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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 | 2,914 | 415 | 13.4 | 11.7-15.2 | 113 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 | 219 | 7.4 | 6.1- 9.1 | 1,433 | 49.4 | 46.6-52.2 | 734 | 25.5 | 23.1-28.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,131 | 134 | 11.1 | 8.8-13.8 | 33 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.5 | 87 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 | 537 | 49.1 | 44.8-53.4 | 340 | 29.4 | 25.7-33.5 |
| Female | 1,783 | 281 | 15.5 | 13.1-18.2 | 80 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.0 | 132 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.5 | 896 | 49.7 | 46.1-53.3 | 394 | 21.8 | 18.9-24.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,198 | 320 | 14.1 | 12.1-16.4 | 78 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.2 | 166 | 7.6 | 6.0- 9.6 | 1,095 | 49.8 | 46.6-53.0 | 539 | 24.6 | 21.9-27.5 |
| African American | 532 | 71 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.3 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 | 39 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.8 | 256 | 50.0 | 43.5-56.6 | 141 | 27.0 | 21.7-33.0 |
| Other Minorities | 141 | 18 | 12.1 | 6.0-22.9 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.8-13.4 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.3-14.1 | 64 | 44.5 | 32.5-57.1 | 45 | 32.5 | 21.3-46.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 87 | 11 | 12.3 | 4.8-28.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.0-17.0 | 7 | 6.6 | 2.6-15.7 | 35 | 44.0 | 29.8-59.3 | 28 | 31.1 | 19.4-45.8 |
| No | 2,821 | 404 | 13.4 | 11.7-15.3 | 107 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 210 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.0 | 1,397 | 49.7 | 46.8-52.5 | 703 | 25.2 | 22.8-27.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 270 | 20 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.6 | 24 | 10.0 | 5.4-18.0 | 167 | 61.5 | 51.7-70.5 | 51 | 20.7 | 13.4-30.5 |
| 25-34 | 555 | 47 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.9 | 23 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.2 | 32 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.5 | 334 | 57.6 | 51.1-63.9 | 119 | 24.5 | 19.2-30.6 |
| 35-44 | 622 | 60 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.4 | 28 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.4 | 45 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.1 | 357 | 54.4 | 48.7-60.1 | 132 | 22.8 | 18.1-28.3 |
| 45-54 | 556 | 96 | 16.3 | 12.3-21.4 | 28 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.2 | 50 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.6 | 271 | 49.9 | 43.6-56.2 | 111 | 19.8 | 15.5-24.9 |
| 55-64 | 361 | 65 | 17.9 | 12.9-24.3 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.6 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.0-13.5 | 142 | 37.3 | 30.7-44.5 | 113 | 33.8 | 27.0-41.4 |
| 65+ | 524 | 126 | 25.4 | 20.2-31.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.0 | 37 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.5 | 150 | 30.6 | 25.2-36.7 | 198 | 34.1 | 28.6-40.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 357 | 102 | 25.5 | 19.5-32.7 | 18 | 4.8 | 2.3- 9.7 | 26 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.2 | 110 | 39.0 | 31.5-47.1 | 101 | 25.0 | 19.0-32.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 838 | 140 | 13.4 | 10.6-16.8 | 33 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | 75 | 10.6 | 7.6-14.7 | 363 | 42.6 | 37.5-47.9 | 227 | 29.0 | 24.3-34.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 763 | 88 | 11.3 | 8.5-15.0 | 29 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.5 | 59 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 | 406 | 54.3 | 49.0-59.4 | 181 | 23.7 | 19.7-28.2 |
| College Graduate | 948 | 83 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.6 | 33 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.2 | 58 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.3 | 551 | 58.2 | 53.3-62.8 | 223 | 23.3 | 19.4-27.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 244 | 59 | 23.9 | 16.3-33.5 | 14 | 5.8 | 2.7-12.0 | 26 | 9.7 | 5.6-16.3 | 91 | 40.8 | 31.3-51.0 | 54 | 19.8 | 13.3-28.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 464 | 92 | 20.0 | 14.9-26.2 | 24 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.2 | 46 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.5 | 206 | 47.0 | 39.8-54.3 | 96 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 443 | 68 | 15.5 | 11.5-20.8 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.0- 8.9 | 28 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.7 | 218 | 48.8 | 42.1-55.6 | 111 | 26.1 | 20.7-32.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 474 | 52 | 10.0 | 7.0-14.1 | 14 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.5 | 43 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 | 240 | 49.9 | 43.3-56.4 | 125 | 26.7 | 21.5-32.6 |
| $50,000+ | 781 | 58 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.3 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.3 | 42 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.5 | 467 | 57.5 | 52.1-62.8 | 189 | 27.1 | 22.3-32.6 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 202 | 34 | 18.1 | 12.6-25.3 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.6 | 17 | 8.3 | 5.0-13.6 | 91 | 44.4 | 36.5-52.6 | 52 | 26.0 | 19.7-33.4 |
| Cumberland | 199 | 29 | 12.7 | 8.5-18.7 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.3 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.4 | 96 | 51.9 | 44.1-59.7 | 55 | 28.2 | 21.7-35.8 |
| Durham | 201 | 30 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.5 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.4 | 101 | 56.9 | 47.9-65.4 | 46 | 23.2 | 16.5-31.5 |
| Forsyth | 218 | 27 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.7 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.8 | 17 | 8.8 | 5.1-14.8 | 103 | 46.4 | 39.0-54.0 | 63 | 30.1 | 23.3-37.9 |
| Gaston | 221 | 37 | 15.6 | 10.9-21.7 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.1 | 17 | 6.5 | 3.8-10.9 | 103 | 49.2 | 41.7-56.7 | 54 | 24.5 | 18.8-31.3 |
| Guilford | 183 | 18 | 10.0 | 6.1-15.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 | 13 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.1 | 90 | 41.5 | 33.8-49.6 | 59 | 41.3 | 33.1-50.0 |
| Mecklenburg | 206 | 30 | 12.1 | 8.3-17.4 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.1 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.0 | 120 | 57.7 | 49.9-65.1 | 41 | 22.6 | 16.5-30.1 |
| New Hanover | 188 | 21 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.3 | 17 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.6 | 108 | 61.8 | 52.2-70.6 | 36 | 18.5 | 12.7-26.2 |
| Onslow | 201 | 15 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.1 | 16 | 7.8 | 4.6-13.0 | 107 | 48.1 | 38.4-58.0 | 56 | 35.4 | 25.1-47.3 |
| Wake | 199 | 20 | 11.0 | 6.3-18.6 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.8- 8.0 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.3-12.6 | 113 | 54.0 | 45.8-62.0 | 49 | 24.5 | 18.3-32.1 |
| Western NC | 286 | 56 | 17.1 | 13.0-22.2 | 10 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.3 | 26 | 10.1 | 6.6-15.1 | 117 | 42.9 | 36.5-49.6 | 77 | 26.0 | 20.6-32.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 303 | 48 | 12.9 | 9.2-17.6 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.9 | 32 | 10.6 | 7.0-15.8 | 136 | 47.9 | 41.1-54.8 | 73 | 24.1 | 18.6-30.8 |
| Eastern NC | 307 | 50 | 14.7 | 10.7-19.9 | 17 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.5 | 19 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.8 | 148 | 50.1 | 43.3-56.8 | 73 | 24.1 | 18.8-30.5 |
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#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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