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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 | 6,793 | 341 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 | 4,969 | 73.1 | 71.3-74.7 | 1,073 | 15.5 | 14.2-16.9 | 62 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.1 | 348 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,527 | 138 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 | 1,892 | 72.9 | 70.0-75.6 | 359 | 14.4 | 12.4-16.7 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 125 | 6.1 | 4.6- 7.9 |
| Female | 4,266 | 203 | 4.4 | 3.5- 5.4 | 3,077 | 73.2 | 71.1-75.2 | 714 | 16.6 | 14.9-18.4 | 49 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 | 223 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 363 | 15 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.5 | 244 | 65.8 | 57.4-73.3 | 83 | 22.7 | 16.6-30.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 19 | 6.3 | 2.8-13.3 |
| 25-34 | 936 | 49 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 | 650 | 71.9 | 67.6-75.9 | 186 | 16.0 | 13.1-19.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,262 | 52 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.3 | 929 | 74.6 | 70.9-78.0 | 199 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.6 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 | 65 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,305 | 73 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.9 | 936 | 72.3 | 68.3-75.9 | 209 | 15.2 | 12.5-18.4 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 70 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,160 | 56 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 856 | 73.8 | 69.9-77.4 | 174 | 14.9 | 12.1-18.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 66 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.5 |
| 65-74 | 990 | 49 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.7 | 745 | 76.5 | 72.4-80.2 | 140 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.6 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 49 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.1 |
| 75+ | 734 | 47 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.5 | 575 | 76.6 | 71.7-80.9 | 73 | 9.9 | 7.1-13.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 38 | 6.6 | 4.3- 9.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 875 | 77 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.0 | 637 | 71.5 | 66.5-76.1 | 112 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.6 | 46 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,977 | 127 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.3 | 1,473 | 73.7 | 70.4-76.7 | 282 | 14.7 | 12.4-17.4 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.7 | 83 | 5.1 | 3.7- 6.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,769 | 84 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.0 | 1,303 | 73.0 | 69.2-76.5 | 275 | 15.4 | 12.7-18.5 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 93 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,156 | 52 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.5 | 1,543 | 73.1 | 70.2-75.7 | 403 | 17.6 | 15.4-20.0 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 | 125 | 5.3 | 4.0- 6.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 622 | 47 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.6 | 417 | 68.2 | 62.4-73.6 | 111 | 16.2 | 12.6-20.6 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 38 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,074 | 72 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 774 | 68.4 | 63.4-73.0 | 162 | 18.0 | 14.3-22.4 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 58 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 737 | 44 | 8.3 | 5.4-12.4 | 534 | 70.4 | 64.7-75.6 | 122 | 15.0 | 11.3-19.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 33 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 977 | 35 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 | 723 | 77.5 | 73.6-81.0 | 163 | 15.3 | 12.2-18.9 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.9 | 44 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 841 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.3 | 629 | 75.6 | 71.2-79.5 | 130 | 14.0 | 11.1-17.4 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.0 | 42 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 |
| $75,000+ | 1,018 | 19 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.2 | 754 | 73.9 | 69.6-77.9 | 171 | 17.0 | 13.8-20.8 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 63 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.5 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 393 | 22 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.8 | 281 | 71.8 | 66.1-76.9 | 65 | 16.8 | 12.7-22.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 21 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.8 |
| Guilford | 306 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.3 | 207 | 71.2 | 65.1-76.6 | 69 | 19.0 | 14.7-24.1 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.0 | 17 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 283 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 | 194 | 68.7 | 60.8-75.6 | 49 | 20.1 | 13.9-28.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.5 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.4 |
| Orange | 367 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.1 | 243 | 67.4 | 60.5-73.7 | 88 | 24.3 | 18.8-30.7 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 | 20 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 |
| Wake | 321 | 7 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.2 | 223 | 67.9 | 61.5-73.7 | 66 | 22.1 | 16.9-28.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 | 20 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.5 |
| Chatham/Lee | 283 | 10 | 5.9 | 2.4-13.7 | 208 | 72.3 | 65.0-78.5 | 42 | 15.9 | 11.3-21.8 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.1 | 19 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.7 |
| Nash/Wilson | 231 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.6 | 165 | 74.3 | 67.6-80.1 | 42 | 17.0 | 12.2-23.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 349 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.6 | 270 | 79.7 | 74.5-84.1 | 49 | 12.7 | 9.1-17.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.3 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 404 | 32 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.4 | 310 | 78.5 | 73.5-82.8 | 50 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.6 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 426 | 26 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.7 | 317 | 77.1 | 71.8-81.7 | 61 | 11.8 | 8.9-15.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 | 19 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 286 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.2 | 218 | 70.9 | 62.3-78.3 | 41 | 18.7 | 12.6-26.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.9 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 359 | 23 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.7 | 268 | 75.0 | 69.4-79.8 | 50 | 13.9 | 10.3-18.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 14 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 199 | 11 | 6.7 | 3.5-12.3 | 143 | 72.2 | 64.7-78.6 | 34 | 16.3 | 11.5-22.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.5 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 255 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.8 | 194 | 79.8 | 74.1-84.5 | 36 | 11.4 | 8.0-15.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 | 9 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 |
| Northeast NC I | 209 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.7- 8.8 | 158 | 76.9 | 69.7-82.8 | 31 | 15.7 | 10.6-22.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.1 |
| Northeast NC II | 335 | 23 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.7 | 244 | 73.1 | 67.2-78.2 | 45 | 12.4 | 9.0-17.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.1 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 544 | 36 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.0 | 402 | 74.1 | 69.4-78.3 | 76 | 13.3 | 10.3-17.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 26 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.9 |
| Mountain AHEC | 1,140 | 71 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.8 | 845 | 75.4 | 71.7-78.7 | 165 | 14.0 | 11.4-17.0 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,027 | 104 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.3 | 1,518 | 75.3 | 71.7-78.5 | 299 | 13.5 | 11.3-16.1 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 94 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.6 |
| Piedmont | 2,913 | 115 | 4.5 | 3.5- 5.8 | 2,082 | 71.3 | 68.8-73.7 | 509 | 17.1 | 15.2-19.2 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 | 171 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.6 |
| Western NC | 1,853 | 122 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.8 | 1,369 | 75.4 | 72.3-78.2 | 265 | 13.5 | 11.4-15.9 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 83 | 3.7 | 2.7- 4.9 |
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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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