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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 4,290 | 149 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 3,850 | 89.8 | 88.3-91.0 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 232 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 226 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.6 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 199 | 90.5 | 84.5-94.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.6 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.7 |
| 25-34 | 585 | 20 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.9 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 | 536 | 91.1 | 87.4-93.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.7 |
| 35-44 | 756 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 699 | 93.4 | 90.8-95.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 32 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.7 |
| 45-54 | 836 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 745 | 89.7 | 86.1-92.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 52 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.2 |
| 55-64 | 716 | 24 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.6 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.7 | 644 | 88.6 | 83.9-92.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 41 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.8 |
| 65-74 | 628 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.2 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.5 | 570 | 91.5 | 88.0-94.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 32 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.9 |
| 75+ | 514 | 21 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.5 | 14 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.3 | 434 | 81.1 | 75.0-86.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 40 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 561 | 25 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.3 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.5 | 487 | 85.0 | 79.2-89.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 36 | 6.7 | 4.0-11.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,269 | 35 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.0 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.3 | 1,160 | 92.1 | 89.7-94.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 57 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,147 | 49 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.5 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 1,011 | 88.2 | 85.2-90.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 75 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,304 | 40 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.6 | 1,184 | 91.1 | 88.6-93.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.3 | 63 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 450 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.1 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 407 | 93.2 | 89.7-95.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 727 | 26 | 4.0 | 2.0- 8.0 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 647 | 87.8 | 83.2-91.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 44 | 6.9 | 4.5-10.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 471 | 18 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 428 | 87.9 | 81.9-92.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 567 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.5 | 509 | 90.7 | 86.3-93.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.9 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 485 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 | 445 | 91.5 | 87.5-94.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 17 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 |
| $75,000+ | 576 | 20 | 5.1 | 2.9- 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 520 | 89.8 | 85.7-92.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 35 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 240 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 | 225 | 94.5 | 90.8-96.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.6 |
| Guilford | 200 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 185 | 93.9 | 89.3-96.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 3.4 | 1.4- 7.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 181 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 160 | 88.2 | 82.1-92.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.1 |
| Orange | 236 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 4.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.3 | 212 | 92.1 | 87.0-95.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.1 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.0 |
| Wake | 195 | 11 | 7.5 | 3.9-13.9 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.0 | 172 | 86.1 | 79.2-90.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.6 |
| Chatham/Lee | 172 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.5-15.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 149 | 85.2 | 77.3-90.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 6.5 | 3.6-11.5 |
| Nash/Wilson | 149 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.4- 8.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 135 | 91.7 | 85.7-95.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.6 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 217 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 199 | 90.9 | 85.3-94.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 5.9 | 3.1-10.9 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 251 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.4 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.4 | 222 | 89.4 | 84.7-92.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.8 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 271 | 15 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.7 | 238 | 89.2 | 84.3-92.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.4 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 183 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 162 | 90.9 | 85.3-94.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.7 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 225 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 199 | 89.3 | 84.2-92.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.3 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 118 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.6-13.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.4 | 106 | 89.3 | 80.9-94.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 4.9 | 2.2-10.5 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 173 | 7 | 5.2 | 2.3-11.6 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.8 | 154 | 88.0 | 81.1-92.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 | 8 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.3 |
| Northeast NC I | 136 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 122 | 89.5 | 82.3-93.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 6.7 | 3.2-13.5 |
| Northeast NC II | 219 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.3 | 194 | 88.9 | 83.1-92.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 355 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.2 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.3 | 316 | 89.1 | 84.6-92.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 21 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.1 |
| Mountain AHEC | 725 | 16 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.2 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 657 | 89.5 | 85.6-92.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 43 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 1,303 | 42 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 1,172 | 89.8 | 86.9-92.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 | 71 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.5 |
| Piedmont | 1,811 | 65 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.0 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 1,626 | 89.9 | 87.7-91.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 97 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.1 |
| Western NC | 1,176 | 42 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 14 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 1,052 | 89.3 | 86.4-91.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 64 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.3 |
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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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