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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 9,237 | 396 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 | 111 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 8,147 | 88.1 | 87.0-89.2 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 554 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.6 |
| -Mountain AHEC | 1,287 | 51 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.3 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 1,123 | 85.9 | 82.8-88.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 100 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 486 | 30 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 401 | 82.9 | 77.5-87.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 51 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.4 |
| Female | 801 | 21 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 722 | 88.8 | 85.1-91.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.7 | 49 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,150 | 44 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.4 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 1,004 | 85.8 | 82.4-88.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 89 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 |
| Other | 133 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.0-16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 118 | 90.2 | 79.9-95.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 436 | 18 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.3 | 386 | 87.7 | 82.2-91.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 29 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.2 |
| 45+ | 842 | 33 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 732 | 84.9 | 81.0-88.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 67 | 9.9 | 7.2-13.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 573 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 499 | 86.5 | 81.8-90.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 46 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.2 |
| Some College + | 711 | 32 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 621 | 85.3 | 80.8-88.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.6 | 54 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 745 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 653 | 86.6 | 82.6-89.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.5 | 57 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.8 |
| $50,000+ | 263 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 | 230 | 84.9 | 78.1-89.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 18 | 9.1 | 5.3-15.2 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 445 | 9 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 403 | 91.9 | 88.9-94.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 31 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 |
| Guilford | 443 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.6 | 412 | 93.8 | 90.9-95.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 439 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.0 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 383 | 87.1 | 82.1-90.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.5 |
| Orange | 450 | 16 | 7.3 | 2.9-17.6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 400 | 85.9 | 77.6-91.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 25 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.3 |
| Wake | 443 | 24 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 392 | 88.0 | 83.7-91.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 21 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.9 |
| Chatham/Lee | 390 | 20 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.9-13.2 | 337 | 85.6 | 79.1-90.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.4 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 |
| Nash/Wilson | 370 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 325 | 88.2 | 84.1-91.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.5 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 446 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 396 | 89.5 | 85.8-92.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 29 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 425 | 17 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.6 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.9 | 380 | 90.3 | 86.7-93.1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.2 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 445 | 26 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.1 | 386 | 85.8 | 79.0-90.6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.6 | 23 | 7.1 | 3.2-15.1 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 466 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.2 | 412 | 87.5 | 82.4-91.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 32 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.0 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 421 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 366 | 89.2 | 84.6-92.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.5 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 465 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.7 | 397 | 84.3 | 79.7-88.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.6 | 36 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.6 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 401 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 352 | 86.7 | 82.0-90.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.5 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 |
| Northeast NC I | 449 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 3.9 | 397 | 88.2 | 84.0-91.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 26 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 |
| Northeast NC II | 502 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.7 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 441 | 88.3 | 84.3-91.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 31 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.6 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 951 | 40 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 838 | 88.2 | 85.4-90.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 57 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.3 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 3,230 | 136 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 41 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 2,840 | 88.0 | 85.9-89.7 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 202 | 6.6 | 5.1- 8.3 |
| Piedmont | 3,966 | 166 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 48 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 | 3,531 | 88.8 | 87.2-90.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.3 | 212 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.1 |
| Western NC | 2,041 | 94 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.1 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 | 1,776 | 85.9 | 83.2-88.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 | 140 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.4 |
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^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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