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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,378 | 63 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 1,315 | 96.2 | 94.7-97.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,136 | 58 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.3 | 1,078 | 95.6 | 93.7-96.9 |
| African American | 186 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.4 | 182 | 98.6 | 95.6-99.6 |
| Other Minorities | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 43 | 100 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 21 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.5 | 20 | 98.8 | 91.5-99.8 |
| No | 1,353 | 62 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 | 1,291 | 96.2 | 94.6-97.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 40-44 | 237 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 237 | 100 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 428 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 427 | 99.9 | 99.2- 100 |
| 55-64 | 322 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 | 314 | 98.3 | 96.0-99.3 |
| 65+ | 391 | 54 | 12.8 | 8.9-18.2 | 337 | 87.2 | 81.8-91.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 257 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 | 247 | 97.1 | 93.7-98.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 346 | 17 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.5 | 329 | 95.6 | 91.5-97.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 296 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.3 | 280 | 95.5 | 90.7-97.9 |
| College Graduate | 472 | 19 | 3.4 | 1.9- 5.9 | 453 | 96.6 | 94.1-98.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 128 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.4 | 125 | 98.7 | 94.6-99.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 183 | 13 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.2 | 170 | 96.1 | 91.8-98.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 164 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.0-10.9 | 154 | 95.2 | 89.1-98.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 207 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.8 | 203 | 98.7 | 96.2-99.6 |
| $50,000+ | 429 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.5 | 417 | 97.8 | 95.5-99.0 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Buncombe | 101 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.9-11.0 | 96 | 95.4 | 89.0-98.1 |
| Cumberland | 81 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.1 | 80 | 98.8 | 91.9-99.8 |
| Durham | 71 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.1-12.3 | 68 | 96.2 | 87.7-98.9 |
| Forsyth | 115 | 7 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.3 | 108 | 95.6 | 90.7-98.0 |
| Gaston | 114 | 7 | 5.6 | 2.6-11.4 | 107 | 94.4 | 88.6-97.4 |
| Guilford | 90 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.6 | 86 | 97.9 | 94.4-99.3 |
| Mecklenburg | 89 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.3 | 85 | 97.0 | 91.7-98.9 |
| New Hanover | 101 | 8 | 8.6 | 4.2-16.8 | 93 | 91.4 | 83.2-95.8 |
| Onslow | 87 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.9 | 83 | 97.1 | 92.1-99.0 |
| Wake | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 77 | 100 | . - . |
| Western NC | 167 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.5- 9.7 | 159 | 95.0 | 90.3-97.5 |
| Piedmont NC | 152 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.7 | 147 | 96.8 | 92.3-98.7 |
| Eastern NC | 133 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.3 | 126 | 95.2 | 89.7-97.8 |
* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 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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