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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,708 | 2,748 | 74.2 | 72.4-75.9 | 960 | 25.8 | 24.1-27.6 |
-Eastern NC | 1,215 | 885 | 72.8 | 69.5-75.8 | 330 | 27.2 | 24.2-30.5 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 848 | 650 | 77.1 | 73.7-80.2 | 198 | 22.9 | 19.8-26.3 |
African American | 288 | 191 | 66.4 | 58.9-73.2 | 97 | 33.6 | 26.8-41.1 |
AGE | |||||||
40-44 | 173 | 79 | 45.6 | 36.4-55.1 | 94 | 54.4 | 44.9-63.6 |
45-54 | 343 | 220 | 64.2 | 57.7-70.2 | 123 | 35.8 | 29.8-42.3 |
55-64 | 330 | 272 | 82.6 | 77.5-86.8 | 58 | 17.4 | 13.2-22.5 |
65-74 | 231 | 192 | 84.5 | 78.5-89.0 | 39 | 15.5 | 11.0-21.5 |
75+ | 138 | 122 | 88.6 | 80.6-93.6 | 16 | 11.4 | 6.4-19.4 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 245 | 157 | 60.3 | 52.1-67.9 | 88 | 39.7 | 32.1-47.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 358 | 249 | 70.0 | 63.6-75.8 | 109 | 30.0 | 24.2-36.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 282 | 210 | 76.3 | 70.3-81.3 | 72 | 23.7 | 18.7-29.7 |
College Graduate | 327 | 268 | 82.7 | 77.6-86.9 | 59 | 17.3 | 13.1-22.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 143 | 102 | 67.8 | 57.2-76.8 | 41 | 32.2 | 23.2-42.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 183 | 119 | 60.8 | 50.4-70.2 | 64 | 39.2 | 29.8-49.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 143 | 103 | 71.1 | 62.0-78.7 | 40 | 28.9 | 21.3-38.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 199 | 144 | 74.0 | 66.6-80.2 | 55 | 26.0 | 19.8-33.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 148 | 111 | 77.3 | 69.3-83.7 | 37 | 22.7 | 16.3-30.7 |
$75,000+ | 174 | 136 | 80.2 | 72.8-85.9 | 38 | 19.8 | 14.1-27.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 493 | 389 | 79.1 | 74.4-83.1 | 104 | 20.9 | 16.9-25.6 |
No | 684 | 476 | 70.2 | 65.9-74.0 | 208 | 29.8 | 26.0-34.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 550 | 441 | 80.8 | 76.8-84.2 | 109 | 19.2 | 15.8-23.2 |
Non-Veteran | 647 | 430 | 66.1 | 61.2-70.6 | 217 | 33.9 | 29.4-38.8 |
Currently Serving | 18 | 14 | 83.5 | 60.6-94.3 | 4 | 16.5 | 5.7-39.4 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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