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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 4,315 | 4,135 | 95.6 | 94.5-96.5 | 94 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.4 | 86 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 230 | 223 | 94.3 | 86.3-97.7 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.5 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 |
25-34 | 586 | 576 | 99.1 | 98.1-99.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
35-44 | 760 | 742 | 97.5 | 95.5-98.6 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 |
45-54 | 835 | 819 | 98.3 | 96.1-99.2 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
55-64 | 720 | 706 | 95.9 | 92.1-97.9 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.8 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.8 |
65-74 | 631 | 595 | 94.9 | 91.8-96.9 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.9 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.1 |
75+ | 524 | 447 | 84.4 | 79.4-88.3 | 40 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.5 | 37 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 573 | 514 | 88.5 | 84.0-91.9 | 30 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.2 | 29 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,274 | 1,214 | 95.7 | 93.6-97.2 | 30 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,153 | 1,116 | 95.9 | 93.4-97.5 | 20 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 | 17 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.5 |
College Graduate | 1,306 | 1,285 | 98.7 | 97.5-99.3 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 458 | 424 | 89.3 | 83.9-93.0 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.3 | 16 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 735 | 705 | 95.9 | 92.2-97.9 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.1 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 472 | 451 | 94.5 | 89.6-97.1 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 573 | 559 | 96.3 | 91.5-98.4 | 9 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 485 | 477 | 99.2 | 98.0-99.7 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
$75,000+ | 577 | 568 | 98.4 | 95.9-99.4 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.7 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||
Buncombe | 242 | 234 | 96.3 | 92.3-98.2 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.3 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 |
Guilford | 199 | 194 | 97.4 | 92.8-99.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 6.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.1 |
Mecklenburg | 181 | 179 | 98.8 | 95.2-99.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 |
Orange | 236 | 230 | 95.2 | 81.3-98.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.1 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-21.2 |
Wake | 197 | 190 | 96.0 | 91.6-98.1 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 |
Chatham/Lee | 173 | 164 | 95.7 | 91.8-97.8 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.7 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 |
Nash/Wilson | 149 | 138 | 91.8 | 84.7-95.8 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.6- 9.1 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.2 |
Craven/Pamlico | 217 | 210 | 97.4 | 94.1-98.9 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.8 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 254 | 244 | 97.2 | 94.6-98.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.1 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 274 | 263 | 96.1 | 92.7-97.9 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.7 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.7 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 184 | 178 | 97.1 | 93.4-98.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.5 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.7 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 228 | 219 | 96.9 | 94.0-98.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.8 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 118 | 112 | 95.7 | 90.3-98.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.9 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.5 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 174 | 163 | 93.9 | 88.8-96.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 9 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.6 |
Northeast NC I | 137 | 132 | 96.3 | 90.4-98.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 9.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 |
Northeast NC II | 220 | 212 | 97.4 | 94.7-98.8 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.5 |
Northeastern Partnership | 357 | 344 | 97.1 | 94.9-98.4 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 |
Mountain AHEC | 730 | 700 | 95.3 | 92.8-97.0 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.6 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,308 | 1,244 | 95.1 | 92.6-96.7 | 27 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.4 | 37 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 |
Piedmont | 1,820 | 1,752 | 95.8 | 94.2-97.0 | 40 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 |
Western NC | 1,187 | 1,139 | 95.8 | 94.1-97.1 | 27 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 | 21 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 |
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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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