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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 | 4,269 | 3,449 | 80.9 | 79.0-82.6 | 747 | 17.7 | 16.0-19.5 | 43 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.5 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 226 | 178 | 77.4 | 67.9-84.7 | 41 | 20.6 | 13.5-30.2 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 4.0 |
25-34 | 585 | 462 | 78.9 | 73.7-83.3 | 107 | 18.2 | 14.0-23.2 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6- 4.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.2 |
35-44 | 758 | 604 | 80.8 | 76.7-84.2 | 140 | 17.7 | 14.3-21.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 |
45-54 | 832 | 664 | 79.3 | 74.8-83.1 | 154 | 19.4 | 15.6-23.9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
55-64 | 720 | 582 | 85.2 | 81.5-88.3 | 127 | 13.9 | 10.9-17.6 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
65-74 | 617 | 509 | 82.5 | 77.8-86.4 | 103 | 16.8 | 13.0-21.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
75+ | 501 | 429 | 82.9 | 77.3-87.4 | 66 | 16.3 | 11.9-22.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 547 | 436 | 80.9 | 75.7-85.2 | 103 | 18.3 | 14.1-23.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,264 | 996 | 78.2 | 74.5-81.5 | 245 | 20.0 | 16.8-23.6 | 13 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,152 | 920 | 80.2 | 76.4-83.5 | 212 | 18.4 | 15.2-22.2 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
College Graduate | 1,297 | 1,088 | 83.8 | 80.5-86.6 | 187 | 14.7 | 11.9-17.9 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 444 | 362 | 82.6 | 77.4-86.7 | 72 | 16.1 | 12.0-21.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 723 | 561 | 76.2 | 71.0-80.7 | 147 | 20.8 | 16.5-25.7 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 468 | 376 | 81.9 | 75.5-86.9 | 83 | 17.3 | 12.3-23.8 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 572 | 454 | 83.5 | 78.8-87.3 | 110 | 15.4 | 11.7-20.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 484 | 392 | 80.8 | 75.4-85.2 | 81 | 16.9 | 12.6-22.1 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.3 |
$75,000+ | 577 | 476 | 83.9 | 79.7-87.5 | 94 | 15.2 | 11.8-19.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 238 | 189 | 79.6 | 73.2-84.9 | 46 | 19.4 | 14.3-25.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 |
Guilford | 198 | 156 | 75.9 | 67.3-82.8 | 35 | 20.5 | 14.0-29.0 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.1 |
Mecklenburg | 180 | 145 | 79.1 | 71.5-85.1 | 33 | 20.1 | 14.2-27.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 |
Orange | 234 | 197 | 83.2 | 75.2-88.9 | 35 | 15.6 | 10.1-23.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.9 |
Wake | 193 | 150 | 77.8 | 70.5-83.6 | 38 | 19.3 | 13.8-26.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.7 |
Chatham/Lee | 173 | 133 | 78.2 | 70.9-84.0 | 37 | 19.7 | 14.2-26.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 |
Nash/Wilson | 149 | 128 | 84.7 | 77.2-90.1 | 20 | 14.4 | 9.3-21.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.5 |
Craven/Pamlico | 218 | 182 | 84.1 | 78.1-88.7 | 32 | 14.3 | 9.9-20.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 252 | 200 | 79.4 | 73.1-84.5 | 47 | 19.0 | 14.1-25.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 265 | 212 | 80.5 | 74.0-85.8 | 48 | 17.5 | 12.6-23.8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 181 | 144 | 77.6 | 68.0-84.9 | 33 | 20.8 | 13.6-30.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 224 | 175 | 72.8 | 64.1-80.0 | 46 | 25.4 | 18.4-34.1 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.4- 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 119 | 92 | 77.9 | 68.7-85.0 | 23 | 19.1 | 12.5-28.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 173 | 132 | 75.0 | 66.8-81.8 | 35 | 20.8 | 14.6-28.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 |
Northeast NC I | 137 | 113 | 83.0 | 74.9-88.8 | 20 | 13.3 | 8.4-20.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.3-11.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.6 |
Northeast NC II | 213 | 176 | 82.9 | 76.4-87.9 | 34 | 15.8 | 11.0-22.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeastern Partnership | 350 | 289 | 82.9 | 77.9-87.0 | 54 | 15.1 | 11.2-20.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 3.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 |
Mountain AHEC | 717 | 573 | 79.8 | 75.6-83.4 | 136 | 19.5 | 15.8-23.7 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,303 | 1,070 | 83.2 | 79.9-86.1 | 209 | 15.7 | 12.9-19.0 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
Piedmont | 1,804 | 1,451 | 80.2 | 77.4-82.7 | 322 | 18.1 | 15.6-20.8 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 |
Western NC | 1,162 | 928 | 79.3 | 75.7-82.4 | 216 | 19.4 | 16.3-22.9 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
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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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