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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 | 985 | 955 | 97.4 | 95.7-98.4 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 985 | 955 | 97.4 | 95.7-98.4 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
African American | 985 | 955 | 97.4 | 95.7-98.4 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 10 | 9 | 93.5 | 61.9-99.2 | 1 | 6.5 | 0.8-38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-English Speaking | 10 | 9 | 93.5 | 61.9-99.2 | 1 | 6.5 | 0.8-38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 975 | 946 | 97.4 | 95.7-98.5 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 90 | 89 | 99.8 | 98.6- 100 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
25-34 | 199 | 193 | 95.8 | 89.3-98.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7-10.2 |
35-44 | 259 | 253 | 97.5 | 92.7-99.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
45-54 | 257 | 248 | 97.7 | 94.3-99.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 |
55-64 | 180 | 172 | 96.7 | 92.4-98.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.2- 7.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 146 | 140 | 98.0 | 95.3-99.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 349 | 341 | 98.5 | 96.7-99.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 277 | 268 | 97.1 | 92.4-99.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.8 |
College Graduate | 213 | 206 | 95.5 | 89.1-98.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.4 | 0.2- 8.7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 176 | 172 | 99.2 | 97.8-99.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 238 | 234 | 98.6 | 95.1-99.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
$25,000- 34,999 | 153 | 148 | 98.4 | 95.7-99.4 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 107 | 103 | 94.6 | 82.2-98.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.3-18.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 62 | 61 | 97.8 | 86.1-99.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-13.9 |
$75,000+ | 52 | 49 | 94.1 | 79.8-98.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-19.8 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 12 | 12 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Guilford | 57 | 55 | 93.5 | 76.3-98.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-24.9 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.7 |
Mecklenburg | 69 | 66 | 95.8 | 85.5-98.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-15.7 |
Orange | 27 | 27 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Wake | 46 | 44 | 97.1 | 88.2-99.3 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Chatham/Lee | 40 | 39 | 95.9 | 76.2-99.4 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6-23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Nash/Wilson | 71 | 69 | 98.1 | 92.2-99.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 |
Craven/Pamlico | 41 | 39 | 98.1 | 92.3-99.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.6 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 5 | 5 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 5 | 5 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 86 | 85 | 99.5 | 96.5-99.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 8 | 8 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 76 | 74 | 97.4 | 88.4-99.5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-12.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 73 | 70 | 94.7 | 83.8-98.4 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-15.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeast NC I | 125 | 118 | 95.7 | 90.9-98.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeast NC II | 76 | 73 | 96.4 | 88.3-99.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 9.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.3-11.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeastern Partnership | 201 | 191 | 96.0 | 92.2-98.0 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.8 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Mountain AHEC | 24 | 24 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 520 | 502 | 98.2 | 96.9-98.9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
Piedmont | 430 | 418 | 96.7 | 93.6-98.4 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.4 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 |
Western NC | 35 | 35 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
^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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