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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 | 1,386 | 239 | 17.7 | 14.6-21.3 | 631 | 41.4 | 37.5-45.4 | 59 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.0 | 102 | 6.8 | 5.2- 8.7 | 355 | 29.1 | 25.4-33.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 540 | 104 | 19.0 | 14.1-25.0 | 187 | 32.2 | 26.7-38.2 | 35 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.4 | 37 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.7 | 177 | 36.4 | 30.3-42.9 |
| Female | 846 | 135 | 16.5 | 12.9-20.8 | 444 | 50.4 | 45.2-55.5 | 24 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.6 | 65 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.7 | 178 | 22.1 | 18.0-26.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 993 | 164 | 16.8 | 13.6-20.5 | 488 | 44.0 | 39.4-48.6 | 38 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 56 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.6 | 247 | 29.4 | 25.0-34.2 |
| African American | 301 | 56 | 16.8 | 11.3-24.2 | 111 | 37.5 | 29.3-46.4 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.3 | 39 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.5 | 79 | 29.2 | 21.4-38.4 |
| Other Minorities | 72 | 12 | 26.8 | 9.2-57.0 | 26 | 27.3 | 15.2-44.1 | 3 | 8.4 | 2.3-26.2 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.1-17.8 | 25 | 31.1 | 16.8-50.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 59 | 11 | 37.7 | 15.7-66.4 | 20 | 21.4 | 10.3-39.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 5 | 6.6 | 1.9-20.4 | 22 | 33.8 | 16.5-56.9 |
| No | 1,326 | 228 | 16.5 | 13.8-19.7 | 610 | 42.6 | 38.6-46.6 | 58 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.4 | 97 | 6.8 | 5.2- 8.8 | 333 | 28.9 | 25.1-33.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 247 | 43 | 20.9 | 13.1-31.6 | 109 | 35.5 | 27.5-44.5 | 18 | 8.7 | 4.8-15.4 | 19 | 5.7 | 3.2- 9.9 | 58 | 29.2 | 20.7-39.3 |
| 25-34 | 548 | 89 | 13.8 | 10.2-18.4 | 269 | 46.0 | 39.9-52.3 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.3 | 36 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.2 | 137 | 30.1 | 24.5-36.4 |
| 35-44 | 591 | 107 | 19.0 | 14.8-24.2 | 253 | 41.2 | 35.3-47.4 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.6 | 47 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.1 | 160 | 28.2 | 22.8-34.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 103 | 17 | 24.3 | 11.4-44.6 | 29 | 20.6 | 10.9-35.4 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.0-17.1 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.4 | 43 | 43.9 | 28.3-60.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 427 | 89 | 18.6 | 13.8-24.7 | 150 | 34.2 | 27.5-41.7 | 19 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.6 | 41 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.5 | 128 | 31.3 | 24.8-38.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 389 | 65 | 16.8 | 12.2-22.8 | 183 | 43.4 | 36.6-50.5 | 15 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 | 28 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.7 | 98 | 31.4 | 24.8-38.7 |
| College Graduate | 465 | 68 | 14.7 | 10.6-20.1 | 268 | 57.0 | 50.5-63.2 | 16 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.3 | 28 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 | 85 | 18.3 | 13.7-23.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 112 | 17 | 11.9 | 6.3-21.2 | 43 | 45.1 | 30.9-60.1 | 5 | 3.9 | 1.3-11.3 | 13 | 8.5 | 4.2-16.6 | 34 | 30.6 | 19.1-45.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 239 | 46 | 22.4 | 15.4-31.6 | 92 | 32.1 | 24.1-41.2 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.0-10.8 | 19 | 5.7 | 3.2-10.0 | 72 | 35.0 | 25.6-45.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 206 | 37 | 14.6 | 8.8-23.4 | 92 | 41.2 | 31.0-52.2 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.0-16.2 | 14 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.2 | 52 | 28.6 | 20.1-39.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 269 | 43 | 17.3 | 11.5-25.2 | 129 | 43.5 | 35.4-52.0 | 12 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.8 | 17 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 | 68 | 27.4 | 20.2-36.0 |
| $50,000+ | 396 | 62 | 13.8 | 9.7-19.1 | 207 | 48.2 | 40.9-55.5 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.5 | 27 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.4 | 87 | 26.9 | 20.5-34.3 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 78 | 8 | 14.9 | 7.3-27.9 | 49 | 60.5 | 47.8-71.9 | 3 | 4.7 | 1.4-14.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.4 | 14 | 16.6 | 9.6-27.2 |
| Cumberland | 122 | 22 | 30.1 | 11.8-58.1 | 46 | 27.9 | 17.3-41.7 | 8 | 6.9 | 2.7-16.4 | 12 | 10.6 | 5.3-20.2 | 34 | 24.5 | 15.4-36.8 |
| Durham | 96 | 15 | 16.0 | 8.7-27.6 | 49 | 49.4 | 37.6-61.2 | 5 | 8.0 | 2.6-22.0 | 10 | 9.6 | 4.8-18.4 | 17 | 17.0 | 10.0-27.3 |
| Forsyth | 97 | 22 | 19.4 | 12.2-29.4 | 34 | 32.1 | 22.2-44.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.6-15.4 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.7-12.1 | 31 | 38.7 | 26.4-52.6 |
| Gaston | 101 | 20 | 15.4 | 9.7-23.6 | 41 | 45.9 | 35.0-57.2 | 4 | 5.4 | 2.0-14.2 | 10 | 8.5 | 4.3-16.0 | 26 | 24.7 | 16.5-35.3 |
| Guilford | 88 | 10 | 11.3 | 5.7-21.2 | 44 | 47.1 | 35.7-58.8 | 4 | 5.8 | 1.9-16.2 | 9 | 11.9 | 6.1-22.1 | 21 | 23.9 | 15.4-35.2 |
| Mecklenburg | 116 | 22 | 20.4 | 13.2-30.2 | 54 | 44.5 | 34.6-54.8 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.5-13.5 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.5 | 27 | 25.9 | 17.6-36.3 |
| New Hanover | 86 | 17 | 18.5 | 11.0-29.4 | 37 | 38.6 | 27.4-51.0 | 4 | 7.0 | 2.3-19.3 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.7-13.3 | 23 | 31.1 | 20.3-44.5 |
| Onslow | 122 | 24 | 14.4 | 8.9-22.5 | 60 | 47.4 | 34.3-60.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.5 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.4 | 31 | 32.1 | 18.4-49.8 |
| Wake | 116 | 16 | 11.3 | 6.5-18.9 | 59 | 52.2 | 41.5-62.8 | 4 | 5.5 | 2.0-14.2 | 11 | 9.2 | 4.8-16.8 | 26 | 21.9 | 14.0-32.6 |
| Western NC | 107 | 21 | 23.7 | 15.1-35.3 | 52 | 44.2 | 34.0-54.9 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.5-13.3 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.2-13.2 | 24 | 21.9 | 14.6-31.6 |
| Piedmont NC | 124 | 12 | 9.6 | 5.0-17.6 | 56 | 45.7 | 35.6-56.2 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.2 | 9 | 6.1 | 3.0-12.2 | 43 | 34.0 | 24.7-44.6 |
| Eastern NC | 133 | 30 | 23.4 | 15.9-33.1 | 50 | 30.6 | 21.7-41.2 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.8 | 10 | 6.9 | 3.5-13.3 | 38 | 35.3 | 25.3-46.7 |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
#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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