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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 | 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 | 2,203 | 2,093 | 95.3 | 93.9-96.3 | 90 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| African American | 546 | 533 | 98.2 | 96.2-99.1 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 |
| Asian | 37 | 32 | 81.8 | 59.7-93.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 18.2 | 6.9-40.3 |
| Native American | 92 | 90 | 94.5 | 71.9-99.1 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.9-28.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 108 | 101 | 94.3 | 85.0-98.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 5.7 | 2.0-15.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 123 | 116 | 96.8 | 90.3-99.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.7 |
| -English Speaking | 55 | 54 | 99.8 | 98.9- 100 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 68 | 62 | 95.2 | 85.6-98.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 4.8 | 1.5-14.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,877 | 2,747 | 95.5 | 94.4-96.5 | 102 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 25 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 292 | 286 | 97.9 | 93.5-99.3 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| 25-34 | 670 | 656 | 97.7 | 95.5-98.8 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 |
| 35-44 | 728 | 701 | 95.9 | 93.3-97.6 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.5- 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.7 |
| 45-54 | 752 | 712 | 95.2 | 92.5-96.9 | 33 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| 55-64 | 561 | 511 | 90.2 | 86.3-93.1 | 33 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 330 | 310 | 95.3 | 91.4-97.5 | 9 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 864 | 827 | 96.5 | 94.8-97.7 | 30 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 813 | 776 | 95.4 | 92.8-97.1 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| College Graduate | 995 | 952 | 94.8 | 92.2-96.5 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 277 | 257 | 93.4 | 88.5-96.3 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 493 | 473 | 96.0 | 92.9-97.8 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 375 | 365 | 97.3 | 94.4-98.7 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 428 | 408 | 94.6 | 90.6-97.0 | 18 | 4.9 | 2.6- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 410 | 387 | 94.9 | 91.4-97.0 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| $75,000+ | 399 | 388 | 97.0 | 93.4-98.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 177 | 174 | 98.3 | 94.3-99.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.6 |
| Forsyth | 213 | 204 | 96.8 | 93.6-98.4 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 |
| Guilford | 191 | 182 | 95.3 | 90.5-97.7 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 174 | 168 | 96.4 | 91.1-98.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 212 | 197 | 92.8 | 87.7-95.9 | 13 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.7 |
| Orange | 210 | 200 | 96.1 | 92.5-98.0 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 |
| Pitt | 206 | 201 | 98.2 | 95.5-99.3 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 |
| Randolph | 176 | 166 | 96.0 | 91.4-98.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.0 |
| Robeson | 196 | 191 | 98.0 | 94.9-99.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.6 |
| Wake | 207 | 196 | 94.1 | 87.0-97.4 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.5-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.9 |
| Western NC | 252 | 234 | 92.9 | 88.7-95.6 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| Piedmont NC | 415 | 393 | 95.0 | 92.1-96.8 | 19 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 |
| Eastern NC | 374 | 360 | 97.7 | 95.8-98.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 |
* 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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