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Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | 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 | 3,735 | 591 | 15.4 | 14.1-16.9 | 768 | 21.3 | 19.7-23.1 | 1,575 | 42.3 | 40.4-44.3 | 503 | 13.0 | 11.8-14.4 | 298 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 |
-Eastern NC | 1,301 | 239 | 18.8 | 16.3-21.5 | 277 | 21.2 | 18.7-24.0 | 515 | 39.3 | 36.2-42.4 | 177 | 12.9 | 11.0-15.1 | 93 | 7.9 | 6.2- 9.9 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 388 | 76 | 20.3 | 15.9-25.6 | 87 | 20.8 | 16.8-25.6 | 149 | 38.8 | 33.5-44.4 | 52 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.8 | 24 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.0 |
Female | 913 | 163 | 17.7 | 15.0-20.8 | 190 | 21.5 | 18.4-24.9 | 366 | 39.6 | 36.0-43.3 | 125 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.7 | 69 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 770 | 117 | 15.6 | 12.9-18.9 | 150 | 19.3 | 16.2-22.7 | 316 | 40.6 | 36.7-44.6 | 123 | 15.1 | 12.5-18.1 | 64 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.4 |
African American | 354 | 81 | 22.0 | 17.4-27.4 | 76 | 21.1 | 16.5-26.5 | 135 | 38.5 | 32.7-44.6 | 41 | 12.2 | 8.6-16.9 | 21 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.6 |
Other Minorities | 8 | 3 | 32.7 | 8.2-72.4 | 1 | 11.2 | 1.4-52.7 | 4 | 56.1 | 19.3-87.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 114 | 33 | 28.8 | 20.4-39.1 | 31 | 25.6 | 17.6-35.7 | 34 | 28.8 | 20.1-39.4 | 11 | 12.5 | 6.6-22.3 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.6-11.3 |
25-34 | 517 | 111 | 21.1 | 17.3-25.5 | 120 | 22.9 | 18.9-27.4 | 198 | 39.1 | 34.3-44.2 | 51 | 9.6 | 7.1-13.0 | 37 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 |
35-44 | 443 | 59 | 13.1 | 9.9-17.2 | 73 | 16.9 | 13.1-21.5 | 196 | 44.4 | 39.1-49.9 | 81 | 16.7 | 13.2-21.0 | 34 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.1 |
45-54 | 163 | 23 | 18.5 | 10.9-29.7 | 31 | 19.7 | 13.2-28.4 | 69 | 39.9 | 31.4-49.1 | 27 | 14.4 | 9.4-21.4 | 13 | 7.4 | 4.0-13.5 |
55-64 | 44 | 8 | 19.7 | 9.5-36.6 | 16 | 32.5 | 18.8-50.0 | 11 | 23.0 | 11.7-40.3 | 5 | 6.6 | 2.6-15.9 | 4 | 18.1 | 5.8-44.3 |
65-74 | 15 | 3 | 15.3 | 4.3-42.2 | 6 | 48.5 | 21.6-76.3 | 5 | 23.7 | 8.5-51.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.8-52.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
75+ | 2 | 1 | 51.5 | 6.2-94.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 48.5 | 5.6-93.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 160 | 36 | 24.5 | 16.5-34.8 | 49 | 30.0 | 22.2-39.0 | 55 | 34.6 | 26.2-44.2 | 12 | 6.1 | 3.3-11.0 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.0-11.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 407 | 72 | 18.6 | 14.5-23.6 | 85 | 21.8 | 17.5-26.9 | 154 | 35.5 | 30.3-41.0 | 58 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.5 | 38 | 10.1 | 6.9-14.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 390 | 73 | 18.8 | 14.7-23.7 | 83 | 20.7 | 16.4-25.8 | 148 | 38.6 | 33.2-44.2 | 63 | 16.0 | 12.3-20.7 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.3 |
College Graduate | 343 | 58 | 15.6 | 11.8-20.2 | 59 | 15.5 | 11.5-20.6 | 158 | 48.0 | 41.9-54.1 | 44 | 12.0 | 8.7-16.3 | 24 | 9.0 | 5.7-13.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 129 | 27 | 22.3 | 15.0-32.0 | 37 | 30.1 | 21.5-40.4 | 45 | 32.3 | 23.5-42.5 | 13 | 8.7 | 4.6-15.7 | 7 | 6.6 | 2.4-16.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 251 | 51 | 21.4 | 15.0-29.5 | 70 | 30.1 | 23.5-37.6 | 88 | 34.1 | 27.2-41.8 | 29 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.6 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 175 | 38 | 24.0 | 17.2-32.3 | 32 | 19.1 | 13.3-26.7 | 68 | 36.6 | 29.1-44.8 | 22 | 12.3 | 7.9-18.7 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 199 | 27 | 12.8 | 8.3-19.1 | 25 | 13.1 | 8.3-20.2 | 99 | 49.1 | 41.2-57.1 | 29 | 15.2 | 10.3-21.8 | 19 | 9.8 | 5.9-15.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 162 | 25 | 14.0 | 9.0-21.0 | 25 | 13.9 | 9.2-20.4 | 69 | 43.4 | 34.9-52.2 | 34 | 21.4 | 15.0-29.7 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.4-15.3 |
$75,000+ | 200 | 34 | 17.9 | 12.7-24.8 | 35 | 15.7 | 10.9-22.0 | 86 | 45.1 | 37.4-53.0 | 31 | 13.1 | 8.9-18.9 | 14 | 8.2 | 4.6-14.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 285 | 44 | 15.5 | 11.2-21.2 | 66 | 24.4 | 18.9-30.8 | 111 | 37.9 | 31.7-44.6 | 41 | 14.6 | 10.5-20.0 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.2 |
No | 1,008 | 195 | 19.7 | 16.9-23.0 | 207 | 20.2 | 17.4-23.3 | 401 | 39.6 | 36.1-43.2 | 136 | 12.5 | 10.4-15.0 | 69 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 108 | 13 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.4 | 30 | 23.4 | 15.8-33.1 | 39 | 36.0 | 26.6-46.6 | 17 | 18.5 | 11.4-28.5 | 9 | 11.1 | 5.3-21.6 |
Non-Veteran | 1,116 | 209 | 19.4 | 16.7-22.5 | 235 | 21.5 | 18.7-24.5 | 446 | 39.7 | 36.3-43.1 | 148 | 12.1 | 10.1-14.4 | 78 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 |
Currently Serving | 77 | 17 | 21.8 | 13.0-34.4 | 12 | 14.7 | 8.0-25.3 | 30 | 38.6 | 27.3-51.3 | 12 | 14.8 | 7.9-26.0 | 6 | 10.1 | 4.1-22.7 |
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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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