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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 | 1,222 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 | 662 | 55.2 | 50.9-59.4 | 403 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.7 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 97 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 1,222 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 | 662 | 55.2 | 50.9-59.4 | 403 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.7 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 97 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
African American | 1,222 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 | 662 | 55.2 | 50.9-59.4 | 403 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.7 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 97 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 56.1 | 18.4-87.8 | 5 | 43.9 | 12.2-81.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-English Speaking | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 56.1 | 18.4-87.8 | 5 | 43.9 | 12.2-81.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 1,210 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.2 | 655 | 55.2 | 50.9-59.5 | 398 | 30.8 | 27.1-34.7 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 97 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 89 | 8 | 7.5 | 2.9-18.1 | 40 | 56.1 | 40.1-70.8 | 33 | 26.3 | 16.1-40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 10.1 | 3.1-28.1 |
25-34 | 195 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.6 | 105 | 58.1 | 48.2-67.4 | 76 | 33.8 | 25.3-43.5 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.3- 8.7 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.4 |
35-44 | 257 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.6 | 134 | 50.3 | 41.4-59.2 | 88 | 33.0 | 25.1-41.9 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 | 21 | 12.9 | 7.5-21.4 |
45-54 | 254 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.4- 8.4 | 136 | 53.2 | 44.4-61.8 | 86 | 34.3 | 26.6-43.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.2- 7.9 | 24 | 7.6 | 4.0-14.0 |
55-64 | 175 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 96 | 60.9 | 50.9-70.1 | 54 | 29.8 | 21.4-39.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.2 | 17 | 6.6 | 3.5-12.1 |
65-74 | 138 | 5 | 5.7 | 2.3-13.7 | 81 | 55.4 | 42.9-67.3 | 37 | 25.8 | 17.0-37.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 13 | 12.3 | 5.2-26.1 |
75+ | 101 | 4 | 7.4 | 2.2-21.5 | 66 | 60.5 | 46.0-73.4 | 25 | 23.1 | 13.8-36.2 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-11.5 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.2-21.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 281 | 13 | 7.9 | 4.0-15.2 | 143 | 44.8 | 36.3-53.7 | 93 | 35.2 | 27.1-44.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.7 | 29 | 10.6 | 6.0-18.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 410 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.2- 8.9 | 208 | 57.3 | 49.8-64.4 | 135 | 25.1 | 19.7-31.3 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.5 | 38 | 10.3 | 6.6-15.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 296 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.8 | 170 | 58.3 | 49.1-66.9 | 99 | 31.6 | 24.2-40.1 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 16 | 6.9 | 2.6-16.9 |
College Graduate | 232 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 138 | 57.4 | 48.8-65.6 | 76 | 36.4 | 28.5-45.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.7 | 14 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 262 | 11 | 6.0 | 2.7-12.5 | 138 | 56.1 | 47.4-64.4 | 81 | 28.1 | 21.3-36.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.9 | 29 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 278 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.2 | 152 | 57.7 | 48.5-66.5 | 99 | 30.5 | 23.1-39.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.2 | 14 | 5.9 | 2.7-12.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 157 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.7-13.8 | 88 | 55.4 | 43.7-66.6 | 52 | 30.1 | 20.8-41.5 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.3 | 9 | 8.2 | 3.1-19.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 108 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.4-10.2 | 50 | 50.2 | 37.1-63.4 | 43 | 41.1 | 28.6-54.8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 11 | 6.1 | 2.8-13.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 61 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 40 | 57.3 | 39.5-73.4 | 17 | 41.2 | 25.2-59.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.2 |
$75,000+ | 52 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.8-22.5 | 34 | 67.6 | 50.4-81.1 | 14 | 25.7 | 14.1-42.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.4- 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 36.0 | 16.0-62.4 | 7 | 57.9 | 31.6-80.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 6.1 | 0.8-33.4 |
Guilford | 70 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 | 36 | 55.7 | 41.6-68.9 | 25 | 30.9 | 20.2-44.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 | 5 | 10.2 | 3.8-24.2 |
Mecklenburg | 78 | 4 | 6.4 | 2.1-17.6 | 37 | 47.8 | 35.6-60.3 | 28 | 35.1 | 24.2-47.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 10.7 | 5.0-21.4 |
Orange | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 51.6 | 32.8-69.8 | 9 | 29.1 | 14.9-48.9 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.0 | 4 | 16.3 | 5.9-37.8 |
Wake | 53 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.0-22.6 | 22 | 44.2 | 29.9-59.5 | 23 | 40.7 | 27.0-56.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 7.9 | 3.0-19.1 |
Chatham/Lee | 52 | 3 | 9.5 | 2.8-27.6 | 23 | 48.8 | 33.8-64.1 | 18 | 26.0 | 15.5-40.1 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.8-14.0 | 6 | 12.1 | 4.8-27.7 |
Nash/Wilson | 79 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.3 | 44 | 53.0 | 40.6-65.1 | 28 | 39.4 | 27.9-52.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.6 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.2 |
Craven/Pamlico | 54 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.3-15.0 | 30 | 49.1 | 31.6-66.9 | 14 | 32.8 | 16.4-54.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.0 | 6 | 11.8 | 4.1-29.8 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 86.0 | 53.9-97.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.6-34.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.5-30.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.5-30.5 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 67.1 | 25.3-92.5 | 1 | 16.3 | 2.1-63.7 | 1 | 16.6 | 2.2-64.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 101 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.4 | 55 | 60.7 | 49.6-70.8 | 40 | 33.7 | 24.3-44.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 69.0 | 34.3-90.4 | 3 | 31.0 | 9.6-65.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 92 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.3 | 44 | 45.1 | 34.0-56.7 | 42 | 48.9 | 37.3-60.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.6 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 94 | 4 | 9.1 | 3.4-22.2 | 47 | 48.5 | 37.4-59.7 | 30 | 31.5 | 22.0-42.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 10.9 | 6.0-19.0 |
Northeast NC I | 168 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.2 | 104 | 60.6 | 51.6-68.9 | 49 | 30.8 | 23.2-39.5 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.5 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.1-12.8 |
Northeast NC II | 96 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.6-15.4 | 59 | 57.4 | 45.4-68.6 | 23 | 27.6 | 17.6-40.4 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.9-12.9 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 |
Northeastern Partnership | 264 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.5 | 163 | 59.1 | 51.7-66.1 | 72 | 29.3 | 22.9-36.6 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.5 | 17 | 5.8 | 3.4- 9.7 |
Mountain AHEC | 32 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.2 | 17 | 49.1 | 28.5-69.9 | 13 | 45.3 | 25.5-66.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-21.0 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 644 | 20 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 | 359 | 55.3 | 49.0-61.5 | 206 | 31.6 | 26.3-37.4 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.2 | 49 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.4 |
Piedmont | 533 | 19 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.2 | 277 | 54.7 | 48.7-60.5 | 183 | 30.5 | 25.5-36.0 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 46 | 9.3 | 6.1-13.8 |
Western NC | 45 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.8 | 26 | 67.7 | 44.9-84.3 | 14 | 26.7 | 12.3-48.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6-12.5 |
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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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