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| Total Respond.^ |
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 | 5,858 | 1,060 | 17.0 | 15.6-18.5 | 3,822 | 66.7 | 64.8-68.5 | 648 | 10.8 | 9.6-12.2 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 292 | 5.0 | 4.1- 5.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,275 | 818 | 17.8 | 16.2-19.6 | 2,887 | 69.2 | 67.1-71.3 | 374 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 178 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.0 |
| 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 |
| Asian | 25 | 5 | 19.3 | 5.9-47.8 | 15 | 69.6 | 41.9-87.9 | 4 | 10.1 | 2.3-35.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.0 |
| Native American | 146 | 27 | 22.0 | 12.8-35.1 | 82 | 58.3 | 44.9-70.5 | 29 | 16.4 | 9.8-26.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 6 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.5 |
| Other Minorities | 161 | 23 | 13.3 | 7.5-22.6 | 111 | 68.7 | 56.9-78.5 | 13 | 6.8 | 2.9-15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 11.2 | 5.4-21.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 165 | 19 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.4 | 123 | 76.8 | 65.1-85.5 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.1-15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 11.2 | 5.1-22.7 |
| -English Speaking | 80 | 15 | 15.2 | 7.1-29.4 | 55 | 71.6 | 52.9-85.0 | 6 | 9.5 | 2.0-34.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 3.7 | 1.0-12.6 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 85 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.3 | 68 | 79.1 | 63.6-89.1 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.1-15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 14.4 | 6.1-30.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,686 | 1,041 | 17.5 | 16.1-19.1 | 3,694 | 66.2 | 64.3-68.1 | 638 | 11.0 | 9.8-12.4 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 278 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 361 | 48 | 11.3 | 7.3-17.1 | 228 | 66.2 | 58.4-73.2 | 54 | 13.6 | 8.8-20.4 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 26 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.8 |
| 25-34 | 878 | 132 | 15.0 | 11.9-18.7 | 601 | 69.5 | 64.9-73.8 | 110 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 30 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,094 | 204 | 17.3 | 14.3-20.8 | 731 | 68.6 | 64.4-72.5 | 126 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 29 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,148 | 221 | 19.5 | 16.4-23.0 | 786 | 68.1 | 64.0-71.9 | 101 | 8.8 | 6.6-11.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 32 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.8 |
| 55-64 | 934 | 186 | 17.0 | 13.9-20.6 | 603 | 66.9 | 62.1-71.4 | 97 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.3 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 | 40 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.7 |
| 65-74 | 787 | 144 | 20.8 | 16.7-25.5 | 521 | 65.4 | 60.3-70.1 | 78 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 41 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 |
| 75+ | 607 | 120 | 20.6 | 16.1-25.9 | 318 | 54.4 | 48.5-60.2 | 75 | 12.0 | 8.6-16.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 | 91 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 933 | 114 | 11.6 | 8.9-15.0 | 531 | 58.5 | 53.3-63.6 | 161 | 16.0 | 12.5-20.3 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.4 | 112 | 12.0 | 9.0-15.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,768 | 246 | 12.1 | 10.1-14.4 | 1,163 | 67.1 | 63.6-70.5 | 250 | 15.8 | 13.0-18.9 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 96 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,531 | 289 | 17.5 | 14.9-20.5 | 1,060 | 71.2 | 67.6-74.5 | 134 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 43 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,611 | 411 | 25.0 | 22.0-28.4 | 1,059 | 66.9 | 63.4-70.2 | 100 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 38 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 776 | 103 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.1 | 456 | 60.6 | 55.0-65.8 | 138 | 15.0 | 11.4-19.4 | 15 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.1 | 64 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,094 | 157 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.5 | 716 | 65.0 | 60.2-69.4 | 157 | 15.8 | 12.4-20.0 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 | 52 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 668 | 124 | 16.0 | 12.4-20.3 | 457 | 70.8 | 65.2-75.9 | 66 | 10.0 | 6.8-14.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 20 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 711 | 138 | 17.7 | 13.9-22.3 | 492 | 70.6 | 65.3-75.4 | 65 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 573 | 119 | 18.4 | 14.5-23.1 | 415 | 75.3 | 70.1-79.8 | 29 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.5 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 |
| $75,000+ | 653 | 163 | 23.1 | 19.1-27.8 | 453 | 71.5 | 66.7-76.0 | 29 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 269 | 58 | 19.3 | 14.8-24.8 | 175 | 68.7 | 62.3-74.3 | 26 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.2 |
| Guilford | 276 | 49 | 17.4 | 12.7-23.4 | 192 | 70.2 | 63.5-76.1 | 26 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 278 | 59 | 21.3 | 16.4-27.1 | 182 | 65.4 | 58.9-71.4 | 24 | 8.3 | 5.2-12.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.5- 8.8 |
| Orange | 280 | 85 | 26.2 | 19.2-34.8 | 167 | 64.9 | 55.8-73.0 | 21 | 6.7 | 4.1-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.1 |
| Wake | 276 | 66 | 22.6 | 17.6-28.5 | 180 | 65.7 | 59.0-71.9 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.4-12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.7 |
| Chatham/Lee | 246 | 47 | 18.1 | 13.4-24.1 | 163 | 66.5 | 59.3-73.1 | 24 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 10 | 6.2 | 2.9-12.6 |
| Nash/Wilson | 231 | 34 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.8 | 156 | 67.9 | 60.8-74.3 | 28 | 13.2 | 8.9-19.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 | 10 | 6.2 | 3.1-11.7 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 282 | 58 | 19.0 | 14.5-24.4 | 180 | 64.6 | 57.9-70.8 | 32 | 11.6 | 7.8-16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 270 | 32 | 10.8 | 7.1-15.9 | 193 | 73.0 | 66.4-78.7 | 34 | 11.8 | 8.2-16.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 10 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.2 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 280 | 36 | 11.1 | 7.6-16.1 | 202 | 69.5 | 58.9-78.3 | 26 | 14.7 | 6.9-28.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 295 | 48 | 16.3 | 11.5-22.6 | 184 | 60.4 | 52.7-67.5 | 40 | 14.0 | 9.5-20.2 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.2 | 17 | 7.4 | 3.8-14.0 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 261 | 53 | 19.8 | 14.8-25.9 | 170 | 66.9 | 60.1-73.1 | 23 | 9.4 | 6.0-14.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.1 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 292 | 51 | 18.7 | 14.0-24.5 | 164 | 54.8 | 48.3-61.2 | 54 | 17.4 | 13.1-22.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.4-14.1 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 283 | 35 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.9 | 189 | 66.6 | 60.1-72.7 | 33 | 12.9 | 8.7-18.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.8 | 24 | 8.4 | 5.4-12.7 |
| Northeast NC I | 310 | 48 | 15.1 | 11.2-20.1 | 175 | 56.1 | 49.7-62.3 | 54 | 17.8 | 13.3-23.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.8 | 30 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.2 |
| Northeast NC II | 319 | 66 | 21.2 | 16.5-26.8 | 196 | 60.3 | 53.9-66.3 | 42 | 14.5 | 10.3-20.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 14 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.4 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 629 | 114 | 18.9 | 15.5-22.7 | 371 | 58.7 | 54.1-63.1 | 96 | 15.8 | 12.6-19.6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 | 44 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 |
| Mountain AHEC | 800 | 164 | 19.1 | 15.9-22.9 | 521 | 67.5 | 63.1-71.6 | 79 | 9.9 | 7.5-12.9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,097 | 349 | 15.3 | 13.1-17.8 | 1,323 | 64.9 | 61.5-68.1 | 276 | 13.3 | 10.9-16.1 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 135 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.5 |
| Piedmont | 2,484 | 485 | 17.8 | 15.8-19.9 | 1,642 | 67.3 | 64.6-69.9 | 239 | 9.6 | 8.0-11.5 | 15 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 103 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.4 |
| Western NC | 1,277 | 226 | 17.4 | 14.5-20.7 | 857 | 68.0 | 64.1-71.7 | 133 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.5 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 54 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.3 |
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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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