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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 | 4,155 | 338 | 8.0 | 6.9- 9.3 | 2,133 | 51.1 | 48.8-53.4 | 991 | 24.2 | 22.3-26.2 | 81 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 612 | 14.5 | 13.0-16.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 227 | 14 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.8 | 93 | 41.3 | 31.9-51.3 | 56 | 25.8 | 18.1-35.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.8-12.3 | 62 | 24.7 | 17.8-33.2 |
25-34 | 571 | 43 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.9 | 261 | 50.1 | 44.3-56.0 | 147 | 23.2 | 18.9-28.1 | 13 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.9 | 107 | 17.8 | 13.7-22.8 |
35-44 | 748 | 55 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.3 | 373 | 52.4 | 47.3-57.5 | 194 | 27.0 | 22.6-31.8 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 111 | 12.2 | 9.5-15.7 |
45-54 | 819 | 77 | 8.7 | 6.3-11.8 | 449 | 54.0 | 48.9-59.0 | 179 | 24.2 | 19.8-29.1 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.0 | 98 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.4 |
55-64 | 689 | 54 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.6 | 371 | 52.3 | 46.8-57.9 | 167 | 23.9 | 19.6-28.9 | 18 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.7 | 79 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.1 |
65-74 | 598 | 47 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.7 | 325 | 55.6 | 49.7-61.3 | 147 | 24.2 | 19.7-29.4 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.3 | 66 | 8.5 | 5.9-12.0 |
75+ | 472 | 47 | 11.0 | 7.3-16.1 | 244 | 48.3 | 41.6-55.0 | 90 | 19.1 | 14.2-25.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 87 | 21.0 | 15.9-27.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 518 | 44 | 9.4 | 6.2-13.9 | 215 | 37.4 | 31.4-43.8 | 115 | 23.5 | 18.2-29.8 | 14 | 3.7 | 1.3- 9.8 | 130 | 26.0 | 20.8-32.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,230 | 71 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 | 564 | 44.7 | 40.4-49.0 | 352 | 28.8 | 25.1-32.8 | 32 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.6 | 211 | 17.8 | 14.7-21.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,116 | 87 | 7.9 | 5.9-10.5 | 603 | 55.2 | 50.6-59.6 | 257 | 21.4 | 17.9-25.2 | 19 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 | 150 | 13.9 | 11.1-17.4 |
College Graduate | 1,282 | 134 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.6 | 745 | 58.9 | 54.9-62.8 | 267 | 23.0 | 19.7-26.7 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 | 120 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 421 | 33 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.5 | 186 | 42.7 | 35.7-50.0 | 97 | 20.6 | 15.9-26.4 | 16 | 6.2 | 2.3-15.4 | 89 | 22.4 | 17.2-28.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 705 | 50 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.1 | 346 | 48.3 | 42.6-54.0 | 176 | 24.0 | 19.5-29.1 | 19 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.6 | 114 | 16.8 | 13.0-21.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 464 | 48 | 11.5 | 7.8-16.5 | 223 | 48.5 | 41.2-55.8 | 113 | 23.9 | 18.0-31.0 | 11 | 2.2 | 0.9- 4.8 | 69 | 14.0 | 9.5-20.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 552 | 43 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.7 | 292 | 55.3 | 48.9-61.6 | 131 | 24.5 | 19.7-30.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 83 | 12.4 | 8.7-17.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 477 | 43 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.3 | 228 | 48.1 | 41.8-54.4 | 148 | 31.1 | 25.5-37.4 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 | 50 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.8 |
$75,000+ | 570 | 43 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.7 | 341 | 58.6 | 52.9-64.0 | 124 | 24.6 | 19.9-30.0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.4 | 52 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.4 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 239 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.7 | 150 | 63.0 | 55.8-69.6 | 44 | 19.7 | 14.5-26.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.5 | 24 | 9.4 | 6.0-14.4 |
Guilford | 195 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.7-12.9 | 109 | 54.9 | 46.6-62.9 | 42 | 20.2 | 14.5-27.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.5 | 27 | 16.6 | 10.9-24.3 |
Mecklenburg | 176 | 13 | 7.3 | 4.0-13.0 | 98 | 57.1 | 48.9-64.9 | 44 | 24.4 | 18.1-32.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 19 | 10.3 | 6.3-16.5 |
Orange | 229 | 28 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.4 | 134 | 61.1 | 50.3-70.9 | 38 | 18.3 | 11.2-28.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 | 25 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.2 |
Wake | 193 | 15 | 9.1 | 5.2-15.6 | 108 | 54.8 | 46.8-62.6 | 48 | 23.0 | 17.0-30.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.7 | 19 | 11.5 | 7.0-18.3 |
Chatham/Lee | 168 | 16 | 9.4 | 5.6-15.3 | 90 | 54.7 | 46.2-62.9 | 38 | 22.7 | 16.5-30.4 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.7 | 20 | 10.8 | 6.8-16.7 |
Nash/Wilson | 139 | 9 | 6.3 | 3.2-12.1 | 60 | 39.2 | 30.8-48.3 | 40 | 30.1 | 22.2-39.2 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.6 | 25 | 21.7 | 14.4-31.4 |
Craven/Pamlico | 215 | 18 | 8.7 | 5.3-13.8 | 111 | 52.3 | 44.8-59.7 | 54 | 25.1 | 19.1-32.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 | 29 | 13.1 | 8.6-19.3 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 247 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.9 | 109 | 39.3 | 32.7-46.4 | 66 | 28.4 | 22.2-35.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.5 | 51 | 24.9 | 18.6-32.4 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 260 | 20 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.7 | 129 | 51.0 | 41.9-60.0 | 68 | 24.3 | 18.3-31.4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 | 40 | 15.4 | 10.6-21.8 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 180 | 13 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.0 | 91 | 49.7 | 40.0-59.5 | 49 | 31.5 | 22.9-41.7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.6-18.7 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 221 | 17 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.7 | 123 | 53.7 | 45.7-61.4 | 42 | 21.8 | 15.2-30.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 36 | 16.4 | 11.6-22.6 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 113 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.3-16.0 | 43 | 35.9 | 26.8-46.1 | 36 | 31.7 | 23.2-41.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.8 | 22 | 21.3 | 14.0-31.1 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 164 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.0 | 67 | 40.7 | 32.5-49.5 | 41 | 27.1 | 20.0-35.6 | 9 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.4 | 40 | 23.7 | 17.1-31.9 |
Northeast NC I | 131 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.8- 9.5 | 58 | 45.4 | 36.4-54.8 | 42 | 31.2 | 23.2-40.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 23 | 18.1 | 11.9-26.6 |
Northeast NC II | 209 | 29 | 13.6 | 9.4-19.4 | 100 | 44.6 | 37.2-52.3 | 39 | 17.8 | 12.4-24.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.9 | 38 | 22.6 | 16.4-30.2 |
Northeastern Partnership | 340 | 35 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 | 158 | 44.8 | 38.9-50.9 | 81 | 21.5 | 16.9-27.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.7 | 61 | 21.3 | 16.4-27.2 |
Mountain AHEC | 710 | 56 | 9.4 | 6.7-12.9 | 407 | 56.4 | 51.4-61.2 | 146 | 21.9 | 18.1-26.3 | 14 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.2 | 87 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.3 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,250 | 101 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.5 | 589 | 49.5 | 45.1-53.9 | 314 | 23.8 | 20.3-27.7 | 32 | 3.6 | 1.8- 6.8 | 214 | 15.2 | 12.6-18.2 |
Piedmont | 1,760 | 145 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.6 | 927 | 51.2 | 47.9-54.5 | 421 | 24.9 | 22.1-27.9 | 31 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 236 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.1 |
Western NC | 1,145 | 92 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.8 | 617 | 53.2 | 48.9-57.4 | 256 | 22.6 | 19.3-26.3 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 162 | 13.5 | 10.9-16.5 |
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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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