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| Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,356 | 687 | 48.0 | 44.2-51.8 | 155 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.4 | 47 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.7 | 114 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.8 | 353 | 28.6 | 25.1-32.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,119 | 587 | 49.5 | 45.3-53.7 | 132 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.0 | 37 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 | 85 | 9.6 | 7.3-12.6 | 278 | 26.4 | 22.6-30.6 |
| African American | 182 | 82 | 46.0 | 36.1-56.4 | 19 | 11.1 | 6.0-19.6 | 7 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.3 | 22 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.2 | 52 | 32.4 | 23.3-43.0 |
| Other Minorities | 42 | 11 | 28.0 | 13.1-50.0 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.1-33.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.1 | 6 | 8.0 | 2.9-20.0 | 20 | 54.4 | 34.3-73.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 21 | 8 | 35.3 | 15.2-62.5 | 4 | 14.1 | 3.9-39.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 19.9 | 5.5-51.3 | 6 | 30.7 | 11.1-61.1 |
| No | 1,331 | 677 | 48.2 | 44.3-52.1 | 149 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.3 | 47 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.7 | 111 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.7 | 347 | 28.6 | 25.0-32.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 234 | 71 | 30.6 | 23.1-39.3 | 24 | 10.0 | 5.9-16.6 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.8 | 24 | 13.0 | 7.7-21.1 | 109 | 44.0 | 35.4-53.0 |
| 45-54 | 423 | 186 | 41.9 | 35.2-48.9 | 47 | 10.6 | 6.8-15.9 | 20 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 | 42 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.4 | 128 | 35.9 | 29.1-43.4 |
| 55-64 | 318 | 191 | 58.0 | 50.1-65.5 | 39 | 13.2 | 8.8-19.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.6 | 25 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.2 | 57 | 17.9 | 12.6-24.7 |
| 65+ | 381 | 239 | 59.4 | 52.2-66.2 | 45 | 12.7 | 8.5-18.6 | 15 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.2 | 23 | 6.6 | 3.9-11.0 | 59 | 17.6 | 12.5-24.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 251 | 116 | 42.8 | 34.7-51.4 | 25 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.3 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.6 | 85 | 39.7 | 31.3-48.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 342 | 153 | 43.9 | 36.6-51.4 | 33 | 11.2 | 6.8-17.9 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 | 32 | 11.9 | 7.6-18.3 | 111 | 30.4 | 24.1-37.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 293 | 149 | 51.7 | 43.3-60.0 | 35 | 12.1 | 7.7-18.5 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.5 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.3 | 79 | 28.3 | 21.2-36.8 |
| College Graduate | 464 | 266 | 53.2 | 46.4-59.8 | 62 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.6 | 18 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 43 | 11.5 | 7.7-16.8 | 75 | 18.5 | 13.2-25.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 126 | 59 | 43.6 | 31.8-56.2 | 8 | 8.3 | 2.9-21.7 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.5- 8.4 | 13 | 14.6 | 8.0-25.3 | 38 | 29.9 | 19.5-43.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 181 | 85 | 42.0 | 32.3-52.3 | 17 | 9.1 | 5.0-16.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 17 | 10.8 | 5.8-19.2 | 61 | 37.8 | 27.9-49.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 160 | 78 | 56.3 | 45.6-66.5 | 21 | 10.1 | 5.8-16.9 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.2 | 14 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.6 | 39 | 24.0 | 16.3-33.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 207 | 102 | 45.2 | 35.8-55.0 | 22 | 13.6 | 7.3-23.8 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.9- 8.6 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.7 | 66 | 33.1 | 24.7-42.8 |
| $50,000+ | 426 | 229 | 52.8 | 45.9-59.5 | 52 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.8 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.6 | 40 | 9.6 | 6.3-14.5 | 91 | 23.2 | 17.5-30.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 98 | 43 | 42.5 | 32.6-53.1 | 11 | 11.7 | 6.3-20.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.8-13.9 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.5 | 35 | 35.7 | 26.2-46.5 |
| Cumberland | 80 | 49 | 63.2 | 51.1-73.9 | 8 | 8.9 | 4.3-17.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.1 | 6 | 8.7 | 3.9-18.1 | 16 | 17.3 | 10.4-27.6 |
| Durham | 70 | 44 | 55.6 | 38.4-71.6 | 9 | 23.6 | 9.3-48.4 | 4 | 6.2 | 2.1-17.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5-11.1 | 11 | 12.0 | 6.1-22.1 |
| Forsyth | 115 | 69 | 56.0 | 45.9-65.6 | 12 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.4 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.5 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.0-11.6 | 24 | 25.1 | 17.1-35.2 |
| Gaston | 111 | 50 | 45.8 | 36.1-55.9 | 10 | 8.1 | 4.2-14.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.3-11.7 | 9 | 8.3 | 4.3-15.4 | 36 | 32.5 | 24.0-42.4 |
| Guilford | 89 | 48 | 57.7 | 46.2-68.5 | 6 | 7.4 | 3.2-16.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.7 | 10 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.8 | 22 | 25.1 | 16.5-36.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 87 | 38 | 44.5 | 33.8-55.7 | 16 | 16.0 | 9.6-25.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 | 12 | 14.4 | 8.1-24.5 | 20 | 24.3 | 15.9-35.4 |
| New Hanover | 99 | 46 | 44.2 | 34.1-54.8 | 18 | 18.3 | 11.4-28.0 | 7 | 8.5 | 4.1-16.9 | 6 | 6.5 | 2.9-13.9 | 22 | 22.5 | 14.8-32.6 |
| Onslow | 83 | 41 | 45.7 | 33.9-58.0 | 8 | 11.0 | 5.3-21.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.0 | 10 | 12.7 | 6.5-23.4 | 22 | 28.9 | 19.0-41.4 |
| Wake | 76 | 35 | 43.7 | 32.3-55.8 | 10 | 14.0 | 7.5-24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 9.8 | 4.6-19.5 | 24 | 32.6 | 22.1-45.2 |
| Western NC | 166 | 86 | 49.7 | 41.4-58.0 | 18 | 10.2 | 6.3-16.0 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.6 | 13 | 9.2 | 5.2-15.9 | 45 | 28.5 | 21.4-36.8 |
| Piedmont NC | 152 | 67 | 40.3 | 31.8-49.4 | 17 | 12.6 | 7.5-20.3 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.2 | 16 | 10.8 | 6.4-17.8 | 45 | 33.4 | 25.0-43.0 |
| Eastern NC | 130 | 71 | 53.6 | 43.9-63.1 | 12 | 9.5 | 5.0-17.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.4 | 14 | 8.8 | 4.8-15.6 | 31 | 26.7 | 18.8-36.5 |
* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
#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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