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| Total Respond.# |
None | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | 30 days | |||||||||||
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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 | 6,105 | 4,035 | 67.4 | 65.6-69.1 | 636 | 10.8 | 9.6-12.1 | 576 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.6 | 396 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.5 | 462 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,359 | 1,683 | 71.9 | 69.2-74.5 | 204 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.6 | 202 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.4 | 112 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.4 | 158 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.1 |
| Female | 3,746 | 2,352 | 63.2 | 60.9-65.5 | 432 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.6 | 374 | 9.4 | 8.1-10.8 | 284 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.4 | 304 | 7.6 | 6.4- 8.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,629 | 3,054 | 67.8 | 65.8-69.8 | 479 | 10.3 | 9.0-11.8 | 440 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.7 | 293 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.5 | 363 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.1 |
| African American | 1,118 | 746 | 65.7 | 61.3-69.8 | 121 | 11.9 | 9.2-15.3 | 99 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.0 | 74 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.2 | 78 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 |
| Other Minorities | 259 | 180 | 70.4 | 61.2-78.2 | 26 | 13.1 | 7.7-21.4 | 28 | 8.5 | 5.0-14.1 | 11 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 | 14 | 5.6 | 2.6-11.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 171 | 113 | 65.7 | 54.0-75.9 | 22 | 12.8 | 7.4-21.4 | 20 | 12.6 | 6.5-23.1 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.7 | 7 | 5.3 | 1.7-15.0 |
| No | 5,920 | 3,914 | 67.5 | 65.7-69.3 | 613 | 10.7 | 9.5-12.0 | 555 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.5 | 384 | 6.6 | 5.7- 7.6 | 454 | 6.7 | 5.9- 7.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 544 | 383 | 72.0 | 66.2-77.2 | 64 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 68 | 12.3 | 8.9-16.8 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 |
| 25-34 | 1,152 | 788 | 68.0 | 63.6-72.1 | 168 | 16.8 | 13.4-20.9 | 123 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 47 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 26 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,277 | 870 | 69.5 | 65.7-73.1 | 154 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.4 | 126 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.5 | 77 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.9 | 50 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,124 | 744 | 66.9 | 62.4-71.1 | 130 | 11.6 | 8.9-14.9 | 93 | 7.4 | 5.5-10.0 | 78 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 | 79 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.0 |
| 55-64 | 806 | 507 | 66.9 | 62.1-71.4 | 61 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.5 | 67 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.0 | 78 | 10.8 | 7.9-14.6 | 93 | 10.4 | 7.7-13.8 |
| 65+ | 1,141 | 697 | 60.6 | 56.5-64.6 | 57 | 4.8 | 3.3- 6.8 | 95 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.3 | 89 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.4 | 203 | 17.3 | 14.4-20.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 798 | 427 | 57.2 | 51.9-62.4 | 45 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.5 | 67 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.5 | 88 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.1 | 171 | 16.7 | 13.4-20.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,824 | 1,219 | 69.5 | 66.3-72.6 | 166 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.7 | 169 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.3 | 134 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 | 136 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,568 | 1,048 | 68.6 | 65.1-71.9 | 177 | 10.7 | 8.7-13.2 | 148 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.9 | 102 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.3 | 93 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,884 | 1,319 | 69.4 | 66.1-72.5 | 247 | 14.7 | 12.3-17.5 | 191 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 | 69 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 | 58 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 570 | 281 | 51.3 | 44.8-57.8 | 41 | 8.8 | 5.7-13.5 | 55 | 10.0 | 6.7-14.8 | 74 | 14.5 | 10.7-19.5 | 119 | 15.3 | 11.4-20.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 992 | 623 | 65.6 | 61.0-69.9 | 81 | 8.1 | 5.9-11.0 | 98 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.8 | 88 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.8 | 102 | 10.0 | 7.6-13.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 877 | 586 | 68.0 | 63.3-72.4 | 97 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.0 | 91 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.2 | 57 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.8 | 46 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 963 | 665 | 67.7 | 63.2-71.9 | 128 | 14.3 | 11.2-17.9 | 100 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.5 | 45 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.0 | 25 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 |
| $50,000+ | 1,584 | 1,153 | 73.1 | 69.5-76.3 | 194 | 13.6 | 10.9-16.8 | 135 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.7 | 64 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.4 | 38 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 417 | 271 | 65.1 | 59.5-70.3 | 35 | 10.7 | 7.3-15.5 | 46 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.8 | 29 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.0 | 36 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.5 |
| Cumberland | 423 | 272 | 66.6 | 59.6-72.8 | 48 | 11.2 | 7.6-16.2 | 50 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.6 | 30 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.3 | 23 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.0 |
| Durham | 391 | 270 | 70.4 | 63.5-76.5 | 48 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.1 | 34 | 10.4 | 5.8-17.7 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.2 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.1 |
| Forsyth | 451 | 295 | 67.8 | 62.7-72.5 | 46 | 10.2 | 7.4-14.0 | 41 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.6 | 35 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.3 | 34 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
| Gaston | 458 | 300 | 68.0 | 63.1-72.6 | 35 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.5 | 45 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.1 | 30 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.1 | 48 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 |
| Guilford | 412 | 267 | 65.2 | 59.7-70.4 | 54 | 14.1 | 10.3-19.0 | 35 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.5 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.8 | 32 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 427 | 292 | 69.9 | 64.5-74.7 | 54 | 12.2 | 8.8-16.6 | 46 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.8 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.0- 5.9 | 18 | 3.6 | 2.2- 6.0 |
| New Hanover | 397 | 262 | 67.5 | 61.6-73.0 | 47 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.6 | 31 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.8 | 25 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.8 | 32 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.5 |
| Onslow | 430 | 296 | 68.5 | 61.3-75.0 | 40 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.1 | 44 | 11.8 | 6.8-19.8 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 | 28 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.7 |
| Wake | 426 | 289 | 68.0 | 62.7-73.0 | 53 | 13.8 | 10.3-18.2 | 50 | 10.7 | 7.7-14.5 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.8 |
| Western NC | 607 | 396 | 67.5 | 63.3-71.4 | 53 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.4 | 47 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.4 | 39 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.2 | 72 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 661 | 435 | 68.6 | 64.4-72.5 | 66 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.3 | 52 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.1 | 57 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.3 | 51 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.2 |
| Eastern NC | 605 | 390 | 65.2 | 60.4-69.6 | 57 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.6 | 55 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.7 | 50 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.2 | 53 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.7 |
#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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