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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 | 14,193 | 210 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.7 | 782 | 5.8 | 5.3- 6.3 | 13,201 | 92.7 | 92.2-93.3 |
-Eastern NC | 4,737 | 73 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.7 | 295 | 7.0 | 6.2- 8.0 | 4,369 | 91.6 | 90.6-92.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,688 | 44 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.8 | 152 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.4 | 1,492 | 88.4 | 86.5-90.1 |
Female | 3,049 | 29 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.0 | 143 | 4.9 | 4.0- 5.9 | 2,877 | 94.5 | 93.4-95.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,138 | 56 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 200 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.7 | 2,882 | 90.9 | 89.6-92.1 |
African American | 1,185 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.3 | 71 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.8 | 1,103 | 92.7 | 90.5-94.4 |
Other Minorities | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 100 | . - . |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 320 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.2 | 309 | 94.6 | 89.2-97.4 |
25-34 | 790 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 32 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.4 | 751 | 94.2 | 91.8-95.9 |
35-44 | 850 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 | 54 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 786 | 91.9 | 89.4-93.8 |
45-54 | 879 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 66 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.2 | 805 | 91.4 | 89.0-93.3 |
55-64 | 825 | 17 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 56 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.1 | 752 | 91.0 | 88.2-93.2 |
65-74 | 622 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.8 | 44 | 9.1 | 6.5-12.6 | 562 | 88.1 | 84.3-91.0 |
75+ | 433 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 | 34 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.7 | 386 | 88.5 | 84.5-91.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 784 | 21 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.5 | 59 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.7 | 704 | 90.0 | 87.0-92.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,505 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 97 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.3 | 1,387 | 91.5 | 89.6-93.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,260 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 | 70 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.8 | 1,175 | 92.9 | 91.1-94.4 |
College Graduate | 1,179 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.2 | 69 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.3 | 1,095 | 91.6 | 89.3-93.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 615 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.8 | 49 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.2 | 550 | 88.3 | 84.6-91.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 892 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 55 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.1 | 823 | 93.0 | 90.7-94.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 569 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.0 | 32 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.7 | 529 | 91.9 | 88.8-94.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 637 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 38 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.2 | 587 | 91.4 | 88.3-93.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 519 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 31 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.4 | 484 | 92.2 | 88.9-94.5 |
$75,000+ | 533 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 34 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.6 | 492 | 91.3 | 88.0-93.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,647 | 32 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 113 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.7 | 1,502 | 90.5 | 88.6-92.1 |
No | 3,034 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 | 177 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.9 | 2,820 | 92.3 | 91.0-93.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 664 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 | 64 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.9 | 584 | 86.6 | 83.1-89.4 |
Non-Veteran | 3,941 | 57 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 | 228 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.4 | 3,656 | 92.4 | 91.3-93.4 |
Currently Serving | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.1 | 129 | 97.6 | 90.9-99.4 |
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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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