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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 5,065 | 3,859 | 76.7 | 75.2-78.2 | 1,206 | 23.3 | 21.8-24.8 |
-Eastern NC | 1,752 | 1,342 | 76.8 | 74.4-79.2 | 410 | 23.2 | 20.8-25.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 530 | 406 | 77.2 | 72.7-81.1 | 124 | 22.8 | 18.9-27.3 |
Female | 1,222 | 936 | 76.6 | 73.7-79.3 | 286 | 23.4 | 20.7-26.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,020 | 795 | 78.4 | 75.3-81.2 | 225 | 21.6 | 18.8-24.7 |
African American | 507 | 367 | 72.8 | 67.8-77.3 | 140 | 27.2 | 22.7-32.2 |
Other Minorities | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | 48.4-98.6 | 1 | 11.1 | 1.4-51.6 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 144 | 118 | 78.6 | 68.6-86.0 | 26 | 21.4 | 14.0-31.4 |
25-34 | 574 | 529 | 91.7 | 88.4-94.1 | 45 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.6 |
35-44 | 605 | 460 | 76.7 | 72.5-80.5 | 145 | 23.3 | 19.5-27.5 |
45-54 | 301 | 166 | 58.7 | 51.8-65.3 | 135 | 41.3 | 34.7-48.2 |
55-64 | 88 | 47 | 54.7 | 41.9-66.9 | 41 | 45.3 | 33.1-58.1 |
65-74 | 27 | 16 | 60.4 | 37.7-79.4 | 11 | 39.6 | 20.6-62.3 |
75+ | 9 | 3 | 39.7 | 12.8-74.6 | 6 | 60.3 | 25.4-87.2 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 236 | 164 | 70.9 | 63.3-77.4 | 72 | 29.1 | 22.6-36.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 560 | 419 | 76.3 | 71.8-80.2 | 141 | 23.7 | 19.8-28.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 521 | 407 | 77.7 | 72.9-81.8 | 114 | 22.3 | 18.2-27.1 |
College Graduate | 434 | 351 | 80.8 | 76.1-84.7 | 83 | 19.2 | 15.3-23.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 195 | 130 | 65.9 | 57.0-73.7 | 65 | 34.1 | 26.3-43.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 325 | 262 | 81.4 | 75.9-85.9 | 63 | 18.6 | 14.1-24.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 232 | 181 | 77.7 | 70.9-83.4 | 51 | 22.3 | 16.6-29.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 255 | 207 | 82.1 | 75.7-87.1 | 48 | 17.9 | 12.9-24.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 216 | 163 | 76.0 | 68.9-81.9 | 53 | 24.0 | 18.1-31.1 |
$75,000+ | 245 | 204 | 81.6 | 75.3-86.6 | 41 | 18.4 | 13.4-24.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 447 | 299 | 66.5 | 61.0-71.7 | 148 | 33.5 | 28.3-39.0 |
No | 1,292 | 1,034 | 80.3 | 77.5-82.8 | 258 | 19.7 | 17.2-22.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 151 | 114 | 74.6 | 65.1-82.2 | 37 | 25.4 | 17.8-34.9 |
Non-Veteran | 1,511 | 1,149 | 76.1 | 73.4-78.7 | 362 | 23.9 | 21.3-26.6 |
Currently Serving | 90 | 79 | 91.0 | 82.8-95.5 | 11 | 9.0 | 4.5-17.2 |
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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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