When you are at work which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:*
Surry 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 184 63  33.2  (26.2-41.0) 48  25.4  (19.0-32.9) 45  24.8  (18.6-32.3) 28  16.7  (11.5-23.7)
SEX          
Male  83 19  22.3  (14.0-33.5) 17  20.8  (12.9-31.6) 21  26.5  (17.4-38.1) 26  30.5  (21.0-42.0)
Female 101 44  44.7  (34.3-55.5) 31  30.2  (21.1-41.3) 24  23.0  (15.4-32.9)  2   2.1  ( 0.5- 7.9)
AGE          
18-44 120 43  34.0  (25.6-43.7) 29  24.8  (17.2-34.5) 27  22.6  (15.5-31.6) 21  18.5  (12.0-27.5)
45+  64 20  31.7  (20.5-45.6) 19  26.2  (16.3-39.3) 18  28.4  (17.8-42.1)  7  13.6  ( 6.4-26.7)
EDUCATION          
<=H.S./GED  98 25  26.6  (17.9-37.6) 27  24.7  (16.7-35.1) 26  26.1  (17.7-36.7) 20  22.6  (14.6-33.2)
Any Post-H.S.  86 38  41.2  (30.7-52.7) 21  26.1  (17.0-38.0) 19  23.2  (14.9-34.3)  8   9.4  ( 4.5-18.6)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $25,000  40  9  22.1  (11.2-39.0) 11  24.0  (13.1-39.8) 10  25.9  (13.9-43.1) 10  27.9  (15.0-46.0)
$25,000+ 112 41  32.9  (24.3-42.8) 26  24.5  (16.6-34.5) 30  27.7  (19.6-37.7) 15  14.9  ( 8.9-23.9)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability  33  9  31.7  (16.5-52.1) 10  27.5  (13.7-47.6)  8  23.6  (11.7-41.9)  6  17.2  ( 7.5-34.9)
No Disability 151 54  33.5  (25.9-42.0) 38  24.9  (18.1-33.2) 37  25.1  (18.2-33.5) 22  16.5  (10.8-24.5)

*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.