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Total Respond.# |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,772 | 231 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.3 | 1,372 | 48.6 | 45.5-51.6 | 591 | 19.7 | 17.6-21.9 | 62 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 516 | 21.3 | 18.8-24.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,055 | 75 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.1 | 508 | 47.7 | 43.1-52.3 | 231 | 19.9 | 16.7-23.6 | 28 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 | 213 | 22.4 | 18.6-26.7 |
Female | 1,717 | 156 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.9 | 864 | 49.3 | 45.2-53.4 | 360 | 19.4 | 16.9-22.3 | 34 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 303 | 20.2 | 17.1-23.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,134 | 179 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.7 | 1,140 | 53.5 | 50.0-56.9 | 443 | 18.6 | 16.4-21.0 | 37 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.3 | 335 | 17.9 | 15.2-21.0 |
African American | 494 | 37 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.8 | 161 | 30.2 | 24.5-36.6 | 121 | 24.7 | 19.2-31.1 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.8 | 153 | 33.8 | 27.7-40.5 |
Other Minorities | 103 | 12 | 11.8 | 4.5-27.6 | 48 | 43.6 | 27.7-61.0 | 19 | 19.2 | 10.6-32.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.1 | 21 | 24.0 | 13.4-39.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 76 | 12 | 10.4 | 4.1-23.8 | 36 | 54.3 | 35.0-72.4 | 13 | 9.6 | 4.3-19.9 | 2 | 7.3 | 1.6-27.8 | 13 | 18.5 | 8.2-36.5 |
No | 2,688 | 217 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 | 1,332 | 48.4 | 45.3-51.4 | 576 | 20.0 | 17.9-22.3 | 60 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.6 | 503 | 21.4 | 18.9-24.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 236 | 18 | 8.4 | 4.7-14.8 | 90 | 37.7 | 28.5-47.9 | 39 | 12.7 | 8.2-18.9 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.7 | 80 | 36.0 | 26.9-46.2 |
25-34 | 525 | 31 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.7 | 246 | 45.7 | 39.4-52.2 | 125 | 24.2 | 18.7-30.6 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 114 | 24.3 | 19.1-30.3 |
35-44 | 578 | 46 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.6 | 287 | 48.2 | 42.0-54.4 | 119 | 18.3 | 14.3-23.1 | 14 | 3.7 | 1.9- 6.8 | 112 | 24.1 | 18.8-30.4 |
45-54 | 501 | 47 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 248 | 52.4 | 44.6-60.1 | 118 | 22.2 | 17.0-28.4 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.9 | 74 | 14.4 | 10.1-19.9 |
55-64 | 391 | 31 | 7.5 | 4.1-13.5 | 209 | 55.2 | 47.9-62.2 | 83 | 20.1 | 15.1-26.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 60 | 14.4 | 10.3-19.7 |
65+ | 519 | 54 | 12.1 | 8.5-16.9 | 281 | 51.8 | 45.7-57.8 | 103 | 19.4 | 15.1-24.6 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 | 74 | 15.3 | 10.9-21.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 358 | 25 | 6.4 | 3.7-11.0 | 129 | 36.4 | 28.1-45.6 | 84 | 22.0 | 16.5-28.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.7 | 109 | 31.5 | 23.7-40.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 861 | 76 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.4 | 377 | 43.2 | 38.3-48.3 | 197 | 19.7 | 16.0-24.0 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 | 195 | 27.2 | 22.7-32.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 705 | 55 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.8 | 373 | 51.2 | 45.8-56.5 | 148 | 20.3 | 16.4-25.0 | 21 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.3 | 108 | 16.5 | 12.8-21.2 |
College Graduate | 840 | 74 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.7 | 489 | 59.6 | 54.2-64.8 | 160 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.6 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.6 | 103 | 12.4 | 9.5-16.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 258 | 26 | 15.5 | 9.4-24.7 | 108 | 40.6 | 31.7-50.3 | 55 | 19.9 | 13.9-27.8 | 7 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.3 | 62 | 20.8 | 14.6-28.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 465 | 29 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 201 | 39.7 | 33.0-46.8 | 101 | 19.8 | 15.1-25.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 129 | 34.4 | 27.8-41.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 373 | 26 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.3 | 182 | 48.6 | 40.9-56.3 | 82 | 20.8 | 15.4-27.6 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 | 75 | 25.1 | 18.2-33.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 443 | 35 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.1 | 230 | 49.1 | 42.4-55.9 | 97 | 19.3 | 14.8-24.7 | 12 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.9 | 69 | 18.9 | 13.9-25.1 |
$50,000+ | 735 | 62 | 7.6 | 5.2-10.9 | 425 | 58.0 | 52.1-63.8 | 146 | 19.1 | 15.0-24.1 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 85 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.2 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 186 | 21 | 12.0 | 7.4-18.8 | 100 | 51.9 | 43.8-59.9 | 37 | 19.8 | 14.1-27.1 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.7 | 25 | 14.3 | 9.3-21.1 |
Cumberland | 197 | 20 | 8.6 | 5.1-14.3 | 93 | 52.0 | 37.9-65.7 | 38 | 16.2 | 10.6-24.0 | 8 | 6.5 | 2.8-14.1 | 38 | 16.7 | 10.6-25.5 |
Durham | 173 | 14 | 17.4 | 6.7-38.1 | 77 | 42.2 | 31.7-53.4 | 44 | 19.3 | 13.3-27.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.0 | 36 | 20.0 | 13.3-29.0 |
Forsyth | 202 | 14 | 7.6 | 4.3-13.2 | 92 | 47.9 | 39.5-56.4 | 49 | 23.4 | 17.5-30.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.6 | 42 | 18.9 | 13.2-26.3 |
Gaston | 206 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.2 | 106 | 54.1 | 46.4-61.6 | 54 | 25.4 | 19.3-32.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 29 | 13.0 | 8.8-18.9 |
Guilford | 196 | 14 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.2 | 103 | 51.6 | 43.5-59.7 | 40 | 17.9 | 12.4-25.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 33 | 19.8 | 14.0-27.3 |
Mecklenburg | 198 | 19 | 8.8 | 5.4-14.1 | 110 | 53.5 | 45.7-61.2 | 35 | 18.3 | 12.9-25.2 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.9 | 27 | 15.7 | 10.5-22.9 |
New Hanover | 186 | 12 | 8.2 | 4.1-15.8 | 96 | 50.1 | 41.7-58.5 | 38 | 18.3 | 12.9-25.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.2 | 38 | 21.5 | 15.5-29.0 |
Onslow | 196 | 20 | 9.3 | 4.8-17.2 | 92 | 45.7 | 36.0-55.7 | 46 | 27.4 | 17.1-40.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 | 34 | 15.9 | 10.9-22.6 |
Wake | 193 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.4 | 111 | 54.6 | 46.3-62.5 | 33 | 20.8 | 14.3-29.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.7 | 31 | 16.3 | 11.2-23.1 |
Western NC | 275 | 24 | 9.1 | 5.8-14.1 | 138 | 50.2 | 43.6-56.9 | 59 | 20.2 | 15.4-25.9 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.3 | 49 | 18.0 | 13.3-23.9 |
Piedmont NC | 308 | 28 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.7 | 142 | 50.1 | 42.5-57.7 | 64 | 18.6 | 14.4-23.8 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.4 | 67 | 20.4 | 15.1-27.1 |
Eastern NC | 256 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 | 112 | 40.0 | 32.9-47.5 | 54 | 20.4 | 15.0-27.2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.3 | 67 | 32.0 | 24.9-40.1 |
+ Approximately half of the respondents received questions from this topic See Technical Notes for more information.
#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.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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