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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 | 4,204 | 1,501 | 35.4 | 33.2-37.6 | 1,406 | 33.6 | 31.5-35.8 | 583 | 14.8 | 13.2-16.5 | 115 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 599 | 13.4 | 12.0-15.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 227 | 87 | 41.4 | 32.0-51.4 | 83 | 33.2 | 25.0-42.7 | 35 | 15.5 | 10.0-23.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.6-12.4 | 19 | 7.2 | 3.5-13.9 |
25-34 | 579 | 174 | 31.8 | 26.5-37.6 | 227 | 37.7 | 32.3-43.4 | 99 | 17.3 | 13.4-22.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 67 | 11.2 | 8.0-15.4 |
35-44 | 752 | 205 | 28.0 | 23.6-32.8 | 287 | 39.5 | 34.6-44.6 | 131 | 13.9 | 11.1-17.3 | 32 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.5 | 97 | 14.1 | 11.0-18.1 |
45-54 | 819 | 228 | 25.7 | 21.5-30.5 | 294 | 35.0 | 30.4-39.9 | 136 | 18.7 | 14.8-23.3 | 29 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 132 | 16.8 | 13.4-20.9 |
55-64 | 701 | 259 | 40.2 | 35.0-45.7 | 210 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.0 | 94 | 16.8 | 12.5-22.1 | 22 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 | 116 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.3 |
65-74 | 599 | 263 | 43.5 | 37.8-49.3 | 191 | 32.8 | 27.5-38.6 | 49 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.6 | 15 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 81 | 12.7 | 9.4-17.0 |
75+ | 497 | 275 | 50.9 | 44.3-57.4 | 107 | 24.0 | 18.9-30.0 | 32 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 | 81 | 17.3 | 12.8-23.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 536 | 196 | 32.7 | 27.0-38.8 | 140 | 24.0 | 19.2-29.7 | 73 | 19.3 | 14.0-25.9 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.0 | 113 | 21.7 | 16.8-27.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,241 | 424 | 34.7 | 30.6-39.0 | 421 | 32.8 | 29.0-36.9 | 184 | 16.2 | 13.3-19.7 | 23 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 189 | 14.7 | 12.0-17.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,127 | 408 | 38.4 | 34.0-43.0 | 389 | 34.7 | 30.6-39.1 | 158 | 12.8 | 10.3-15.8 | 41 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.8 | 131 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.5 |
College Graduate | 1,293 | 468 | 34.1 | 30.5-37.9 | 455 | 37.3 | 33.5-41.2 | 167 | 13.5 | 11.0-16.4 | 37 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 166 | 11.5 | 9.4-14.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 439 | 176 | 37.6 | 31.1-44.5 | 117 | 25.7 | 20.4-31.8 | 59 | 19.3 | 13.0-27.5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.6 | 71 | 14.3 | 10.3-19.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 705 | 243 | 34.0 | 28.7-39.6 | 241 | 32.4 | 27.4-37.8 | 104 | 18.2 | 13.9-23.4 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.7 | 106 | 14.3 | 10.9-18.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 459 | 145 | 34.7 | 28.0-42.1 | 162 | 36.2 | 29.3-43.8 | 66 | 12.6 | 8.6-18.0 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 | 72 | 13.8 | 9.8-19.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 564 | 192 | 40.5 | 34.2-47.1 | 206 | 33.4 | 27.8-39.4 | 79 | 11.6 | 8.4-15.7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.2 | 73 | 12.5 | 8.9-17.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 478 | 151 | 30.4 | 25.0-36.5 | 174 | 37.6 | 31.7-43.9 | 74 | 17.8 | 13.5-23.2 | 21 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 | 58 | 10.5 | 7.4-14.7 |
$75,000+ | 569 | 171 | 30.0 | 25.1-35.5 | 227 | 40.3 | 34.9-46.0 | 76 | 12.4 | 9.2-16.4 | 26 | 5.8 | 3.4- 9.7 | 69 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.4 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 238 | 92 | 36.9 | 30.3-43.9 | 64 | 29.1 | 22.5-36.6 | 32 | 14.5 | 9.9-20.7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 | 43 | 17.6 | 12.9-23.6 |
Guilford | 196 | 65 | 31.8 | 24.8-39.8 | 71 | 36.2 | 28.7-44.4 | 25 | 14.0 | 9.1-21.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.4-10.8 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.5-20.2 |
Mecklenburg | 179 | 53 | 29.3 | 22.5-37.2 | 60 | 35.5 | 28.1-43.8 | 28 | 15.9 | 10.8-22.9 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.5- 8.5 | 31 | 15.6 | 10.8-22.2 |
Orange | 234 | 92 | 38.9 | 27.9-51.1 | 86 | 39.2 | 29.1-50.3 | 24 | 11.3 | 5.5-21.7 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 28 | 9.4 | 5.7-15.0 |
Wake | 189 | 66 | 34.6 | 27.2-42.8 | 71 | 37.3 | 29.9-45.3 | 22 | 12.7 | 8.2-19.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.8 | 25 | 13.0 | 8.7-18.9 |
Chatham/Lee | 167 | 69 | 40.1 | 31.9-48.9 | 52 | 31.7 | 24.5-39.9 | 18 | 12.1 | 7.5-18.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.5 | 25 | 14.5 | 9.7-21.2 |
Nash/Wilson | 147 | 52 | 32.7 | 25.0-41.4 | 46 | 30.8 | 23.2-39.5 | 17 | 15.9 | 9.6-25.2 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.8 | 29 | 18.1 | 12.4-25.6 |
Craven/Pamlico | 217 | 87 | 43.6 | 36.4-51.2 | 70 | 32.3 | 25.7-39.7 | 25 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.4 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 | 28 | 11.3 | 7.7-16.3 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 250 | 98 | 38.6 | 31.8-45.9 | 75 | 28.2 | 22.5-34.7 | 42 | 18.1 | 12.8-24.9 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.7 | 29 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.4 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 271 | 91 | 38.4 | 29.1-48.6 | 97 | 34.8 | 27.4-42.9 | 39 | 14.1 | 9.7-20.1 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.4 | 35 | 10.1 | 6.9-14.5 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 179 | 56 | 31.2 | 22.8-41.2 | 63 | 34.1 | 25.2-44.3 | 25 | 14.9 | 9.3-23.0 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.4 | 27 | 13.6 | 8.9-20.2 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 220 | 74 | 30.4 | 24.1-37.5 | 81 | 42.8 | 35.0-51.0 | 28 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.3 | 32 | 12.6 | 8.6-18.0 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 113 | 30 | 28.7 | 20.2-39.0 | 36 | 29.6 | 21.5-39.3 | 24 | 20.2 | 13.4-29.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 | 22 | 20.8 | 13.5-30.7 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 172 | 60 | 34.3 | 26.6-42.8 | 55 | 34.4 | 26.6-43.1 | 30 | 16.7 | 11.6-23.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 7.9 | 24 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.1 |
Northeast NC I | 130 | 54 | 40.9 | 32.0-50.3 | 43 | 35.1 | 26.6-44.7 | 16 | 12.2 | 7.4-19.5 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.7 | 12 | 9.2 | 5.0-16.2 |
Northeast NC II | 211 | 80 | 37.1 | 30.1-44.8 | 69 | 32.8 | 26.0-40.4 | 27 | 14.4 | 9.7-20.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.0 | 28 | 13.2 | 8.9-19.2 |
Northeastern Partnership | 341 | 134 | 38.2 | 32.4-44.3 | 112 | 33.4 | 27.9-39.5 | 43 | 13.8 | 10.0-18.6 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 5.0 | 40 | 12.1 | 8.6-16.7 |
Mountain AHEC | 709 | 262 | 37.1 | 32.5-42.0 | 233 | 35.0 | 30.4-40.0 | 93 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.3 | 17 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.0 | 104 | 12.6 | 10.0-15.9 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,276 | 462 | 36.9 | 32.7-41.2 | 416 | 33.3 | 29.3-37.5 | 186 | 16.1 | 13.0-19.8 | 35 | 2.4 | 1.5- 4.0 | 177 | 11.3 | 9.1-14.0 |
Piedmont | 1,770 | 621 | 34.1 | 31.0-37.3 | 601 | 33.4 | 30.4-36.6 | 241 | 14.7 | 12.5-17.2 | 46 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.6 | 261 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.2 |
Western NC | 1,158 | 418 | 37.0 | 32.9-41.4 | 389 | 34.4 | 30.6-38.5 | 156 | 13.0 | 10.5-15.9 | 34 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 | 161 | 12.4 | 10.2-15.1 |
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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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