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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,700 | 1,923 | 15.1 | 14.4-15.9 | 261 | 2.7 | 2.3- 3.1 | 94 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.3 | 12,422 | 81.2 | 80.3-82.0 |
-Eastern NC | 4,922 | 720 | 16.8 | 15.6-18.2 | 91 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.3 | 34 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 | 4,077 | 78.8 | 77.2-80.3 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,762 | 239 | 15.0 | 13.0-17.1 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.2 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.4 | 1,477 | 79.8 | 77.2-82.3 |
Female | 3,160 | 481 | 18.5 | 16.8-20.2 | 55 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.5 | 24 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 2,600 | 77.8 | 75.9-79.6 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 3,253 | 511 | 18.3 | 16.7-20.0 | 54 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 2,669 | 78.3 | 76.4-80.0 |
African American | 1,234 | 141 | 13.8 | 11.5-16.6 | 24 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 1,061 | 81.9 | 78.7-84.7 |
Other Minorities | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-27.7 | 13 | 95.4 | 72.3-99.4 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 323 | 66 | 19.9 | 15.0-25.8 | 20 | 14.9 | 8.7-24.3 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.8 | 229 | 61.4 | 53.5-68.8 |
25-34 | 802 | 132 | 18.3 | 15.3-21.8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.9 | 655 | 78.9 | 75.0-82.3 |
35-44 | 866 | 143 | 17.3 | 14.5-20.4 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 694 | 78.1 | 74.6-81.2 |
45-54 | 905 | 165 | 20.4 | 17.3-23.8 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.1 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 712 | 75.8 | 72.2-79.1 |
55-64 | 856 | 133 | 17.0 | 14.1-20.5 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 711 | 80.8 | 77.1-84.0 |
65-74 | 669 | 62 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.2 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.3 | 597 | 85.5 | 81.3-88.8 |
75+ | 482 | 17 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 462 | 93.6 | 89.8-96.1 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 838 | 132 | 18.2 | 14.9-22.0 | 26 | 7.1 | 4.1-11.9 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 | 670 | 72.3 | 67.4-76.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,569 | 274 | 20.4 | 18.0-23.0 | 29 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.8 | 13 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 | 1,253 | 75.5 | 72.6-78.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,297 | 201 | 17.2 | 14.8-19.8 | 28 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 1,059 | 78.9 | 76.0-81.5 |
College Graduate | 1,209 | 112 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.7 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 | 1,087 | 88.1 | 85.6-90.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 654 | 89 | 17.1 | 13.6-21.3 | 11 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.0 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.0 | 549 | 76.1 | 70.3-81.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 920 | 139 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.2 | 22 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.2 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.4 | 748 | 74.9 | 70.7-78.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 583 | 91 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.0 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 | 478 | 79.1 | 74.9-82.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 653 | 124 | 21.1 | 17.5-25.2 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 516 | 75.6 | 71.3-79.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 529 | 74 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.7 | 10 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.8 | 443 | 80.6 | 76.2-84.4 |
$75,000+ | 546 | 82 | 15.2 | 12.1-19.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 457 | 83.9 | 80.1-87.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,731 | 253 | 16.6 | 14.6-18.9 | 40 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.3 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 1,427 | 78.2 | 75.5-80.7 |
No | 3,124 | 460 | 17.0 | 15.4-18.8 | 49 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.2 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 2,594 | 79.0 | 77.0-80.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 701 | 88 | 14.5 | 11.7-17.9 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.8 | 599 | 82.8 | 79.2-85.9 |
Non-Veteran | 4,088 | 608 | 17.1 | 15.7-18.6 | 80 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 | 29 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 3,371 | 78.0 | 76.2-79.7 |
Currently Serving | 133 | 24 | 22.2 | 14.6-32.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 107 | 76.7 | 66.7-84.4 |
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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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