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| Total Respond.# |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,829 | 208 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.4 | 2,050 | 74.3 | 71.7-76.7 | 420 | 13.9 | 12.1-15.9 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 125 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,076 | 86 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 | 795 | 74.6 | 70.5-78.2 | 151 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.3 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 34 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.1 |
| Female | 1,753 | 122 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.3 | 1,255 | 74.0 | 70.6-77.2 | 269 | 13.2 | 11.2-15.4 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 | 91 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,184 | 160 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 | 1,643 | 77.2 | 74.4-79.8 | 278 | 11.0 | 9.3-13.0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 88 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.8 |
| African American | 503 | 34 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 | 314 | 61.4 | 54.7-67.7 | 119 | 26.2 | 20.7-32.6 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 28 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.3 |
| Other Minorities | 102 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.1 | 70 | 82.1 | 71.8-89.2 | 16 | 9.9 | 5.2-18.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.4 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 78 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.0-18.3 | 49 | 74.9 | 58.4-86.3 | 19 | 15.8 | 7.4-30.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 4.9 | 1.7-12.9 |
| No | 2,743 | 204 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.5 | 1,996 | 74.3 | 71.6-76.8 | 399 | 13.8 | 12.0-15.8 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 118 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 242 | 21 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.6 | 143 | 59.2 | 49.8-68.0 | 58 | 22.7 | 16.3-30.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.4- 8.1 | 17 | 7.0 | 3.3-14.5 |
| 25-34 | 536 | 33 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 384 | 79.1 | 74.2-83.2 | 99 | 13.6 | 10.4-17.7 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.0 |
| 35-44 | 587 | 33 | 6.7 | 3.7-11.9 | 424 | 71.6 | 65.3-77.2 | 98 | 17.5 | 13.0-23.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.2 |
| 45-54 | 516 | 39 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 380 | 77.0 | 71.0-82.1 | 66 | 10.7 | 7.3-15.5 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.8 | 23 | 4.4 | 2.4- 8.0 |
| 55-64 | 396 | 36 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.2 | 297 | 77.7 | 71.5-82.8 | 43 | 11.4 | 7.5-16.9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 16 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.1 |
| 65+ | 530 | 44 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.9 | 406 | 78.5 | 73.8-82.6 | 53 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.5 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 24 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 369 | 37 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.5 | 256 | 71.9 | 64.7-78.2 | 56 | 12.4 | 8.5-17.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.3-12.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 876 | 66 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.3 | 631 | 71.0 | 66.0-75.5 | 140 | 17.3 | 13.6-21.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 | 32 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 720 | 50 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.2 | 527 | 75.0 | 70.2-79.3 | 106 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.4 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 29 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.9 |
| College Graduate | 855 | 53 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.5 | 629 | 79.0 | 75.1-82.4 | 118 | 11.2 | 8.8-14.3 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 45 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 267 | 28 | 10.0 | 6.1-15.9 | 178 | 64.1 | 55.0-72.4 | 40 | 17.9 | 11.6-26.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 | 16 | 6.8 | 3.5-12.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 479 | 27 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.5 | 339 | 70.8 | 63.9-76.9 | 87 | 17.7 | 12.8-23.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 25 | 5.5 | 2.7-11.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 384 | 32 | 11.7 | 6.6-20.0 | 273 | 66.8 | 58.7-74.0 | 57 | 17.5 | 12.4-24.0 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 450 | 35 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.4 | 331 | 78.2 | 72.8-82.9 | 65 | 10.9 | 7.8-15.1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.8 | 16 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.2 |
| $50,000+ | 750 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.6 | 584 | 81.5 | 77.4-85.0 | 106 | 11.4 | 8.7-14.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 191 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.9-12.1 | 139 | 74.1 | 66.6-80.4 | 26 | 12.5 | 8.2-18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.2 |
| Cumberland | 205 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.2 | 140 | 68.9 | 57.4-78.5 | 40 | 21.5 | 13.9-31.6 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.1 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.6 |
| Durham | 172 | 17 | 10.3 | 5.9-17.2 | 116 | 71.7 | 62.1-79.7 | 26 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.0 | 11 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.3 |
| Forsyth | 212 | 18 | 11.5 | 5.9-21.2 | 148 | 68.3 | 59.4-76.1 | 37 | 16.2 | 11.1-23.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.7 |
| Gaston | 207 | 17 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.8 | 158 | 75.5 | 68.1-81.7 | 27 | 13.4 | 8.8-20.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.3 |
| Guilford | 196 | 9 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.3 | 145 | 73.6 | 65.5-80.4 | 33 | 17.0 | 11.5-24.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 198 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.5 | 148 | 74.7 | 67.2-80.9 | 32 | 17.5 | 12.1-24.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.1 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 |
| New Hanover | 191 | 11 | 6.1 | 3.1-12.0 | 141 | 74.2 | 66.4-80.8 | 29 | 14.1 | 9.3-20.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.2 |
| Onslow | 203 | 15 | 7.2 | 3.7-13.6 | 150 | 75.8 | 67.5-82.5 | 25 | 11.9 | 7.6-18.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 9 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.4 |
| Wake | 198 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.5-11.7 | 132 | 67.9 | 60.2-74.7 | 42 | 20.8 | 15.1-27.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.0 |
| Western NC | 282 | 31 | 11.5 | 7.8-16.6 | 209 | 74.1 | 67.9-79.5 | 32 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.1 |
| Piedmont NC | 315 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.1 | 236 | 78.3 | 71.6-83.7 | 42 | 12.1 | 8.4-17.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.3 |
| Eastern NC | 259 | 25 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.3 | 188 | 73.8 | 66.9-79.8 | 29 | 11.8 | 7.7-17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.1 |
+ Approximately half of the respondents received questions from this topic See Technical Notes for more information.
#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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