25.9-39.1 | 163 | 67.9 | 60.9-74.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,397 | 551 | 34.8 | 31.7-38.1 | 846 | 65.2 | 61.9-68.3 |
*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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