When you are at work which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:*
Wake 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 233 123  51.6  (44.3-58.7) 49  18.8  (14.1-24.7) 46  21.5  (15.8-28.5) 15   8.1  ( 4.7-13.6)
SEX          
Male 101  50  49.2  (38.6-59.9) 15  14.0  ( 8.3-22.8) 24  24.1  (15.7-35.1) 12  12.6  ( 6.9-21.9)
Female 132  73  54.4  (45.1-63.4) 34  24.6  (17.7-33.1) 22  18.4  (12.0-27.1)  3   2.6  ( 0.8- 8.5)
RACE          
White 170  97  56.8  (48.4-64.8) 33  17.1  (12.0-23.9) 28  16.6  (11.2-23.9) 12   9.4  ( 5.2-16.6)
Other  60  23  37.2  (24.5-51.9) 16  23.6  (14.0-36.9) 18  34.3  (21.3-50.1)  3   5.0  ( 1.4-16.4)
AGE          
18-44 136  71  51.0  (41.6-60.4) 25  16.9  (11.2-24.7) 29  22.2  (14.9-31.7) 11   9.8  ( 5.2-17.8)
45+  93  49  51.3  (40.3-62.1) 24  23.1  (15.4-33.2) 16  20.5  (12.5-31.6)  4   5.1  ( 1.9-13.4)
EDUCATION          
< College 101  41  35.1  (25.5-46.1) 26  24.3  (16.3-34.5) 24  28.4  (18.7-40.6) 10  12.2  ( 6.2-22.6)
College Graduate or More 129  80  64.9  (55.6-73.2) 23  14.6  ( 9.4-21.9) 21  15.7  (10.1-23.7)  5   4.8  ( 2.0-11.3)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $75,000  90  38  36.3  (26.0-48.0) 21  22.7  (14.3-34.1) 24  32.9  (21.7-46.4)  7   8.1  ( 3.5-17.4)
$75,000+ 107  69  66.8  (56.7-75.4) 18  14.4  ( 9.0-22.2) 15  12.6  ( 7.4-20.6)  5   6.3  ( 2.6-14.5)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability  42  22  49.7  (33.6-65.8)  8  15.4  ( 7.5-29.0)  8  19.6  ( 9.7-35.8)  4  15.3  ( 5.8-34.6)
No Disability 186  98  51.6  (43.5-59.7) 41  20.1  (14.6-26.9) 37  21.9  (15.5-30.0) 10   6.4  ( 3.2-12.4)

*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.