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| Total Respond.# |
Not allowed | Allowed in some areas | Allowed in all areas | No official policy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,535 | 1,233 | 76.2 | 72.5-79.5 | 200 | 14.8 | 12.2-17.7 | 43 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 | 59 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 578 | 443 | 71.1 | 65.1-76.4 | 82 | 16.6 | 12.8-21.4 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.2- 8.2 | 32 | 8.1 | 4.9-12.9 |
| Female | 957 | 790 | 80.5 | 76.0-84.3 | 118 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.1 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 | 27 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 1,150 | 920 | 75.8 | 71.5-79.6 | 142 | 13.2 | 10.6-16.5 | 37 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 | 51 | 6.6 | 4.3- 9.8 |
| African American | 282 | 228 | 77.0 | 68.3-83.9 | 44 | 19.8 | 13.3-28.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.9 |
| Other Minorities | 80 | 64 | 76.1 | 59.0-87.6 | 12 | 17.3 | 7.9-33.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.9 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.2-24.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 45 | 38 | 81.2 | 59.5-92.7 | 4 | 5.2 | 1.6-15.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.0 | 2 | 10.7 | 2.3-37.5 |
| No | 1,488 | 1,193 | 75.9 | 72.2-79.3 | 196 | 15.2 | 12.5-18.2 | 42 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 57 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.0 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 147 | 111 | 70.1 | 56.8-80.7 | 24 | 16.6 | 9.7-27.0 | 8 | 9.2 | 3.3-23.3 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.1-13.1 |
| 25-34 | 375 | 299 | 77.4 | 69.9-83.5 | 51 | 14.5 | 9.8-21.0 | 10 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.2 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.6 |
| 35-44 | 436 | 345 | 74.4 | 67.7-80.2 | 59 | 16.3 | 11.5-22.5 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.4- 6.9 | 20 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.4 |
| 45-54 | 373 | 303 | 74.3 | 66.1-81.2 | 44 | 14.6 | 9.8-21.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 19 | 9.8 | 5.0-18.1 |
| 55-64 | 151 | 130 | 87.3 | 78.1-93.0 | 18 | 11.3 | 5.9-20.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 |
| 65+ | 35 | 30 | 86.7 | 61.2-96.4 | 3 | 10.5 | 2.1-39.3 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6-11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 97 | 64 | 64.4 | 48.8-77.5 | 25 | 21.7 | 12.6-34.7 | 4 | 10.0 | 2.7-30.9 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.0-14.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 401 | 311 | 74.2 | 66.8-80.4 | 55 | 14.9 | 10.4-21.0 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.8 | 19 | 6.8 | 3.4-13.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 397 | 304 | 71.7 | 64.4-78.1 | 60 | 17.3 | 12.2-23.8 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.3 | 18 | 7.1 | 3.7-13.2 |
| College Graduate | 638 | 553 | 84.1 | 78.9-88.1 | 59 | 11.0 | 7.7-15.5 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 64 | 45 | 64.2 | 42.4-81.5 | 11 | 13.0 | 6.0-26.0 | 2 | 11.5 | 1.9-46.4 | 6 | 11.3 | 3.5-30.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 205 | 153 | 74.9 | 64.1-83.3 | 37 | 18.2 | 10.9-28.7 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.3 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 226 | 175 | 72.5 | 62.7-80.5 | 34 | 19.0 | 12.1-28.4 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.5-12.8 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 286 | 231 | 72.1 | 62.4-80.0 | 34 | 14.9 | 9.5-22.7 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.4 | 13 | 11.2 | 5.6-21.4 |
| $50,000+ | 560 | 475 | 83.0 | 77.8-87.2 | 59 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.4 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.9 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 108 | 91 | 86.3 | 78.2-91.7 | 12 | 9.1 | 5.0-16.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.4 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.2 |
| Cumberland | 91 | 81 | 90.9 | 82.3-95.6 | 8 | 7.4 | 3.2-15.9 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Durham | 111 | 97 | 90.0 | 81.7-94.8 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.2-15.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.6 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.1 |
| Forsyth | 110 | 81 | 75.1 | 65.4-82.7 | 20 | 17.1 | 10.7-26.0 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.2-12.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.8 |
| Gaston | 111 | 87 | 80.4 | 71.5-87.0 | 16 | 12.5 | 7.4-20.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0- 9.8 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.0 |
| Guilford | 103 | 82 | 81.7 | 72.4-88.4 | 13 | 11.9 | 6.6-20.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.9 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.0-11.3 |
| Mecklenburg | 123 | 106 | 85.4 | 76.7-91.2 | 12 | 9.3 | 5.0-16.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 5.4 | 2.1-13.0 |
| New Hanover | 100 | 89 | 75.1 | 50.2-90.1 | 6 | 7.0 | 2.9-16.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.6 | 3 | 15.9 | 3.5-49.4 |
| Onslow | 114 | 95 | 83.8 | 74.7-90.1 | 11 | 9.8 | 5.0-18.3 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.6 | 4 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.6 |
| Wake | 134 | 109 | 80.3 | 71.4-86.9 | 18 | 14.4 | 8.7-23.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.8 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.5 |
| Western NC | 130 | 92 | 65.4 | 55.0-74.6 | 29 | 27.9 | 19.3-38.6 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.2-11.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.8 |
| Piedmont NC | 160 | 120 | 74.7 | 65.6-82.1 | 25 | 13.4 | 8.5-20.5 | 8 | 5.6 | 2.4-12.7 | 7 | 6.2 | 2.7-13.6 |
| Eastern NC | 140 | 103 | 70.3 | 60.3-78.7 | 21 | 17.3 | 10.8-26.4 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.3 | 11 | 9.5 | 4.9-17.7 |
+ Approximately half of the respondents received questions from this topic See Technical Notes for more information.
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
#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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