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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | 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 | 3,675 | 1,751 | 47.8 | 45.8-49.8 | 491 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.1 | 154 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.5 | 319 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 960 | 26.0 | 24.3-27.8 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,198 | 572 | 47.7 | 44.4-51.1 | 155 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.3 | 45 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 | 96 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.8 | 330 | 27.5 | 24.5-30.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 838 | 420 | 50.7 | 46.8-54.6 | 112 | 12.5 | 10.3-15.2 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.5 | 76 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 198 | 23.2 | 20.1-26.6 |
| African American | 282 | 122 | 43.2 | 36.3-50.3 | 38 | 14.7 | 10.3-20.5 | 12 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.7 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 | 97 | 34.0 | 27.1-41.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 172 | 38 | 22.2 | 15.5-30.9 | 22 | 11.6 | 7.2-18.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.7 | 16 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.4 | 94 | 54.8 | 45.2-64.0 |
| 45-54 | 335 | 123 | 35.8 | 30.1-42.0 | 40 | 13.1 | 9.3-18.2 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.8 | 34 | 10.4 | 7.1-15.1 | 123 | 36.3 | 30.2-42.8 |
| 55-64 | 326 | 178 | 55.5 | 49.1-61.7 | 47 | 14.3 | 10.4-19.2 | 21 | 6.6 | 3.9-11.1 | 22 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 | 58 | 17.6 | 13.4-22.8 |
| 65-74 | 229 | 141 | 64.0 | 56.7-70.6 | 29 | 11.5 | 7.6-16.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.6 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.1 | 39 | 15.6 | 11.1-21.6 |
| 75+ | 136 | 92 | 69.1 | 59.7-77.1 | 17 | 12.9 | 7.8-20.7 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.9 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.2 | 16 | 11.6 | 6.6-19.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 238 | 86 | 32.9 | 26.2-40.4 | 38 | 15.6 | 11.0-21.6 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.0 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.7 | 88 | 40.5 | 32.7-48.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 353 | 160 | 44.5 | 38.3-50.9 | 39 | 11.8 | 8.2-16.7 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.5 | 32 | 9.3 | 6.2-13.7 | 109 | 30.4 | 24.6-36.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 279 | 142 | 50.7 | 44.1-57.3 | 33 | 12.2 | 8.4-17.4 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.3 | 20 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.4 | 72 | 24.0 | 18.9-30.0 |
| College Graduate | 325 | 183 | 60.1 | 53.9-65.9 | 45 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.4 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.7 | 26 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 | 59 | 17.3 | 13.2-22.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 137 | 67 | 45.8 | 36.0-55.9 | 15 | 11.7 | 6.5-20.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.8 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.4 | 41 | 33.3 | 24.0-44.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 180 | 75 | 37.3 | 29.1-46.3 | 19 | 10.3 | 6.4-16.3 | 7 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.2 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.3-14.3 | 64 | 39.8 | 30.3-50.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 143 | 62 | 45.0 | 36.1-54.3 | 21 | 14.6 | 9.2-22.4 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.1 | 13 | 8.1 | 4.5-14.3 | 40 | 28.9 | 21.3-38.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 198 | 100 | 50.1 | 42.1-58.1 | 21 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.5 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.5 | 18 | 10.0 | 5.9-16.4 | 55 | 26.1 | 19.8-33.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 147 | 71 | 51.3 | 42.3-60.2 | 21 | 12.3 | 7.6-19.4 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.7 | 13 | 10.3 | 5.7-17.7 | 37 | 22.7 | 16.3-30.8 |
| $75,000+ | 173 | 85 | 51.2 | 42.8-59.5 | 27 | 16.9 | 11.3-24.6 | 12 | 7.2 | 3.8-13.3 | 11 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.1 | 38 | 19.9 | 14.1-27.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 482 | 261 | 53.6 | 48.3-58.7 | 65 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.8 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 38 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.4 | 104 | 21.3 | 17.2-26.0 |
| No | 680 | 303 | 45.4 | 41.0-49.8 | 85 | 11.8 | 9.3-14.9 | 30 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.9 | 54 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 | 208 | 30.0 | 26.1-34.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 545 | 293 | 54.1 | 49.3-58.9 | 85 | 16.8 | 13.4-20.9 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 | 43 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 | 109 | 19.5 | 16.0-23.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 635 | 269 | 41.9 | 37.3-46.6 | 68 | 9.9 | 7.6-12.8 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.8 | 53 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.8 | 217 | 34.4 | 29.8-39.2 |
| Currently Serving | 18 | 10 | 72.0 | 48.0-87.7 | 2 | 6.6 | 1.5-24.2 | 2 | 4.9 | 1.1-20.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 16.5 | 5.7-39.4 |
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* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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