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| Total Respond.^ |
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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 | 5,038 | 4,556 | 90.7 | 89.3-91.9 | 204 | 4.4 | 3.5- 5.6 | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 | 40 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.2 | 223 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,912 | 1,667 | 88.5 | 86.0-90.5 | 107 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 107 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 |
| Female | 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 | 365 | 350 | 95.6 | 90.7-98.0 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.9 |
| 25-34 | 940 | 893 | 95.7 | 92.3-97.6 | 22 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,264 | 1,155 | 90.0 | 87.3-92.1 | 57 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 46 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,313 | 1,160 | 87.5 | 84.1-90.2 | 63 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 74 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,156 | 998 | 86.0 | 82.7-88.8 | 52 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.8 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.2 | 23 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.2 | 77 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 431 | 391 | 90.8 | 85.8-94.2 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.1 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.8 | 13 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,446 | 1,319 | 91.7 | 88.7-93.9 | 62 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.8 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 44 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,381 | 1,257 | 92.2 | 89.7-94.0 | 57 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 59 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,776 | 1,586 | 88.6 | 86.2-90.7 | 73 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 106 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 372 | 348 | 92.7 | 87.5-95.9 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.2 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.6 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 734 | 683 | 92.6 | 88.8-95.2 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 572 | 522 | 90.1 | 85.7-93.2 | 27 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.5 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 815 | 732 | 89.5 | 85.1-92.7 | 41 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.6 | 37 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 741 | 676 | 93.5 | 90.7-95.5 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 36 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.9 |
| $75,000+ | 926 | 819 | 87.0 | 82.8-90.3 | 34 | 6.5 | 3.8-10.9 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 65 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 271 | 243 | 89.4 | 83.8-93.3 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.5- 9.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.2 |
| Guilford | 229 | 207 | 90.7 | 85.2-94.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.7 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.6-10.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 227 | 205 | 90.8 | 85.4-94.3 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 11 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.3 |
| Orange | 304 | 265 | 88.0 | 81.0-92.6 | 18 | 6.7 | 3.1-14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.0 |
| Wake | 273 | 240 | 88.5 | 83.6-92.0 | 16 | 6.6 | 3.9-10.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.0 | 13 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.2 |
| Chatham/Lee | 199 | 176 | 89.6 | 84.2-93.3 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 13 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.0 |
| Nash/Wilson | 163 | 145 | 88.5 | 81.5-93.0 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.8-12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.9 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 236 | 219 | 93.1 | 88.3-96.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.5 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 297 | 268 | 91.3 | 87.2-94.1 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.2- 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.4 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 322 | 283 | 89.6 | 85.4-92.7 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.3- 8.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.2 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 217 | 204 | 95.0 | 91.3-97.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 6 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.4 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 260 | 240 | 92.1 | 87.0-95.3 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.1 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 148 | 135 | 93.2 | 88.0-96.2 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.7 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 190 | 177 | 92.8 | 87.5-95.9 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.5 |
| Northeast NC I | 142 | 129 | 91.8 | 85.9-95.3 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.6 |
| Northeast NC II | 241 | 219 | 92.3 | 88.2-95.0 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.1 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.3 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 383 | 348 | 92.1 | 88.9-94.5 | 17 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.3 |
| Mountain AHEC | 800 | 732 | 92.3 | 89.6-94.3 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 39 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.7 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 1,470 | 1,344 | 91.4 | 88.4-93.7 | 55 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 53 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 |
| Piedmont | 2,233 | 1,997 | 89.7 | 87.7-91.4 | 105 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 107 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 |
| Western NC | 1,335 | 1,215 | 92.7 | 90.9-94.3 | 44 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.6 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 63 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 |
* 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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