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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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 9,144 | 3,318 | 34.9 | 33.4-36.5 | 3,328 | 38.4 | 36.8-40.0 | 1,217 | 13.5 | 12.4-14.6 | 205 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 | 1,076 | 10.8 | 9.9-11.8 |
| -Nash/Wilson | 369 | 123 | 30.6 | 25.5-36.2 | 130 | 38.0 | 32.0-44.3 | 53 | 15.6 | 11.7-20.5 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.3 | 55 | 13.8 | 10.1-18.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 137 | 44 | 29.5 | 21.8-38.6 | 54 | 44.0 | 34.4-54.1 | 22 | 14.0 | 8.9-21.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.5 | 13 | 10.2 | 5.4-18.3 |
| Female | 232 | 79 | 31.7 | 25.6-38.6 | 76 | 31.9 | 25.6-38.9 | 31 | 17.2 | 11.9-24.3 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 | 42 | 17.4 | 12.6-23.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 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 |
| Other | 138 | 42 | 30.0 | 22.0-39.6 | 50 | 36.6 | 27.6-46.6 | 23 | 15.4 | 9.8-23.4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.9 | 20 | 16.0 | 9.6-25.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 141 | 36 | 26.9 | 19.3-36.3 | 59 | 41.4 | 31.7-51.8 | 28 | 19.6 | 13.1-28.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 17 | 11.6 | 6.8-18.9 |
| 45+ | 225 | 86 | 33.9 | 27.5-40.9 | 70 | 35.4 | 28.4-43.0 | 24 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.2 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.4 | 38 | 15.9 | 10.9-22.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 203 | 74 | 33.5 | 26.5-41.2 | 57 | 33.2 | 25.8-41.5 | 32 | 16.9 | 11.7-23.9 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.6 | 35 | 14.3 | 9.8-20.5 |
| Some College + | 165 | 49 | 27.1 | 20.1-35.5 | 72 | 43.8 | 34.5-53.4 | 21 | 14.1 | 8.9-21.6 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.9 | 20 | 13.1 | 7.8-21.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 190 | 59 | 29.8 | 22.8-37.8 | 61 | 31.3 | 24.1-39.5 | 35 | 20.5 | 14.5-28.1 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.3 | 31 | 16.2 | 10.5-24.1 |
| $50,000+ | 89 | 23 | 25.5 | 17.0-36.4 | 39 | 45.1 | 34.3-56.5 | 11 | 13.7 | 7.2-24.7 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.4 | 13 | 12.2 | 6.8-20.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 441 | 170 | 37.0 | 31.8-42.5 | 138 | 34.7 | 29.3-40.5 | 59 | 14.2 | 10.7-18.6 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 65 | 12.9 | 9.9-16.6 |
| Guilford | 437 | 164 | 39.3 | 33.8-45.1 | 165 | 36.5 | 31.4-42.0 | 48 | 11.0 | 8.0-14.9 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 | 50 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.1 |
| Mecklenburg | 441 | 151 | 35.4 | 29.8-41.5 | 160 | 34.9 | 29.6-40.6 | 65 | 16.2 | 11.9-21.7 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.8 | 55 | 11.6 | 8.3-16.1 |
| Orange | 446 | 170 | 35.1 | 28.3-42.6 | 180 | 45.7 | 38.3-53.3 | 45 | 10.5 | 6.8-16.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 45 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.2 |
| Wake | 438 | 154 | 34.8 | 29.5-40.5 | 176 | 42.3 | 36.7-48.1 | 52 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.3 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 | 48 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.7 |
| Chatham/Lee | 385 | 146 | 36.7 | 30.5-43.4 | 139 | 38.8 | 32.8-45.3 | 46 | 13.0 | 9.1-18.3 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.7 | 45 | 9.6 | 6.8-13.4 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 444 | 173 | 40.0 | 34.6-45.7 | 156 | 36.9 | 31.5-42.6 | 54 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.7 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 48 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.1 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 425 | 162 | 37.5 | 31.6-43.7 | 138 | 31.4 | 26.5-36.8 | 69 | 16.7 | 12.7-21.6 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 48 | 12.6 | 9.1-17.3 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 451 | 158 | 37.6 | 31.0-44.6 | 169 | 36.8 | 31.0-43.0 | 60 | 12.7 | 9.5-16.8 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 51 | 11.0 | 6.5-17.8 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 461 | 166 | 32.1 | 25.9-39.0 | 167 | 42.3 | 33.6-51.6 | 63 | 12.7 | 9.0-17.7 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 | 55 | 10.5 | 7.3-15.0 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 412 | 143 | 28.0 | 21.4-35.7 | 159 | 51.7 | 41.0-62.3 | 46 | 9.3 | 6.4-13.4 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 55 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.7 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 456 | 148 | 32.8 | 27.9-38.1 | 168 | 38.8 | 33.6-44.2 | 76 | 15.3 | 12.0-19.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.9 | 58 | 12.2 | 9.2-16.1 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 401 | 140 | 32.9 | 27.4-39.1 | 139 | 39.4 | 33.1-46.0 | 65 | 15.3 | 11.7-19.7 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.1- 5.0 | 49 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.6 |
| Northeast NC I | 445 | 186 | 38.9 | 33.2-44.9 | 155 | 39.0 | 32.4-46.0 | 63 | 13.9 | 10.5-18.3 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 | 32 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.6 |
| Northeast NC II | 490 | 189 | 36.0 | 31.1-41.1 | 184 | 40.1 | 34.8-45.6 | 56 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.1 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.5 | 50 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.8 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 935 | 375 | 37.0 | 33.2-40.9 | 339 | 39.7 | 35.5-44.0 | 119 | 12.8 | 10.4-15.6 | 20 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 82 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.4 |
| Mountain AHEC | 1,261 | 474 | 36.9 | 33.0-40.9 | 440 | 38.3 | 33.9-43.0 | 153 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.6 | 26 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.9 | 168 | 10.8 | 8.8-13.1 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 3,200 | 1,154 | 34.1 | 31.4-37.0 | 1,158 | 39.5 | 36.5-42.5 | 455 | 14.8 | 12.8-17.2 | 71 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 362 | 9.6 | 8.2-11.2 |
| Piedmont | 3,926 | 1,420 | 35.0 | 32.8-37.3 | 1,452 | 38.0 | 35.7-40.3 | 506 | 13.0 | 11.5-14.6 | 86 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 | 462 | 11.4 | 10.0-12.9 |
| Western NC | 2,018 | 744 | 36.3 | 32.9-39.7 | 718 | 37.9 | 34.3-41.6 | 256 | 12.6 | 10.5-15.1 | 48 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 | 252 | 11.1 | 9.2-13.2 |
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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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