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| Total Respond.^ |
Very important | Somewhat important | Not at all important | Don't know/Not sure | Depends on risk | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,126 | 2,889 | 92.9 | 91.5-94.1 | 97 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.3 | 116 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 230 | 224 | 98.4 | 95.9-99.4 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 |
| 25-34 | 585 | 564 | 96.4 | 93.5-98.0 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| 35-44 | 762 | 711 | 91.7 | 88.4-94.2 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.3 |
| 45-54 | 832 | 761 | 91.4 | 88.1-93.9 | 26 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 41 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 |
| 55-64 | 717 | 629 | 88.6 | 84.6-91.7 | 33 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.3 | 41 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 249 | 234 | 94.3 | 86.8-97.6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.5 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.3- 8.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 888 | 830 | 94.6 | 92.1-96.3 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.5- 4.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 878 | 821 | 95.0 | 92.7-96.6 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 33 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,109 | 1,002 | 89.4 | 86.6-91.8 | 38 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 64 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 252 | 243 | 96.4 | 91.2-98.6 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 485 | 459 | 94.4 | 90.4-96.8 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 11 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 368 | 341 | 93.1 | 88.2-96.0 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 486 | 443 | 93.1 | 89.0-95.8 | 22 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.1 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 442 | 412 | 93.6 | 89.3-96.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 19 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.0 |
| $75,000+ | 540 | 491 | 90.0 | 86.1-92.8 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 30 | 6.4 | 4.1- 9.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 164 | 147 | 88.6 | 79.4-94.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.4-16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.2 |
| Guilford | 150 | 139 | 93.2 | 87.7-96.4 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 143 | 130 | 90.0 | 82.7-94.5 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.0- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 7.2 | 3.5-14.1 |
| Orange | 191 | 168 | 89.3 | 78.3-95.0 | 11 | 7.2 | 2.4-20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.3 |
| Wake | 162 | 145 | 91.4 | 86.0-94.8 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.8 |
| Chatham/Lee | 118 | 108 | 93.3 | 87.6-96.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.5 | 6 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.7 |
| Nash/Wilson | 99 | 92 | 92.3 | 82.7-96.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 5.5 | 1.9-14.9 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 152 | 144 | 94.9 | 89.7-97.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 6.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.6 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 181 | 169 | 95.2 | 91.5-97.4 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 3.9 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 205 | 188 | 94.4 | 90.7-96.7 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.5 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.3 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 137 | 132 | 97.3 | 93.2-99.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.9 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 158 | 150 | 96.3 | 92.5-98.2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.4 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 89 | 82 | 92.2 | 83.9-96.4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.1-11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 9.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.6 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 123 | 114 | 92.7 | 86.3-96.3 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.7 |
| Northeast NC I | 95 | 86 | 90.0 | 81.3-94.9 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.7-12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.4 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.3 |
| Northeast NC II | 151 | 144 | 96.0 | 91.7-98.1 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.7 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 246 | 230 | 94.3 | 90.7-96.6 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.6 |
| Mountain AHEC | 506 | 467 | 92.1 | 88.3-94.8 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 22 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.7 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 932 | 870 | 93.9 | 91.4-95.7 | 26 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 30 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 |
| Piedmont | 1,355 | 1,241 | 92.3 | 90.2-94.1 | 50 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 | 54 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.4 |
| Western NC | 839 | 778 | 93.3 | 90.5-95.3 | 21 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 32 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
^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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