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Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,964 | 1,573 | 47.9 | 45.1-50.7 | 1,391 | 52.1 | 49.3-54.9 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 1,079 | 364 | 29.6 | 25.9-33.7 | 715 | 70.4 | 66.3-74.1 |
Female | 1,885 | 1,209 | 62.9 | 59.1-66.5 | 676 | 37.1 | 33.5-40.9 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 2,394 | 1,341 | 50.8 | 47.7-54.0 | 1,053 | 49.2 | 46.0-52.3 |
African American | 451 | 173 | 35.8 | 29.6-42.5 | 278 | 64.2 | 57.5-70.4 |
Other Minorities | 83 | 41 | 36.4 | 23.2-52.0 | 42 | 63.6 | 48.0-76.8 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Yes | 41 | 16 | 31.7 | 16.6-52.1 | 25 | 68.3 | 47.9-83.4 |
No | 2,918 | 1,556 | 48.2 | 45.4-51.0 | 1,362 | 51.8 | 49.0-54.6 |
AGE | |||||||
45-54 | 1,085 | 543 | 42.6 | 38.0-47.4 | 542 | 57.4 | 52.6-62.0 |
55-64 | 772 | 424 | 50.8 | 45.7-55.9 | 348 | 49.2 | 44.1-54.3 |
65+ | 1,107 | 606 | 51.5 | 47.3-55.8 | 501 | 48.5 | 44.2-52.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 558 | 227 | 35.8 | 30.3-41.7 | 331 | 64.2 | 58.3-69.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 894 | 478 | 51.1 | 46.2-55.9 | 416 | 48.9 | 44.1-53.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 708 | 412 | 52.1 | 46.7-57.6 | 296 | 47.9 | 42.4-53.3 |
College Graduate | 796 | 455 | 51.3 | 45.1-57.4 | 341 | 48.7 | 42.6-54.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 338 | 152 | 40.8 | 33.0-49.2 | 186 | 59.2 | 50.8-67.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 487 | 248 | 41.5 | 35.2-48.1 | 239 | 58.5 | 51.9-64.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 382 | 207 | 50.8 | 43.6-58.0 | 175 | 49.2 | 42.0-56.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 375 | 217 | 55.8 | 48.2-63.0 | 158 | 44.2 | 37.0-51.8 |
$50,000+ | 709 | 399 | 48.8 | 42.7-55.0 | 310 | 51.2 | 45.0-57.3 |
COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
Buncombe | 227 | 122 | 50.1 | 43.0-57.3 | 105 | 49.9 | 42.7-57.0 |
Cumberland | 177 | 96 | 51.4 | 43.1-59.6 | 81 | 48.6 | 40.4-56.9 |
Durham | 168 | 82 | 42.6 | 33.2-52.6 | 86 | 57.4 | 47.4-66.8 |
Forsyth | 248 | 137 | 55.4 | 48.5-62.1 | 111 | 44.6 | 37.9-51.5 |
Gaston | 227 | 119 | 47.9 | 40.9-55.0 | 108 | 52.1 | 45.0-59.1 |
Guilford | 198 | 103 | 45.5 | 37.8-53.5 | 95 | 54.5 | 46.5-62.2 |
Mecklenburg | 177 | 92 | 50.2 | 42.1-58.2 | 85 | 49.8 | 41.8-57.9 |
New Hanover | 204 | 118 | 53.5 | 45.8-61.0 | 86 | 46.5 | 39.0-54.2 |
Onslow | 155 | 86 | 49.9 | 41.0-58.7 | 69 | 50.1 | 41.3-59.0 |
Wake | 149 | 95 | 58.9 | 49.8-67.4 | 54 | 41.1 | 32.6-50.2 |
Western NC | 371 | 195 | 47.0 | 41.4-52.7 | 176 | 53.0 | 47.3-58.6 |
Piedmont NC | 358 | 176 | 46.1 | 39.7-52.5 | 182 | 53.9 | 47.5-60.3 |
Eastern NC | 305 | 152 | 46.1 | 39.6-52.8 | 153 | 53.9 | 47.2-60.4 |
* This question was asked only of female respondents who reported being age 45 years and older.
#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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