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| Total Respond.# |
Very important | Somewhat important | Not at all important | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,971 | 4,709 | 94.8 | 93.8-95.7 | 187 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.3 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 60 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,968 | 1,843 | 94.0 | 92.3-95.4 | 85 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 28 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 |
| Female | 3,003 | 2,866 | 95.6 | 94.5-96.5 | 102 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 3,634 | 3,429 | 94.2 | 92.9-95.2 | 166 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 | 31 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
| African American | 849 | 824 | 97.8 | 96.2-98.7 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 |
| Asian | 63 | 54 | 85.6 | 69.8-93.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.8 | 0.3-12.1 | 8 | 12.6 | 4.9-28.5 |
| Native American | 151 | 146 | 97.0 | 87.5-99.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.4-13.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 |
| Other Minorities | 247 | 230 | 94.7 | 90.2-97.2 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 266 | 252 | 96.7 | 93.0-98.4 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.0 |
| -English Speaking | 101 | 98 | 98.0 | 92.7-99.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 165 | 154 | 96.2 | 91.2-98.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,698 | 4,450 | 94.6 | 93.6-95.5 | 183 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.5 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 471 | 458 | 97.4 | 93.9-98.9 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.1- 4.5 |
| 25-34 | 1,091 | 1,065 | 97.5 | 95.8-98.5 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,258 | 1,195 | 95.2 | 93.3-96.6 | 48 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,248 | 1,178 | 92.9 | 89.9-95.1 | 56 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 5.3 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| 55-64 | 903 | 813 | 89.7 | 86.7-92.1 | 53 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 32 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 622 | 587 | 96.2 | 93.9-97.7 | 14 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,472 | 1,391 | 94.8 | 93.0-96.2 | 57 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 21 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,239 | 1,182 | 95.4 | 93.0-97.0 | 43 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.1 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,633 | 1,544 | 93.4 | 91.2-95.1 | 73 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.1 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 427 | 397 | 94.1 | 90.7-96.4 | 17 | 3.2 | 1.7- 6.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 790 | 753 | 95.8 | 93.6-97.3 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 626 | 604 | 96.6 | 93.8-98.1 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 744 | 704 | 92.7 | 88.3-95.5 | 32 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 649 | 616 | 95.7 | 93.2-97.3 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| $75,000+ | 762 | 725 | 94.6 | 92.0-96.3 | 30 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.4 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 292 | 281 | 95.2 | 91.0-97.5 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.2 |
| Forsyth | 355 | 339 | 96.1 | 93.4-97.7 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| Guilford | 301 | 284 | 94.0 | 90.0-96.5 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.1 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 290 | 279 | 96.5 | 93.3-98.2 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 |
| Mecklenburg | 347 | 326 | 95.2 | 92.3-97.0 | 16 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.1 |
| Orange | 351 | 333 | 95.8 | 93.1-97.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.7 |
| Pitt | 345 | 331 | 95.7 | 92.5-97.6 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| Randolph | 308 | 288 | 95.1 | 92.0-97.0 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 |
| Robeson | 335 | 320 | 96.6 | 93.8-98.1 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.0 |
| Wake | 356 | 334 | 93.7 | 89.6-96.3 | 19 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 |
| Western NC | 450 | 421 | 93.1 | 89.4-95.6 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.9 |
| Piedmont NC | 644 | 605 | 94.1 | 91.4-96.0 | 30 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Eastern NC | 597 | 568 | 96.0 | 93.8-97.4 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.8 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
#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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore,
Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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