|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
Mostly sitting/standing | Mostly walking | Mostly heavy labor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 6,061 | 3,976 | 62.3 | 60.2-64.4 | 1,378 | 23.9 | 22.0-25.8 | 707 | 13.8 | 12.3-15.5 |
| -Western NC | 1,197 | 741 | 59.3 | 54.9-63.5 | 266 | 22.7 | 19.3-26.6 | 190 | 18.0 | 15.1-21.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 503 | 263 | 50.7 | 44.3-57.0 | 118 | 23.1 | 18.5-28.5 | 122 | 26.2 | 21.2-31.8 |
| Female | 694 | 478 | 68.0 | 62.1-73.5 | 148 | 22.3 | 17.4-28.0 | 68 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,110 | 700 | 61.2 | 56.7-65.5 | 242 | 22.2 | 18.7-26.1 | 168 | 16.6 | 13.9-19.8 |
| African American | 22 | 11 | 42.3 | 19.5-68.9 | 8 | 38.0 | 16.4-65.6 | 3 | 19.7 | 5.2-52.5 |
| Other Minorities | 62 | 29 | 43.4 | 25.7-62.9 | 15 | 23.7 | 10.7-44.8 | 18 | 32.9 | 17.6-53.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 29 | 13 | 33.4 | 14.5-59.8 | 10 | 37.1 | 15.9-64.7 | 6 | 29.6 | 11.2-58.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,167 | 728 | 60.6 | 56.2-64.8 | 256 | 22.1 | 18.7-25.9 | 183 | 17.4 | 14.6-20.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 40 | 21 | 65.5 | 43.6-82.4 | 10 | 16.3 | 7.0-33.3 | 9 | 18.2 | 8.1-36.0 |
| 25-34 | 128 | 72 | 59.0 | 47.5-69.6 | 34 | 21.0 | 14.0-30.2 | 22 | 20.0 | 12.4-30.6 |
| 35-44 | 245 | 142 | 52.9 | 44.0-61.6 | 54 | 25.9 | 18.4-35.3 | 49 | 21.2 | 15.5-28.3 |
| 45-54 | 330 | 217 | 62.4 | 54.8-69.4 | 57 | 20.9 | 14.4-29.3 | 56 | 16.7 | 12.6-21.9 |
| 55-64 | 313 | 201 | 62.1 | 55.4-68.4 | 72 | 23.5 | 18.3-29.7 | 40 | 14.4 | 10.1-20.0 |
| 65+ | 130 | 79 | 53.7 | 42.3-64.7 | 38 | 32.4 | 23.2-43.4 | 13 | 13.9 | 5.9-29.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 74 | 25 | 23.9 | 14.6-36.6 | 25 | 37.5 | 23.0-54.7 | 24 | 38.6 | 24.2-55.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 386 | 187 | 42.2 | 35.6-49.0 | 105 | 29.2 | 22.9-36.4 | 94 | 28.6 | 23.0-35.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 298 | 186 | 62.7 | 52.3-72.0 | 76 | 24.2 | 17.0-33.3 | 36 | 13.1 | 8.0-20.7 |
| College Graduate | 436 | 341 | 79.2 | 74.0-83.6 | 59 | 12.7 | 9.3-17.2 | 36 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 53 | 27 | 54.0 | 35.7-71.2 | 14 | 18.8 | 9.9-32.8 | 12 | 27.3 | 13.1-48.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 172 | 74 | 28.0 | 20.4-37.1 | 50 | 35.0 | 23.5-48.5 | 48 | 37.1 | 26.8-48.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 160 | 88 | 46.1 | 36.6-56.0 | 37 | 27.2 | 19.1-37.2 | 35 | 26.6 | 18.6-36.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 209 | 123 | 55.8 | 47.1-64.2 | 47 | 23.7 | 17.1-31.9 | 39 | 20.5 | 14.5-28.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 242 | 168 | 72.6 | 64.7-79.3 | 47 | 16.4 | 11.6-22.7 | 27 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.4 |
| $75,000+ | 258 | 202 | 78.3 | 69.8-84.9 | 40 | 14.5 | 9.6-21.3 | 16 | 7.2 | 3.5-14.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 253 | 161 | 56.4 | 47.0-65.3 | 53 | 23.9 | 16.0-34.1 | 39 | 19.7 | 13.5-27.9 |
| No | 898 | 551 | 60.1 | 55.0-64.9 | 205 | 22.7 | 18.9-27.1 | 142 | 17.2 | 14.1-20.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 96 | 48 | 51.4 | 39.1-63.5 | 23 | 17.6 | 11.1-26.9 | 25 | 31.0 | 20.0-44.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,003 | 632 | 59.3 | 54.4-64.1 | 218 | 23.0 | 19.1-27.4 | 153 | 17.7 | 14.5-21.3 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 09JUN10.
