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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 | 2,977 | 1,685 | 58.6 | 55.9-61.3 | 562 | 19.1 | 17.1-21.4 | 397 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.1 | 230 | 7.3 | 5.9- 8.9 | 103 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,151 | 777 | 69.5 | 65.4-73.2 | 182 | 16.6 | 13.6-20.1 | 116 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.2 | 53 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 23 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.1 |
| Female | 1,826 | 908 | 48.6 | 45.2-52.1 | 380 | 21.5 | 18.8-24.5 | 281 | 15.4 | 12.9-18.3 | 177 | 10.7 | 8.4-13.4 | 80 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,246 | 1,262 | 59.4 | 56.3-62.4 | 438 | 18.9 | 16.7-21.3 | 307 | 12.4 | 10.4-14.6 | 168 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.7 | 71 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 |
| African American | 542 | 316 | 56.6 | 50.0-63.0 | 89 | 20.1 | 14.8-26.8 | 68 | 12.0 | 8.6-16.7 | 49 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.9 | 20 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.0 |
| Other Minorities | 145 | 85 | 58.5 | 45.7-70.1 | 25 | 17.2 | 9.8-28.4 | 16 | 10.3 | 5.2-19.2 | 9 | 10.6 | 4.4-23.3 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 87 | 48 | 55.8 | 40.9-69.8 | 19 | 24.8 | 14.0-40.1 | 9 | 12.8 | 5.8-25.9 | 7 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 5.1 |
| No | 2,884 | 1,635 | 58.8 | 56.0-61.5 | 539 | 18.8 | 16.8-21.1 | 388 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.1 | 223 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 99 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 279 | 141 | 53.1 | 43.7-62.3 | 60 | 20.6 | 14.1-29.2 | 38 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.3 | 36 | 14.7 | 8.8-23.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| 25-34 | 565 | 291 | 51.0 | 44.7-57.3 | 131 | 22.4 | 17.7-28.0 | 87 | 17.0 | 12.2-23.1 | 43 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.2 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 |
| 35-44 | 628 | 333 | 56.3 | 50.6-61.9 | 140 | 21.7 | 17.4-26.7 | 85 | 12.4 | 9.1-16.7 | 48 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.2 | 22 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.6 |
| 45-54 | 559 | 293 | 55.6 | 49.3-61.6 | 107 | 21.1 | 16.3-26.7 | 89 | 14.1 | 10.3-19.1 | 45 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.5 | 25 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 |
| 55-64 | 368 | 229 | 66.5 | 59.4-72.9 | 62 | 17.9 | 12.9-24.3 | 41 | 8.8 | 5.8-13.3 | 22 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.6 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.0 |
| 65+ | 550 | 382 | 71.6 | 65.8-76.8 | 58 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.5 | 54 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.5 | 32 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 | 24 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 368 | 224 | 65.9 | 58.5-72.6 | 51 | 14.3 | 9.7-20.5 | 36 | 8.9 | 5.6-14.0 | 31 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.2 | 26 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 863 | 486 | 57.9 | 52.7-63.0 | 146 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.1 | 115 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.7 | 83 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.7 | 33 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 779 | 428 | 55.7 | 50.4-60.9 | 148 | 21.4 | 17.1-26.3 | 112 | 12.4 | 9.5-16.0 | 67 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.8 | 24 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.6 |
| College Graduate | 958 | 543 | 58.4 | 53.8-62.9 | 215 | 21.3 | 17.9-25.1 | 134 | 13.8 | 10.6-17.9 | 48 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 251 | 120 | 46.6 | 36.9-56.5 | 46 | 21.6 | 14.4-31.1 | 30 | 13.3 | 8.2-20.8 | 33 | 10.9 | 6.5-17.8 | 22 | 7.6 | 3.4-15.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 464 | 222 | 52.0 | 44.8-59.2 | 86 | 22.6 | 16.7-29.9 | 71 | 11.7 | 8.0-16.7 | 58 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.3 | 27 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 463 | 243 | 53.8 | 47.2-60.3 | 94 | 20.9 | 15.9-27.0 | 74 | 12.9 | 9.2-17.9 | 37 | 9.9 | 6.4-14.9 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 482 | 292 | 63.3 | 57.0-69.2 | 95 | 20.2 | 15.3-26.1 | 63 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.7 | 25 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| $50,000+ | 792 | 461 | 61.9 | 56.7-66.7 | 176 | 21.1 | 17.3-25.4 | 104 | 11.8 | 8.7-15.9 | 36 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 203 | 116 | 60.2 | 52.1-67.7 | 44 | 19.2 | 13.9-26.0 | 26 | 11.9 | 7.7-18.0 | 12 | 7.2 | 3.8-13.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 |
| Cumberland | 203 | 125 | 64.0 | 56.3-71.0 | 32 | 14.6 | 9.9-21.0 | 18 | 9.1 | 5.5-14.6 | 16 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.2 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.5 |
| Durham | 202 | 105 | 49.8 | 40.8-58.8 | 39 | 24.6 | 16.2-35.4 | 39 | 17.8 | 12.4-24.9 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.8- 9.2 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.0- 6.7 |
| Forsyth | 220 | 118 | 57.5 | 50.0-64.7 | 41 | 18.2 | 13.0-24.8 | 30 | 13.2 | 9.1-18.9 | 22 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.8 |
| Gaston | 228 | 118 | 54.3 | 46.9-61.6 | 36 | 14.3 | 10.0-20.0 | 41 | 18.0 | 12.8-24.8 | 20 | 8.9 | 5.5-14.2 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.4- 8.0 |
| Guilford | 187 | 113 | 66.1 | 58.4-73.0 | 34 | 15.6 | 10.8-21.9 | 19 | 9.0 | 5.6-14.3 | 17 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.2 |
| Mecklenburg | 206 | 107 | 52.4 | 44.7-60.0 | 43 | 20.3 | 14.9-26.8 | 37 | 18.8 | 13.3-25.9 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.3 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.5 |
| New Hanover | 194 | 101 | 58.1 | 48.5-67.1 | 32 | 15.2 | 10.4-21.8 | 33 | 15.4 | 10.5-22.0 | 18 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.6 | 10 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.1 |
| Onslow | 209 | 128 | 64.1 | 54.4-72.8 | 33 | 14.1 | 9.7-20.0 | 27 | 13.7 | 7.4-24.1 | 17 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.4 |
| Wake | 203 | 113 | 57.5 | 49.5-65.2 | 51 | 23.2 | 17.4-30.2 | 27 | 13.9 | 9.2-20.3 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.8 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.3 |
| Western NC | 297 | 183 | 63.8 | 57.5-69.6 | 52 | 17.2 | 13.0-22.4 | 25 | 7.9 | 5.2-11.8 | 27 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.3 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 315 | 193 | 62.1 | 55.5-68.4 | 57 | 16.7 | 12.6-21.9 | 35 | 11.0 | 7.3-16.1 | 22 | 8.1 | 5.0-13.1 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.5 |
| Eastern NC | 310 | 165 | 53.3 | 46.6-59.8 | 68 | 23.2 | 17.8-29.6 | 40 | 12.5 | 8.8-17.4 | 27 | 7.7 | 4.9-12.0 | 10 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.5 |
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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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