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1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | 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 | 1,233 | 504 | 40.3 | 36.2-44.6 | 431 | 33.4 | 29.5-37.5 | 162 | 12.9 | 10.0-16.3 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.4- 5.9 | 118 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 1,233 | 504 | 40.3 | 36.2-44.6 | 431 | 33.4 | 29.5-37.5 | 162 | 12.9 | 10.0-16.3 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.4- 5.9 | 118 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
African American | 1,233 | 504 | 40.3 | 36.2-44.6 | 431 | 33.4 | 29.5-37.5 | 162 | 12.9 | 10.0-16.3 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.4- 5.9 | 118 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.7 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 12 | 6 | 73.3 | 38.7-92.3 | 4 | 17.4 | 4.6-48.3 | 2 | 9.3 | 1.4-41.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-English Speaking | 12 | 6 | 73.3 | 38.7-92.3 | 4 | 17.4 | 4.6-48.3 | 2 | 9.3 | 1.4-41.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 1,221 | 498 | 40.2 | 36.1-44.4 | 427 | 33.4 | 29.6-37.5 | 160 | 12.9 | 10.0-16.3 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 118 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 92 | 45 | 39.4 | 26.1-54.3 | 29 | 29.9 | 17.9-45.5 | 12 | 16.1 | 6.2-35.5 | 2 | 6.8 | 1.5-25.8 | 4 | 7.8 | 1.8-27.8 |
25-34 | 195 | 79 | 46.5 | 36.7-56.6 | 77 | 35.2 | 26.6-45.0 | 25 | 13.3 | 7.5-22.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.4 |
35-44 | 255 | 78 | 25.8 | 19.2-33.7 | 110 | 41.9 | 33.4-50.8 | 39 | 14.6 | 9.6-21.6 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.6 | 24 | 14.4 | 8.4-23.6 |
45-54 | 250 | 87 | 36.4 | 28.3-45.3 | 100 | 36.2 | 28.4-44.8 | 30 | 9.9 | 6.2-15.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 0.8-15.3 | 29 | 13.8 | 8.3-22.0 |
55-64 | 179 | 78 | 42.0 | 32.3-52.4 | 52 | 31.3 | 22.0-42.5 | 31 | 16.2 | 10.0-25.3 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.8-11.7 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.8 |
65-74 | 145 | 66 | 46.6 | 34.6-58.9 | 39 | 27.2 | 17.9-39.0 | 17 | 11.4 | 6.3-19.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 | 20 | 13.9 | 7.4-24.5 |
75+ | 104 | 66 | 62.8 | 48.7-75.1 | 20 | 17.8 | 9.8-30.0 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.1-14.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.3-11.7 | 12 | 13.4 | 6.3-26.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 284 | 130 | 44.7 | 36.1-53.7 | 71 | 24.4 | 18.0-32.1 | 34 | 9.6 | 5.8-15.5 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.6-15.1 | 44 | 16.3 | 10.8-23.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 414 | 164 | 39.2 | 32.2-46.8 | 154 | 35.2 | 28.3-42.9 | 53 | 13.1 | 7.9-20.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.1 | 38 | 10.1 | 6.3-15.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 297 | 114 | 39.1 | 30.9-48.0 | 112 | 33.3 | 25.9-41.6 | 47 | 15.3 | 10.1-22.5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.5-16.5 | 21 | 9.3 | 4.3-18.9 |
College Graduate | 235 | 95 | 39.9 | 31.9-48.4 | 92 | 38.4 | 30.4-47.0 | 28 | 12.5 | 8.0-19.0 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.6 | 15 | 7.2 | 3.5-14.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 261 | 125 | 49.4 | 40.6-58.2 | 72 | 25.9 | 19.4-33.7 | 32 | 11.8 | 7.3-18.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.4- 9.7 | 29 | 11.0 | 6.5-17.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 280 | 104 | 41.9 | 32.9-51.5 | 99 | 31.1 | 23.3-40.1 | 40 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.4 | 5 | 4.8 | 1.2-17.5 | 32 | 12.1 | 7.1-19.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 159 | 61 | 34.6 | 25.0-45.6 | 65 | 39.9 | 29.5-51.3 | 20 | 12.3 | 7.2-20.2 | 2 | 7.2 | 1.9-24.0 | 11 | 6.1 | 1.8-18.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 110 | 41 | 33.6 | 22.6-46.8 | 46 | 37.1 | 25.3-50.6 | 15 | 18.8 | 10.2-32.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 6.7 | 6 | 9.3 | 3.4-22.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 64 | 25 | 29.5 | 17.5-45.2 | 29 | 44.9 | 29.2-61.7 | 8 | 20.4 | 8.5-41.2 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.3-12.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-20.4 |
$75,000+ | 52 | 18 | 29.7 | 16.4-47.5 | 23 | 54.4 | 37.1-70.8 | 9 | 13.2 | 6.1-26.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 2.7 | 0.6-11.3 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 16 | 6 | 53.2 | 27.3-77.5 | 8 | 37.0 | 16.6-63.3 | 1 | 4.9 | 0.7-28.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 4.9 | 0.7-28.7 |
Guilford | 71 | 30 | 43.6 | 30.2-58.1 | 26 | 32.9 | 21.7-46.4 | 9 | 12.4 | 6.1-23.3 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.1 | 5 | 9.3 | 3.2-23.9 |
Mecklenburg | 82 | 33 | 43.4 | 31.7-55.9 | 32 | 33.9 | 23.7-45.9 | 10 | 13.8 | 6.9-25.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.9 | 6 | 8.3 | 3.7-17.9 |
Orange | 30 | 11 | 30.1 | 16.3-48.7 | 11 | 41.6 | 24.2-61.2 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.8-31.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 22.6 | 10.2-42.9 |
Wake | 54 | 21 | 38.5 | 25.1-53.8 | 22 | 41.9 | 27.9-57.4 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.7-17.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.3 | 7 | 12.6 | 5.4-26.7 |
Chatham/Lee | 52 | 20 | 44.3 | 29.5-60.2 | 15 | 29.8 | 17.5-45.9 | 11 | 18.7 | 9.6-33.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.7 |
Nash/Wilson | 77 | 25 | 30.5 | 20.5-42.8 | 25 | 30.3 | 20.2-42.8 | 14 | 21.3 | 12.2-34.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 12 | 17.2 | 9.4-29.5 |
Craven/Pamlico | 57 | 24 | 43.3 | 27.5-60.5 | 23 | 44.7 | 27.6-63.1 | 7 | 8.7 | 3.9-18.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.6 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 9 | 5 | 30.3 | 7.2-70.8 | 2 | 10.6 | 1.9-42.7 | 1 | 8.2 | 0.9-46.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 50.8 | 11.4-89.3 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 6 | 2 | 33.2 | 7.9-74.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 28.8 | 4.5-77.7 | 1 | 11.6 | 1.5-53.4 | 2 | 26.4 | 6.0-67.1 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 101 | 40 | 38.0 | 28.0-49.3 | 36 | 37.4 | 27.2-48.9 | 15 | 13.8 | 7.6-23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 10.7 | 5.3-20.4 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 9 | 3 | 32.9 | 10.2-67.8 | 5 | 55.3 | 23.8-83.1 | 1 | 11.8 | 1.6-52.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 92 | 39 | 46.8 | 35.3-58.5 | 34 | 37.0 | 26.6-48.8 | 12 | 10.2 | 5.3-18.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 6.1 | 2.6-13.5 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 97 | 40 | 39.6 | 29.4-50.8 | 33 | 35.4 | 25.6-46.6 | 11 | 12.5 | 6.5-23.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.3 | 12 | 11.4 | 6.1-20.1 |
Northeast NC I | 167 | 70 | 43.7 | 35.1-52.8 | 59 | 34.8 | 26.8-43.8 | 24 | 14.3 | 9.4-21.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.3 | 12 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 |
Northeast NC II | 97 | 47 | 54.0 | 42.6-65.1 | 31 | 28.4 | 19.5-39.5 | 9 | 8.2 | 4.0-16.1 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.2 | 8 | 7.5 | 3.5-15.3 |
Northeastern Partnership | 264 | 117 | 48.6 | 41.4-55.8 | 90 | 31.8 | 25.6-38.7 | 33 | 11.4 | 7.9-16.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.4 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.4 |
Mountain AHEC | 32 | 12 | 41.8 | 22.5-63.9 | 15 | 43.5 | 24.0-65.3 | 4 | 11.9 | 4.0-30.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.6 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 650 | 270 | 39.5 | 33.8-45.6 | 222 | 32.5 | 27.0-38.6 | 85 | 14.6 | 9.7-21.4 | 9 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.6 | 64 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.5 |
Piedmont | 537 | 216 | 40.5 | 34.8-46.4 | 191 | 34.0 | 28.7-39.8 | 71 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.6 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.1 | 51 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.5 |
Western NC | 46 | 18 | 51.6 | 27.1-75.3 | 18 | 31.6 | 15.1-54.6 | 6 | 13.1 | 4.8-31.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.8-10.7 |
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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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