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1 or more times/day | 1 or more times/week | 1 or more times/month | 1 or more times/year | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,517 | 1,002 | 65.2 | 62.1-68.1 | 327 | 22.3 | 19.7-25.0 | 61 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.3 | 33 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 | 94 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.6 |
-Eastern NC | 583 | 397 | 66.9 | 62.1-71.3 | 116 | 20.6 | 16.9-25.0 | 27 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.1 | 31 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 205 | 137 | 65.5 | 57.6-72.6 | 47 | 25.4 | 19.0-33.2 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.5 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.2 |
Female | 378 | 260 | 68.1 | 62.4-73.3 | 69 | 16.2 | 12.6-20.7 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.9 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 20 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 333 | 224 | 66.1 | 59.6-72.1 | 72 | 22.2 | 17.0-28.4 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 | 10 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.8 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.9- 6.9 |
African American | 210 | 144 | 68.2 | 60.4-75.1 | 39 | 19.2 | 13.7-26.1 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.9- 7.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.3 | 15 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.4 |
Other Minorities | 1 | 1 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 10 | 8 | 74.4 | 32.0-94.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 25.6 | 5.3-68.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
25-34 | 22 | 14 | 66.1 | 41.7-84.1 | 4 | 20.6 | 6.8-48.1 | 3 | 7.6 | 2.2-22.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.7 | 0.8-31.3 |
35-44 | 37 | 29 | 78.8 | 61.5-89.6 | 7 | 19.3 | 9.0-36.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.4 |
45-54 | 88 | 58 | 65.6 | 53.4-75.9 | 18 | 17.6 | 10.8-27.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 1.6-15.4 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.4 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.4-18.7 |
55-64 | 155 | 106 | 65.7 | 56.3-74.0 | 31 | 21.5 | 14.8-30.3 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.8 | 9 | 6.4 | 3.0-12.8 |
65-74 | 169 | 110 | 63.9 | 54.3-72.5 | 40 | 26.1 | 18.2-35.9 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.6-11.5 |
75+ | 98 | 68 | 69.3 | 57.5-79.1 | 16 | 14.7 | 8.2-25.0 | 6 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.9 | 5 | 5.9 | 2.2-15.0 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.3-15.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 165 | 115 | 67.7 | 57.8-76.2 | 29 | 19.2 | 12.1-29.3 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 | 8 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 198 | 136 | 68.4 | 60.5-75.4 | 37 | 18.3 | 12.9-25.3 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.6 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.3 | 15 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 134 | 92 | 67.4 | 57.3-76.1 | 28 | 21.9 | 14.7-31.3 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.4-14.4 |
College Graduate | 84 | 53 | 61.9 | 49.3-73.0 | 21 | 25.1 | 15.8-37.3 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.9-14.9 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-11.5 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.6-13.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 142 | 111 | 79.4 | 70.5-86.2 | 13 | 8.9 | 4.6-16.4 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.4 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.4 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.3-10.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 126 | 83 | 66.4 | 56.5-75.1 | 27 | 18.1 | 12.1-26.2 | 5 | 5.7 | 2.3-13.4 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.3 | 8 | 8.1 | 3.9-16.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 57 | 34 | 65.7 | 50.9-77.9 | 16 | 25.7 | 15.0-40.4 | 5 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.7 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 53 | 38 | 67.2 | 50.9-80.2 | 11 | 20.6 | 11.0-35.2 | 2 | 4.9 | 1.2-18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 7.2 | 1.5-27.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 34 | 21 | 53.9 | 35.1-71.7 | 7 | 29.3 | 14.3-50.8 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.9-23.0 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.1-23.5 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.2-26.6 |
$75,000+ | 25 | 16 | 64.7 | 42.4-82.0 | 6 | 24.9 | 10.7-47.8 | 1 | 5.1 | 0.7-28.8 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.3-16.5 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-17.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 360 | 263 | 72.7 | 66.9-77.9 | 54 | 13.8 | 10.2-18.4 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.1 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.5 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.3 |
No | 204 | 122 | 58.6 | 50.4-66.4 | 58 | 30.2 | 23.0-38.6 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.0 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 107 | 71 | 66.9 | 56.5-75.9 | 25 | 24.6 | 16.7-34.6 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 4.6 | 1.7-11.5 |
Non-Veteran | 476 | 326 | 66.9 | 61.4-71.9 | 91 | 19.4 | 15.3-24.3 | 21 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.5 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.4 | 26 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 |
^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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