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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 6,817 | 288 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.5 | 72 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 | 6,004 | 88.0 | 86.7-89.1 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 431 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,527 | 139 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.1 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 2,154 | 86.1 | 83.8-88.0 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 199 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 |
| Female | 4,290 | 149 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 3,850 | 89.8 | 88.3-91.0 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 232 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 361 | 24 | 6.3 | 3.2-12.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 315 | 89.8 | 84.1-93.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.2 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.4 |
| 25-34 | 938 | 38 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 848 | 90.9 | 88.0-93.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 43 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,258 | 42 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.2 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.5 | 1,135 | 89.0 | 86.0-91.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 67 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,317 | 53 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 1,162 | 87.9 | 84.5-90.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 88 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 |
| 55-64 | 1,161 | 52 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 1,016 | 86.9 | 83.5-89.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 82 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.1 |
| 65-74 | 1,005 | 44 | 5.2 | 3.4- 8.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 882 | 86.9 | 83.3-89.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 62 | 7.1 | 5.0- 9.9 |
| 75+ | 739 | 32 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.8 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.8 | 617 | 81.3 | 76.5-85.2 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 66 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 887 | 47 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.0 | 750 | 85.0 | 80.9-88.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 66 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,977 | 70 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 1,765 | 88.1 | 85.6-90.3 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 113 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,772 | 83 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 1,539 | 88.0 | 85.3-90.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 131 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,166 | 88 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.0 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 | 1,936 | 88.9 | 86.6-90.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 120 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 632 | 34 | 7.7 | 4.1-14.3 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 547 | 85.8 | 79.4-90.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 39 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,085 | 42 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 955 | 88.4 | 85.1-91.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 73 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 739 | 36 | 5.6 | 3.4- 8.9 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 664 | 88.8 | 84.7-91.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 34 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 981 | 35 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 860 | 88.1 | 84.8-90.7 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.4 | 70 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 838 | 36 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.8 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 | 751 | 89.0 | 85.4-91.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 42 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.7 |
| $75,000+ | 1,019 | 46 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 896 | 87.1 | 83.1-90.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 72 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.5 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 394 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 357 | 91.5 | 88.1-94.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 28 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 |
| Guilford | 311 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 289 | 93.8 | 90.3-96.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 289 | 18 | 7.0 | 3.3-14.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 | 248 | 85.4 | 78.4-90.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 21 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.2 |
| Orange | 370 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.2 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 330 | 88.9 | 84.1-92.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 19 | 5.1 | 2.9- 8.7 |
| Wake | 321 | 18 | 6.7 | 4.0-11.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 | 285 | 87.9 | 83.0-91.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0- 2.5 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.7 |
| Chatham/Lee | 287 | 15 | 5.5 | 3.0- 9.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 | 247 | 85.9 | 80.5-90.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 21 | 7.6 | 4.7-12.0 |
| Nash/Wilson | 231 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 198 | 86.3 | 80.6-90.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.8 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 346 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 | 312 | 89.7 | 85.3-92.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.1 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 395 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0- 5.9 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.4 | 353 | 90.0 | 86.1-92.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.2 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 425 | 25 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.2 | 368 | 85.7 | 78.7-90.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.7 | 22 | 7.1 | 3.1-15.5 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 285 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 252 | 89.8 | 85.0-93.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.9 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 362 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.7- 8.5 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.2 | 314 | 87.8 | 83.5-91.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 25 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.1 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 200 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.1- 8.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 | 172 | 86.5 | 79.8-91.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.2 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 255 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 221 | 84.6 | 78.3-89.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.4- 8.8 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.7 |
| Northeast NC I | 206 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.7-12.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 6.2 | 177 | 85.1 | 78.2-90.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 15 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.4 |
| Northeast NC II | 342 | 10 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.9 | 301 | 89.3 | 85.2-92.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 25 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.5 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 548 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.1- 6.0 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 478 | 88.2 | 84.8-91.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 40 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.2 |
| Mountain AHEC | 1,150 | 44 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.4 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 1,004 | 85.8 | 82.4-88.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 89 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,030 | 84 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 1,777 | 87.5 | 84.9-89.6 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 141 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.3 |
| Piedmont | 2,926 | 120 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.4 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 2,607 | 88.8 | 87.0-90.4 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 164 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.7 |
| Western NC | 1,861 | 84 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.4 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.6 | 1,620 | 86.1 | 83.4-88.3 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 126 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.7 |
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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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