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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 | 14,297 | 2,482 | 15.8 | 15.1-16.5 | 3,766 | 25.4 | 24.5-26.3 | 5,450 | 39.9 | 38.8-40.9 | 1,534 | 11.3 | 10.7-12.0 | 1,065 | 7.6 | 7.1- 8.2 |
-Eastern NC | 4,773 | 908 | 17.0 | 15.8-18.3 | 1,271 | 26.6 | 25.1-28.2 | 1,747 | 37.7 | 36.1-39.4 | 497 | 11.5 | 10.4-12.7 | 350 | 7.2 | 6.3- 8.1 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,704 | 205 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.3 | 390 | 24.2 | 21.6-26.9 | 715 | 41.1 | 38.4-43.9 | 250 | 15.2 | 13.2-17.4 | 144 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.8 |
Female | 3,069 | 703 | 21.9 | 20.2-23.7 | 881 | 28.8 | 26.9-30.8 | 1,032 | 34.7 | 32.7-36.8 | 247 | 8.2 | 7.1- 9.4 | 206 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,147 | 459 | 12.8 | 11.6-14.2 | 761 | 23.6 | 21.9-25.5 | 1,280 | 41.9 | 39.8-44.0 | 395 | 13.9 | 12.4-15.5 | 252 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.9 |
African American | 1,200 | 379 | 29.6 | 26.6-32.8 | 391 | 33.8 | 30.5-37.2 | 315 | 27.4 | 24.4-30.5 | 51 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.4 | 64 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.2 |
Other Minorities | 14 | 5 | 38.5 | 15.2-68.7 | 4 | 23.8 | 8.2-52.3 | 2 | 26.9 | 6.0-67.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 10.7 | 2.9-32.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 319 | 40 | 11.9 | 8.1-17.1 | 75 | 26.5 | 19.7-34.7 | 130 | 37.8 | 31.2-44.9 | 44 | 13.8 | 9.7-19.2 | 30 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.0 |
25-34 | 784 | 134 | 14.6 | 12.0-17.6 | 161 | 21.3 | 18.1-25.0 | 332 | 43.0 | 38.9-47.2 | 100 | 14.7 | 11.7-18.3 | 57 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.6 |
35-44 | 849 | 140 | 14.5 | 12.1-17.3 | 197 | 23.3 | 20.0-27.0 | 348 | 41.2 | 37.4-45.2 | 105 | 13.1 | 10.6-16.2 | 59 | 7.8 | 5.8-10.3 |
45-54 | 884 | 147 | 15.2 | 12.6-18.1 | 238 | 28.1 | 24.6-32.0 | 348 | 39.7 | 35.9-43.7 | 82 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.5 | 69 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.5 |
55-64 | 829 | 141 | 16.1 | 13.3-19.3 | 244 | 29.6 | 25.9-33.5 | 308 | 37.4 | 33.5-41.6 | 81 | 11.0 | 8.4-14.3 | 55 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 |
65-74 | 636 | 159 | 24.1 | 20.4-28.2 | 205 | 29.8 | 25.7-34.2 | 182 | 30.6 | 26.4-35.1 | 52 | 9.9 | 7.3-13.4 | 38 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.9 |
75+ | 453 | 143 | 31.5 | 26.7-36.8 | 146 | 32.2 | 27.4-37.4 | 93 | 22.3 | 18.0-27.3 | 32 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.1 | 39 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 810 | 208 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.5 | 239 | 28.2 | 23.9-32.9 | 232 | 31.7 | 27.4-36.2 | 68 | 10.4 | 7.6-13.9 | 63 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,525 | 304 | 19.3 | 17.1-21.8 | 417 | 27.7 | 25.1-30.6 | 559 | 36.8 | 33.9-39.8 | 140 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 105 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,257 | 232 | 15.9 | 13.8-18.4 | 337 | 27.4 | 24.5-30.4 | 449 | 37.5 | 34.4-40.7 | 144 | 12.5 | 10.4-14.9 | 95 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.5 |
College Graduate | 1,172 | 162 | 11.8 | 9.9-14.0 | 276 | 23.0 | 20.3-26.0 | 502 | 43.8 | 40.5-47.2 | 145 | 14.3 | 11.9-17.0 | 87 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 634 | 177 | 26.5 | 22.4-31.1 | 192 | 29.0 | 24.2-34.4 | 189 | 31.1 | 26.5-36.2 | 40 | 6.4 | 4.1-10.0 | 36 | 6.9 | 4.5-10.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 893 | 229 | 22.3 | 19.2-25.8 | 230 | 26.7 | 23.0-30.8 | 291 | 33.1 | 29.2-37.3 | 84 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.9 | 59 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 568 | 97 | 16.2 | 13.1-19.9 | 156 | 28.5 | 24.3-33.1 | 204 | 36.8 | 32.3-41.5 | 63 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.1 | 48 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 634 | 78 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.2 | 152 | 25.6 | 21.7-30.1 | 278 | 42.0 | 37.6-46.6 | 82 | 13.3 | 10.5-16.8 | 44 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 518 | 42 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.3 | 130 | 23.5 | 19.6-28.0 | 237 | 44.5 | 39.6-49.5 | 80 | 18.2 | 14.4-22.7 | 29 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 |
$75,000+ | 537 | 54 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 | 106 | 18.2 | 14.9-22.0 | 258 | 50.6 | 45.8-55.4 | 79 | 15.4 | 12.1-19.5 | 40 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,679 | 428 | 23.2 | 20.9-25.6 | 516 | 29.8 | 27.1-32.5 | 467 | 29.8 | 27.2-32.7 | 136 | 9.4 | 7.8-11.5 | 132 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.5 |
No | 3,052 | 474 | 13.9 | 12.6-15.4 | 741 | 25.0 | 23.0-27.0 | 1,266 | 41.7 | 39.6-43.9 | 357 | 12.5 | 11.1-14.1 | 214 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 671 | 86 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.9 | 191 | 26.5 | 22.9-30.5 | 249 | 38.3 | 34.1-42.6 | 92 | 15.2 | 12.1-18.8 | 53 | 7.4 | 5.5-10.0 |
Non-Veteran | 3,973 | 808 | 18.1 | 16.8-19.6 | 1,050 | 26.7 | 24.9-28.5 | 1,441 | 37.5 | 35.6-39.4 | 386 | 10.5 | 9.4-11.8 | 288 | 7.2 | 6.3- 8.2 |
Currently Serving | 129 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.7-18.3 | 30 | 25.8 | 17.4-36.5 | 57 | 41.0 | 31.7-51.0 | 19 | 17.0 | 10.4-26.4 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.7-12.2 |
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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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