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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 | 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 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 135 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.0-19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 116 | 89.3 | 78.9-94.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0- 2.5 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.4 |
| 25-34 | 353 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 312 | 90.7 | 86.0-93.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.1 |
| 35-44 | 502 | 24 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.7 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 436 | 84.6 | 79.2-88.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 35 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.1 |
| 45-54 | 481 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.1 | 417 | 86.0 | 80.0-90.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 36 | 8.1 | 4.7-13.8 |
| 55-64 | 445 | 28 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 372 | 85.0 | 79.9-89.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 41 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.1 |
| 65-74 | 377 | 26 | 8.8 | 5.2-14.6 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 312 | 81.4 | 74.7-86.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 30 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.2 |
| 75+ | 225 | 11 | 7.4 | 3.4-15.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.8 | 183 | 81.5 | 73.4-87.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 5.7 | 26 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 326 | 22 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.7 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 263 | 84.9 | 78.8-89.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 30 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 708 | 35 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.1 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 | 605 | 83.9 | 79.3-87.7 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 56 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 625 | 34 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 528 | 87.8 | 83.0-91.4 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 | 56 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 |
| College Graduate | 862 | 48 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 752 | 86.6 | 82.8-89.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 57 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 182 | 19 | 15.5 | 7.1-30.7 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 140 | 74.2 | 60.4-84.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 19 | 9.5 | 4.4-19.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 358 | 16 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 308 | 89.1 | 84.0-92.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 29 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 268 | 18 | 4.6 | 2.3- 9.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 | 236 | 89.7 | 83.7-93.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 414 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.9 | 351 | 85.5 | 80.2-89.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 38 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 353 | 19 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 306 | 86.6 | 80.6-91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 25 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.6 |
| $75,000+ | 443 | 26 | 5.5 | 2.7-11.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 376 | 84.7 | 78.1-89.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 37 | 9.3 | 5.6-15.0 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 154 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 132 | 88.4 | 82.5-92.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.1 |
| Guilford | 111 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 104 | 93.8 | 87.3-97.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 108 | 8 | 9.2 | 3.1-24.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 | 88 | 82.6 | 69.6-90.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.5 |
| Orange | 134 | 7 | 8.5 | 3.8-18.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.0 | 118 | 83.8 | 74.1-90.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 6.2 | 2.7-13.5 |
| Wake | 126 | 7 | 5.8 | 2.4-13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 113 | 89.9 | 81.8-94.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.2-10.1 |
| Chatham/Lee | 115 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.5- 8.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 | 98 | 86.7 | 78.2-92.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 9 | 8.7 | 4.3-16.8 |
| Nash/Wilson | 82 | 6 | 7.6 | 3.3-16.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0- 2.5 | 63 | 80.3 | 69.7-87.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.5 | 11 | 10.5 | 5.5-19.1 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 129 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 113 | 88.4 | 80.9-93.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.6 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 144 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.4 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.7-12.0 | 131 | 90.7 | 83.2-95.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.7 | 5 | 2.4 | 1.0- 6.1 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 154 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.3 | 130 | 81.2 | 66.4-90.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 9 | 11.3 | 3.6-30.2 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 102 | 7 | 6.7 | 2.9-14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 90 | 88.5 | 79.5-93.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 4.8 | 1.9-11.7 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 137 | 9 | 6.7 | 3.2-13.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.5 | 115 | 86.3 | 78.6-91.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.3 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 82 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.6-10.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.5 | 66 | 83.7 | 72.2-91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 11.2 | 5.0-23.0 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 82 | 8 | 10.3 | 5.0-20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 67 | 80.2 | 68.2-88.4 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.7-19.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.2-12.8 |
| Northeast NC I | 70 | 6 | 8.9 | 3.0-23.3 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.3 | 55 | 79.2 | 65.6-88.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.5 | 7 | 8.4 | 3.8-17.4 |
| Northeast NC II | 123 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 107 | 89.8 | 83.1-94.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 12 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.4 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 193 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.5- 7.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 162 | 87.3 | 81.4-91.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.2 | 19 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.1 |
| Mountain AHEC | 425 | 28 | 7.8 | 4.6-12.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 347 | 81.6 | 75.7-86.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 46 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.7 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 727 | 42 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.0 | 605 | 84.8 | 80.2-88.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 70 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.4 |
| Piedmont | 1,115 | 55 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 | 981 | 87.7 | 84.5-90.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 67 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 |
| Western NC | 685 | 42 | 6.4 | 4.1- 9.9 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.1 | 568 | 82.4 | 77.6-86.4 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 62 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.3 |
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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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