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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,713 | 1,390 | 39.0 | 36.6-41.5 | 2,323 | 61.0 | 58.5-63.4 |
-Eastern NC | 1,098 | 434 | 38.2 | 33.8-42.9 | 664 | 61.8 | 57.1-66.2 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 307 | 114 | 32.8 | 25.7-40.9 | 193 | 67.2 | 59.1-74.3 |
Female | 791 | 320 | 41.5 | 36.1-47.1 | 471 | 58.5 | 52.9-63.9 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 749 | 261 | 34.1 | 28.9-39.7 | 488 | 65.9 | 60.3-71.1 |
African American | 252 | 120 | 48.3 | 39.0-57.8 | 132 | 51.7 | 42.2-61.0 |
Other minorities | 92 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 27 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 1,068 | 420 | 38.1 | 33.6-42.9 | 648 | 61.9 | 57.1-66.4 |
AGE | |||||||
18-34 | 43 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
35-54 | 233 | 119 | 44.8 | 35.5-54.5 | 114 | 55.2 | 45.5-64.5 |
55-64 | 285 | 122 | 42.8 | 34.2-51.8 | 163 | 57.2 | 48.2-65.8 |
65-74 | 294 | 101 | 28.2 | 21.8-35.6 | 193 | 71.8 | 64.4-78.2 |
75+ | 231 | 69 | 32.8 | 24.5-42.3 | 162 | 67.2 | 57.7-75.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 200 | 91 | 45.8 | 36.0-55.9 | 109 | 54.2 | 44.1-64.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 378 | 169 | 44.0 | 36.4-52.0 | 209 | 56.0 | 48.0-63.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 286 | 119 | 35.0 | 27.0-43.9 | 167 | 65.0 | 56.1-73.0 |
College Graduate | 231 | 54 | 21.0 | 14.3-29.8 | 177 | 79.0 | 70.2-85.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 203 | 124 | 64.0 | 53.8-73.1 | 79 | 36.0 | 26.9-46.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 224 | 108 | 49.9 | 40.3-59.6 | 116 | 50.1 | 40.4-59.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 107 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 121 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000+ | 242 | 58 | 23.6 | 15.8-33.7 | 184 | 76.4 | 66.3-84.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 619 | 348 | 55.3 | 48.9-61.5 | 271 | 44.7 | 38.5-51.1 |
No | 473 | 85 | 20.8 | 15.3-27.5 | 388 | 79.2 | 72.5-84.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 178 | 58 | 27.0 | 19.1-36.8 | 120 | 73.0 | 63.2-80.9 |
Non-Veteran | 920 | 376 | 40.5 | 35.5-45.8 | 544 | 59.5 | 54.2-64.5 |
For those with arthritis, this question was asked regardless of the their employment status.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
**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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