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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 | 2,660 | 2,361 | 90.1 | 88.2-91.7 | 120 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 44 | 1.3 | 0.9- 2.0 | 120 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,912 | 1,667 | 88.5 | 86.0-90.5 | 107 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 107 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 |
| African American | 492 | 467 | 96.6 | 93.1-98.3 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.1 |
| Asian | 24 | 23 | 98.8 | 91.5-99.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Native American | 68 | 64 | 90.6 | 71.1-97.4 | 2 | 5.2 | 0.8-27.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-20.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.3 |
| Other Minorities | 151 | 131 | 90.5 | 82.9-95.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-12.6 | 13 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 157 | 137 | 91.2 | 84.0-95.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.0 | 13 | 6.0 | 2.9-11.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
| -English Speaking | 45 | 41 | 97.3 | 92.0-99.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.9 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 112 | 96 | 89.5 | 80.3-94.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-14.9 | 12 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,503 | 2,224 | 89.9 | 88.0-91.6 | 118 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.9 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 31 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 | 116 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 213 | 200 | 93.7 | 87.3-97.0 | 8 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.5 |
| 25-34 | 528 | 492 | 95.3 | 90.9-97.6 | 13 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| 35-44 | 678 | 609 | 89.4 | 85.7-92.3 | 39 | 5.2 | 3.3- 7.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.2 | 23 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.6 |
| 45-54 | 678 | 580 | 86.0 | 81.2-89.7 | 41 | 6.7 | 4.0-11.2 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 40 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.6 |
| 55-64 | 563 | 480 | 84.7 | 79.8-88.6 | 19 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.5 | 38 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 372 | 327 | 89.8 | 84.7-93.4 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.8 | 21 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.2 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 831 | 749 | 91.5 | 87.6-94.2 | 34 | 5.0 | 2.7- 8.9 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 31 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 662 | 586 | 90.3 | 86.5-93.1 | 38 | 5.4 | 3.2- 8.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.8 |
| College Graduate | 792 | 698 | 88.8 | 85.0-91.7 | 38 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 47 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 205 | 186 | 92.1 | 85.5-95.8 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.8 | 8 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 460 | 420 | 92.3 | 87.8-95.2 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.3- 5.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.8 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.2 | 9 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 286 | 259 | 90.0 | 84.3-93.8 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.0 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.3- 6.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 429 | 383 | 88.4 | 82.1-92.6 | 20 | 6.2 | 2.9-12.7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.3 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.1- 7.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 372 | 335 | 93.5 | 89.6-96.0 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.2 | 18 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.7 |
| $75,000+ | 439 | 377 | 85.6 | 78.9-90.4 | 20 | 8.3 | 4.3-15.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 38 | 5.7 | 3.6- 8.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 126 | 115 | 91.9 | 85.3-95.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.6- 8.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 5.5 | 2.7-11.1 |
| Guilford | 126 | 112 | 91.2 | 83.9-95.4 | 6 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 | 7 | 4.8 | 1.7-12.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 137 | 126 | 93.4 | 87.1-96.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 7.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.3 |
| Orange | 143 | 122 | 86.7 | 78.5-92.0 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1- 9.5 | 10 | 6.1 | 2.8-12.9 |
| Wake | 153 | 135 | 89.0 | 82.3-93.3 | 10 | 6.3 | 3.2-11.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.1 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.3 |
| Chatham/Lee | 113 | 97 | 86.0 | 76.7-92.0 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.5 | 7 | 5.3 | 2.5-11.1 |
| Nash/Wilson | 111 | 96 | 87.1 | 78.5-92.6 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 4.1 | 1.2-13.3 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.6- 8.1 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 112 | 101 | 91.9 | 84.6-95.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.1 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 128 | 111 | 88.2 | 81.1-92.9 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.5 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.9 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 122 | 100 | 84.1 | 75.6-90.0 | 12 | 8.9 | 4.7-16.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 6.3 | 3.1-12.3 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 137 | 120 | 89.6 | 80.0-94.9 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.6 | 7 | 5.9 | 2.0-16.2 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 123 | 109 | 76.5 | 44.5-92.9 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.7 | 1 | 16.0 | 2.6-58.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.9 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 140 | 128 | 93.4 | 87.1-96.7 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.0 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 102 | 97 | 95.1 | 88.3-98.0 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 |
| Northeast NC I | 104 | 98 | 96.5 | 91.7-98.5 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2- 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Northeast NC II | 136 | 119 | 91.0 | 85.3-94.6 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.6 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.4 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 240 | 217 | 92.7 | 88.7-95.4 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.6 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.0 |
| Mountain AHEC | 346 | 314 | 91.3 | 85.2-95.1 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.3-12.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.7 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 886 | 800 | 90.4 | 86.4-93.4 | 35 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 18 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 |
| Piedmont | 1,211 | 1,060 | 89.5 | 86.9-91.6 | 61 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 | 61 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 |
| Western NC | 563 | 501 | 91.9 | 88.1-94.5 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.2- 7.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.4 |
* 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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