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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,438 | 8,076 | 53.6 | 52.5-54.6 | 6,362 | 46.4 | 45.4-47.5 |
-Eastern NC | 4,819 | 2,588 | 51.5 | 49.7-53.2 | 2,231 | 48.5 | 46.8-50.3 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 1,732 | 811 | 45.2 | 42.4-48.0 | 921 | 54.8 | 52.0-57.6 |
Female | 3,087 | 1,777 | 57.1 | 55.0-59.2 | 1,310 | 42.9 | 40.8-45.0 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 3,195 | 1,893 | 57.5 | 55.5-59.6 | 1,302 | 42.5 | 40.4-44.5 |
African American | 1,199 | 509 | 40.6 | 37.3-44.0 | 690 | 59.4 | 56.0-62.7 |
Other Minorities | 14 | 12 | 89.9 | 63.1-97.9 | 2 | 10.1 | 2.1-36.9 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 323 | 130 | 33.2 | 27.3-39.7 | 193 | 66.8 | 60.3-72.7 |
25-34 | 796 | 374 | 45.9 | 41.8-50.1 | 422 | 54.1 | 49.9-58.2 |
35-44 | 854 | 424 | 48.3 | 44.3-52.2 | 430 | 51.7 | 47.8-55.7 |
45-54 | 882 | 505 | 54.5 | 50.5-58.5 | 377 | 45.5 | 41.5-49.5 |
55-64 | 841 | 504 | 58.7 | 54.6-62.8 | 337 | 41.3 | 37.2-45.4 |
65-74 | 636 | 360 | 57.1 | 52.5-61.6 | 276 | 42.9 | 38.4-47.5 |
75+ | 467 | 280 | 61.1 | 55.8-66.2 | 187 | 38.9 | 33.8-44.2 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 810 | 314 | 33.3 | 29.3-37.5 | 496 | 66.7 | 62.5-70.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,533 | 717 | 44.5 | 41.6-47.6 | 816 | 55.5 | 52.4-58.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,273 | 745 | 57.8 | 54.6-61.0 | 528 | 42.2 | 39.0-45.4 |
College Graduate | 1,194 | 804 | 67.4 | 64.3-70.5 | 390 | 32.6 | 29.5-35.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 624 | 251 | 34.3 | 29.8-39.1 | 373 | 65.7 | 60.9-70.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 899 | 433 | 43.6 | 39.6-47.8 | 466 | 56.4 | 52.2-60.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 570 | 286 | 48.4 | 43.6-53.1 | 284 | 51.6 | 46.9-56.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 641 | 364 | 54.9 | 50.3-59.4 | 277 | 45.1 | 40.6-49.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 524 | 320 | 58.3 | 53.3-63.2 | 204 | 41.7 | 36.8-46.7 |
$75,000+ | 546 | 362 | 66.1 | 61.4-70.5 | 184 | 33.9 | 29.5-38.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,669 | 891 | 51.1 | 48.1-54.0 | 778 | 48.9 | 46.0-51.9 |
No | 3,057 | 1,660 | 52.1 | 49.9-54.3 | 1,397 | 47.9 | 45.7-50.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 692 | 393 | 57.2 | 53.0-61.4 | 299 | 42.8 | 38.6-47.0 |
Non-Veteran | 3,994 | 2,124 | 50.2 | 48.2-52.1 | 1,870 | 49.8 | 47.9-51.8 |
Currently Serving | 133 | 71 | 53.9 | 43.9-63.6 | 62 | 46.1 | 36.4-56.1 |
*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions. See the 2004 questionnaire.
^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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