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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,074 | 3,644 | 88.3 | 86.5-89.9 | 225 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.4 | 72 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 133 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.3 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,350 | 1,191 | 86.8 | 82.7-90.1 | 89 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.3 | 45 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 384 | 318 | 79.5 | 71.2-85.9 | 39 | 9.1 | 5.4-14.9 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.5 | 17 | 5.9 | 2.8-12.1 |
| Female | 966 | 873 | 92.2 | 88.6-94.7 | 50 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.3 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.3 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 846 | 745 | 88.5 | 83.5-92.1 | 52 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 | 30 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.1 |
| African American | 396 | 353 | 86.4 | 78.8-91.5 | 29 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.3-10.5 | 11 | 4.8 | 1.9-11.5 |
| Other Minorities | 100 | 86 | 77.2 | 56.1-90.0 | 7 | 10.4 | 2.9-31.4 | 3 | 5.9 | 1.0-27.7 | 4 | 6.5 | 1.3-26.9 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 75 | 64 | 81.6 | 62.4-92.2 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.5 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.3-25.1 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.2-32.2 |
| 25-34 | 296 | 258 | 85.2 | 74.8-91.7 | 19 | 6.1 | 2.3-15.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 15 | 8.0 | 3.4-17.6 |
| 35-44 | 361 | 314 | 90.5 | 85.3-94.0 | 28 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 9 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.3 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.3 |
| 45-54 | 363 | 324 | 84.8 | 74.1-91.6 | 24 | 8.3 | 4.2-15.5 | 6 | 5.6 | 1.4-19.9 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.7 |
| 55-64 | 190 | 173 | 88.8 | 77.3-94.9 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 1.4-20.8 |
| 65-74 | 43 | 38 | 94.8 | 85.6-98.2 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.8-11.5 |
| 75+ | 10 | 8 | 70.9 | 27.0-94.1 | 1 | 24.3 | 3.7-73.0 | 1 | 4.9 | 0.6-29.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 122 | 100 | 75.8 | 56.5-88.3 | 13 | 11.7 | 3.9-30.3 | 3 | 5.6 | 0.9-27.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 1.5-25.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 417 | 349 | 83.9 | 77.2-89.0 | 36 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.6 | 10 | 3.1 | 1.1- 7.9 | 22 | 5.7 | 2.6-11.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 404 | 360 | 88.1 | 79.6-93.4 | 23 | 4.8 | 2.3- 9.9 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.9 | 13 | 5.5 | 1.8-15.4 |
| College Graduate | 407 | 382 | 92.5 | 84.4-96.5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.1 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.6-15.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 94 | 81 | 89.5 | 77.0-95.6 | 6 | 6.6 | 2.0-19.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 249 | 209 | 80.4 | 68.7-88.5 | 24 | 14.0 | 6.8-26.5 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.9 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 185 | 160 | 85.5 | 75.4-91.9 | 18 | 9.6 | 5.2-16.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 4.0 | 5 | 4.1 | 0.9-17.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 231 | 207 | 89.6 | 80.1-94.9 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.3 | 6 | 3.2 | 0.8-12.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 0.6-14.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 192 | 177 | 95.5 | 92.1-97.5 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.8 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| $75,000+ | 198 | 183 | 91.1 | 75.8-97.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 | 2 | 5.4 | 0.8-27.3 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 192 | 178 | 93.6 | 89.1-96.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.1 |
| Guilford | 232 | 207 | 88.6 | 82.7-92.7 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 13 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.3 |
| Mecklenburg | 223 | 208 | 92.1 | 85.5-95.9 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.6-11.5 |
| Orange | 226 | 215 | 95.4 | 90.9-97.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 |
| Wake | 245 | 234 | 94.9 | 90.0-97.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.5 |
| Chatham/Lee | 173 | 159 | 93.6 | 87.3-96.9 | 8 | 4.8 | 1.9-11.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.8 |
| Nash/Wilson | 165 | 145 | 85.3 | 76.9-91.0 | 10 | 7.6 | 3.5-15.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.7 | 7 | 4.7 | 2.2-10.0 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 170 | 146 | 83.1 | 74.3-89.3 | 13 | 10.9 | 5.7-19.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.3 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.3 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 174 | 140 | 80.5 | 73.4-86.1 | 16 | 9.9 | 6.0-16.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.5 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.8-10.0 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 187 | 169 | 91.2 | 85.8-94.7 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.9 | 6 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.4 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.3 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 199 | 171 | 84.8 | 77.3-90.2 | 14 | 8.5 | 4.5-15.6 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.7 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.2 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 175 | 162 | 91.0 | 81.3-96.0 | 8 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0- 2.7 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.1-15.4 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 185 | 168 | 88.3 | 80.5-93.2 | 14 | 10.5 | 5.8-18.3 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 170 | 142 | 82.3 | 74.0-88.3 | 15 | 10.0 | 5.5-17.5 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.1 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.9 |
| Northeast NC I | 186 | 160 | 86.4 | 80.0-90.9 | 15 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.3 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.1 |
| Northeast NC II | 207 | 188 | 92.3 | 87.6-95.3 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.1 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 393 | 348 | 90.3 | 86.7-93.0 | 28 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.8 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.5 |
| Mountain AHEC | 534 | 487 | 90.9 | 87.3-93.5 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.8 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.5 |
| NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
| Piedmont | 1,874 | 1,685 | 88.6 | 86.1-90.6 | 101 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.7 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.4 | 58 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.0 |
| Western NC | 850 | 768 | 90.3 | 87.0-92.8 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.2 | 30 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.1 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
^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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