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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 | 7,115 | 4,476 | 58.9 | 57.1-60.6 | 1,741 | 25.9 | 24.3-27.5 | 898 | 15.2 | 14.0-16.6 |
| -Western NC | 1,273 | 747 | 55.5 | 51.8-59.2 | 324 | 24.5 | 21.6-27.6 | 202 | 20.0 | 17.0-23.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 543 | 271 | 47.1 | 41.7-52.6 | 132 | 23.1 | 19.0-27.9 | 140 | 29.8 | 24.7-35.3 |
| Female | 730 | 476 | 65.8 | 61.4-69.9 | 192 | 26.1 | 22.3-30.2 | 62 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,154 | 686 | 56.1 | 52.2-59.9 | 282 | 23.3 | 20.3-26.5 | 186 | 20.7 | 17.4-24.3 |
| African American | 50 | 25 | 55.5 | 34.7-74.6 | 19 | 36.8 | 19.8-57.9 | 6 | 7.6 | 2.9-18.6 |
| Other Minorities | 68 | 35 | 46.6 | 30.6-63.2 | 23 | 35.1 | 21.4-51.9 | 10 | 18.3 | 7.8-37.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 40 | 18 | 37.3 | 21.3-56.6 | 18 | 44.8 | 27.1-64.0 | 4 | 17.9 | 5.9-43.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,233 | 729 | 56.4 | 52.6-60.0 | 306 | 23.5 | 20.6-26.7 | 198 | 20.1 | 17.0-23.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 43 | 17 | 40.5 | 24.9-58.3 | 17 | 28.9 | 16.9-44.9 | 9 | 30.6 | 15.2-51.9 |
| 25-34 | 163 | 87 | 53.1 | 44.0-62.0 | 40 | 20.9 | 14.6-29.0 | 36 | 26.0 | 18.6-35.1 |
| 35-44 | 280 | 149 | 53.1 | 46.3-59.8 | 78 | 28.4 | 22.6-35.1 | 53 | 18.5 | 13.8-24.2 |
| 45-54 | 368 | 220 | 57.3 | 51.1-63.4 | 83 | 23.0 | 18.2-28.6 | 65 | 19.7 | 15.2-25.2 |
| 55-64 | 320 | 204 | 64.9 | 58.7-70.6 | 83 | 25.3 | 20.2-31.1 | 33 | 9.8 | 6.8-14.1 |
| 65-74 | 85 | 60 | 68.6 | 55.9-78.9 | 19 | 18.7 | 11.6-28.7 | 6 | 12.8 | 5.6-26.5 |
| 75+ | 13 | 9 | 66.1 | 33.8-88.2 | 4 | 33.9 | 11.8-66.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 125 | 46 | 30.8 | 21.8-41.5 | 39 | 25.3 | 17.4-35.2 | 40 | 43.9 | 32.1-56.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 388 | 204 | 44.7 | 38.3-51.4 | 100 | 25.5 | 20.3-31.6 | 84 | 29.7 | 23.4-36.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 351 | 205 | 58.8 | 51.9-65.3 | 97 | 27.5 | 21.7-34.2 | 49 | 13.7 | 10.0-18.5 |
| College Graduate | 408 | 292 | 72.6 | 66.8-77.8 | 87 | 19.9 | 15.6-25.0 | 29 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 56 | 20 | 27.2 | 14.2-45.8 | 24 | 51.9 | 33.8-69.5 | 12 | 20.9 | 10.8-36.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 208 | 92 | 41.2 | 32.6-50.3 | 65 | 29.6 | 21.9-38.8 | 51 | 29.2 | 20.9-39.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 154 | 84 | 53.9 | 42.5-65.0 | 41 | 19.5 | 13.2-27.7 | 29 | 26.6 | 17.2-38.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 239 | 135 | 49.8 | 41.5-58.2 | 57 | 23.7 | 17.6-31.2 | 47 | 26.5 | 18.9-35.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 254 | 164 | 62.3 | 54.3-69.6 | 69 | 28.5 | 22.0-36.1 | 21 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.1 |
| $75,000+ | 269 | 199 | 72.8 | 65.7-78.9 | 46 | 17.8 | 12.9-24.1 | 24 | 9.4 | 5.8-14.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 281 | 165 | 53.7 | 45.7-61.6 | 62 | 19.2 | 14.4-25.0 | 54 | 27.1 | 19.7-36.1 |
| No | 944 | 559 | 57.0 | 52.8-61.1 | 250 | 25.8 | 22.4-29.6 | 135 | 17.2 | 14.0-20.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 149 | 80 | 50.9 | 40.3-61.4 | 38 | 21.1 | 14.3-30.0 | 31 | 28.0 | 18.6-39.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,124 | 667 | 56.1 | 52.2-60.0 | 286 | 24.9 | 21.8-28.3 | 171 | 19.0 | 15.8-22.6 |
*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.
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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