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Total Respond.# |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 3,039 | 985 | 30.1 | 27.7-32.5 | 588 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.1 | 617 | 22.2 | 19.8-24.7 | 260 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.5 | 589 | 20.8 | 18.6-23.2 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,177 | 333 | 26.4 | 23.0-30.2 | 215 | 16.7 | 14.0-19.8 | 254 | 25.1 | 21.4-29.2 | 108 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.7 | 267 | 24.2 | 20.7-28.1 |
Female | 1,862 | 652 | 33.4 | 30.2-36.7 | 373 | 21.0 | 18.3-24.0 | 363 | 19.5 | 16.7-22.6 | 152 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.5 | 322 | 17.7 | 15.1-20.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,294 | 770 | 30.5 | 27.9-33.4 | 478 | 20.2 | 18.0-22.7 | 494 | 24.3 | 21.5-27.4 | 189 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.1 | 363 | 17.4 | 15.1-19.9 |
African American | 551 | 159 | 30.6 | 24.8-37.1 | 78 | 14.2 | 10.3-19.1 | 91 | 16.6 | 12.5-21.6 | 54 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.2 | 169 | 28.9 | 23.6-34.9 |
Other Minorities | 149 | 40 | 23.0 | 14.5-34.4 | 25 | 16.9 | 9.8-27.6 | 25 | 16.4 | 9.4-27.0 | 15 | 9.7 | 5.2-17.2 | 44 | 34.1 | 22.5-47.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 86 | 26 | 25.4 | 14.7-40.2 | 16 | 17.4 | 8.8-31.6 | 15 | 21.8 | 11.7-36.8 | 10 | 11.2 | 4.5-25.2 | 19 | 24.2 | 13.5-39.5 |
No | 2,947 | 957 | 30.2 | 27.7-32.7 | 571 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.2 | 601 | 22.2 | 19.8-24.8 | 250 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.4 | 568 | 20.7 | 18.5-23.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 278 | 55 | 19.7 | 13.4-28.0 | 45 | 13.1 | 8.9-18.9 | 79 | 33.6 | 24.8-43.7 | 26 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.1 | 73 | 26.3 | 18.7-35.7 |
25-34 | 565 | 134 | 20.6 | 16.0-26.1 | 114 | 22.9 | 17.7-29.0 | 138 | 23.6 | 18.4-29.7 | 71 | 11.7 | 8.4-16.1 | 108 | 21.2 | 16.5-26.8 |
35-44 | 643 | 194 | 30.8 | 25.7-36.4 | 144 | 21.1 | 17.1-25.7 | 134 | 20.2 | 16.1-25.1 | 59 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.3 | 112 | 18.2 | 14.2-23.1 |
45-54 | 572 | 185 | 27.8 | 22.9-33.2 | 115 | 19.9 | 15.5-25.2 | 122 | 24.2 | 19.1-30.3 | 44 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.3 | 106 | 21.4 | 16.5-27.3 |
55-64 | 378 | 139 | 34.3 | 27.9-41.2 | 73 | 17.7 | 13.1-23.6 | 70 | 22.2 | 16.5-29.2 | 25 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.2 | 71 | 19.2 | 14.1-25.6 |
65+ | 576 | 269 | 46.6 | 40.7-52.6 | 94 | 17.1 | 13.1-22.0 | 68 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.6 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.6 | 111 | 19.3 | 15.1-24.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 389 | 137 | 35.7 | 29.0-43.1 | 55 | 14.2 | 9.7-20.3 | 60 | 21.0 | 15.1-28.5 | 29 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.1 | 108 | 22.7 | 17.7-28.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 872 | 298 | 32.3 | 27.8-37.3 | 134 | 13.9 | 11.1-17.3 | 166 | 21.3 | 16.9-26.5 | 78 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.2 | 196 | 24.2 | 20.0-29.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 795 | 234 | 25.5 | 21.4-30.0 | 152 | 18.7 | 15.1-22.8 | 186 | 25.4 | 21.1-30.1 | 66 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.7 | 157 | 22.8 | 18.4-27.9 |
College Graduate | 973 | 314 | 28.5 | 24.8-32.7 | 244 | 27.5 | 23.4-32.1 | 205 | 21.1 | 17.3-25.5 | 86 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 | 124 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 273 | 100 | 32.8 | 25.1-41.6 | 40 | 17.2 | 10.8-26.4 | 39 | 19.9 | 12.8-29.5 | 26 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.5 | 68 | 21.5 | 15.2-29.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 486 | 176 | 39.2 | 32.4-46.4 | 71 | 11.1 | 8.0-15.1 | 86 | 16.6 | 11.8-22.9 | 31 | 5.9 | 3.4- 9.9 | 122 | 27.3 | 21.5-34.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 464 | 132 | 27.1 | 21.6-33.4 | 84 | 15.2 | 11.1-20.3 | 102 | 24.0 | 18.6-30.3 | 49 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.2 | 97 | 24.5 | 19.3-30.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 484 | 147 | 24.2 | 19.7-29.4 | 98 | 21.4 | 16.7-27.1 | 99 | 28.0 | 21.9-34.9 | 49 | 8.5 | 5.9-12.2 | 91 | 17.8 | 13.4-23.4 |
$50,000+ | 799 | 239 | 26.3 | 22.3-30.8 | 203 | 27.2 | 22.8-32.1 | 185 | 22.5 | 18.0-27.6 | 64 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.5 | 108 | 15.0 | 11.5-19.3 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 209 | 73 | 32.4 | 25.8-39.8 | 40 | 18.2 | 13.0-24.8 | 37 | 16.9 | 11.9-23.6 | 21 | 10.9 | 6.6-17.5 | 38 | 21.6 | 15.3-29.6 |
Cumberland | 206 | 80 | 37.3 | 29.5-45.7 | 34 | 15.8 | 10.9-22.3 | 40 | 17.5 | 12.7-23.7 | 13 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.2 | 39 | 21.4 | 14.7-30.1 |
Durham | 206 | 66 | 26.4 | 19.9-34.1 | 41 | 21.2 | 15.0-29.0 | 37 | 24.4 | 15.7-35.8 | 19 | 8.4 | 5.0-13.7 | 43 | 19.7 | 13.7-27.5 |
Forsyth | 227 | 74 | 32.4 | 25.7-40.0 | 46 | 19.3 | 14.3-25.4 | 46 | 19.0 | 13.8-25.6 | 19 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.2 | 42 | 20.2 | 14.7-27.2 |
Gaston | 231 | 73 | 31.6 | 25.2-38.7 | 47 | 20.6 | 15.1-27.4 | 44 | 16.1 | 11.7-21.8 | 21 | 10.3 | 6.5-16.1 | 46 | 21.4 | 15.7-28.4 |
Guilford | 192 | 68 | 31.4 | 24.7-39.0 | 31 | 19.7 | 13.4-27.9 | 39 | 19.8 | 14.2-26.9 | 18 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.4 | 36 | 20.2 | 14.4-27.5 |
Mecklenburg | 208 | 60 | 29.8 | 23.2-37.4 | 44 | 19.2 | 14.1-25.7 | 49 | 23.5 | 17.6-30.7 | 19 | 10.2 | 6.2-16.2 | 36 | 17.3 | 12.3-24.0 |
New Hanover | 194 | 77 | 35.5 | 27.3-44.7 | 38 | 27.1 | 16.6-41.0 | 41 | 18.5 | 12.9-25.7 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.9-11.0 | 28 | 13.1 | 8.5-19.8 |
Onslow | 213 | 60 | 23.8 | 18.0-30.7 | 37 | 18.6 | 12.1-27.5 | 39 | 16.5 | 11.6-22.9 | 23 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.2 | 54 | 33.0 | 23.6-43.9 |
Wake | 207 | 68 | 31.0 | 24.1-38.8 | 44 | 18.7 | 13.6-25.1 | 48 | 24.7 | 18.5-32.3 | 18 | 10.1 | 5.8-17.0 | 29 | 15.5 | 10.5-22.5 |
Western NC | 307 | 83 | 27.5 | 22.2-33.6 | 64 | 21.7 | 16.9-27.4 | 65 | 19.9 | 15.4-25.4 | 32 | 11.6 | 7.9-16.7 | 63 | 19.2 | 14.8-24.7 |
Piedmont NC | 319 | 96 | 27.4 | 22.1-33.3 | 63 | 18.7 | 14.3-24.0 | 72 | 27.8 | 21.7-34.9 | 24 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 64 | 20.9 | 16.0-26.9 |
Eastern NC | 320 | 107 | 32.4 | 26.6-38.8 | 59 | 17.3 | 13.0-22.6 | 60 | 18.9 | 14.4-24.5 | 23 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.5 | 71 | 24.0 | 18.7-30.3 |
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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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