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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 | 2,844 | 1,305 | 43.2 | 40.5-46.0 | 960 | 36.4 | 33.5-39.4 | 278 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.3 | 41 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.8 | 260 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,085 | 493 | 42.8 | 38.4-47.2 | 385 | 36.1 | 31.9-40.4 | 117 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 | 14 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.8 | 76 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.7 |
Female | 1,759 | 812 | 43.6 | 40.2-47.0 | 575 | 36.7 | 32.7-40.9 | 161 | 9.2 | 7.1-11.8 | 27 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 184 | 8.9 | 7.2-10.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,186 | 980 | 42.2 | 39.2-45.3 | 731 | 36.0 | 32.6-39.5 | 226 | 11.0 | 9.0-13.5 | 39 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.7 | 210 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.3 |
African American | 509 | 253 | 47.2 | 40.6-53.8 | 181 | 36.3 | 30.3-42.8 | 40 | 8.3 | 5.3-12.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 33 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.4 |
Other Minorities | 108 | 55 | 46.1 | 30.5-62.6 | 30 | 36.5 | 22.5-53.1 | 9 | 8.1 | 3.2-19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 9.3 | 4.6-18.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 81 | 41 | 53.3 | 34.5-71.1 | 23 | 31.6 | 17.3-50.5 | 11 | 11.3 | 4.5-25.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.3 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.6 |
No | 2,755 | 1,262 | 42.8 | 40.1-45.6 | 934 | 36.6 | 33.6-39.6 | 264 | 10.2 | 8.4-12.2 | 40 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 255 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 242 | 128 | 55.9 | 46.7-64.8 | 82 | 31.0 | 23.7-39.4 | 21 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.7 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.1 |
25-34 | 544 | 238 | 43.2 | 37.0-49.7 | 210 | 39.1 | 33.2-45.3 | 54 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.6 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 36 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.5 |
35-44 | 585 | 229 | 36.0 | 30.5-41.9 | 215 | 41.7 | 35.6-48.0 | 72 | 11.2 | 7.6-16.3 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.5 | 56 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.5 |
45-54 | 518 | 202 | 33.8 | 27.7-40.6 | 183 | 39.7 | 31.8-48.1 | 64 | 15.0 | 10.5-21.0 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.1 | 55 | 8.8 | 5.9-13.1 |
55-64 | 398 | 186 | 43.1 | 36.2-50.2 | 130 | 35.8 | 29.0-43.2 | 40 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 39 | 9.6 | 6.1-14.9 |
65+ | 536 | 309 | 52.4 | 46.4-58.3 | 137 | 28.3 | 23.1-34.2 | 25 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.5 | 62 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 372 | 161 | 39.6 | 31.7-48.1 | 108 | 31.3 | 24.3-39.3 | 41 | 14.3 | 9.5-21.0 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.3 | 52 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 877 | 391 | 43.4 | 38.4-48.4 | 279 | 32.4 | 27.9-37.2 | 104 | 12.4 | 9.2-16.6 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.4 | 88 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 727 | 330 | 43.2 | 38.1-48.5 | 280 | 42.4 | 37.3-47.8 | 56 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.2 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 50 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.1 |
College Graduate | 860 | 420 | 45.4 | 40.1-50.8 | 292 | 39.4 | 33.6-45.4 | 76 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 | 67 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 271 | 125 | 45.9 | 37.0-55.1 | 81 | 34.7 | 26.2-44.4 | 25 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.6 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.9 | 31 | 9.5 | 5.5-15.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 482 | 214 | 36.4 | 30.3-43.0 | 159 | 36.6 | 30.1-43.5 | 51 | 14.2 | 9.6-20.3 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.9 | 49 | 10.1 | 6.5-15.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 383 | 171 | 40.2 | 33.1-47.7 | 129 | 34.6 | 27.9-42.0 | 48 | 18.4 | 12.0-27.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.1 | 33 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 450 | 208 | 45.9 | 39.3-52.6 | 163 | 34.5 | 28.6-41.0 | 34 | 6.9 | 4.3-11.0 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.7 | 34 | 9.3 | 5.9-14.3 |
$50,000+ | 750 | 328 | 43.6 | 37.9-49.4 | 285 | 40.8 | 34.7-47.1 | 80 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 | 53 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.3 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 190 | 96 | 49.2 | 41.2-57.2 | 56 | 32.9 | 25.7-41.1 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.2-11.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.3 | 23 | 9.6 | 6.2-14.6 |
Cumberland | 205 | 110 | 57.5 | 44.4-69.6 | 65 | 29.3 | 20.1-40.6 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.2-13.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.7 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.1 |
Durham | 173 | 86 | 49.6 | 37.9-61.4 | 54 | 37.3 | 25.2-51.3 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.2 |
Forsyth | 210 | 97 | 43.8 | 36.0-52.0 | 70 | 33.4 | 26.1-41.5 | 23 | 14.5 | 8.2-24.4 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.5 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.0 |
Gaston | 211 | 84 | 41.5 | 34.2-49.2 | 74 | 36.5 | 29.4-44.2 | 24 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 | 26 | 11.0 | 7.3-16.3 |
Guilford | 202 | 93 | 49.1 | 41.1-57.1 | 73 | 36.0 | 28.8-44.0 | 21 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 12 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.7 |
Mecklenburg | 203 | 95 | 49.1 | 41.4-56.8 | 79 | 38.5 | 31.4-46.2 | 17 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 |
New Hanover | 190 | 91 | 47.1 | 38.9-55.5 | 67 | 37.2 | 29.4-45.7 | 16 | 8.5 | 4.9-14.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 15 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.4 |
Onslow | 202 | 100 | 50.5 | 40.3-60.7 | 60 | 32.9 | 22.6-45.1 | 20 | 10.4 | 6.4-16.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 19 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 |
Wake | 198 | 86 | 43.5 | 35.7-51.7 | 71 | 37.0 | 29.5-45.1 | 22 | 11.1 | 6.5-18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 19 | 8.4 | 5.1-13.4 |
Western NC | 280 | 123 | 42.3 | 35.9-49.0 | 95 | 35.7 | 29.6-42.4 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.9 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.9 | 34 | 12.5 | 8.6-17.9 |
Piedmont NC | 320 | 132 | 37.5 | 31.6-43.7 | 111 | 38.9 | 31.6-46.8 | 36 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.3 | 33 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.5 |
Eastern NC | 260 | 112 | 41.9 | 34.7-49.4 | 85 | 34.9 | 28.3-42.2 | 33 | 10.8 | 7.2-16.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.9 | 26 | 10.0 | 6.3-15.5 |
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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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