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Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,300 | 166 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.3 | 6,464 | 44.5 | 43.5-45.6 | 7,670 | 54.4 | 53.3-55.4 |
-Eastern NC | 4,780 | 54 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 | 2,222 | 45.9 | 44.2-47.6 | 2,504 | 53.1 | 51.3-54.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,705 | 27 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.2 | 851 | 47.9 | 45.1-50.8 | 827 | 50.7 | 47.8-53.6 |
Female | 3,075 | 27 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 | 1,371 | 44.1 | 42.0-46.2 | 1,677 | 55.2 | 53.1-57.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,170 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 1,574 | 48.7 | 46.6-50.8 | 1,555 | 50.0 | 48.0-52.1 |
African American | 1,189 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 459 | 39.0 | 35.6-42.4 | 723 | 60.5 | 57.1-63.9 |
Other Minorities | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 23.7 | 7.3-54.9 | 9 | 76.3 | 45.1-92.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 319 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.0 | 160 | 46.3 | 39.1-53.7 | 155 | 51.8 | 44.4-59.1 |
25-34 | 790 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 359 | 45.2 | 41.0-49.3 | 423 | 54.0 | 49.8-58.2 |
35-44 | 846 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 387 | 46.2 | 42.2-50.2 | 447 | 52.5 | 48.5-56.5 |
45-54 | 885 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 416 | 47.5 | 43.6-51.5 | 463 | 51.8 | 47.8-55.8 |
55-64 | 841 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 388 | 45.2 | 41.1-49.4 | 443 | 53.9 | 49.8-58.1 |
65-74 | 638 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.5 | 303 | 46.1 | 41.6-50.7 | 325 | 52.5 | 47.9-57.1 |
75+ | 443 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 200 | 43.0 | 37.8-48.4 | 239 | 56.4 | 51.0-61.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 789 | 13 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 363 | 45.4 | 40.7-50.2 | 413 | 52.8 | 48.0-57.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,520 | 23 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 749 | 48.8 | 45.8-51.9 | 748 | 50.1 | 47.0-53.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,272 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 608 | 47.4 | 44.2-50.7 | 653 | 51.7 | 48.4-54.9 |
College Graduate | 1,190 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 | 497 | 40.6 | 37.3-43.9 | 686 | 59.0 | 55.7-62.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 619 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.9- 3.1 | 294 | 46.7 | 41.4-52.0 | 313 | 51.7 | 46.3-57.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 898 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.5 | 454 | 50.3 | 46.0-54.6 | 435 | 48.5 | 44.2-52.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 573 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 272 | 46.9 | 42.2-51.6 | 294 | 52.2 | 47.5-56.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 640 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 311 | 46.7 | 42.1-51.2 | 324 | 52.8 | 48.2-57.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 521 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 221 | 43.8 | 38.9-48.9 | 296 | 55.8 | 50.7-60.7 |
$75,000+ | 538 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 | 206 | 37.5 | 32.9-42.2 | 324 | 61.0 | 56.2-65.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,667 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 788 | 47.5 | 44.6-50.4 | 854 | 51.4 | 48.4-54.3 |
No | 3,053 | 26 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 1,405 | 45.2 | 43.0-47.4 | 1,622 | 53.9 | 51.7-56.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 679 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 326 | 48.0 | 43.7-52.3 | 343 | 51.1 | 46.8-55.4 |
Non-Veteran | 3,970 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 | 1,838 | 45.5 | 43.5-47.4 | 2,090 | 53.5 | 51.6-55.4 |
Currently Serving | 131 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.9 | 58 | 45.8 | 36.0-55.9 | 71 | 53.0 | 42.9-62.9 |
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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 (MAHEC): 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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