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| Total Respond.# |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 2,909 | 95 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 | 21 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 2,581 | 88.7 | 86.8-90.4 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 199 | 6.8 | 5.5- 8.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,109 | 56 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.9 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 947 | 86.1 | 82.6-88.9 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 91 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.5 |
| Female | 1,800 | 39 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.9 | 1,634 | 91.1 | 89.0-92.8 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 108 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,237 | 75 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 1,990 | 88.9 | 86.8-90.7 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 | 148 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.2 |
| African American | 520 | 16 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.1 | 461 | 86.7 | 80.7-91.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 37 | 8.3 | 4.8-14.1 |
| Other Minorities | 107 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 7.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 7.0 | 92 | 92.6 | 85.9-96.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 82 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.2-17.9 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.2 | 74 | 88.3 | 74.4-95.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 3.6 | 1.2-10.7 |
| No | 2,820 | 92 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.7 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 2,501 | 88.7 | 86.8-90.4 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 194 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 249 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.1 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 221 | 92.5 | 88.2-95.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 |
| 25-34 | 556 | 19 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.0 | 506 | 88.0 | 81.8-92.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 27 | 7.1 | 3.7-13.4 |
| 35-44 | 593 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.3 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 | 532 | 90.2 | 86.2-93.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 32 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.1 |
| 45-54 | 526 | 13 | 3.3 | 1.0- 9.9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 | 452 | 88.1 | 82.5-92.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 56 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.0 |
| 55-64 | 408 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 374 | 91.4 | 86.4-94.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.3 |
| 65+ | 554 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 476 | 83.4 | 78.3-87.5 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 42 | 9.7 | 6.5-14.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 390 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.5 | 356 | 92.7 | 88.8-95.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 896 | 30 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 796 | 87.9 | 83.9-91.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 62 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 747 | 23 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 655 | 87.7 | 83.9-90.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.4 | 55 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.5 |
| College Graduate | 868 | 29 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 767 | 88.2 | 84.2-91.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 65 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 281 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 247 | 87.8 | 81.5-92.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.6 | 21 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 485 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.5 | 434 | 90.3 | 86.0-93.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 | 30 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 389 | 18 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.6 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.8 | 332 | 84.9 | 78.8-89.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 32 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 457 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.9 | 411 | 90.2 | 85.6-93.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.0 |
| $50,000+ | 759 | 20 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 685 | 87.8 | 82.7-91.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 50 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 196 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.5 | 174 | 87.7 | 81.4-92.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.8 |
| Cumberland | 208 | 13 | 6.5 | 3.3-12.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.9 | 177 | 84.2 | 75.3-90.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 15 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.4 |
| Durham | 178 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 160 | 91.6 | 86.2-95.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 12 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.3 |
| Forsyth | 215 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 7.1 | 185 | 86.3 | 80.3-90.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 | 19 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.9 |
| Gaston | 216 | 12 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 186 | 84.8 | 78.4-89.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 16 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.8 |
| Guilford | 205 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 189 | 90.6 | 83.6-94.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 8.8 | 4.7-15.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 205 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.2-10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 184 | 88.7 | 82.5-92.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.3-10.8 |
| New Hanover | 196 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.8 | 169 | 83.7 | 76.2-89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 12.2 | 7.5-19.1 |
| Onslow | 205 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.3 | 188 | 92.0 | 86.8-95.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.0 |
| Wake | 205 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.4-12.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 180 | 85.6 | 77.8-91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 9.2 | 5.2-15.6 |
| Western NC | 287 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 | 259 | 90.8 | 86.6-93.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 |
| Piedmont NC | 326 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 3.9 | 295 | 89.9 | 85.0-93.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 17 | 5.4 | 3.2- 8.9 |
| Eastern NC | 267 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 235 | 88.5 | 82.6-92.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.5 | 21 | 7.8 | 4.4-13.6 |
+ 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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