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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,227 | 847 | 68.3 | 64.0-72.3 | 110 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 47 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.2 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 200 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.1 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 1,227 | 847 | 68.3 | 64.0-72.3 | 110 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 47 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.2 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 200 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
African American | 1,227 | 847 | 68.3 | 64.0-72.3 | 110 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 47 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.2 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 200 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 13 | 11 | 95.6 | 80.8-99.1 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.9-19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-English Speaking | 13 | 11 | 95.6 | 80.8-99.1 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.9-19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 1,214 | 836 | 68.1 | 63.8-72.1 | 108 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 47 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.3 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 | 200 | 18.1 | 14.6-22.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 90 | 40 | 42.8 | 28.3-58.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 6.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 43 | 53.4 | 37.6-68.5 |
25-34 | 191 | 102 | 62.3 | 52.7-71.1 | 18 | 11.0 | 6.0-19.3 | 13 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.7 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.7- 9.3 | 54 | 18.1 | 12.7-25.1 |
35-44 | 259 | 152 | 62.1 | 53.4-70.1 | 35 | 11.6 | 7.2-18.2 | 11 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.2 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.5 | 51 | 19.3 | 13.3-27.0 |
45-54 | 253 | 200 | 80.6 | 72.8-86.6 | 24 | 10.5 | 6.0-17.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 21 | 5.6 | 3.1- 9.7 |
55-64 | 181 | 144 | 79.6 | 70.6-86.3 | 16 | 8.7 | 4.7-15.7 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.4-14.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.8 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 |
65-74 | 144 | 126 | 89.3 | 80.4-94.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 0.9-11.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.3 | 6 | 3.2 | 0.9-10.4 |
75+ | 97 | 74 | 78.9 | 65.0-88.2 | 8 | 4.9 | 1.9-12.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 | 11 | 13.6 | 5.9-28.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 279 | 207 | 73.5 | 64.8-80.6 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.0- 8.6 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 | 47 | 19.8 | 13.3-28.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 411 | 285 | 68.9 | 60.8-76.0 | 36 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.0 | 78 | 22.2 | 15.6-30.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 301 | 188 | 62.1 | 53.1-70.4 | 35 | 11.0 | 6.8-17.5 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.1 | 52 | 18.6 | 12.1-27.6 |
College Graduate | 233 | 164 | 69.9 | 61.6-77.0 | 24 | 12.0 | 7.3-19.2 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.7 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 | 23 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 262 | 189 | 72.5 | 64.6-79.2 | 13 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.1 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.1 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.6 | 47 | 18.3 | 12.9-25.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 275 | 185 | 70.5 | 61.4-78.1 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.2 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.5 | 56 | 20.6 | 14.0-29.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 161 | 113 | 72.3 | 61.6-81.0 | 17 | 10.2 | 5.2-19.1 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.8-10.0 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.6 | 19 | 10.6 | 5.4-19.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 112 | 76 | 66.3 | 53.0-77.5 | 16 | 13.9 | 7.4-24.6 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.9-14.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 6.1 | 12 | 13.0 | 5.9-26.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 64 | 39 | 66.0 | 49.7-79.2 | 7 | 10.0 | 3.8-23.6 | 8 | 16.0 | 7.3-31.5 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 6.1 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.7-16.5 |
$75,000+ | 53 | 42 | 81.3 | 64.8-91.1 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.0-19.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.1 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.9-15.6 | 3 | 7.2 | 1.7-25.4 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 16 | 12 | 66.5 | 36.0-87.5 | 1 | 6.1 | 0.8-33.4 | 1 | 6.1 | 0.8-33.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 21.2 | 5.1-57.5 |
Guilford | 69 | 41 | 63.6 | 49.9-75.4 | 7 | 6.9 | 3.2-14.5 | 6 | 8.9 | 3.7-19.7 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.1 | 12 | 17.6 | 9.6-30.1 |
Mecklenburg | 77 | 57 | 68.0 | 55.0-78.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 5.5-21.7 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.3-14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 16.1 | 8.4-28.8 |
Orange | 30 | 22 | 73.1 | 53.8-86.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 23.8 | 11.5-43.0 |
Wake | 54 | 39 | 70.7 | 55.0-82.6 | 6 | 11.4 | 5.0-24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 3.9 | 1.2-12.0 | 6 | 14.0 | 5.7-30.8 |
Chatham/Lee | 51 | 30 | 54.7 | 39.0-69.5 | 8 | 15.5 | 7.2-30.1 | 3 | 7.7 | 2.2-23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 22.2 | 11.2-39.0 |
Nash/Wilson | 81 | 59 | 70.7 | 58.1-80.8 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.1-16.2 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.7 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.2-18.7 | 11 | 13.2 | 7.0-23.5 |
Craven/Pamlico | 57 | 43 | 77.2 | 62.1-87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 21.8 | 11.8-36.9 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 8 | 3 | 67.3 | 25.0-92.7 | 1 | 6.9 | 0.7-42.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 6.6 | 0.7-40.9 | 3 | 19.2 | 3.8-58.7 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 6 | 4 | 53.5 | 17.0-86.6 | 1 | 17.7 | 2.4-65.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 28.8 | 4.5-77.7 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 103 | 69 | 65.6 | 54.4-75.3 | 9 | 8.2 | 3.9-16.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.2 | 19 | 20.3 | 12.6-31.1 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 8 | 2 | 16.4 | 3.7-50.2 | 2 | 22.5 | 5.4-60.0 | 1 | 13.0 | 1.8-55.1 | 1 | 12.7 | 1.7-54.6 | 2 | 35.3 | 9.8-73.3 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 92 | 62 | 66.2 | 53.9-76.7 | 15 | 13.4 | 7.8-22.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.8-12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 17.0 | 8.9-30.0 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 98 | 70 | 68.4 | 57.1-77.8 | 10 | 10.4 | 5.2-19.5 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.1-12.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 | 13 | 15.7 | 9.0-25.8 |
Northeast NC I | 167 | 115 | 67.7 | 58.8-75.5 | 13 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.2 | 31 | 22.0 | 15.2-30.7 |
Northeast NC II | 96 | 62 | 64.3 | 52.7-74.5 | 8 | 9.0 | 4.0-18.9 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.8 | 19 | 21.6 | 13.6-32.5 |
Northeastern Partnership | 263 | 177 | 66.1 | 59.0-72.6 | 21 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.7 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.8 | 50 | 21.8 | 16.3-28.5 |
Mountain AHEC | 31 | 21 | 74.4 | 52.2-88.5 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.3-19.1 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.9-19.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.1 | 4 | 14.9 | 4.4-39.9 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 651 | 455 | 67.9 | 61.3-73.9 | 56 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.8 | 11 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 | 104 | 18.7 | 13.3-25.6 |
Piedmont | 532 | 364 | 69.0 | 63.2-74.2 | 49 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.3 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 89 | 16.9 | 12.7-22.1 |
Western NC | 44 | 28 | 56.2 | 28.3-80.6 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.8-14.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-12.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 8.1 | 7 | 34.2 | 11.0-68.5 |
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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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