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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,326 | 850 | 62.5 | 58.6-66.2 | 476 | 37.5 | 33.8-41.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,090 | 716 | 64.1 | 59.8-68.1 | 374 | 35.9 | 31.9-40.2 |
| African American | 181 | 111 | 62.0 | 51.6-71.4 | 70 | 38.0 | 28.6-48.4 |
| Other Minorities | 42 | 15 | 33.0 | 16.9-54.5 | 27 | 67.0 | 45.5-83.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 21 | 14 | 58.6 | 30.9-81.7 | 7 | 41.4 | 18.3-69.1 |
| No | 1,301 | 833 | 62.5 | 58.6-66.3 | 468 | 37.5 | 33.7-41.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 40-44 | 228 | 84 | 39.5 | 30.8-48.9 | 144 | 60.5 | 51.1-69.2 |
| 45-54 | 409 | 209 | 47.0 | 39.9-54.3 | 200 | 53.0 | 45.7-60.1 |
| 55-64 | 315 | 249 | 81.1 | 74.3-86.4 | 66 | 18.9 | 13.6-25.7 |
| 65+ | 374 | 308 | 82.1 | 75.9-87.1 | 66 | 17.9 | 12.9-24.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 236 | 135 | 55.1 | 46.0-63.8 | 101 | 44.9 | 36.2-54.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 337 | 203 | 59.6 | 52.0-66.8 | 134 | 40.4 | 33.2-48.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 290 | 196 | 68.8 | 60.5-76.0 | 94 | 31.2 | 24.0-39.5 |
| College Graduate | 456 | 312 | 66.4 | 59.8-72.4 | 144 | 33.6 | 27.6-40.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 116 | 60 | 52.1 | 38.8-65.0 | 56 | 47.9 | 35.0-61.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 177 | 105 | 56.9 | 46.0-67.2 | 72 | 43.1 | 32.8-54.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 159 | 97 | 62.1 | 51.2-71.9 | 62 | 37.9 | 28.1-48.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 201 | 126 | 61.9 | 51.9-70.9 | 75 | 38.1 | 29.1-48.1 |
| $50,000+ | 418 | 276 | 64.6 | 57.8-70.9 | 142 | 35.4 | 29.1-42.2 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Buncombe | 94 | 51 | 52.4 | 41.7-63.0 | 43 | 47.6 | 37.0-58.3 |
| Cumberland | 81 | 60 | 76.3 | 65.4-84.6 | 21 | 23.7 | 15.4-34.6 |
| Durham | 69 | 50 | 78.4 | 65.7-87.3 | 19 | 21.6 | 12.7-34.3 |
| Forsyth | 110 | 78 | 67.8 | 57.6-76.6 | 32 | 32.2 | 23.4-42.4 |
| Gaston | 107 | 63 | 57.4 | 47.2-67.1 | 44 | 42.6 | 32.9-52.8 |
| Guilford | 85 | 54 | 63.1 | 51.3-73.6 | 31 | 36.9 | 26.4-48.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 87 | 58 | 63.8 | 52.3-73.9 | 29 | 36.2 | 26.1-47.7 |
| New Hanover | 99 | 60 | 59.6 | 48.9-69.4 | 39 | 40.4 | 30.6-51.1 |
| Onslow | 84 | 57 | 68.8 | 56.6-78.9 | 27 | 31.2 | 21.1-43.4 |
| Wake | 74 | 44 | 57.4 | 44.9-69.1 | 30 | 42.6 | 30.9-55.1 |
| Western NC | 160 | 98 | 60.2 | 51.6-68.3 | 62 | 39.8 | 31.7-48.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 147 | 88 | 59.2 | 49.8-68.1 | 59 | 40.8 | 31.9-50.2 |
| Eastern NC | 129 | 89 | 65.9 | 56.0-74.6 | 40 | 34.1 | 25.4-44.0 |
* 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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