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| Total Respond.# |
None | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | 30 days | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,098 | 4,420 | 73.9 | 72.1-75.5 | 459 | 7.6 | 6.6- 8.6 | 502 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.7 | 403 | 6.5 | 5.6- 7.5 | 314 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,350 | 1,878 | 80.6 | 78.2-82.9 | 123 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.5 | 157 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.8 | 108 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.0 | 84 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.7 |
| Female | 3,748 | 2,542 | 67.6 | 65.2-69.9 | 336 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.3 | 345 | 9.0 | 7.6-10.5 | 295 | 8.4 | 7.1- 9.9 | 230 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,617 | 3,331 | 73.2 | 71.1-75.1 | 350 | 7.6 | 6.6- 8.8 | 383 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.2 | 314 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.0 | 239 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.5 |
| African American | 1,126 | 828 | 75.9 | 72.1-79.4 | 82 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.4 | 91 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 71 | 5.7 | 4.1- 8.0 | 54 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.3 |
| Other Minorities | 259 | 193 | 77.6 | 69.4-84.1 | 19 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.6 | 19 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.3 | 13 | 6.2 | 2.8-12.9 | 15 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 172 | 126 | 77.4 | 66.5-85.5 | 16 | 9.1 | 4.1-18.8 | 15 | 5.9 | 2.8-11.9 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.6 | 7 | 5.2 | 1.7-14.8 |
| No | 5,911 | 4,282 | 73.7 | 72.0-75.4 | 443 | 7.5 | 6.6- 8.5 | 484 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.8 | 395 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.7 | 307 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 548 | 354 | 68.3 | 62.3-73.7 | 59 | 10.7 | 7.6-15.0 | 65 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.4 | 48 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.0 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 |
| 25-34 | 1,142 | 773 | 68.6 | 64.3-72.5 | 114 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.7 | 122 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.1 | 90 | 8.4 | 6.3-11.3 | 43 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,272 | 870 | 71.2 | 67.6-74.6 | 106 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.2 | 128 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.9 | 97 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.8 | 71 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,115 | 759 | 72.4 | 68.1-76.3 | 100 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.5 | 106 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.1 | 79 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 | 71 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.8 |
| 55-64 | 811 | 646 | 81.0 | 76.9-84.5 | 46 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.2 | 33 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.9 | 43 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 43 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.2 |
| 65+ | 1,148 | 962 | 82.7 | 79.0-85.8 | 33 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.6 | 48 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 44 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.6 | 61 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 798 | 596 | 74.4 | 69.3-78.9 | 29 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.7 | 50 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.5 | 50 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.2 | 73 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,825 | 1,332 | 74.7 | 71.7-77.5 | 132 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.2 | 126 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.6 | 124 | 6.6 | 5.1- 8.6 | 111 | 4.5 | 3.4- 5.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,568 | 1,101 | 72.8 | 69.5-75.9 | 127 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.5 | 141 | 8.7 | 6.8-10.9 | 123 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.4 | 76 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,878 | 1,368 | 73.5 | 70.3-76.6 | 171 | 8.7 | 7.2-10.6 | 184 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.2 | 105 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.1 | 50 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 572 | 364 | 70.5 | 64.6-75.7 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 | 56 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.6 | 54 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.2 | 74 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 992 | 681 | 70.8 | 66.2-75.0 | 77 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.1 | 76 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.7 | 94 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.5 | 64 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 868 | 593 | 69.4 | 64.8-73.7 | 78 | 9.2 | 6.7-12.5 | 92 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.7 | 61 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.8 | 44 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 958 | 734 | 77.8 | 73.9-81.2 | 75 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.2 | 73 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.2 | 45 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.1 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.8 |
| $50,000+ | 1,582 | 1,179 | 75.7 | 72.2-78.9 | 141 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.4 | 134 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.2 | 90 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.1 | 38 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 414 | 291 | 69.8 | 64.4-74.8 | 33 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.2 | 38 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.1 | 33 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 19 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 |
| Cumberland | 423 | 312 | 77.5 | 72.1-82.1 | 30 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.1 | 31 | 8.6 | 5.8-12.5 | 30 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.3 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 |
| Durham | 393 | 278 | 73.2 | 67.5-78.1 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.5 | 48 | 11.0 | 8.0-14.8 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.0 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.5 |
| Forsyth | 451 | 336 | 77.0 | 72.4-81.0 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.9 | 40 | 8.0 | 5.7-11.1 | 21 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.4 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 |
| Gaston | 461 | 319 | 70.2 | 65.2-74.8 | 30 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.5 | 40 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.4 | 38 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.3 | 34 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.3 |
| Guilford | 408 | 291 | 73.9 | 69.0-78.3 | 30 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.7 | 37 | 8.4 | 5.9-11.8 | 27 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.8 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.9 |
| Mecklenburg | 423 | 304 | 71.1 | 65.7-76.0 | 34 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.4 | 45 | 11.6 | 8.2-16.1 | 26 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.9 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 |
| New Hanover | 396 | 285 | 75.7 | 70.4-80.2 | 33 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.5 | 27 | 6.0 | 4.0- 9.1 | 28 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.7 | 23 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.3 |
| Onslow | 429 | 325 | 79.2 | 74.5-83.3 | 26 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.6 | 25 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 | 29 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.3 |
| Wake | 421 | 315 | 74.7 | 69.6-79.2 | 46 | 11.2 | 8.2-15.1 | 26 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.1 | 20 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.8 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.8 |
| Western NC | 608 | 448 | 73.5 | 69.3-77.3 | 43 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 | 44 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.5 | 38 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.2 | 35 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.5 |
| Piedmont NC | 663 | 477 | 73.2 | 68.8-77.1 | 57 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.0 | 52 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.0 | 47 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.9 | 30 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.3 |
| Eastern NC | 608 | 439 | 74.7 | 70.4-78.6 | 40 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 | 49 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 | 42 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.8 | 38 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 |
#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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