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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 | 1,232 | 184 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 714 | 57.5 | 53.1-61.7 | 227 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 92 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 1,232 | 184 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 714 | 57.5 | 53.1-61.7 | 227 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 92 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
African American | 1,232 | 184 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 714 | 57.5 | 53.1-61.7 | 227 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 92 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 13 | 3 | 14.8 | 3.7-44.1 | 8 | 77.2 | 45.6-93.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-16.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.8 | 0.7-34.7 |
-English Speaking | 13 | 3 | 14.8 | 3.7-44.1 | 8 | 77.2 | 45.6-93.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-16.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.8 | 0.7-34.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,219 | 181 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.6 | 706 | 57.4 | 53.0-61.6 | 226 | 19.9 | 16.2-24.1 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 91 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 92 | 8 | 7.1 | 2.7-17.3 | 43 | 48.0 | 32.8-63.7 | 27 | 30.8 | 17.3-48.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.6 | 12 | 12.9 | 6.0-25.7 |
25-34 | 199 | 30 | 15.6 | 9.9-23.8 | 112 | 56.6 | 46.6-66.1 | 46 | 23.2 | 15.6-33.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 9 | 4.2 | 1.8- 9.1 |
35-44 | 260 | 38 | 12.7 | 8.5-18.6 | 160 | 64.2 | 55.2-72.3 | 52 | 19.9 | 13.2-28.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.0- 8.8 |
45-54 | 252 | 37 | 19.6 | 13.1-28.1 | 162 | 59.0 | 49.8-67.6 | 36 | 14.9 | 9.1-23.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.0 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.0-12.4 |
55-64 | 179 | 36 | 15.9 | 10.2-23.8 | 101 | 63.4 | 53.3-72.4 | 25 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.5 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.4-11.8 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.3-14.5 |
65-74 | 137 | 20 | 19.3 | 9.8-34.4 | 85 | 59.8 | 46.7-71.6 | 20 | 14.5 | 8.2-24.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 10 | 6.1 | 2.7-13.1 |
75+ | 100 | 12 | 13.1 | 6.2-25.8 | 45 | 41.9 | 29.0-56.0 | 18 | 22.5 | 11.1-40.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 25 | 22.5 | 13.4-35.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 276 | 33 | 13.5 | 8.3-21.2 | 137 | 42.6 | 34.1-51.5 | 59 | 23.5 | 16.5-32.5 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.3 | 41 | 17.7 | 11.8-25.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 417 | 65 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.4 | 214 | 52.5 | 44.8-60.1 | 100 | 27.2 | 20.1-35.6 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 33 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 301 | 44 | 14.7 | 9.7-21.6 | 194 | 65.9 | 57.0-73.9 | 48 | 14.9 | 9.1-23.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.0 | 13 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.3 |
College Graduate | 235 | 42 | 18.8 | 12.9-26.5 | 166 | 69.5 | 61.0-76.9 | 20 | 8.7 | 4.9-15.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 261 | 28 | 11.5 | 7.1-18.3 | 147 | 57.5 | 48.7-65.9 | 54 | 18.2 | 12.7-25.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.0 | 25 | 9.8 | 5.6-16.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 280 | 34 | 12.0 | 7.2-19.2 | 159 | 55.3 | 45.7-64.5 | 68 | 27.2 | 19.1-37.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.9 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 161 | 32 | 17.7 | 10.9-27.5 | 107 | 65.5 | 53.4-75.8 | 15 | 12.5 | 5.4-26.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 111 | 17 | 13.8 | 7.2-24.6 | 72 | 67.2 | 53.8-78.4 | 20 | 18.4 | 9.8-31.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 63 | 12 | 21.1 | 10.0-39.1 | 46 | 69.3 | 49.8-83.7 | 3 | 9.1 | 1.8-35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 |
$75,000+ | 53 | 14 | 21.9 | 11.2-38.4 | 33 | 67.8 | 50.4-81.4 | 5 | 8.9 | 2.7-25.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 9.0 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 15 | 4 | 33.1 | 11.9-64.3 | 8 | 51.6 | 24.9-77.4 | 3 | 15.3 | 4.6-40.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Guilford | 69 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.5-19.8 | 51 | 74.3 | 60.4-84.5 | 9 | 14.0 | 6.8-26.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 3.1 | 0.7-13.5 |
Mecklenburg | 80 | 13 | 19.5 | 11.1-32.0 | 52 | 62.4 | 49.6-73.7 | 10 | 10.9 | 5.2-21.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.8 | 4 | 6.4 | 2.2-17.5 |
Orange | 30 | 6 | 23.5 | 10.4-44.9 | 18 | 51.9 | 33.2-70.0 | 5 | 20.9 | 8.9-41.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-22.6 |
Wake | 55 | 13 | 21.4 | 11.7-35.9 | 28 | 48.4 | 34.0-63.1 | 9 | 22.2 | 11.0-39.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 8.1 | 3.3-18.6 |
Chatham/Lee | 52 | 7 | 17.1 | 8.0-32.9 | 32 | 54.1 | 38.5-68.9 | 9 | 16.5 | 8.0-31.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 | 3 | 11.0 | 3.6-29.1 |
Nash/Wilson | 77 | 12 | 12.2 | 6.5-21.6 | 45 | 60.2 | 47.5-71.7 | 14 | 19.9 | 11.5-32.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.1 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.0-16.3 |
Craven/Pamlico | 56 | 11 | 17.3 | 8.8-31.2 | 28 | 52.2 | 34.7-69.2 | 14 | 22.7 | 11.8-39.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 7.8 | 1.8-28.0 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 6 | 2 | 44.3 | 12.0-82.2 | 3 | 41.1 | 11.7-78.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 14.6 | 1.9-60.0 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 103 | 11 | 11.2 | 5.9-20.1 | 58 | 57.9 | 46.7-68.4 | 24 | 20.4 | 13.0-30.7 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 7 | 9.2 | 4.3-18.9 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 80.9 | 45.4-95.5 | 1 | 7.3 | 1.0-39.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 11.8 | 1.6-52.0 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 92 | 18 | 20.7 | 12.6-32.2 | 48 | 50.0 | 38.4-61.5 | 19 | 19.5 | 12.0-30.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 9.8 | 4.0-22.1 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 98 | 11 | 12.1 | 6.6-21.2 | 60 | 60.8 | 49.5-71.1 | 16 | 17.0 | 9.8-27.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.2 | 9 | 8.2 | 3.8-16.7 |
Northeast NC I | 166 | 21 | 11.2 | 7.2-17.0 | 86 | 49.4 | 40.5-58.4 | 37 | 24.7 | 17.5-33.6 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.2-10.9 | 19 | 11.1 | 6.7-17.7 |
Northeast NC II | 98 | 14 | 13.8 | 7.8-23.1 | 52 | 50.2 | 38.8-61.6 | 22 | 27.3 | 17.6-39.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.7 | 9 | 7.1 | 3.5-14.0 |
Northeastern Partnership | 264 | 35 | 12.4 | 8.7-17.5 | 138 | 49.8 | 42.6-57.0 | 59 | 25.9 | 19.7-33.3 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.1 | 28 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.6 |
Mountain AHEC | 31 | 7 | 33.1 | 15.6-57.0 | 18 | 54.9 | 33.2-74.9 | 5 | 11.0 | 4.1-26.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.2 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 648 | 93 | 11.8 | 8.8-15.7 | 351 | 51.5 | 45.1-57.9 | 136 | 25.0 | 19.0-32.1 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.8 | 58 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.7 |
Piedmont | 539 | 81 | 15.9 | 12.2-20.5 | 335 | 61.2 | 55.3-66.9 | 86 | 16.7 | 12.4-22.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 32 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.9 |
Western NC | 45 | 10 | 25.9 | 11.5-48.4 | 28 | 66.6 | 43.3-83.8 | 5 | 6.2 | 2.1-16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.1 |
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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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