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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 | 3,023 | 1,772 | 60.0 | 57.4-62.7 | 732 | 24.5 | 22.2-27.0 | 358 | 11.0 | 9.5-12.7 | 77 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 84 | 2.2 | 1.7- 3.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,158 | 713 | 64.3 | 60.2-68.1 | 262 | 22.3 | 19.1-26.0 | 115 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.7 | 29 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 | 39 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 |
Female | 1,865 | 1,059 | 56.2 | 52.7-59.7 | 470 | 26.5 | 23.4-29.9 | 243 | 13.4 | 11.2-16.0 | 48 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 45 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,278 | 1,366 | 61.5 | 58.4-64.4 | 571 | 24.7 | 22.0-27.5 | 244 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.1 | 52 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 | 45 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.6 |
African American | 556 | 299 | 54.4 | 48.1-60.7 | 119 | 23.5 | 18.3-29.5 | 89 | 15.5 | 11.6-20.3 | 18 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.4 | 31 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 |
Other Minorities | 146 | 86 | 62.9 | 50.6-73.8 | 30 | 24.3 | 15.1-36.7 | 19 | 8.6 | 4.4-16.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 86 | 44 | 51.0 | 36.2-65.6 | 24 | 30.3 | 17.9-46.3 | 13 | 14.5 | 7.3-26.6 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3- 7.7 |
No | 2,931 | 1,724 | 60.4 | 57.7-63.0 | 706 | 24.3 | 21.9-26.8 | 345 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.7 | 74 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.0 | 82 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 278 | 161 | 63.0 | 54.1-71.1 | 68 | 24.3 | 17.5-32.7 | 37 | 10.1 | 6.5-15.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 2.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.8 |
25-34 | 561 | 317 | 56.7 | 50.1-63.0 | 155 | 26.7 | 21.1-33.2 | 65 | 13.4 | 9.4-18.6 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 13 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 |
35-44 | 640 | 342 | 53.8 | 48.1-59.3 | 193 | 29.7 | 24.6-35.4 | 73 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.0 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.3 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.5 |
45-54 | 574 | 311 | 53.2 | 47.0-59.3 | 147 | 29.4 | 24.0-35.6 | 83 | 11.3 | 8.3-15.3 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.2 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.4 |
55-64 | 374 | 235 | 68.7 | 62.0-74.6 | 80 | 18.6 | 13.9-24.4 | 47 | 9.7 | 6.7-14.0 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.4 |
65+ | 569 | 388 | 69.4 | 63.6-74.6 | 85 | 15.4 | 11.5-20.3 | 49 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.4 | 18 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.2 | 29 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 388 | 221 | 62.5 | 55.3-69.2 | 64 | 15.9 | 11.1-22.2 | 59 | 12.8 | 8.9-18.1 | 16 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.3 | 28 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 875 | 519 | 59.5 | 54.5-64.4 | 185 | 22.9 | 18.9-27.4 | 118 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.3 | 24 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 29 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 794 | 475 | 59.6 | 54.4-64.7 | 189 | 26.8 | 22.1-31.9 | 99 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.7 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.1 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 |
College Graduate | 958 | 553 | 59.8 | 54.9-64.4 | 292 | 29.2 | 24.9-33.9 | 82 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.4 | 19 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.5 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 271 | 134 | 49.3 | 40.1-58.7 | 54 | 22.8 | 15.5-32.0 | 48 | 20.0 | 13.6-28.4 | 16 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 484 | 258 | 58.7 | 51.8-65.4 | 106 | 22.5 | 17.1-28.9 | 75 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.8 | 24 | 5.1 | 2.8- 9.1 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 463 | 270 | 59.1 | 52.5-65.3 | 106 | 23.6 | 18.4-29.7 | 62 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.7 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 485 | 294 | 61.7 | 55.2-67.7 | 119 | 23.5 | 18.4-29.5 | 63 | 12.9 | 9.2-17.7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
$50,000+ | 792 | 479 | 62.2 | 56.9-67.2 | 244 | 30.0 | 25.3-35.2 | 54 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 208 | 115 | 57.9 | 49.9-65.4 | 58 | 24.6 | 18.8-31.4 | 22 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.6 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.8 | 7 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.7 |
Cumberland | 203 | 117 | 57.6 | 49.6-65.1 | 48 | 25.4 | 18.9-33.2 | 29 | 12.4 | 8.3-18.3 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.9 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.7 |
Durham | 206 | 116 | 60.8 | 52.1-69.0 | 45 | 19.2 | 13.7-26.2 | 32 | 16.5 | 11.2-23.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.7 |
Forsyth | 227 | 135 | 59.3 | 51.7-66.5 | 51 | 24.4 | 18.3-31.7 | 24 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 | 13 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.3 |
Gaston | 229 | 127 | 57.2 | 49.8-64.4 | 58 | 25.3 | 19.4-32.4 | 33 | 12.6 | 8.6-18.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.2 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 |
Guilford | 190 | 116 | 65.7 | 57.9-72.7 | 40 | 17.3 | 12.5-23.5 | 22 | 11.1 | 7.1-17.1 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.9 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.1- 8.6 |
Mecklenburg | 207 | 114 | 54.2 | 46.5-61.8 | 57 | 28.3 | 21.8-35.8 | 24 | 11.0 | 7.0-16.7 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.3 |
New Hanover | 194 | 110 | 53.8 | 43.1-64.2 | 55 | 31.4 | 20.9-44.3 | 21 | 10.9 | 6.8-16.8 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 |
Onslow | 212 | 132 | 62.2 | 52.6-71.0 | 45 | 21.3 | 15.3-28.9 | 24 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 9 | 6.3 | 1.8-19.7 |
Wake | 204 | 124 | 59.3 | 51.3-66.8 | 56 | 28.9 | 22.3-36.7 | 16 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.4 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.1 |
Western NC | 302 | 187 | 63.0 | 56.6-68.9 | 63 | 21.3 | 16.5-27.0 | 35 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.7 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.3 |
Piedmont NC | 320 | 193 | 63.1 | 56.6-69.1 | 77 | 23.5 | 18.4-29.6 | 36 | 10.7 | 7.5-15.2 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 |
Eastern NC | 321 | 186 | 57.5 | 50.9-63.8 | 79 | 26.0 | 20.4-32.4 | 40 | 12.4 | 8.8-17.1 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 |
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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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