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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,222 | 2,802 | 63.7 | 61.4-65.9 | 472 | 11.6 | 10.1-13.2 | 252 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.4 | 142 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.3 | 554 | 15.1 | 13.4-16.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 207 | 76 | 38.3 | 29.0-48.4 | 21 | 14.1 | 7.7-24.5 | 11 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 96 | 42.7 | 33.0-53.0 |
| 25-34 | 565 | 216 | 37.1 | 31.7-42.9 | 76 | 13.5 | 9.9-18.1 | 58 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.3 | 36 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 | 179 | 32.2 | 27.0-38.0 |
| 35-44 | 753 | 428 | 56.8 | 51.7-61.7 | 108 | 14.0 | 11.0-17.6 | 62 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.5 | 42 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.2 | 113 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.7 |
| 45-54 | 827 | 549 | 68.8 | 64.1-73.2 | 114 | 13.5 | 10.3-17.3 | 67 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.0 | 31 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 | 66 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 |
| 55-64 | 717 | 564 | 82.6 | 78.4-86.1 | 78 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.6 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.1 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 33 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 |
| 65-74 | 621 | 522 | 84.5 | 79.5-88.5 | 45 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.0 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.8 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 26 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.0 |
| 75+ | 502 | 425 | 84.4 | 79.0-88.7 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.0 | 38 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 548 | 398 | 71.1 | 65.0-76.6 | 38 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.5 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.7 | 20 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.5 | 79 | 14.8 | 10.7-19.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,254 | 831 | 63.2 | 59.0-67.3 | 118 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.7 | 70 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 35 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.4 | 200 | 19.3 | 15.9-23.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,127 | 759 | 64.1 | 59.4-68.5 | 130 | 11.9 | 9.0-15.5 | 67 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.2 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 144 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,286 | 810 | 60.6 | 56.6-64.5 | 184 | 15.1 | 12.3-18.4 | 102 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.6 | 60 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 | 130 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 440 | 299 | 68.1 | 61.2-74.2 | 34 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.7 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.7 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.8 | 70 | 16.6 | 12.0-22.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 719 | 459 | 61.5 | 55.8-67.0 | 69 | 8.2 | 5.8-11.3 | 44 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.8 | 23 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.6 | 124 | 22.0 | 17.4-27.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 460 | 302 | 58.6 | 51.2-65.7 | 47 | 9.3 | 6.1-13.9 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.3-12.0 | 17 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.3 | 64 | 20.4 | 14.6-27.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 567 | 369 | 62.6 | 56.1-68.7 | 73 | 12.2 | 8.7-16.8 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.1 | 26 | 4.6 | 2.6- 7.8 | 68 | 16.8 | 12.0-23.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 476 | 299 | 61.9 | 55.6-67.8 | 65 | 13.8 | 9.7-19.3 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.8 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.7 | 54 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.5 |
| $75,000+ | 572 | 385 | 64.2 | 58.6-69.4 | 79 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.6 | 46 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.3 | 19 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.3 | 43 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 239 | 163 | 65.1 | 57.9-71.7 | 29 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.3 | 11 | 6.4 | 3.3-12.0 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.5 | 28 | 12.8 | 8.7-18.4 |
| Guilford | 197 | 142 | 72.7 | 64.7-79.4 | 22 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.4 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.0 | 16 | 9.0 | 4.9-15.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 174 | 120 | 65.5 | 57.1-73.0 | 12 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.7 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.6-14.1 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.9 | 23 | 14.3 | 9.3-21.2 |
| Orange | 226 | 133 | 41.8 | 32.0-52.3 | 40 | 22.3 | 13.1-35.4 | 16 | 9.4 | 4.0-20.5 | 7 | 5.4 | 1.3-19.5 | 30 | 21.2 | 12.0-34.5 |
| Wake | 191 | 125 | 63.5 | 55.6-70.8 | 26 | 13.6 | 9.3-19.6 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.4-11.9 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.7- 5.0 | 24 | 14.5 | 9.4-21.6 |
| Chatham/Lee | 171 | 122 | 67.4 | 58.4-75.3 | 17 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.5 | 9 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.3 | 20 | 15.8 | 9.5-25.1 |
| Nash/Wilson | 146 | 104 | 66.2 | 56.8-74.4 | 14 | 11.7 | 6.8-19.5 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.3 | 19 | 16.5 | 10.3-25.5 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 214 | 141 | 61.3 | 53.6-68.4 | 25 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.6 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.7-10.9 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.4 | 33 | 19.5 | 13.9-26.7 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 249 | 171 | 63.0 | 55.5-69.9 | 25 | 10.8 | 7.1-16.1 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.0 | 14 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.9 | 30 | 16.6 | 11.2-23.9 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 263 | 173 | 55.8 | 46.1-65.1 | 21 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.8 | 21 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.0 | 38 | 24.3 | 15.1-36.6 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 182 | 114 | 53.1 | 43.3-62.8 | 29 | 20.6 | 12.7-31.6 | 9 | 6.7 | 2.8-15.2 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.5 | 26 | 17.7 | 11.6-26.1 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 223 | 133 | 55.1 | 47.1-62.9 | 29 | 15.0 | 9.3-23.4 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 | 11 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 | 36 | 19.2 | 13.7-26.2 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 117 | 70 | 57.0 | 46.9-66.6 | 10 | 9.4 | 4.7-17.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.2-10.1 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.8- 9.1 | 27 | 26.0 | 18.0-35.8 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 168 | 121 | 69.3 | 60.8-76.7 | 13 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.3 | 9 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.2 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.2 | 18 | 13.2 | 7.8-21.2 |
| Northeast NC I | 135 | 85 | 62.3 | 52.9-70.8 | 15 | 9.0 | 5.2-15.2 | 13 | 9.7 | 5.6-16.3 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.0 | 20 | 17.9 | 11.5-26.9 |
| Northeast NC II | 211 | 141 | 63.8 | 56.0-70.9 | 22 | 9.6 | 6.1-14.7 | 20 | 11.4 | 7.2-17.7 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.7 | 19 | 11.5 | 7.0-18.2 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 346 | 226 | 63.4 | 57.2-69.1 | 37 | 9.4 | 6.6-13.3 | 33 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.6 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.9 | 39 | 13.3 | 9.4-18.4 |
| Mountain AHEC | 720 | 469 | 65.7 | 60.9-70.2 | 82 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.7 | 39 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.1 | 29 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.9 | 101 | 14.6 | 11.3-18.6 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 1,281 | 856 | 64.1 | 59.7-68.3 | 128 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.6 | 78 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.8 | 44 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.0 | 175 | 16.4 | 13.1-20.5 |
| Piedmont | 1,784 | 1,197 | 64.3 | 61.1-67.5 | 220 | 13.1 | 10.9-15.6 | 106 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 52 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 209 | 13.3 | 11.1-15.8 |
| Western NC | 1,157 | 749 | 61.1 | 56.7-65.3 | 124 | 10.7 | 8.2-13.9 | 68 | 5.9 | 4.3- 7.9 | 46 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 170 | 18.6 | 15.0-22.8 |
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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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