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| Total Respond.^ |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,695 | 2,389 | 34.1 | 32.4-36.0 | 2,389 | 37.1 | 35.2-39.0 | 918 | 14.6 | 13.3-16.1 | 171 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.3 | 828 | 11.6 | 10.5-12.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,491 | 888 | 32.8 | 30.0-35.7 | 983 | 40.8 | 37.7-43.9 | 335 | 14.5 | 12.4-16.8 | 56 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.5 | 229 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.6 |
| Female | 4,204 | 1,501 | 35.4 | 33.2-37.6 | 1,406 | 33.6 | 31.5-35.8 | 583 | 14.8 | 13.2-16.5 | 115 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 599 | 13.4 | 12.0-15.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 357 | 131 | 36.1 | 28.6-44.2 | 141 | 39.6 | 31.8-48.1 | 56 | 14.5 | 9.9-20.7 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.7 | 24 | 7.2 | 3.8-13.0 |
| 25-34 | 930 | 271 | 29.8 | 25.5-34.5 | 395 | 42.4 | 37.6-47.4 | 153 | 16.6 | 13.2-20.7 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 94 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,249 | 353 | 27.5 | 24.1-31.2 | 504 | 42.5 | 38.6-46.6 | 217 | 15.3 | 12.8-18.3 | 44 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.8 | 131 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,288 | 363 | 27.5 | 23.8-31.5 | 500 | 38.3 | 34.3-42.5 | 203 | 17.1 | 13.9-20.7 | 39 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 | 183 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,141 | 420 | 38.5 | 34.4-42.8 | 370 | 30.4 | 26.7-34.4 | 152 | 15.3 | 12.2-18.9 | 35 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 | 164 | 12.9 | 10.3-16.0 |
| 65-74 | 971 | 431 | 44.2 | 39.6-48.8 | 310 | 31.3 | 27.2-35.7 | 85 | 10.6 | 8.0-13.9 | 23 | 2.2 | 0.9- 4.9 | 122 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.0 |
| 75+ | 717 | 404 | 51.8 | 46.4-57.1 | 159 | 26.0 | 21.5-31.0 | 42 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 | 104 | 14.5 | 11.0-18.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 853 | 315 | 32.5 | 27.8-37.5 | 236 | 28.6 | 23.4-34.3 | 120 | 17.7 | 13.7-22.4 | 23 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 | 159 | 18.1 | 14.5-22.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,934 | 634 | 31.0 | 27.7-34.4 | 710 | 37.4 | 33.9-41.0 | 283 | 16.4 | 13.7-19.4 | 47 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 260 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,743 | 623 | 34.8 | 31.2-38.6 | 639 | 37.7 | 33.9-41.6 | 245 | 14.1 | 11.6-17.0 | 54 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.1 | 182 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,151 | 809 | 36.8 | 33.8-39.8 | 802 | 39.7 | 36.7-42.8 | 269 | 12.5 | 10.7-14.6 | 47 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 224 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 614 | 230 | 32.8 | 27.5-38.6 | 168 | 26.8 | 21.7-32.5 | 89 | 16.6 | 12.0-22.5 | 22 | 5.6 | 2.3-12.9 | 105 | 18.2 | 13.8-23.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,051 | 372 | 32.6 | 28.1-37.3 | 363 | 34.4 | 29.6-39.4 | 155 | 18.5 | 14.7-23.0 | 21 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 140 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 722 | 229 | 34.8 | 29.3-40.8 | 278 | 37.9 | 32.4-43.6 | 101 | 13.2 | 9.7-17.7 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 93 | 11.9 | 8.6-16.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 972 | 330 | 37.2 | 32.6-42.0 | 372 | 36.5 | 32.1-41.2 | 138 | 13.2 | 10.3-16.7 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 | 107 | 10.6 | 8.0-13.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 828 | 268 | 31.7 | 27.1-36.6 | 332 | 42.7 | 37.7-47.9 | 118 | 13.8 | 10.9-17.2 | 28 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 | 82 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 |
| $75,000+ | 1,006 | 327 | 30.5 | 26.5-34.7 | 411 | 41.7 | 37.3-46.2 | 132 | 15.4 | 11.9-19.8 | 33 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.3 | 103 | 9.2 | 7.0-11.9 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 389 | 152 | 37.0 | 31.6-42.7 | 117 | 33.5 | 27.9-39.6 | 53 | 15.1 | 11.2-20.0 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 | 58 | 12.9 | 9.8-16.9 |
| Guilford | 304 | 106 | 35.7 | 29.4-42.5 | 115 | 38.0 | 31.8-44.5 | 34 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.9 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.0 | 41 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 286 | 95 | 36.2 | 28.7-44.3 | 93 | 29.4 | 23.5-36.0 | 49 | 18.5 | 13.0-25.7 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.5 | 41 | 13.9 | 9.3-20.4 |
| Orange | 367 | 143 | 38.3 | 30.5-46.7 | 146 | 41.8 | 34.4-49.6 | 38 | 11.3 | 6.9-18.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.4 | 35 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.5 |
| Wake | 312 | 106 | 31.6 | 26.1-37.8 | 125 | 42.6 | 36.3-49.1 | 40 | 13.7 | 9.8-18.8 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.1 | 35 | 10.8 | 7.7-14.9 |
| Chatham/Lee | 280 | 102 | 31.7 | 25.6-38.5 | 99 | 38.8 | 32.0-46.2 | 34 | 15.3 | 10.2-22.4 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.3 | 37 | 11.6 | 8.2-16.1 |
| Nash/Wilson | 230 | 80 | 30.6 | 24.4-37.6 | 80 | 39.2 | 31.5-47.4 | 30 | 15.9 | 10.9-22.5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.1 | 35 | 12.3 | 8.6-17.4 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 344 | 131 | 38.0 | 32.1-44.4 | 120 | 37.8 | 31.8-44.2 | 40 | 11.7 | 7.9-17.0 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 42 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.6 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 394 | 149 | 38.1 | 32.0-44.6 | 126 | 30.5 | 25.5-36.0 | 68 | 17.9 | 13.6-23.2 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 | 43 | 11.5 | 8.2-15.8 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 430 | 152 | 37.9 | 31.2-45.1 | 163 | 36.7 | 30.8-43.1 | 57 | 12.5 | 9.3-16.7 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 | 46 | 10.9 | 6.3-18.1 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 280 | 92 | 30.2 | 23.5-37.9 | 107 | 41.2 | 33.0-50.0 | 35 | 13.5 | 8.6-20.6 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.0 | 36 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.2 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 354 | 126 | 33.6 | 28.0-39.7 | 133 | 42.9 | 36.5-49.6 | 41 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.1 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.2 | 46 | 10.2 | 7.5-13.9 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 192 | 52 | 27.8 | 21.0-35.7 | 67 | 37.7 | 29.9-46.3 | 37 | 16.1 | 11.5-22.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 33 | 17.2 | 12.0-24.0 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 250 | 83 | 31.3 | 25.1-38.2 | 86 | 38.5 | 31.6-45.8 | 45 | 17.3 | 12.8-23.0 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.9 | 29 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.5 |
| Northeast NC I | 201 | 86 | 41.7 | 34.1-49.7 | 65 | 33.0 | 26.1-40.7 | 30 | 16.2 | 10.8-23.6 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.4 | 14 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.2 |
| Northeast NC II | 330 | 120 | 32.3 | 26.9-38.2 | 123 | 41.7 | 35.3-48.4 | 40 | 13.1 | 9.4-17.9 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 | 38 | 10.7 | 7.5-15.0 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 531 | 206 | 34.7 | 30.2-39.6 | 188 | 39.4 | 34.3-44.8 | 70 | 13.9 | 10.7-17.8 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 52 | 9.6 | 7.1-12.9 |
| Mountain AHEC | 1,121 | 430 | 37.3 | 33.3-41.6 | 381 | 37.2 | 32.5-42.1 | 138 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.4 | 25 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.3 | 147 | 10.6 | 8.6-13.1 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 1,991 | 696 | 33.2 | 29.8-36.8 | 708 | 38.7 | 35.1-42.4 | 295 | 16.3 | 13.7-19.3 | 52 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 | 240 | 9.8 | 8.0-11.9 |
| Piedmont | 2,872 | 1,011 | 33.8 | 31.3-36.4 | 1,040 | 36.5 | 33.9-39.2 | 386 | 14.2 | 12.5-16.3 | 73 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 | 362 | 12.5 | 10.9-14.4 |
| Western NC | 1,832 | 682 | 36.6 | 33.2-40.2 | 641 | 36.4 | 32.8-40.1 | 237 | 13.3 | 11.0-16.0 | 46 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 | 226 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.6 |
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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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