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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 | 2,850 | 1,407 | 46.8 | 44.0-49.5 | 1,152 | 41.9 | 38.9-44.9 | 212 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.5 | 21 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 58 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.2 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,083 | 444 | 39.4 | 35.2-43.8 | 490 | 45.5 | 41.1-49.9 | 105 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.2 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 28 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.0 |
Female | 1,767 | 963 | 53.3 | 49.8-56.7 | 662 | 38.7 | 34.7-42.9 | 107 | 6.4 | 4.5- 8.9 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,200 | 1,116 | 46.8 | 43.7-49.8 | 883 | 42.9 | 39.5-46.4 | 142 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.9 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 43 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 |
African American | 509 | 223 | 44.1 | 37.8-50.6 | 213 | 40.1 | 33.7-46.7 | 60 | 13.1 | 9.4-17.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 10 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.5 |
Other Minorities | 102 | 50 | 54.6 | 38.5-69.8 | 39 | 35.0 | 21.9-50.8 | 8 | 7.4 | 3.0-17.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.4 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 80 | 28 | 47.2 | 28.5-66.9 | 36 | 35.3 | 21.0-52.8 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.3-11.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 8 | 13.1 | 5.0-30.3 |
No | 2,762 | 1,374 | 46.8 | 44.0-49.5 | 1,114 | 42.1 | 39.1-45.2 | 204 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.8 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 50 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 243 | 98 | 43.3 | 34.0-53.1 | 112 | 44.3 | 35.4-53.6 | 21 | 10.5 | 6.1-17.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 |
25-34 | 542 | 213 | 39.0 | 33.1-45.2 | 248 | 48.5 | 42.1-54.8 | 64 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.9 |
35-44 | 590 | 269 | 41.9 | 36.1-47.9 | 249 | 42.3 | 36.3-48.5 | 56 | 12.6 | 8.5-18.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.6 |
45-54 | 514 | 243 | 44.5 | 37.3-52.0 | 223 | 44.9 | 37.1-52.9 | 37 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 9 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.2 |
55-64 | 400 | 222 | 52.3 | 45.3-59.3 | 151 | 39.2 | 32.6-46.2 | 17 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.2 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.5 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 |
65+ | 540 | 349 | 61.8 | 55.7-67.5 | 161 | 31.2 | 26.0-36.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 375 | 170 | 41.8 | 33.9-50.2 | 156 | 40.9 | 33.3-48.9 | 33 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.6 | 12 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 878 | 426 | 46.8 | 41.9-51.9 | 341 | 40.1 | 35.2-45.2 | 81 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.5 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 732 | 335 | 44.7 | 39.6-50.0 | 324 | 44.5 | 39.3-49.8 | 52 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.1 | 15 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.0 |
College Graduate | 858 | 471 | 50.7 | 45.2-56.3 | 329 | 42.7 | 37.0-48.5 | 46 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 273 | 133 | 51.0 | 42.0-60.0 | 104 | 38.9 | 30.3-48.3 | 22 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 474 | 224 | 40.6 | 34.2-47.3 | 184 | 40.1 | 33.6-47.1 | 45 | 13.6 | 9.1-19.9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.2 | 13 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 379 | 174 | 39.7 | 32.7-47.2 | 152 | 40.9 | 33.7-48.5 | 42 | 16.8 | 10.7-25.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 | 9 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 450 | 225 | 47.6 | 41.0-54.3 | 193 | 45.0 | 38.5-51.8 | 26 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
$50,000+ | 755 | 379 | 46.9 | 41.1-52.7 | 312 | 44.7 | 38.7-50.9 | 48 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 12 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.5 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 192 | 107 | 52.7 | 44.8-60.6 | 70 | 39.6 | 32.1-47.7 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 |
Cumberland | 204 | 94 | 48.7 | 35.0-62.5 | 80 | 35.2 | 24.7-47.3 | 20 | 11.2 | 6.2-19.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.5 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.8- 8.1 |
Durham | 174 | 86 | 48.4 | 39.6-57.3 | 70 | 41.0 | 32.6-50.0 | 11 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.1 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.4 |
Forsyth | 209 | 111 | 53.3 | 45.0-61.4 | 73 | 34.4 | 27.1-42.5 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.4 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.9 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.1 |
Gaston | 214 | 101 | 44.9 | 37.6-52.4 | 97 | 48.5 | 41.0-56.0 | 14 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 |
Guilford | 200 | 99 | 50.0 | 41.9-58.0 | 81 | 39.4 | 31.9-47.5 | 16 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.8 |
Mecklenburg | 203 | 114 | 53.4 | 45.7-61.0 | 68 | 36.6 | 29.4-44.4 | 19 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 |
New Hanover | 193 | 87 | 41.3 | 33.5-49.5 | 87 | 46.5 | 38.3-54.8 | 15 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 4.7 | 1.5-13.9 |
Onslow | 202 | 95 | 45.6 | 35.8-55.7 | 82 | 42.1 | 31.7-53.2 | 13 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.3 | 10 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.1 |
Wake | 195 | 94 | 48.9 | 40.9-56.9 | 85 | 43.7 | 35.9-51.9 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0- 9.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.9 |
Western NC | 284 | 148 | 51.4 | 44.9-58.0 | 116 | 42.2 | 35.8-48.9 | 16 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 |
Piedmont NC | 318 | 144 | 41.6 | 35.4-47.9 | 138 | 44.9 | 37.4-52.6 | 24 | 8.8 | 5.1-14.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.1 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.7 |
Eastern NC | 262 | 127 | 45.4 | 38.3-52.7 | 105 | 41.7 | 34.5-49.2 | 25 | 11.8 | 7.7-17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 |
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#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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