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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 | 4,266 | 1,979 | 44.7 | 42.5-47.0 | 1,803 | 42.7 | 40.4-45.0 | 335 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.3 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 122 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 227 | 93 | 39.8 | 30.7-49.5 | 103 | 48.8 | 39.1-58.6 | 21 | 7.6 | 4.1-13.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.6 |
25-34 | 582 | 233 | 42.4 | 36.7-48.2 | 268 | 43.9 | 38.3-49.6 | 62 | 9.8 | 6.8-13.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 |
35-44 | 755 | 291 | 36.3 | 31.7-41.1 | 366 | 47.7 | 42.6-52.8 | 73 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.7 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.8 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 |
45-54 | 836 | 368 | 42.6 | 37.8-47.5 | 343 | 40.7 | 35.9-45.8 | 90 | 13.8 | 10.5-18.0 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 27 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.6 |
55-64 | 715 | 348 | 49.9 | 44.4-55.3 | 295 | 41.1 | 35.9-46.6 | 51 | 6.9 | 4.5-10.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.5 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 |
65-74 | 617 | 340 | 56.4 | 50.7-62.0 | 237 | 36.9 | 31.7-42.6 | 20 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 |
75+ | 504 | 295 | 55.5 | 49.1-61.8 | 175 | 35.6 | 29.8-41.9 | 16 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 17 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 550 | 216 | 35.4 | 29.8-41.6 | 246 | 42.2 | 36.1-48.5 | 49 | 14.0 | 9.7-19.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 | 32 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,264 | 505 | 37.4 | 33.4-41.5 | 583 | 48.8 | 44.5-53.0 | 127 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.0 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 40 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,138 | 525 | 46.2 | 41.8-50.7 | 482 | 41.4 | 37.0-46.0 | 94 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.9 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 28 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 |
College Graduate | 1,305 | 726 | 53.9 | 50.0-57.8 | 491 | 38.5 | 34.7-42.4 | 64 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 22 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 446 | 206 | 44.6 | 37.8-51.6 | 181 | 41.2 | 34.2-48.5 | 28 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.7 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.0- 5.0 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.1-10.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 720 | 287 | 36.8 | 31.7-42.2 | 326 | 45.2 | 39.6-50.8 | 77 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.4 | 24 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 472 | 194 | 45.3 | 38.1-52.6 | 221 | 43.7 | 36.8-50.9 | 38 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 570 | 269 | 44.5 | 38.3-50.8 | 238 | 43.3 | 37.2-49.7 | 51 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 484 | 218 | 45.9 | 39.8-52.2 | 215 | 42.5 | 36.5-48.8 | 38 | 8.6 | 5.6-12.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.1- 5.9 |
$75,000+ | 578 | 301 | 50.1 | 44.5-55.6 | 230 | 39.2 | 33.9-44.7 | 38 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 243 | 123 | 49.3 | 42.2-56.5 | 90 | 37.5 | 30.7-44.8 | 20 | 9.3 | 5.6-15.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.5 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.4 |
Guilford | 199 | 87 | 41.4 | 33.8-49.4 | 88 | 47.1 | 39.0-55.3 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.3 |
Mecklenburg | 178 | 93 | 53.4 | 45.2-61.4 | 72 | 39.3 | 31.7-47.4 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.4 |
Orange | 234 | 149 | 64.0 | 53.4-73.3 | 78 | 34.1 | 24.9-44.5 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Wake | 196 | 93 | 47.1 | 39.3-54.9 | 87 | 43.8 | 36.2-51.8 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.2 |
Chatham/Lee | 171 | 82 | 42.6 | 34.7-51.0 | 76 | 49.1 | 40.6-57.5 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.3 |
Nash/Wilson | 146 | 71 | 45.2 | 36.5-54.2 | 53 | 38.0 | 29.6-47.1 | 15 | 11.3 | 6.6-18.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.4 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.5 |
Craven/Pamlico | 217 | 104 | 48.4 | 41.1-55.8 | 91 | 41.0 | 34.0-48.5 | 16 | 8.1 | 4.6-13.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.3 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 256 | 103 | 38.8 | 32.1-46.0 | 119 | 46.1 | 39.1-53.2 | 26 | 11.0 | 7.2-16.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.4 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 267 | 130 | 49.7 | 40.6-58.7 | 109 | 39.2 | 31.3-47.8 | 19 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.7 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 184 | 80 | 41.3 | 32.4-50.8 | 76 | 39.7 | 30.8-49.3 | 18 | 11.3 | 5.9-20.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.5 | 7 | 5.2 | 1.6-16.2 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 226 | 112 | 48.8 | 41.1-56.6 | 92 | 40.6 | 33.4-48.3 | 14 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.0 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 116 | 45 | 37.9 | 28.7-48.1 | 53 | 46.2 | 36.5-56.3 | 14 | 11.5 | 6.7-19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 4.3 | 1.3-13.3 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 174 | 56 | 32.3 | 24.9-40.7 | 95 | 56.5 | 48.1-64.6 | 12 | 6.4 | 3.4-11.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.3 |
Northeast NC I | 136 | 50 | 37.4 | 29.0-46.6 | 64 | 47.2 | 38.2-56.5 | 14 | 9.8 | 5.7-16.3 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.9 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.4 |
Northeast NC II | 211 | 92 | 43.9 | 36.5-51.6 | 100 | 46.1 | 38.6-53.7 | 14 | 7.5 | 4.4-12.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.3 |
Northeastern Partnership | 347 | 142 | 42.1 | 36.2-48.2 | 164 | 46.4 | 40.4-52.5 | 28 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.9 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.0 |
Mountain AHEC | 728 | 358 | 49.8 | 44.9-54.7 | 296 | 40.5 | 35.8-45.3 | 51 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 17 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.0 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,293 | 553 | 42.9 | 38.7-47.2 | 577 | 44.6 | 40.3-49.0 | 114 | 9.1 | 6.8-11.9 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 41 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.9 |
Piedmont | 1,798 | 857 | 44.2 | 41.0-47.5 | 744 | 42.7 | 39.4-45.9 | 134 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 | 53 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.0 |
Western NC | 1,175 | 569 | 49.0 | 44.8-53.3 | 482 | 39.8 | 35.9-43.9 | 87 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.6 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 |
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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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