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| Total Respond.^ |
Very important | Somewhat important | Not at all important | Don't know/Not sure | Depends on risk | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 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 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 135 | 126 | 93.1 | 83.8-97.2 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.0-15.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.5 |
| 25-34 | 355 | 329 | 95.0 | 88.0-98.0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 14 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 |
| 35-44 | 502 | 444 | 88.2 | 83.8-91.5 | 35 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0- 2.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.6 |
| 45-54 | 481 | 399 | 83.5 | 77.4-88.2 | 37 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.9 | 33 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.5 |
| 55-64 | 439 | 369 | 83.2 | 77.5-87.7 | 19 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.4 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 | 36 | 8.3 | 5.2-12.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 182 | 157 | 87.7 | 79.5-93.0 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.3- 7.8 | 7 | 4.2 | 1.6-10.5 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 558 | 489 | 88.9 | 83.5-92.8 | 31 | 6.7 | 3.5-12.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 503 | 436 | 89.3 | 84.9-92.5 | 36 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.7 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 26 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 |
| College Graduate | 667 | 584 | 87.8 | 83.5-91.1 | 35 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.5 | 42 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 120 | 105 | 88.0 | 77.0-94.1 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 4.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-15.5 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9-16.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 249 | 224 | 90.7 | 83.6-94.9 | 14 | 4.8 | 2.1-11.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 204 | 181 | 87.0 | 79.2-92.1 | 14 | 8.4 | 4.4-15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.7 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 329 | 289 | 85.5 | 77.4-91.1 | 19 | 8.5 | 4.0-17.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 299 | 264 | 93.4 | 89.3-96.0 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 17 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.9 |
| $75,000+ | 386 | 328 | 84.5 | 77.1-89.8 | 19 | 9.5 | 4.9-17.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 35 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.7 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 107 | 96 | 90.2 | 82.4-94.8 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7-10.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 6.7 | 3.2-13.4 |
| Guilford | 79 | 68 | 87.7 | 76.6-93.9 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.1 | 5 | 6.6 | 2.1-18.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 84 | 75 | 91.5 | 82.5-96.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.6-15.0 |
| Orange | 113 | 97 | 85.8 | 76.4-91.9 | 7 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 8.4 | 3.8-17.6 |
| Wake | 111 | 95 | 85.5 | 76.7-91.3 | 9 | 9.1 | 4.6-17.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.1 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.2- 8.0 |
| Chatham/Lee | 81 | 68 | 86.3 | 76.7-92.4 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 9.0 | 7 | 8.0 | 3.7-16.5 |
| Nash/Wilson | 64 | 53 | 84.8 | 73.2-91.9 | 6 | 9.5 | 4.1-20.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 5.7 | 2.2-13.6 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 84 | 75 | 91.1 | 82.0-95.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 5.9 | 2.3-14.6 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 116 | 99 | 87.0 | 79.2-92.2 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.1-10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.2 | 9 | 6.1 | 3.1-12.0 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 117 | 95 | 83.5 | 74.7-89.6 | 12 | 9.2 | 4.9-16.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 6.5 | 3.2-12.8 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 80 | 72 | 92.7 | 85.6-96.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.9 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 102 | 90 | 87.8 | 78.1-93.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 1.8-14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.6 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.6 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 59 | 53 | 94.2 | 86.5-97.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.9 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 67 | 63 | 92.8 | 82.1-97.3 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.8-16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.8 |
| Northeast NC I | 47 | 43 | 94.1 | 84.3-97.9 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.5-15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Northeast NC II | 90 | 75 | 88.4 | 80.6-93.3 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.4 | 5 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.5 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 137 | 118 | 89.7 | 83.6-93.7 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.1 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.9 |
| Mountain AHEC | 294 | 265 | 92.5 | 88.2-95.3 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.0- 5.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.8 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.0 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 538 | 474 | 88.9 | 83.1-92.9 | 29 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.6 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 |
| Piedmont | 878 | 756 | 87.2 | 83.8-90.0 | 55 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.3 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 | 53 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.2 |
| Western NC | 496 | 437 | 92.2 | 89.3-94.3 | 23 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 31 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.3 |
* 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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