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<$0.25-$0.49 | $0.50-$1.00 | >$1.00 | No tax | DNK/Not sure | |||||||||||
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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 | 4,251 | 1,022 | 25.5 | 23.5-27.6 | 546 | 13.3 | 11.8-15.0 | 1,037 | 24.5 | 22.6-26.5 | 906 | 19.7 | 18.0-21.5 | 740 | 17.0 | 15.3-18.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 228 | 74 | 33.2 | 24.8-42.9 | 40 | 18.7 | 11.8-28.4 | 53 | 21.6 | 14.7-30.6 | 34 | 11.4 | 7.4-17.2 | 27 | 15.0 | 8.8-24.4 |
25-34 | 580 | 177 | 29.7 | 24.9-35.1 | 90 | 15.8 | 12.0-20.6 | 168 | 28.1 | 23.3-33.5 | 83 | 14.7 | 11.0-19.3 | 62 | 11.6 | 8.2-16.2 |
35-44 | 750 | 206 | 27.2 | 22.9-32.0 | 117 | 16.8 | 13.2-21.0 | 228 | 31.5 | 26.9-36.5 | 132 | 15.3 | 12.1-19.1 | 67 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.6 |
45-54 | 823 | 221 | 28.9 | 24.4-33.8 | 100 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.4 | 208 | 23.8 | 19.8-28.3 | 182 | 20.6 | 16.9-24.8 | 112 | 16.5 | 12.9-21.0 |
55-64 | 711 | 152 | 21.6 | 17.3-26.7 | 92 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.7 | 167 | 21.4 | 17.4-25.9 | 165 | 24.4 | 19.6-29.9 | 135 | 19.0 | 15.4-23.3 |
65-74 | 611 | 96 | 17.1 | 13.1-22.0 | 76 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.1 | 125 | 22.7 | 17.9-28.2 | 167 | 24.8 | 20.2-30.0 | 147 | 24.2 | 19.6-29.4 |
75+ | 519 | 89 | 16.7 | 12.8-21.5 | 29 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 | 83 | 17.6 | 13.1-23.1 | 135 | 29.0 | 23.3-35.3 | 183 | 31.6 | 26.1-37.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 564 | 96 | 20.4 | 15.5-26.5 | 33 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.2 | 88 | 15.6 | 11.7-20.5 | 170 | 29.5 | 24.0-35.8 | 177 | 29.4 | 24.1-35.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,252 | 328 | 25.8 | 22.3-29.7 | 136 | 13.1 | 10.3-16.5 | 220 | 17.3 | 14.3-20.8 | 302 | 24.7 | 21.2-28.5 | 266 | 19.2 | 16.2-22.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,136 | 298 | 28.1 | 24.3-32.4 | 136 | 14.1 | 10.9-17.9 | 274 | 24.9 | 21.3-28.9 | 262 | 17.5 | 14.8-20.7 | 166 | 15.4 | 12.2-19.1 |
College Graduate | 1,291 | 299 | 25.1 | 21.8-28.7 | 241 | 16.6 | 14.0-19.5 | 455 | 34.9 | 31.2-38.8 | 170 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.6 | 126 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 454 | 78 | 14.6 | 11.0-19.2 | 39 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.3 | 85 | 19.5 | 14.5-25.7 | 130 | 31.4 | 24.8-38.9 | 122 | 26.3 | 20.8-32.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 721 | 188 | 27.9 | 22.9-33.5 | 96 | 12.9 | 9.5-17.3 | 127 | 18.0 | 14.2-22.6 | 165 | 24.2 | 19.7-29.3 | 145 | 17.0 | 13.4-21.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 465 | 119 | 27.5 | 21.3-34.8 | 70 | 17.5 | 12.1-24.8 | 111 | 19.4 | 14.9-25.0 | 107 | 23.0 | 17.6-29.4 | 58 | 12.5 | 8.6-17.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 568 | 160 | 27.2 | 22.1-33.0 | 76 | 13.4 | 9.9-18.0 | 166 | 31.1 | 25.4-37.4 | 97 | 16.2 | 12.1-21.3 | 69 | 12.1 | 8.5-17.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 480 | 121 | 30.1 | 24.5-36.3 | 84 | 17.8 | 13.5-23.1 | 135 | 26.3 | 21.2-32.2 | 79 | 12.1 | 8.9-16.3 | 61 | 13.6 | 9.8-18.7 |
$75,000+ | 570 | 124 | 22.1 | 17.7-27.2 | 99 | 16.6 | 13.0-21.1 | 210 | 36.7 | 31.5-42.2 | 78 | 14.0 | 10.5-18.5 | 59 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.5 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 241 | 59 | 26.7 | 20.8-33.6 | 40 | 17.5 | 12.1-24.7 | 62 | 25.1 | 19.6-31.6 | 50 | 20.0 | 14.9-26.3 | 30 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.3 |
Guilford | 197 | 48 | 24.0 | 17.7-31.6 | 28 | 15.1 | 9.9-22.4 | 53 | 24.4 | 18.4-31.7 | 36 | 20.1 | 14.3-27.5 | 32 | 16.4 | 11.0-23.8 |
Mecklenburg | 180 | 44 | 26.9 | 20.1-34.8 | 29 | 16.8 | 11.5-23.8 | 63 | 32.0 | 25.0-39.8 | 17 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.2 | 27 | 16.9 | 11.4-24.4 |
Orange | 234 | 43 | 19.9 | 12.6-30.0 | 53 | 17.6 | 12.3-24.4 | 90 | 41.5 | 30.7-53.2 | 33 | 17.4 | 9.1-30.8 | 15 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.2 |
Wake | 194 | 42 | 20.9 | 15.4-27.8 | 33 | 17.2 | 11.7-24.7 | 60 | 32.1 | 25.2-39.9 | 31 | 15.2 | 10.5-21.7 | 28 | 14.5 | 9.7-21.2 |
Chatham/Lee | 168 | 44 | 27.4 | 20.3-35.9 | 20 | 12.9 | 8.3-19.5 | 41 | 23.5 | 17.2-31.2 | 31 | 18.4 | 12.7-26.0 | 32 | 17.8 | 12.1-25.5 |
Nash/Wilson | 147 | 47 | 36.7 | 28.2-46.0 | 10 | 5.9 | 3.1-11.1 | 37 | 25.7 | 18.7-34.3 | 29 | 17.3 | 11.7-25.0 | 24 | 14.3 | 9.5-21.0 |
Craven/Pamlico | 216 | 54 | 25.5 | 19.6-32.5 | 24 | 11.8 | 7.5-18.0 | 48 | 20.8 | 15.6-27.1 | 48 | 22.4 | 16.8-29.3 | 42 | 19.5 | 14.2-26.1 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 246 | 62 | 28.7 | 22.2-36.2 | 21 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.5 | 34 | 14.4 | 9.8-20.6 | 80 | 30.0 | 24.0-36.7 | 49 | 18.3 | 13.6-24.3 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 267 | 72 | 25.9 | 19.9-33.1 | 29 | 17.8 | 9.3-31.4 | 61 | 20.3 | 15.1-26.8 | 55 | 17.9 | 13.0-24.0 | 50 | 18.1 | 12.7-25.2 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 183 | 43 | 24.6 | 17.4-33.5 | 21 | 15.0 | 8.7-24.6 | 45 | 25.0 | 16.9-35.3 | 45 | 21.6 | 15.1-29.9 | 29 | 13.9 | 9.2-20.5 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 225 | 55 | 23.3 | 17.6-30.2 | 32 | 14.7 | 10.0-21.0 | 56 | 24.4 | 18.6-31.3 | 44 | 18.3 | 13.3-24.7 | 38 | 19.3 | 13.0-27.6 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 115 | 25 | 22.3 | 14.9-32.1 | 15 | 11.4 | 6.8-18.6 | 23 | 19.3 | 12.7-28.2 | 33 | 31.0 | 22.3-41.2 | 19 | 15.9 | 9.9-24.5 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 171 | 37 | 25.0 | 18.2-33.3 | 19 | 13.7 | 8.2-22.0 | 32 | 18.8 | 12.9-26.5 | 47 | 23.1 | 17.2-30.1 | 36 | 19.4 | 13.9-26.6 |
Northeast NC I | 135 | 32 | 26.2 | 18.6-35.6 | 22 | 14.9 | 9.7-22.1 | 21 | 16.6 | 10.8-24.8 | 32 | 22.6 | 15.9-31.0 | 28 | 19.7 | 13.4-28.0 |
Northeast NC II | 216 | 48 | 23.9 | 17.9-31.1 | 22 | 11.9 | 7.5-18.5 | 44 | 21.2 | 15.5-28.2 | 59 | 24.6 | 19.0-31.3 | 43 | 18.4 | 13.4-24.8 |
Northeastern Partnership | 351 | 80 | 24.5 | 19.6-30.2 | 44 | 12.7 | 9.0-17.6 | 65 | 19.9 | 15.4-25.4 | 91 | 24.1 | 19.5-29.4 | 71 | 18.8 | 14.6-23.8 |
Mountain AHEC | 722 | 177 | 25.4 | 21.4-29.9 | 99 | 11.9 | 9.2-15.2 | 191 | 28.5 | 24.1-33.3 | 135 | 18.2 | 14.6-22.4 | 120 | 16.0 | 13.0-19.7 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,289 | 316 | 28.5 | 24.6-32.8 | 140 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 | 277 | 21.7 | 18.5-25.3 | 309 | 21.2 | 17.9-24.8 | 247 | 17.3 | 14.2-20.9 |
Piedmont | 1,795 | 420 | 24.6 | 21.9-27.5 | 258 | 14.3 | 12.1-16.9 | 470 | 25.4 | 22.7-28.4 | 356 | 19.0 | 16.7-21.6 | 291 | 16.7 | 14.4-19.3 |
Western NC | 1,167 | 286 | 23.9 | 20.7-27.5 | 148 | 13.2 | 10.4-16.6 | 290 | 25.9 | 22.3-29.8 | 241 | 19.6 | 16.5-23.1 | 202 | 17.4 | 14.4-21.0 |
^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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