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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 9,237 | 396 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 | 111 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 8,147 | 88.1 | 87.0-89.2 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 554 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,383 | 181 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.3 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 | 2,899 | 86.5 | 84.6-88.2 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 246 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.9 |
| Female | 5,854 | 215 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.6 | 69 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 | 5,248 | 89.6 | 88.4-90.8 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 308 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,817 | 288 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.5 | 72 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 | 6,004 | 88.0 | 86.7-89.1 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 431 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.2 |
| African American | 1,802 | 80 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 | 32 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 1,596 | 88.4 | 85.7-90.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 90 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.6 |
| Asian | 47 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.8 | 45 | 98.1 | 92.3-99.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Native American | 221 | 12 | 11.7 | 4.5-27.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.4- 9.2 | 188 | 76.1 | 61.9-86.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.7 | 16 | 9.3 | 3.8-21.0 |
| Other Minorities | 317 | 13 | 6.5 | 3.1-12.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.3 | 289 | 90.9 | 84.7-94.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 331 | 17 | 7.4 | 3.8-14.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.0 | 300 | 89.9 | 83.5-94.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| -English Speaking | 131 | 7 | 8.4 | 3.0-21.3 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.0 | 118 | 87.2 | 73.8-94.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.3 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 200 | 10 | 7.0 | 3.0-15.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.5 | 182 | 90.9 | 82.7-95.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 8,896 | 379 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.4 | 108 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 7,838 | 88.0 | 86.9-89.0 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 543 | 6.1 | 5.4- 7.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 566 | 33 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 500 | 89.7 | 85.1-93.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 26 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.6 |
| 25-34 | 1,395 | 63 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 1,256 | 90.1 | 87.7-92.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 61 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,757 | 58 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 1,584 | 89.3 | 86.8-91.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 97 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,820 | 74 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 19 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 1,607 | 87.8 | 85.0-90.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 117 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,501 | 64 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 1,319 | 87.6 | 84.7-89.9 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.4 | 100 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.3 |
| 65-74 | 1,242 | 62 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 | 1,085 | 87.2 | 84.1-89.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 70 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.7 |
| 75+ | 896 | 39 | 6.6 | 4.3- 9.9 | 25 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 | 749 | 80.9 | 76.6-84.5 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 74 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,539 | 76 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 | 40 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.2 | 1,334 | 86.9 | 83.9-89.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 87 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,761 | 101 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 | 37 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 2,468 | 88.2 | 86.0-90.1 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 147 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,308 | 108 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.5 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 2,003 | 87.7 | 85.3-89.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 171 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,605 | 110 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 2,320 | 89.1 | 87.1-90.7 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 148 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,072 | 52 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 935 | 88.8 | 84.9-91.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 58 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,696 | 73 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.6 | 22 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 1,496 | 87.9 | 85.2-90.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 98 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,021 | 46 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 911 | 88.9 | 85.6-91.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 54 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,224 | 44 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.6 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.2 | 1,080 | 88.4 | 85.4-90.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 80 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 999 | 44 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.5 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 890 | 89.3 | 86.2-91.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 54 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.0 |
| $75,000+ | 1,145 | 53 | 5.7 | 3.6- 8.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 1,003 | 86.6 | 82.8-89.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 84 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.4 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 445 | 9 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 403 | 91.9 | 88.9-94.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 31 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 |
| Guilford | 443 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.6 | 412 | 93.8 | 90.9-95.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 439 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.0 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 383 | 87.1 | 82.1-90.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.5 |
| Orange | 450 | 16 | 7.3 | 2.9-17.6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 400 | 85.9 | 77.6-91.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 25 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.3 |
| Wake | 443 | 24 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 392 | 88.0 | 83.7-91.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 21 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.9 |
| Chatham/Lee | 390 | 20 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.9-13.2 | 337 | 85.6 | 79.1-90.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.4 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 |
| Nash/Wilson | 370 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 325 | 88.2 | 84.1-91.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.5 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 446 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 396 | 89.5 | 85.8-92.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 29 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 425 | 17 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.6 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.9 | 380 | 90.3 | 86.7-93.1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.2 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 445 | 26 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.1 | 386 | 85.8 | 79.0-90.6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.6 | 23 | 7.1 | 3.2-15.1 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 466 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.2 | 412 | 87.5 | 82.4-91.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 32 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.0 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 421 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 366 | 89.2 | 84.6-92.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.5 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 465 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.7 | 397 | 84.3 | 79.7-88.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.6 | 36 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.6 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 401 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 352 | 86.7 | 82.0-90.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.5 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 |
| Northeast NC I | 449 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 3.9 | 397 | 88.2 | 84.0-91.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 26 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 |
| Northeast NC II | 502 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.7 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 441 | 88.3 | 84.3-91.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 31 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.6 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 951 | 40 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 838 | 88.2 | 85.4-90.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 57 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.3 |
| Mountain AHEC | 1,287 | 51 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.3 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 1,123 | 85.9 | 82.8-88.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 100 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 3,230 | 136 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 41 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 2,840 | 88.0 | 85.9-89.7 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 202 | 6.6 | 5.1- 8.3 |
| Piedmont | 3,966 | 166 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 48 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 | 3,531 | 88.8 | 87.2-90.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.3 | 212 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.1 |
| Western NC | 2,041 | 94 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.1 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 | 1,776 | 85.9 | 83.2-88.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 | 140 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.4 |
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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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