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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,067 | 6,485 | 92.1 | 91.0-93.0 | 236 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.3 | 21 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 77 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 | 248 | 3.1 | 2.6- 3.7 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,463 | 2,294 | 92.9 | 90.8-94.6 | 69 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 30 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 | 63 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 886 | 800 | 90.4 | 86.4-93.4 | 35 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 18 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 |
| Female | 1,577 | 1,494 | 95.4 | 93.7-96.6 | 34 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.2 | 35 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,470 | 1,344 | 91.4 | 88.4-93.7 | 55 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 53 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 |
| African American | 772 | 742 | 96.5 | 92.8-98.3 | 13 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.8 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| Other Minorities | 207 | 195 | 93.9 | 87.7-97.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 4.4 | 1.7-10.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 197 | 191 | 94.9 | 84.4-98.4 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.3-15.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 |
| 25-34 | 488 | 472 | 97.3 | 94.8-98.6 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.7 |
| 35-44 | 593 | 560 | 94.9 | 91.9-96.9 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 |
| 45-54 | 635 | 580 | 89.1 | 82.4-93.5 | 25 | 7.1 | 3.3-14.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.6 |
| 55-64 | 550 | 491 | 87.1 | 82.1-90.8 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.0 | 25 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.1 |
| 65-74 | 0 | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . |
| 75+ | 0 | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 364 | 338 | 93.8 | 89.4-96.4 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.0- 8.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 846 | 801 | 95.7 | 92.8-97.5 | 21 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 683 | 627 | 90.7 | 85.7-94.1 | 24 | 5.7 | 2.9-11.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 |
| College Graduate | 569 | 527 | 91.0 | 85.0-94.7 | 14 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 24 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 288 | 275 | 94.7 | 88.0-97.7 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.5 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 500 | 479 | 95.4 | 92.1-97.3 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 307 | 287 | 93.1 | 87.9-96.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 357 | 329 | 89.8 | 80.2-95.0 | 12 | 6.9 | 2.4-17.8 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.1 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 294 | 275 | 95.8 | 92.6-97.7 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.8 |
| $75,000+ | 263 | 237 | 88.1 | 77.2-94.2 | 9 | 7.2 | 2.4-19.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.1- 9.6 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 313 | 285 | 91.0 | 86.2-94.3 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 19 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 |
| Guilford | 341 | 311 | 91.8 | 87.7-94.6 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 361 | 334 | 93.0 | 89.2-95.5 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 4.0 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.6 |
| Orange | 373 | 328 | 88.7 | 82.8-92.7 | 18 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.3 | 22 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.6 |
| Wake | 383 | 344 | 91.0 | 87.3-93.6 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 4.0 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.3 |
| Chatham/Lee | 288 | 260 | 90.2 | 85.2-93.6 | 10 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.9 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.0 |
| Nash/Wilson | 287 | 263 | 91.0 | 86.1-94.3 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 7.0 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 313 | 291 | 93.7 | 90.0-96.1 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.2 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 321 | 292 | 91.9 | 88.2-94.6 | 14 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.9 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 337 | 296 | 89.5 | 85.4-92.6 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.0 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 371 | 348 | 93.8 | 88.9-96.6 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.5 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.7 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 311 | 286 | 84.3 | 61.7-94.7 | 10 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.1 | 2 | 9.6 | 1.5-42.1 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.4 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.5 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 375 | 354 | 94.8 | 91.5-96.9 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 309 | 291 | 94.1 | 90.5-96.4 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.8 |
| Northeast NC I | 332 | 310 | 94.8 | 92.0-96.7 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 |
| Northeast NC II | 369 | 342 | 93.6 | 90.5-95.7 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.4- 4.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.1 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 701 | 652 | 94.0 | 91.9-95.6 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.5 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.9- 3.0 |
| Mountain AHEC | 913 | 838 | 91.8 | 88.4-94.2 | 24 | 2.3 | 1.4- 4.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.3- 6.3 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Piedmont | 3,119 | 2,835 | 91.6 | 90.1-92.9 | 120 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 | 121 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.5 |
| Western NC | 1,485 | 1,356 | 92.6 | 90.4-94.3 | 47 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 64 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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