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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,142 | 186 | 1.3 | 1.1- 1.5 | 4,569 | 32.1 | 31.2-33.1 | 9,387 | 66.6 | 65.6-67.6 |
-Eastern NC | 4,712 | 66 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.8 | 1,566 | 33.7 | 32.1-35.4 | 3,080 | 64.9 | 63.2-66.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,694 | 36 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.8 | 656 | 37.9 | 35.2-40.7 | 1,002 | 60.2 | 57.4-63.0 |
Female | 3,018 | 30 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 910 | 30.0 | 28.1-32.0 | 2,078 | 69.1 | 67.1-71.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,123 | 45 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.1 | 1,104 | 36.8 | 34.8-38.8 | 1,974 | 61.8 | 59.7-63.8 |
African American | 1,175 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 348 | 30.0 | 26.9-33.4 | 815 | 69.0 | 65.6-72.1 |
Other Minorities | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 44.9 | 18.5-74.5 | 7 | 55.1 | 25.5-81.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 318 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.0 | 101 | 29.0 | 23.3-35.5 | 214 | 68.7 | 61.9-74.8 |
25-34 | 797 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 247 | 32.8 | 29.0-36.9 | 543 | 66.3 | 62.2-70.1 |
35-44 | 847 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 292 | 35.7 | 32.0-39.7 | 544 | 63.1 | 59.1-66.9 |
45-54 | 877 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 281 | 31.3 | 27.8-35.1 | 587 | 67.8 | 64.0-71.4 |
55-64 | 825 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 300 | 37.1 | 33.1-41.2 | 513 | 61.8 | 57.6-65.8 |
65-74 | 609 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.7 | 207 | 35.2 | 30.8-39.9 | 387 | 62.0 | 57.3-66.5 |
75+ | 421 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 | 131 | 32.1 | 27.1-37.5 | 281 | 66.3 | 60.9-71.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 766 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.8 | 245 | 31.4 | 27.3-35.9 | 503 | 66.1 | 61.5-70.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,496 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 | 518 | 34.1 | 31.3-37.0 | 959 | 65.0 | 62.1-67.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,262 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 449 | 36.7 | 33.5-39.9 | 798 | 62.2 | 59.0-65.4 |
College Graduate | 1,180 | 13 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.2 | 352 | 31.8 | 28.7-35.1 | 815 | 66.9 | 63.6-70.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 595 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.4 | 206 | 34.4 | 29.5-39.7 | 377 | 63.4 | 58.0-68.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 884 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 | 300 | 33.1 | 29.4-37.1 | 572 | 65.4 | 61.3-69.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 571 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 199 | 36.3 | 31.8-41.0 | 365 | 62.6 | 57.9-67.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 641 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.6 | 222 | 35.1 | 30.8-39.6 | 409 | 63.6 | 59.1-67.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 513 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 160 | 33.8 | 29.2-38.8 | 349 | 65.6 | 60.6-70.2 |
$75,000+ | 538 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.9 | 167 | 31.7 | 27.4-36.5 | 363 | 66.9 | 62.1-71.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,624 | 33 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 560 | 35.7 | 32.9-38.6 | 1,031 | 62.5 | 59.6-65.3 |
No | 3,036 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 983 | 32.7 | 30.7-34.7 | 2,024 | 66.3 | 64.2-68.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 671 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 252 | 39.8 | 35.6-44.2 | 403 | 58.5 | 54.2-62.8 |
Non-Veteran | 3,909 | 50 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 | 1,263 | 32.3 | 30.5-34.1 | 2,596 | 66.4 | 64.5-68.2 |
Currently Serving | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 51 | 38.9 | 29.7-48.9 | 81 | 61.1 | 51.1-70.3 |
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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 (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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