When you are at work which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:*
Cabarrus County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
Mostly sitting
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Mostly standing
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Mostly walking
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Mostly heavy labor
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 181 73  42.8  (34.9-51.2) 41  23.8  (17.4-31.6) 51  22.9  (17.0-30.1) 16  10.4  ( 6.1-17.1)
SEX          
Male  77 32  43.0  (31.5-55.4) 14  21.1  (12.5-33.3) 21  21.6  (13.5-32.7) 10  14.2  ( 7.5-25.4)
Female 104 41  42.6  (32.6-53.3) 27  27.1  (18.8-37.4) 30  24.5  (17.0-34.1)  6   5.7  ( 2.4-12.9)
RACE          
White 146 62  44.8  (36.1-53.9) 33  22.8  (16.1-31.2) 37  21.3  (15.1-29.2) 14  11.1  ( 6.4-18.6)
Other  33 10  30.5  (16.1-50.0)  7  24.3  (11.0-45.5) 14  38.7  (22.6-57.6)  2   6.6  ( 1.4-26.1)
AGE          
18-44 107 41  40.5  (30.4-51.4) 22  21.9  (14.1-32.2) 34  27.3  (19.1-37.3) 10  10.4  ( 5.2-19.5)
45+  72 30  45.4  (33.1-58.3) 19  27.8  (17.7-40.7) 17  16.0  ( 9.4-25.9)  6  10.8  ( 4.7-23.0)
EDUCATION          
<=H.S./GED  76 21  26.4  (17.2-38.3) 18  25.1  (15.6-37.7) 27  28.4  (18.8-40.5) 10  20.0  (11.0-33.7)
Any Post-H.S. 105 52  54.1  (43.3-64.5) 23  22.9  (15.0-33.4) 24  19.2  (12.4-28.4)  6   3.9  ( 1.6- 9.1)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $35,000  59 18  30.7  (19.5-44.7) 15  26.2  (15.4-40.8) 21  32.4  (21.1-46.2)  5  10.7  ( 4.4-24.1)
$35,000+ 106 49  49.7  (39.2-60.3) 20  18.8  (12.0-28.4) 28  22.1  (14.8-31.8)  9   9.3  ( 4.5-18.2)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability  26 11  39.0  (21.2-60.3)  7  36.1  (17.7-59.8)  8  24.9  (11.8-45.0)  0   0.0  (    -    )
No Disability 152 62  44.5  (35.7-53.6) 32  21.0  (14.6-29.2) 42  22.3  (16.0-30.2) 16  12.2  ( 7.2-19.9)

*This question was only asked of those who were employed for wages (and not self-employed).
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.