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| Total Respond.^ |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,782 | 2,117 | 36.2 | 34.3-38.1 | 1,987 | 34.7 | 32.8-36.6 | 769 | 13.6 | 12.3-15.1 | 139 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.6 | 770 | 12.7 | 11.5-14.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,204 | 1,501 | 35.4 | 33.2-37.6 | 1,406 | 33.6 | 31.5-35.8 | 583 | 14.8 | 13.2-16.5 | 115 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 599 | 13.4 | 12.0-15.0 |
| 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 |
| Asian | 23 | 11 | 63.7 | 36.0-84.6 | 5 | 14.3 | 4.6-36.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 22.0 | 7.0-51.4 |
| Native American | 143 | 44 | 28.2 | 17.0-42.8 | 57 | 38.8 | 26.7-52.5 | 16 | 10.3 | 5.1-19.8 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.4 | 22 | 21.6 | 11.6-36.7 |
| Other Minorities | 161 | 47 | 29.9 | 19.9-42.2 | 83 | 57.5 | 45.4-68.7 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.3-11.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 22 | 8.6 | 5.1-14.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 165 | 51 | 27.4 | 17.8-39.8 | 93 | 63.3 | 50.8-74.2 | 7 | 4.7 | 1.5-13.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.6 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 |
| -English Speaking | 81 | 35 | 46.7 | 29.4-64.8 | 33 | 34.3 | 20.1-52.0 | 7 | 15.2 | 5.1-37.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.8 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 84 | 16 | 18.9 | 9.1-35.4 | 60 | 76.1 | 60.1-87.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.4 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,610 | 2,064 | 36.6 | 34.7-38.6 | 1,891 | 33.3 | 31.5-35.2 | 762 | 14.1 | 12.7-15.6 | 138 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.7 | 755 | 13.2 | 11.9-14.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 358 | 149 | 42.3 | 34.7-50.2 | 129 | 33.0 | 26.3-40.5 | 50 | 14.7 | 10.0-21.3 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.1- 9.7 | 25 | 6.6 | 3.5-12.1 |
| 25-34 | 863 | 282 | 34.3 | 29.9-39.1 | 351 | 40.0 | 35.4-44.8 | 129 | 14.4 | 11.5-18.0 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 87 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,078 | 303 | 28.0 | 24.2-32.1 | 436 | 41.4 | 37.0-45.9 | 173 | 13.0 | 10.6-15.8 | 37 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.4 | 129 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,127 | 326 | 27.1 | 23.4-31.1 | 416 | 35.9 | 31.9-40.1 | 172 | 16.3 | 13.2-20.0 | 33 | 3.6 | 2.1- 5.9 | 180 | 17.1 | 14.1-20.6 |
| 55-64 | 916 | 348 | 40.3 | 35.7-45.1 | 271 | 28.5 | 24.4-32.9 | 130 | 16.6 | 13.0-21.1 | 28 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.3 | 139 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.4 |
| 65-74 | 770 | 338 | 43.0 | 37.9-48.2 | 237 | 32.1 | 27.4-37.2 | 68 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.0 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 | 109 | 14.0 | 10.8-18.0 |
| 75+ | 622 | 353 | 53.0 | 47.1-58.8 | 134 | 23.0 | 18.5-28.2 | 37 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 | 95 | 16.7 | 12.7-21.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 937 | 351 | 33.5 | 28.8-38.5 | 280 | 33.2 | 28.2-38.6 | 112 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.5 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.9 | 174 | 17.5 | 14.2-21.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,740 | 620 | 35.6 | 32.2-39.2 | 603 | 33.6 | 30.2-37.1 | 244 | 15.4 | 12.7-18.5 | 30 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 | 243 | 13.7 | 11.4-16.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,496 | 549 | 38.5 | 34.7-42.5 | 530 | 34.3 | 30.8-38.0 | 208 | 12.7 | 10.5-15.4 | 46 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.8 | 163 | 10.9 | 8.6-13.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,594 | 590 | 36.0 | 32.7-39.5 | 568 | 37.0 | 33.6-40.5 | 204 | 13.0 | 10.8-15.5 | 43 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 | 189 | 10.8 | 8.9-13.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 770 | 334 | 40.2 | 35.0-45.6 | 214 | 30.2 | 25.3-35.6 | 92 | 14.5 | 10.5-19.7 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.2- 4.8 | 109 | 12.6 | 9.7-16.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,075 | 368 | 34.7 | 30.3-39.4 | 384 | 34.5 | 30.1-39.1 | 150 | 15.2 | 12.0-19.1 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.9 | 155 | 13.6 | 10.9-16.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 650 | 219 | 37.3 | 31.4-43.6 | 242 | 36.5 | 30.8-42.7 | 87 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.6 | 16 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.7 | 86 | 10.9 | 7.8-15.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 702 | 241 | 38.6 | 33.1-44.4 | 262 | 34.2 | 29.2-39.6 | 100 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.7 | 16 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 | 83 | 12.5 | 9.1-17.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 564 | 182 | 30.1 | 25.1-35.6 | 215 | 38.6 | 33.2-44.5 | 84 | 17.8 | 13.7-22.8 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.0 | 59 | 9.4 | 6.7-13.2 |
| $75,000+ | 641 | 198 | 31.0 | 26.3-36.2 | 254 | 40.5 | 35.4-45.8 | 88 | 12.1 | 9.2-15.8 | 26 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | 75 | 11.3 | 8.4-14.9 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 268 | 103 | 37.9 | 31.6-44.6 | 76 | 30.1 | 23.9-37.1 | 35 | 13.4 | 9.3-19.0 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.8 | 47 | 16.9 | 12.6-22.4 |
| Guilford | 276 | 98 | 34.9 | 28.5-41.9 | 102 | 35.9 | 29.6-42.8 | 34 | 13.1 | 9.1-18.6 | 6 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.1 | 36 | 12.8 | 8.9-18.1 |
| Mecklenburg | 276 | 90 | 33.8 | 27.7-40.4 | 98 | 35.3 | 29.2-41.8 | 39 | 14.4 | 10.2-19.8 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.2 | 40 | 13.3 | 9.6-18.1 |
| Orange | 278 | 109 | 38.2 | 28.5-49.0 | 103 | 39.8 | 30.7-49.7 | 25 | 10.3 | 5.2-19.4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 | 36 | 10.5 | 6.9-15.7 |
| Wake | 268 | 100 | 39.5 | 32.6-46.9 | 100 | 36.6 | 30.2-43.6 | 27 | 10.1 | 6.7-14.9 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.2 | 35 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.6 |
| Chatham/Lee | 239 | 97 | 38.7 | 31.7-46.2 | 78 | 35.8 | 28.8-43.4 | 29 | 11.9 | 8.1-17.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.9 | 31 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.1 |
| Nash/Wilson | 232 | 79 | 31.7 | 25.6-38.6 | 76 | 31.9 | 25.6-38.9 | 31 | 17.2 | 11.9-24.3 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 | 42 | 17.4 | 12.6-23.4 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 281 | 114 | 43.7 | 37.0-50.7 | 95 | 34.4 | 27.9-41.7 | 33 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.9 | 32 | 9.9 | 6.8-14.2 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 268 | 106 | 37.9 | 31.3-44.9 | 81 | 28.4 | 22.8-34.7 | 43 | 17.0 | 12.1-23.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 | 32 | 14.2 | 9.3-21.1 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 284 | 94 | 37.9 | 28.9-47.9 | 101 | 34.9 | 27.7-42.9 | 40 | 14.0 | 9.7-19.9 | 10 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 | 39 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.8 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 291 | 100 | 33.3 | 26.7-40.6 | 103 | 36.4 | 29.3-44.1 | 41 | 14.2 | 9.9-20.0 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.2 | 39 | 12.4 | 8.7-17.4 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 254 | 84 | 30.7 | 24.8-37.4 | 95 | 43.0 | 35.7-50.5 | 32 | 12.2 | 8.3-17.6 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.2 | 37 | 12.3 | 8.7-17.2 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 287 | 99 | 35.3 | 29.2-41.9 | 99 | 34.7 | 28.7-41.2 | 47 | 15.6 | 11.6-20.8 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 38 | 13.4 | 9.5-18.6 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 282 | 103 | 34.8 | 28.8-41.4 | 95 | 36.7 | 30.4-43.4 | 42 | 14.5 | 10.6-19.6 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.2 | 38 | 12.1 | 8.7-16.6 |
| Northeast NC I | 305 | 126 | 42.0 | 35.8-48.5 | 106 | 35.0 | 29.1-41.4 | 40 | 12.7 | 9.2-17.4 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 | 26 | 8.8 | 5.7-13.4 |
| Northeast NC II | 315 | 129 | 41.6 | 35.5-48.0 | 105 | 32.7 | 27.1-38.8 | 36 | 12.2 | 8.7-17.0 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.7 | 36 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.7 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 620 | 255 | 41.8 | 37.3-46.4 | 211 | 33.6 | 29.4-38.0 | 76 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.7 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.5 | 62 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.5 |
| Mountain AHEC | 786 | 287 | 37.1 | 32.6-41.7 | 263 | 35.3 | 30.8-40.0 | 102 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.7 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 | 116 | 12.9 | 10.3-16.1 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,078 | 779 | 37.0 | 33.7-40.4 | 704 | 34.3 | 31.0-37.8 | 284 | 14.8 | 12.2-17.7 | 47 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 | 264 | 11.6 | 9.7-13.9 |
| Piedmont | 2,442 | 885 | 35.4 | 32.8-38.2 | 854 | 35.0 | 32.3-37.7 | 318 | 13.3 | 11.5-15.3 | 56 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.3 | 329 | 13.4 | 11.6-15.4 |
| Western NC | 1,262 | 453 | 37.4 | 33.3-41.6 | 429 | 34.6 | 30.8-38.5 | 167 | 12.7 | 10.3-15.5 | 36 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.7 | 177 | 12.4 | 10.3-15.0 |
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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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