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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 | 4,275 | 818 | 17.8 | 16.2-19.6 | 2,887 | 69.2 | 67.1-71.3 | 374 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 178 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 229 | 38 | 13.7 | 8.3-21.7 | 159 | 73.4 | 63.9-81.2 | 20 | 6.3 | 2.9-13.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 10 | 6.3 | 2.8-13.9 |
25-34 | 588 | 92 | 16.3 | 12.4-21.2 | 424 | 73.3 | 67.8-78.1 | 56 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.6- 3.8 |
35-44 | 762 | 152 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.2 | 524 | 69.7 | 64.8-74.1 | 66 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.4 |
45-54 | 836 | 167 | 18.8 | 15.4-22.8 | 590 | 71.4 | 66.7-75.6 | 56 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.3 | 17 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.4 |
55-64 | 718 | 146 | 17.4 | 13.9-21.6 | 480 | 67.4 | 61.8-72.5 | 62 | 11.2 | 7.5-16.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 27 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.7 |
65-74 | 624 | 117 | 20.4 | 16.0-25.5 | 420 | 66.8 | 61.2-72.0 | 56 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 30 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.4 |
75+ | 487 | 104 | 21.7 | 16.6-27.8 | 266 | 57.7 | 51.1-64.0 | 54 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.9 | 60 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 539 | 71 | 13.6 | 9.7-18.7 | 311 | 56.9 | 50.3-63.3 | 89 | 17.2 | 12.3-23.6 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.6 | 59 | 10.1 | 6.8-14.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,265 | 174 | 12.2 | 9.8-15.0 | 890 | 72.3 | 68.5-75.8 | 135 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.4 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 60 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,156 | 227 | 17.8 | 14.8-21.3 | 819 | 73.0 | 68.9-76.7 | 79 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 29 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 |
College Graduate | 1,308 | 346 | 24.9 | 21.6-28.6 | 862 | 67.9 | 64.1-71.5 | 69 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 30 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 444 | 67 | 14.1 | 10.1-19.3 | 263 | 61.0 | 53.8-67.8 | 74 | 15.3 | 10.3-22.3 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 | 33 | 7.6 | 4.7-12.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 722 | 112 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.7 | 493 | 66.2 | 60.4-71.5 | 77 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.5 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 34 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 475 | 87 | 16.2 | 12.0-21.5 | 329 | 72.5 | 66.2-78.1 | 47 | 9.9 | 6.5-14.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 572 | 115 | 18.3 | 13.9-23.7 | 402 | 71.6 | 65.6-76.9 | 41 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 13 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 487 | 102 | 18.1 | 14.0-23.1 | 354 | 76.7 | 71.3-81.3 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 |
$75,000+ | 580 | 144 | 23.3 | 18.9-28.3 | 411 | 72.5 | 67.3-77.2 | 19 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 241 | 52 | 18.8 | 14.2-24.5 | 159 | 70.0 | 63.4-75.8 | 22 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.5 |
Guilford | 198 | 40 | 20.5 | 14.5-28.1 | 137 | 69.7 | 61.7-76.6 | 17 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 |
Mecklenburg | 183 | 43 | 22.4 | 16.5-29.6 | 121 | 67.5 | 59.7-74.5 | 12 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.5 |
Orange | 236 | 78 | 27.6 | 19.7-37.3 | 138 | 65.6 | 55.5-74.5 | 15 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.0 |
Wake | 196 | 47 | 24.9 | 18.7-32.3 | 136 | 69.0 | 61.4-75.7 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.8- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.1 |
Chatham/Lee | 174 | 37 | 20.5 | 14.7-27.8 | 116 | 69.2 | 61.3-76.1 | 14 | 7.0 | 4.0-12.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.8 |
Nash/Wilson | 146 | 22 | 12.5 | 8.1-19.0 | 104 | 72.3 | 63.6-79.5 | 14 | 9.9 | 5.8-16.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.9-12.5 |
Craven/Pamlico | 218 | 46 | 19.8 | 14.8-26.1 | 146 | 67.6 | 60.4-74.1 | 17 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.3 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 252 | 32 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.1 | 177 | 71.6 | 64.8-77.6 | 33 | 12.5 | 8.6-17.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.9 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 267 | 33 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.7 | 194 | 69.8 | 58.9-78.9 | 26 | 15.1 | 7.1-29.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.6 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.1 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 181 | 33 | 16.0 | 10.7-23.2 | 122 | 63.9 | 53.6-73.1 | 13 | 10.4 | 5.1-20.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.6 | 10 | 7.1 | 2.6-18.3 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 226 | 49 | 21.5 | 16.0-28.3 | 142 | 64.1 | 56.5-71.0 | 21 | 10.3 | 6.5-15.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.5 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 116 | 23 | 23.2 | 15.4-33.4 | 69 | 55.6 | 45.5-65.3 | 17 | 14.4 | 8.9-22.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 6.7 | 3.1-14.2 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 171 | 22 | 11.2 | 7.2-17.2 | 124 | 71.3 | 62.6-78.6 | 11 | 9.1 | 4.4-17.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 8.4 | 4.9-14.2 |
Northeast NC I | 136 | 26 | 19.5 | 13.1-27.9 | 83 | 62.9 | 53.8-71.2 | 16 | 9.9 | 5.9-16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 7.7 | 4.1-14.0 |
Northeast NC II | 214 | 50 | 24.1 | 18.1-31.3 | 140 | 64.4 | 56.7-71.5 | 19 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 |
Northeastern Partnership | 350 | 76 | 22.8 | 18.0-28.4 | 223 | 64.0 | 57.9-69.7 | 35 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.5 |
Mountain AHEC | 724 | 147 | 18.1 | 14.8-21.9 | 472 | 68.3 | 63.8-72.5 | 72 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,293 | 234 | 16.4 | 13.6-19.7 | 877 | 69.8 | 65.8-73.6 | 113 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 66 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 |
Piedmont | 1,808 | 380 | 18.9 | 16.5-21.5 | 1,220 | 69.2 | 66.1-72.1 | 137 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.4 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 62 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.7 |
Western NC | 1,174 | 204 | 16.6 | 13.7-20.1 | 790 | 68.6 | 64.5-72.4 | 124 | 10.9 | 8.5-14.0 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 50 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.4 |
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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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