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True | False | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 11,268 | 5,585 | 47.9 | 46.8-49.1 | 2,162 | 20.2 | 19.2-21.1 | 3,521 | 31.9 | 30.8-33.0 |
-Eastern NC | 3,783 | 1,800 | 45.6 | 43.6-47.6 | 763 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.6 | 1,220 | 33.4 | 31.6-35.4 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,400 | 592 | 41.8 | 38.7-45.1 | 356 | 25.2 | 22.6-28.0 | 452 | 32.9 | 30.0-36.1 |
Female | 2,383 | 1,208 | 49.0 | 46.6-51.4 | 407 | 17.1 | 15.3-19.0 | 768 | 33.9 | 31.6-36.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 2,420 | 1,160 | 46.1 | 43.7-48.4 | 469 | 20.1 | 18.2-22.1 | 791 | 33.9 | 31.6-36.2 |
African American | 980 | 476 | 46.0 | 42.2-50.0 | 223 | 25.0 | 21.7-28.6 | 281 | 29.0 | 25.6-32.7 |
Other Minorities | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 31.6-88.0 | 2 | 9.8 | 2.0-36.6 | 3 | 25.4 | 7.3-59.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 330 | 160 | 43.7 | 36.7-51.0 | 87 | 28.2 | 22.4-35.0 | 83 | 28.0 | 21.7-35.3 |
25-34 | 812 | 418 | 49.6 | 45.5-53.7 | 167 | 21.6 | 18.4-25.1 | 227 | 28.8 | 25.2-32.8 |
35-44 | 874 | 431 | 48.5 | 44.4-52.6 | 192 | 23.2 | 19.9-26.8 | 251 | 28.3 | 25.0-32.0 |
45-54 | 911 | 418 | 44.4 | 40.5-48.3 | 182 | 19.5 | 16.6-22.7 | 311 | 36.2 | 32.4-40.1 |
55-64 | 856 | 373 | 40.7 | 36.8-44.8 | 135 | 15.9 | 13.1-19.1 | 348 | 43.3 | 39.3-47.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 497 | 201 | 40.0 | 34.2-46.0 | 98 | 19.5 | 15.5-24.2 | 198 | 40.6 | 34.8-46.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,239 | 519 | 40.0 | 36.6-43.4 | 280 | 24.5 | 21.7-27.6 | 440 | 35.5 | 32.3-38.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,069 | 518 | 47.0 | 43.5-50.5 | 233 | 21.6 | 18.8-24.8 | 318 | 31.4 | 28.1-34.8 |
College Graduate | 975 | 561 | 55.8 | 52.1-59.4 | 152 | 16.2 | 13.7-19.1 | 262 | 28.0 | 24.8-31.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 446 | 209 | 47.1 | 40.8-53.5 | 95 | 21.1 | 16.7-26.3 | 142 | 31.8 | 26.4-37.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 686 | 329 | 44.7 | 39.7-49.8 | 138 | 20.2 | 16.7-24.4 | 219 | 35.1 | 30.2-40.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 467 | 207 | 41.1 | 36.1-46.3 | 117 | 25.4 | 21.1-30.1 | 143 | 33.6 | 28.7-38.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 565 | 282 | 47.9 | 43.0-52.8 | 110 | 21.4 | 17.5-25.9 | 173 | 30.7 | 26.4-35.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 465 | 241 | 48.3 | 43.0-53.5 | 85 | 18.3 | 14.6-22.7 | 139 | 33.4 | 28.5-38.7 |
$75,000+ | 501 | 271 | 53.8 | 48.7-58.7 | 94 | 20.1 | 16.3-24.5 | 136 | 26.2 | 22.1-30.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,132 | 543 | 46.2 | 42.7-49.8 | 240 | 22.4 | 19.6-25.5 | 349 | 31.3 | 28.1-34.8 |
No | 2,572 | 1,221 | 45.3 | 42.9-47.7 | 507 | 20.4 | 18.6-22.4 | 844 | 34.3 | 32.0-36.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 441 | 208 | 48.2 | 42.8-53.7 | 94 | 19.9 | 16.0-24.4 | 139 | 31.9 | 27.1-37.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,210 | 1,515 | 44.7 | 42.6-46.9 | 636 | 20.9 | 19.2-22.7 | 1,059 | 34.4 | 32.3-36.5 |
Currently Serving | 132 | 77 | 54.8 | 44.7-64.5 | 33 | 26.0 | 18.2-35.7 | 22 | 19.2 | 12.2-28.9 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
^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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